DTF chat thread v. 2049

[jingle.boy]

Fuck me... I don't even think I could do 7 hours of work in a row!

[axeman90210]

Damn Brian, that's beyond crazy.


Told myself I was going to get a good night's sleep last night, then I ended up playing Overwatch until 3:45am instead. Oops

Already started in on a brewday, and then I need to log in at about 1 for an easy half day of work from home.

[Chino]

Are you out of your mind Brian? 

I'm out of my money 

[King Postwhore]

 

There's a balance to life.  I get OT.  I took it all the time but not 7 days.  You can't function after a while.

[BlobVanDam]

I'm blobbing today, we have the day off and I'm super thankful I'm not on call

Blob with Blob.

[King Postwhore]

I'm blobbing today, we have the day off and I'm super thankful I'm not on call

Blob with Blob.

And talk like Norm McDonald to each other.

[cramx3]

There's a balance to life.  I get OT.  I took it all the time but not 7 days.  You can't function after a while.

Tell me about it, that was me last week.  Money is not worth 48 straight days of work IMO. 

[JayOctavarium]

Brian, you be cray cray.

Speaking of work, I am really wishing I would have called in sick today. I've been sick for a week... but decided I want to save a sick day today.

We had someone die on the property last night, an attempted burglary, and I apparently have to meet with a bunch of people (including the guy who passed away... awkward) for some walk through today. I literally rolled out of bed this morning, brushed my teeth, and went to work. I look like shit. Oh well.

[Chino]

I wouldn't be working the hours if it wasn't necessary, believe me  I'm a very firm believer in work/life balance, but it's just not in the cards right now.

[JayOctavarium]

I wouldn't be working the hours if it wasn't necessary, believe me  I'm a very firm believer in work/life balance, but it's just not in the cards right now.

Put the OT towards your car's property taxes

[Chino]

I wouldn't be working the hours if it wasn't necessary, believe me  I'm a very firm believer in work/life balance, but it's just not in the cards right now.

Put the OT towards your car's property taxes

I don't get overtime. Mon-Friday is my big boy job, and Saturdays and Sundays I'm working a kitchen gig that pays about a third of what I make in corporate. It's the complete opposite of overtime   

[JayOctavarium]

Putting that lettuce to good use?

[Chino]

I wish. That's pretty much dried up as an idea. For the second winter in a row, we've been unable to sustain growth and quality. It's just too cold. And with out proper/dedicated facility, there's no way to do it const effectively.

[JayOctavarium]

That's shitty. I dreamed of a day when I could say "I'm eating a Chino Salad."

[Chino]

Same. I was hoping everyone could get a little taste of my salad.

[ReaperKK]

I wouldn't be working the hours if it wasn't necessary, believe me  I'm a very firm believer in work/life balance, but it's just not in the cards right now.

Put the OT towards your car's property taxes

I don't get overtime. Mon-Friday is my big boy job, and Saturdays and Sundays I'm working a kitchen gig that pays about a third of what I make in corporate. It's the complete opposite of overtime   

Holy shit I didn’t catch that it was 48 straight days of work!!! Is there any end in sight?

[Chino]

I wouldn't be working the hours if it wasn't necessary, believe me  I'm a very firm believer in work/life balance, but it's just not in the cards right now.

Put the OT towards your car's property taxes

I don't get overtime. Mon-Friday is my big boy job, and Saturdays and Sundays I'm working a kitchen gig that pays about a third of what I make in corporate. It's the complete opposite of overtime   

Holy shit I didn’t catch that it was 48 straight days of work!!! Is there any end in sight?

Not at the moment. Unless I get a $22K+ promotion, I'm thinking at minimum another year-ish. I mean, I get 5 weeks of PTO and 8 paid holidays, so I'll be able to take time off, but I'm saving those days for better weather.

[axeman90210]

Same. I was hoping everyone could get a little taste of my salad.

Bummer that your salad idea got tossed

[ReaperKK]

How big of a carbon rock are you saving up for?!?!?

[TAC]

Same. I was hoping everyone could get a little taste of my salad.

Bummer that your salad idea got tossed

Nice!

[Chino]

How big of a carbon rock are you saving up for?!?!?

Let's just say that the potential carbon rock recipient is the sole reason I'm working these hours, and it's got nothing to do with buying a ring.

[ReaperKK]

Dang Chino well I hope everything is good, I hope you get a break soon!

