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thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
#1251: Jun 16th 2013 at 11:56:43 AM

So I'm looking for a bit of advice. I've heard of a management position opening up in a "wine rack" nearby. Think of a tiny liquor store attached to a mall. I'm interested in the position primarily because my current job is solo nights at a gas station. Earning minimum wage and steady nights; both things I'd like to change.

I've never been in a management position before and I'm wondering if it's something I can do. I'm not quite sure how difficult it is in comparison to my current work or what exactly they'd be looking for in term of work experience.

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TParadox Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: The captain of her heart
#1252: Jun 16th 2013 at 1:12:06 PM

I'd say handling an entire store by yourself is a point in your favor toward management. I really don't know.

Even though their output is pathetic, the sketch comedy group I was with in college continues to make connections for me. I interned with one of the former founding members (from back when the group was good) and now another one of them is trying to get a tv pilot off the ground. I said I'd be interested in crewing and emailed my info to him and he called me within minutes on a Sunday.

He told me that what he'd be able to pay people, if anything, depends on how much money the Kickstarter raises, but I told him at this point, I just need to get experience again. The only thing that's keeping my production experience current right now is recording sermon videos one or two Sundays a month.

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jedimaster91 Since: Sep, 2010
#1253: Jun 16th 2013 at 2:24:14 PM

Ok, everyone, pop quiz. Patient comes into the ER complaining of severe headache, dizziness, stupidly high blood pressure, nausea, and generalized weakness. What would be the first thing you would check for?

Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#1254: Jun 16th 2013 at 2:25:56 PM

[up]Um... dehydration? (That or "were you at the gym/ having sex?". tongue)

edited 16th Jun '13 2:26:17 PM by Euodiachloris

DrunkGirlfriend from Castle Geekhaven Since: Jan, 2011
#1255: Jun 16th 2013 at 2:26:42 PM

What medications they're taking? /neverstudiedmedicine

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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#1256: Jun 16th 2013 at 2:30:10 PM

Insurance?

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Nocturna Since: May, 2011
#1257: Jun 16th 2013 at 2:46:35 PM

Alcohol poisoning or heart attack?

tdgoodrich1 R.I.P 2 My Youth from Atlanta Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Californicating
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#1258: Jun 16th 2013 at 3:00:09 PM

[up][up][lol]

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blackcat Since: Apr, 2009
#1259: Jun 16th 2013 at 3:13:58 PM

All of the above?

edited 16th Jun '13 3:14:41 PM by blackcat

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#1260: Jun 16th 2013 at 3:27:16 PM

(Now you are reading this in Dr. Cox's voice)

"All right, Mr. Schmuck, I've never seen so much of a symptom clusterfuck like this in my whole damn unhappy life. Frankly, I have no idea what to make of you, but my guess as any is that you have been got drunk your brains out and got busy in a gym. Since you managed to forget all the medication you were taking, you got, at least should have, hit by simultaneous alcohol poisoning and heart attack. You can bet your ass your insurance covering is gonna be a bitch."

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LoniJay from Australia Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
#1261: Jun 16th 2013 at 4:21:26 PM

Damn, I should be able to come up with something for that... poisoning?

I guess I'd ask for a history.

Be not afraid...
Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
Until further notice
#1262: Jun 16th 2013 at 4:31:31 PM

Can't answer in too great detail because I'm going off soon, but I'm thinking about a stroke, intracranial bleed and/or hypertensive emergency with encephalopathy. Get a history and examine the patient (you must do a focused neurological exam and check the pupils), look for end-organ damage, scan the brain, and bring down the BP cautiously.

edited 16th Jun '13 5:11:54 PM by Pyrite

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.
tparadox Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: The captain of her heart
#1263: Jun 16th 2013 at 4:48:06 PM

What's the difference between an intracranial bleed and a brain aneurysm?

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Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
Until further notice
#1264: Jun 16th 2013 at 4:54:32 PM

Aneurysms are parts of arteries with weakened walls. When they're in the brain and they burst, they cause intracranial bleeding. There are other causes of intracranial bleeding - most are trauma-related. Also, aneurysms can show up anywhere.

