tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post205190939774572023..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: 404 = P45Tim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-19142642273674190862008-12-23T17:38:00.000+00:002008-12-23T17:38:00.000+00:00I worked for an American firm that fired me and sa...I worked for an American firm that fired me and said "if you've got a problem sue us".<BR/><BR/>Refreshing laissez faire capitalism in action.<BR/><BR/>Cunts.garferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886540088842849166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-87361898990240989852008-12-23T16:39:00.000+00:002008-12-23T16:39:00.000+00:00Ironically, I know IT guys who have been sacked be...Ironically, I know IT guys who have been sacked because everyone's screens kept freezing.<BR/><BR/>And Randy Newman's Father was actually short.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-2676100040127596532008-12-23T15:09:00.000+00:002008-12-23T15:09:00.000+00:00They probably preferred that to a pay-off, Bureaui...They probably preferred that to a pay-off, Bureauista.<BR/><BR/>Bob: I'm sure he said on DiD that his mother isn't Jewish, which means he's not (matrilineal, schmatrileneal, whatever). But maybe I imagined it.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-9560974871284947212008-12-23T14:57:00.000+00:002008-12-23T14:57:00.000+00:00Well, I'm intrigued Tim. Wikipedia (and what could...Well, I'm intrigued Tim. Wikipedia (and what could be more reliable than a made up compendium of hearsay and speculative rumour/ unreliable innuendo?) has our Rand down as a four-be-two:<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Newman<BR/><BR/>Maybe it was a bluff on DID?<BR/><BR/>Or is he in *denial*? <BR/><BR/>xxx<BR/>Bob<BR/><BR/>rand rabbification: neterma<BR/><BR/>Now that *is* jewish...Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07104427046281324757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-67150536015972789772008-12-23T13:29:00.000+00:002008-12-23T13:29:00.000+00:00The CTO of a former company had a unique way of ge...The CTO of a former company had a unique way of getting rid of IT guys. He picked them up and carried them out of his office (former marine). Sometimes, to vary the routine, he'd wrestle them to the ground.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121585470904286533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-73464037759194091512008-12-23T11:46:00.000+00:002008-12-23T11:46:00.000+00:00Boz/Billy: But someone has to appoint them and pay...Boz/Billy: But someone has to appoint them and pay them, so someone has to be able to get rid of them. It's a quis custodiet? situation, like military police, or the anti-corruption squads in the Met.<BR/><BR/>Annie: I've only been properly fired (as opposed to not asked back) the once. It was over breakfast. My boss drew me a diagram to explain why I had to go. In retrospect, I think I'd prefer it if my computer had just stopped working.<BR/><BR/>Pleite: Only silver bullets would work.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-66310285219192617132008-12-23T11:45:00.000+00:002008-12-23T11:45:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-47702421335631471852008-12-23T11:40:00.000+00:002008-12-23T11:40:00.000+00:00Maybe they could be taken out by snipers as they m...Maybe they could be taken out by snipers as they made their way into the building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-7071937766114925462008-12-23T11:27:00.000+00:002008-12-23T11:27:00.000+00:00I've been fired a fair number of times, at least t...I've been fired a fair number of times, at least the bosses had to undergo the unpleasant experience of telling someone they've lost their job face to face...Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-86971270980161423462008-12-23T11:26:00.000+00:002008-12-23T11:26:00.000+00:00Ooh, that is truly horrible and inhumane.Ooh, that is truly horrible and inhumane.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-71633160609402351602008-12-23T09:34:00.000+00:002008-12-23T09:34:00.000+00:00I suspect the IT guys are outsourced already.I suspect the IT guys are outsourced already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-58072784728897041062008-12-23T09:06:00.000+00:002008-12-23T09:06:00.000+00:00No one ever, ever gets rid of the IT guys.. they s...No one ever, ever gets rid of the IT guys.. they see our emails... they know our browser history. They are all powerful.Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065257907482952779noreply@blogger.com