The "I don't want to talk about AI" thread, and the new topic is: helpful advice!

[HordHolm]

I remember when "fun" was just a noun, not an adjective. It still makes my skin crawl when someone says "lots of fun activities!"

When uttered by the head of HR when describing the forthcoming Xmas party, it hints at the very portal to Hell. At my establishment, the staff voted en masse against such a proposal - just give us the wine and food and let us get on with it, don't organise us any more than you already do.

 

[onehitwanda]

I remember the look of bemusement that crawled over one CTO's face when I declined, to his face, the offer of traversing from South East of London to the North West of London, a three to four hour round trip, to do "team building" and "other fun activities."

He tried the old "your attitude will impact your career".

I was very smug when he was retrenched about 6 months later.

 

[StillStunned]

When uttered by the head of HR when describing the forthcoming Xmas party, it hints at the very portal to Hell. At my establishment, the staff voted en masse against such a proposal - just give us the wine and food and let us get on with it, don't organise us any more than you already do.

"Lots of fun teambuilding activities to keep morale high during the reorganisation and layoffs, and reinforce your engagement with our mission and strategy!"

 

[onehitwanda]

"Lots of fun teambuilding activities to keep morale high during the reorganisation and layoffs, and reinforce your engagement with our mission and strategy!"

Unless they come with mead, an axe, and room to swing it, it's not a teambuilding exercise.

 

[Z_TheWriter]

Unless they come with mead, an axe, and room to swing it, it's not a teambuilding exercise.

Oh that was a great afternoon! Throwing axes in my climbing teacher's backyard. Although I wasn't old enough to be allowed to drink the beer.

 

[Bamagan]

Unless they come with mead, an axe, and room to swing it, it's not a teambuilding exercise.

So that's what Valhǫll is for!

 

[StillStunned]

Unless they come with mead, an axe, and room to swing it, it's not a teambuilding exercise.

"There will be no forced layoffs. Whoever is left at the end of this new HR event will keep their job."

 

[TheLobster]

"There will be no forced layoffs. Whoever is left at the end of this new HR event will keep their job."

Gives a rather different meaning to employee termination.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

When uttered by the head of HR when describing the forthcoming Xmas party, it hints at the very portal to Hell. At my establishment, the staff voted en masse against such a proposal - just give us the wine and food and let us get on with it, don't organise us any more than you already do.

The military has "mandatory fun".
Ask a veteran about it sometime.

 

[StillStunned]

Gives a rather different meaning to employee termination.

Making cuts. Downsizing. Getting the axe.

 

[TheRedLantern]

The most helpful advice I got was to always swallow. Sometimes it would get stuck in my throat and I'd gag, and I'd want to spit it out.

Switching away from children's chewable pills to the big girl's medicine was a struggle.

 

[stickygirl]

I remember the look of bemusement that crawled over one CTO's face when I declined, to his face, the offer of traversing from South East of London to the North West of London, a three to four hour round trip, to do "team building" and "other fun activities."

He tried the old "your attitude will impact your career".

I was very smug when he was retrenched about 6 months later.

Retrenched? Shit! Did that involve a shallow grave and covering of autumn leaves?

 

[onehitwanda]

Retrenched? Shit! Did that involve a shallow grave and covering of autumn leaves?

plastic sheeting and some asphalt...

I'm kidding. It was paving slabs.

 

[stickygirl]

Before I forget it - I heard a new dictionary term = ragebait, meaning internet posts intended to provoke anger

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

The most helpful advice I got was to always swallow. Sometimes it would get stuck in my throat and I'd gag, and I'd want to spit it out.

Switching away from children's chewable pills to the big girl's medicine was a struggle.

You understand you posted this to a bunch of people that write porn, don’t you?

 

[iwatchus]

If anyone thinking about corporate morale events has not read @Bramblethorn 's story The Flogging Will Continue, you absolutely should. I use to cringe at these things. Now I laugh and remember this story.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Retrenched? Shit! Did that involve a shallow grave and covering of autumn leaves?

Hm, "retrenched" implies he came from a trench in the first place.

Which, okay, fair.

 

[KittyOfSteele]

That is honestly goals for me, but I know its rough if you're going for a specific presentation.

Issue for me is that I live a double life switching back and forth between male and female personas, which I wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't forced onto me, even though I kinda embraced it.

It's just that I gravitate towards femme, but I'm really self-aware about being a girly tomboy in personality than a girly girl, so that type of gatekeeping is frustrating. Also, I don't like being told how to behave.

Blood is thicker than water...

I've always wanted to reply back to this sentence by saying "and so is cum; what's your point?!"

 

[YmaOHyd]

"There will be no forced layoffs. Whoever is left at the end of this new HR event will keep their job."

 

[YmaOHyd]

plastic sheeting and some asphalt...

I'm kidding. It was paving slabs.

Neat tip! If you add a green feature with at-risk native plants, it becomes trickier for interested parties to dig up.

 

[TheRedLantern]

Okay, I know this is supposed to be about advice you got, but I could use some advice from the other authors here about something that's always made me feel apart from many of the authors I look up to here.

How do I get stacnash to notice me?

 

[NuclearFairy]

Blood is thicker than water, which is why it makes a better paint.

I think the original phrase was, "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." Which essentially meant that the bonds forged on the battle field are thicker than your familial bonds.

Okay, I know this is supposed to be about advice you got, but I could use some advice from the other authors here about something that's always made me feel apart from many of the authors I look up to here.

How do I get stacnash to notice me?

Not really sure? They reviewed one of my stories, I think a couple days after they got one of @Kelliezgirl stories temporarily removed. I was one of the ones not automatically going, "Oh must've had bestiality" and trying to offer advice. But I don't know if that actually got their attention drawn to me.

 

[PennyThompson]

Okay, I know this is supposed to be about advice you got, but I could use some advice from the other authors here about something that's always made me feel apart from many of the authors I look up to here.

How do I get stacnash to notice me?

I got stacnashed yesterday, it was a fascinating experience that I'm not prepared to speak about publicly yet

 

[Z_TheWriter]

I think the original phrase was, "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." Which essentially meant that the bonds forged on the battle field are thicker than your familial bonds.

It's funny how those things shift. It's like the "a few bad apples" thing when protecting an organization. Originally it's "One bad apple can spoil the barrel", so pretty much exactly the opposite.

Also, who or what is a stacnash?

 

[NuclearFairy]

It's funny how those things shift. It's like the "a few bad apples" thing when protecting an organization. Originally it's "One bad apple can spoil the barrel", so pretty much exactly the opposite.

Haha, I know right? I was pretty confused the first time I heard the a few bad apples one because I'd read so many older stories about one bad apple destroying an organization, or turning a group of children into bullying assholes.