Ningles all,


I hate my job, I think I'll join Mr Scaramanga in his grumpy thursday

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( Evilscary off lurking for a bit, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:42, archived)

haha :D

( prodigy69 Fuck you, I won't buy what you tell me!, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:43, archived)

hahaha
he looks like some sort of fliddy Smurf
( Mighty Nibus who dares gins, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:43, archived)

the bastard child of Smurfette and
Uncle Bulgaria!!!
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:44, archived)

Jobs are a pisser
I handed in my notice for teaching last week, and what did they do yesterday?
Offer me a full time position on a good salary.
Now I'm pondering, and I hate pondering
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:44, archived)

You could always take it whilst you're pondering
and earn more money for your trouble. Then possibly still leave. There's nothing to stop you...
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:45, archived)

yeah, but I do like working for myself and running a business
which is what I'd be giving up for teaching reprobates, a 3 hour round trip every day, and more red tape than a communist ticker tape parade.
Salary is good though, and regular, and with the construction market as it is at the moment, it's a quandry
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:47, archived)

what's your opwn business?
if it's working out for you, you should grow it and employ people.
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:48, archived)

its running a nice small architectural company
there's two of us who run it and we do ok, and it has good potential for the next few years in expansion with the work we're taking on.
I'm just also aware that the housing and construction market is taking a downturn at the moment, and for the foreseeable future, and this does have a knock-on effect with our work.
The tax breaks as a company director of a ltd. company are also an advantage
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:51, archived)

oh you actually are an architect?
i thought that was a masonic reference.

bit arrogant innit? =D
( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:53, archived)

haha, architectural technologist to be exact
wouldn't become a full architect for all the tea in tescos.

we do 90% of the same work, and not the 10% boring bit.

Also, leather patches on the elbows and bow ties just aren't my thing on a day to day basis.
/Yes, also a masonic reference, chose it on a whim all those years ago with the intention of changing it when I thought of something better.
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:55, archived)

I have corduroy patches
on the elbows of my leather jacket ... it works for me.
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:57, archived)

i have no idea what that job means but anything with "technologist" sounds cool to me
the architecture students that i know at uni seem to be a peculiar blend of art student and maths students. absent minded and prone to wandering out of the pub to go watch a building demolition on the other side of the city but with all the books in their rooms very very neatly lined up
( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:02, archived)

*ruffles books around to make me look more cool and with it*
/also rearranges them on the shelves so that they aren't in height order from left to right
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:03, archived)

:D my best friend has arranged all of his DVDS (and there's lots)
in colour order, so it looks nice.

Now, though, he's constantly asking me 'What colour is Rambo/City of Lost Children/Whatever...?'
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:05, archived)

hahaha, well I have them alphabetically (doesn't everybody?)
*OCDs*
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:06, archived)

I file mine according to how much dust they've gathered so i can find ones i haven't seen in a while easily



wow thats weird actually, isn't it?
( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:09, archived)

Weird but a brilliant idea.

( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:11, archived)

If it works...

( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:11, archived)

now i'm thinking about it it was a great sore point last year in my house that people borrowing my dvds were messing up my rotation
i think i might have to see someone about this
( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:13, archived)

Yes, mine are alphabetised.
I collect films and DVDs in general (I'm especially a fan of the television box-set, Boston Legal 2nd series is being bought on payday) and so I have far too many seperate pieces of visual media to be able to find anything were they not in some sort of logical order.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:10, archived)

Boston legal is one of the best things on TV at present :)
TV box sets are my curse though...

*Denny Cranes*
/although according to the present mrs. architect I'm more of a cross between Denny and Jerry, which is a barbed compliment if ever I heard it
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:11, archived)

I haven't got to Jerry yet, I don't think.
Shatner creases me up though. He looks like a happy little toad now he's old, and I LOVE that. I won't go too much off on a tangent, but toads are the Rumpoles of the amphibious world, and I love them for it.