[jingle.boy]

How big of a carbon rock are you saving up for?!?!?

Let's just say that the potential carbon rock recipient is the sole reason I'm working these hours, and it's got nothing to do with buying a ring.

I can think of two possible alternatives, but sense that it's none of our business, so (being 100% serious here) I won't ask.

[ReaperKK]

Smoking a cigar and having a drink to end the night tonight.

[Stadler]

Same. I was hoping everyone could get a little taste of my salad.

Bummer that your salad idea got tossed

I see what you did there.

[Stadler]

How big of a carbon rock are you saving up for?!?!?

Let's just say that the potential carbon rock recipient is the sole reason I'm working these hours, and it's got nothing to do with buying a ring.

While I agree with work/life balance - and fully disclose that I didn't always adhere to that in my life - I have to say, it's sometimes an ebb and flow.  Meaning, the balance can't always be complete every day of the week.  I know as recently as eight years ago (holy fuck... it was EIGHT years ago already) I did a year or so driving 350 miles on Sunday night/Monday morning, staying in an apartment during the week, and driving 350 miles back on Friday to see my kid.   It had lasting consequences - it essentially ended my marriage - but in hindsight, the marriage was going to end one way or another, and it was something that set me up for where I am today (I've got a good gig, knock wood, and I have 12,000 posts to prove it. ).  In that year, my "balance" was way out of whack.   WAY out of whack. 

Unless and until it interferes with normal functioning, or starts to undermine the goal you have set for yourself, then only you, Brian, can decide what's too much and when to say when.   

[axeman90210]

Ugh, home sick with a stomach bug.

[ReaperKK]

Bummer axe, I hope you feel better soon. Are you still brewing btw?

[millahh]

How big of a carbon rock are you saving up for?!?!?

Let's just say that the potential carbon rock recipient is the sole reason I'm working these hours, and it's got nothing to do with buying a ring.

Don't mess with burnout, unless there is no other option.  I was in the position where I basically had to work 70 hours/week for around 18 months, basically trying to keep the plane in the air on multiple programs (and so it was really fucking stressful), I did damage to myself, my health, and yeah, my marriage.  And I hit a point where I (metaphorically) crashed into the wall, and basically shut down.  Perhaps the warning was when I got my blood pressure taken at an allergy appointment, and the doc freaked out (top # was 147, I think, and it's normally right around 120).  I'm healthier on the other side of it, but I have a limit of ~50 hours/week, after which my brain just says "fuck it".

[Chino]

How big of a carbon rock are you saving up for?!?!?

Let's just say that the potential carbon rock recipient is the sole reason I'm working these hours, and it's got nothing to do with buying a ring.

Don't mess with burnout, unless there is no other option.  I was in the position where I basically had to work 70 hours/week for around 18 months, basically trying to keep the plane in the air on multiple programs (and so it was really fucking stressful), I did damage to myself, my health, and yeah, my marriage.  And I hit a point where I (metaphorically) crashed into the wall, and basically shut down.  Perhaps the warning was when I got my blood pressure taken at an allergy appointment, and the doc freaked out (top # was 147, I think, and it's normally right around 120).  I'm healthier on the other side of it, but I have a limit of ~50 hours/week, after which my brain just says "fuck it".

Luckily for me, the hours are spread across two completely different jobs. My M-F in my cubicle is mentally taxing, but Sat and Sun is just mindless kitchen work. I just crank some music, grab a knife, and go. If I was doing the mentally taxing stuff 7 days a week, I would have burned out by now for sure.

[axeman90210]

Bummer axe, I hope you feel better soon. Are you still brewing btw?

Thanks Reaper. Feeling a little bit better, but probably going to have to burn another sick day tomorrow. And yeah, I still brew beer and/or make mead a couple times a month. Just ordered a bunch of frozen red and black currants last night for an upcoming batch of mead.

[ReaperKK]

How big of a carbon rock are you saving up for?!?!?

Let's just say that the potential carbon rock recipient is the sole reason I'm working these hours, and it's got nothing to do with buying a ring.

Don't mess with burnout, unless there is no other option.  I was in the position where I basically had to work 70 hours/week for around 18 months, basically trying to keep the plane in the air on multiple programs (and so it was really fucking stressful), I did damage to myself, my health, and yeah, my marriage.  And I hit a point where I (metaphorically) crashed into the wall, and basically shut down.  Perhaps the warning was when I got my blood pressure taken at an allergy appointment, and the doc freaked out (top # was 147, I think, and it's normally right around 120).  I'm healthier on the other side of it, but I have a limit of ~50 hours/week, after which my brain just says "fuck it".