P.S. Am on holiday as of today. Please field all questions to Yuan, joey, jedi and Euo (tongue), and remember that a random stranger on the Internet is no substitute for a formal medical consultation. Pyrite, out.

edited 16th Jun '13 5:16:46 PM by Pyrite

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.
Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#1265: Jun 16th 2013 at 5:55:51 PM

Hmmm. I'd say, Heat stroke; Hypo- or Hyperglycemia (Annoyingly for the caregivers of brittle diabetics, they share a disturbingly large number of symptoms), Alcohol poisoning, Caffeine Toxicity.

Oh, yeah. I'd ask when (and what) they ate last. That could simply be extreme hunger.

Enjoy your holiday, Pyrite.grin ideaBe good to yourself.idea

edited 16th Jun '13 5:58:51 PM by Madrugada

blackcat Since: Apr, 2009
#1266: Jun 16th 2013 at 6:36:11 PM

Pyrite: Have fun. Get lost in a book store. Eat a lot of food. Have one adventure that makes you laugh a lot.

Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#1267: Jun 16th 2013 at 6:40:54 PM

[up]You forgot the important one: hit the sack and stay in it for 12 hours straight. [lol]

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#1268: Jun 16th 2013 at 6:43:13 PM

Then do it again tomorrow night.tongue

edited 16th Jun '13 6:43:22 PM by Madrugada

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#1269: Jun 16th 2013 at 6:54:45 PM

Have fun, Pyrite. Don't do anything that will get you banned in more than three states.

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jedimaster91 Since: Sep, 2010
#1270: Jun 16th 2013 at 7:20:33 PM

For those of you who said stroke or intracranial bleed, congrats, you're smarter than some ER doc(s) in our system. We get these "safety e-mails" when something "reportable" (read, bad) happens to a patient and there have been several recently about patients who have come in with stroke symptoms, not gotten a CT head to rule out a stroke or brain bleed, and then presented to another facility later on with worse symptoms and possible permanent harm because, whaddya know, they actually had a stroke/bleed. Call me crazy, but I would think a stroke would be one of the first things you'd want to rule out.

Enjoy your time off, Pyrite! Don't abuse your liver too much. cool

edited 16th Jun '13 7:23:23 PM by jedimaster91

Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
Until further notice
#1271: Jun 17th 2013 at 7:25:42 AM

Hey, all. There's access after all. (It's actually a church conference, so no way am I going to land myself in trouble.tongue)

As for getting the diagnosis... Well, I guess that degree does count for something.tongue *does a happy dance* But seriously, it happens. You won't believe the stuff even experienced doctors end up missing in the heat of the moment.

A note about the above scenario: the "stupidly high blood pressure" is the biggest red flag, and should be investigated and treated as the main priority. The other symptoms may be due to the hypertension itself, or the underlying cause (strokes, bleeds, drugs, hormones, etc.).

edited 17th Jun '13 4:18:12 PM by Pyrite

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.
Nohbody "In distress", my ass. from Somewhere in Dixie Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
"In distress", my ass.
#1272: Jun 22nd 2013 at 5:02:42 AM

Out of curiosity, does the concept of a party held by the store that's mandatory for employees to attend sound lame to anyone else, or just me?

Because where I work is having one next Thursday, the idea coming from the Store Manager (highest bigwig at the store). The manager I asked about it, before leaving work this morning, didn't see why I thought it was lame (well, "retarded" was the word I used tongue ).

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jedimaster91 Since: Sep, 2010
#1273: Jun 22nd 2013 at 5:31:42 AM

If it's required they should be paying you to be there.

TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
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#1274: Jun 22nd 2013 at 5:32:43 AM

"Until morale improves the beatings will continue."[lol]

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Nohbody "In distress", my ass. from Somewhere in Dixie Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
"In distress", my ass.
#1275: Jun 22nd 2013 at 5:35:53 AM

^ Given they'll probably be serving food from the store's bakery, which is pretty "blech!" no matter what they make, you may be closer than you intended with the latter part of that quote. tongue

edited 22nd Jun '13 5:36:04 AM by Nohbody

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