If you're even part Denny, you're a winner. W-I-N-N-E-R.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:14, archived)

I haven't given a duck a heart attack by firing off a shotgun yet though*

( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:18, archived)

I think that's series 2, I've not seen that yet.
*sticks fingers in ears and looks pointedly at Archie*
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:19, archived)

it's not spoiling anything to treat you to this
it's an intro to season 3 and features Jerry. possibly my all time favourite part of the show EVER.
If you can't view it now bookmark it for later...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3gEf10ioYs
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:22, archived)

*bookmarks*
Ta duck.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:23, archived)

I have my record collection arranged
first by record label then aplhabetically by artist's second name and then first name and then chronologically if I have more than one record by the same artist...

if I'm ever suffering from a wanness of the spirit I just step into the spare room and at the beautiful beautiful order.
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:12, archived)

B3ta: The home of OCD

( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:13, archived)

Right, here goes:
You want weird?


I:

Chew on both sides of my mouth equally, so one doesn't think I'm upset with it.
I apologise to things if I bash them. We're talking tables and skirting boards.
if the throw falls off the sofa even a little I make EVERYONE get up so I can redo it, and if they refuse I get so upset I feel like I'm about to cry.
I can't deal with people having spots, and have to really fight the urge to hold them down and sort it out. The wife doesn't get such niceties, I DO hold him down and sort it out.

I can't remember anything else at the moment, I'm sure there's more though.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:18, archived)

y'see I couldn't be away from here for too long by teaching
I feel at home here :)
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:24, archived)

Haha, the home of the slightly off-kilter.

( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:27, archived)

if i pop my jaw when i'm talking, eating, yawning etc i have to pop it again to make things even
i will only use black pens and get very agitated and angry if i have to use a blue one
when i'm making sandwiches i take twice as long as anyone because they have to be constructed in such a way that the cucumber, mozzerella or tomatoes cannot touch or dribble on the bread
( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:28, archived)

Sandwiches where the filling
can't touch the bread?

I'm intrigued...
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:32, archived)

..
www.b3ta.com/questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post177515
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:32, archived)

Clicked!
Nicely done sir.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:34, archived)

I wish i owned more actual hard copy music
alas itunes sorts my music for me. i suppose i keep my vinyl in alphabetical order because i only have Ziggy Stardust and Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:17, archived)

I can NEVER find the book I'm looking for
which is something I consistently take great pleasure in; mostly because I love winding myself up like a bastard.

I a fastidious to the point of autism on the arrangement of my precious precious lovely vinyl record collection... TOUCH IT AND I WILL KILL YOU
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:08, archived)

I don't have that much vinyl any more
but if anyone touches the Venom or the picture discs I will have to bite their ears off.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:10, archived)

=D
*looks around room and scene of total devestation*

my book shelf is a nightmare. there's no system at all. i have a big ol' leatherbound bible from 1831 with Micheal J. Fox's autobiography on one side and my Dandy and Beano 50 year anniversary collection on the other
( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:08, archived)

I'd suggest that there's always going to be work for a teacher
if things turn sour for the company -- although this is based on my feeling rather than any understanding of the facts
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:56, archived)

they have said that the door will always be open for a return to the part time lecturing at least if I ever wanted to go back, which is nice

( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:57, archived)

and can you lecture full time in the other job
AND keep the company going or will it mean you have less time to spend on your company?
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:58, archived)

it'll be a full contract teaching, 5 days a week, plus time outside for prep, marking, admin ect, so my saturdays will also be gone, as well as most evenings
which is one of the reasons I quit anyway, as my business was taking 5 days a week, teaching 1 day a week, and all the prep/marking another .5-1 day a week as well! gah!

think I've answered my own dilemma there
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:02, archived)

Yay
and I was standing here while you did it

-- I like to feel I helped in some small way

:)
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:03, archived)

It's been rattling around in my head for the last 24 hours or so
I can see plus and minus points for both, but think the business wins it.

After all, 5 days a week without B3ta?
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:04, archived)

I agree
-- although I sometimes wish I could find something to do with myself which I enjoyed so much that I didn't have to fill up my time on b3ta -- it's a very duplicitous relationship I have with this place.
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:06, archived)

honest expression of something other than
utter love of b3ta does not warrent a response
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:14, archived)

I know exactly where you're coming from though :)

( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:20, archived)

If it were me, I'd stick with the business.
Plus we'd miss you.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:06, archived)

bless y'heart :)
and yes, I think the business wins it.
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:07, archived)

You're not making the best case for it, it's got to be said.
If you like what you're doing, I'd stick with that. Obviously you have far more experience than I do, but with what little I have I'd say that I'd rather do something I like and earn enough to get by than earn megabucks and hate my job.