Luckily for me, the hours are spread across two completely different jobs. My M-F in my cubicle is mentally taxing, but Sat and Sun is just mindless kitchen work. I just crank some music, grab a knife, and go. If I was doing the mentally taxing stuff 7 days a week, I would have burned out by now for sure.

What do you do in the Kitchen? There is something to be said about doing a job that require little though, I remember in college I would just zone out and it almost become like a meditation.

Bummer axe, I hope you feel better soon. Are you still brewing btw?

Thanks Reaper. Feeling a little bit better, but probably going to have to burn another sick day tomorrow. And yeah, I still brew beer and/or make mead a couple times a month. Just ordered a bunch of frozen red and black currants last night for an upcoming batch of mead.

I didn't know you made mead, I haven't had mead in years. . . .

[Stadler]

How big of a carbon rock are you saving up for?!?!?

Let's just say that the potential carbon rock recipient is the sole reason I'm working these hours, and it's got nothing to do with buying a ring.

Don't mess with burnout, unless there is no other option.  I was in the position where I basically had to work 70 hours/week for around 18 months, basically trying to keep the plane in the air on multiple programs (and so it was really fucking stressful), I did damage to myself, my health, and yeah, my marriage.  And I hit a point where I (metaphorically) crashed into the wall, and basically shut down.  Perhaps the warning was when I got my blood pressure taken at an allergy appointment, and the doc freaked out (top # was 147, I think, and it's normally right around 120).  I'm healthier on the other side of it, but I have a limit of ~50 hours/week, after which my brain just says "fuck it".

Luckily for me, the hours are spread across two completely different jobs. My M-F in my cubicle is mentally taxing, but Sat and Sun is just mindless kitchen work. I just crank some music, grab a knife, and go. If I was doing the mentally taxing stuff 7 days a week, I would have burned out by now for sure.

What do you do in the Kitchen? There is something to be said about doing a job that require little though, I remember in college I would just zone out and it almost become like a meditation.

Bummer axe, I hope you feel better soon. Are you still brewing btw?

Thanks Reaper. Feeling a little bit better, but probably going to have to burn another sick day tomorrow. And yeah, I still brew beer and/or make mead a couple times a month. Just ordered a bunch of frozen red and black currants last night for an upcoming batch of mead.

I didn't know you made mead, I haven't had mead in years. . . .

Is it autumnal?

[axeman90210]

Bummer axe, I hope you feel better soon. Are you still brewing btw?

Thanks Reaper. Feeling a little bit better, but probably going to have to burn another sick day tomorrow. And yeah, I still brew beer and/or make mead a couple times a month. Just ordered a bunch of frozen red and black currants last night for an upcoming batch of mead.

I didn't know you made mead, I haven't had mead in years. . . .

Yeah, not nearly as long as beer, but I've been making meads for a couple years now. Much easier to throw together a batch of mead than one of beer (though honey can get damn expensive). I started out making traditional meads, which are wine strength in alcohol and typically still, but I've had a lot more fun lately making beer strength versions that I keg and carbonate. I've done a ginger/lime version that I call the meadscow mule a couple times and it's one of my favorite things I make.

edit: and Stadler, those commercials drive me up a wall

[Stadler]

Bummer axe, I hope you feel better soon. Are you still brewing btw?

Thanks Reaper. Feeling a little bit better, but probably going to have to burn another sick day tomorrow. And yeah, I still brew beer and/or make mead a couple times a month. Just ordered a bunch of frozen red and black currants last night for an upcoming batch of mead.

I didn't know you made mead, I haven't had mead in years. . . .

Yeah, not nearly as long as beer, but I've been making meads for a couple years now. Much easier to throw together a batch of mead than one of beer (though honey can get damn expensive). I started out making traditional meads, which are wine strength in alcohol and typically still, but I've had a lot more fun lately making beer strength versions that I keg and carbonate. I've done a ginger/lime version that I call the meadscow mule a couple times and it's one of my favorite things I make.

edit: and Stadler, those commercials drive me up a wall

Brother, I really want to try that ginger/lime mead.  That's right up my alley.