As it stands I earn naff all and hate my job, but I think that's the price you pay for being 23.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:48, archived)

i liked working at the cinema best
i loved my job and the pay was great considering i worked for 20 minutes of every hour
( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:52, archived)

Piercing for me.
It was much nicer than anything else, and I got to wear what I liked.

Unfortunately, pay the bills and mortgage it does not, hence why I've been corporate whoring for a while now.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:54, archived)

worst job.... that'd have to be Waitrose freezer department monkey
worked there a year, took them 6 months to give me gloves. my poor beautiful soft hands were covered in freeze burns for ages :(
( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:57, archived)

Anglian Home Improvements.
Telesales.

*hangs head in shame* I needed the money.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:00, archived)

As a student, I've been there and done that
Great Universal catalogue AND Anglian Home Improvements - beat that!
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:02, archived)

Alas, I cannot.
I run part of a call centre, if that makes a difference. We're inbound rather than outbound, though. You only speak to us if you want to, sort of thing.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:04, archived)

now that's the ideal job in that sector.
debt recovery calling, THAT is the 'balls of steel' job
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:05, archived)

Hah, all of those agents earn more than I do
but I couldn't do it. Not on your nelly, I'm far too nice.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:07, archived)

I gave it up when I ended up calling a lady who had £65k of debt on her catalogues
"can only afford £5 a week" she snorted down the phone.

We were legally obliged to accept it.

Had a few run-ins with people, but it's a game for people with hearts of stone, balls of steel and the emotional capability of a clam
( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:10, archived)

That's not us, is it?
You're a nice person too. Awww, yay.

Excuse me, I appear to be channeling Tiny Tim. Dickens, not ukelele.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:13, archived)

gawd bless us, everyone

( The Great Architect, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:14, archived)

lordy you should try working inbound at Abbey National
my brief time there was more educational in verbal warfare than the first half of Full metal jacket
( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:12, archived)

Howzabout working in the factory for Bendicks of Mayfair?
I never thought I'd be sick of mint chocolate, but after one day in that place I felt like my lungs were coated in the stuff...
( Sonic James Doom doesn't really want to teach anymore... oh well., Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:13, archived)

oooh i forgot about telesales.
i used to put on accents when i was talking to customers then forget i was doing them half way through the conversation then when they call you deny it.
"weren't you scottish earlier?"
"were you?"
( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:04, archived)

I used to introduce myself as 'Washing Machine'
and 'Big Hungry Monster' and NOBODY ever picked me up on it.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:08, archived)

that is awesome. i might start doing that

( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:14, archived)

It aleviates the boredom and urge to kill yourself.

( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:16, archived)

my other game was seeing how many times i could transfer them to my mate and back before they clicked it was only two people doing different voices if they were being really arsey

( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:19, archived)

See, manage the line.
It's great. People are wankers to my agents, and then totally nice when it comes to me as I:

a) don't have to be overly polite to them
b) don't care
c) have a rather impressive job title (it's not really, it just sounds it) and it puts them on the back foot.

\o/ FUCK YOU, COMPLAINING WANKERS.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:21, archived)

Hah, brilliant stuff.
Don't hate your job, ignore it to a large degree like I do.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:44, archived)

hahhaha, sick and cute at the same time!
*gets my vote*
( theoriginalsteve back off, man, I'm a Scientist, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:44, archived)

ill stick this here if you dont mind
after world cup willie, lets have Olympic willy

( The Tig and me, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:45, archived)

hehehe!
i had a proper job once, so long ago now i can't remember if i liked it or not.
( god save the queen hardly ever original, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:46, archived)

Jobs are punishment for not being able to survie without having one
I've found that the best thing to do is to think of it as beneath you and do spend the rest of your time at work being bored... until you retire and then you'll die.
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 9:47, archived)