What cheeses me off

[Quickstatus]

MstrQS2 got his first rear end car accident. Unfortunately not hard enough to write off scar. WCMO...

 

[Flashback]

or that you are wearing a colour which is more likely to make a spill obvious

Well if Mrs FB must insist on wearing white trousers to a Nepalese restaurant........ knowing that she always ends up wearing her food........ !!

 

[JohnK]

WCMO the propensity for me to spill food on my clothes increases with how good a shirt I am wearing.

All my shirts are cheap but with age I now spill more food on my clothes and generally make a mess everywhere.

Apparently my wife is in charge of cleaning. I'm glad I avoided that roster....

 

[VPS]

It doesn’t matter what colour I wear. I always spill food down the front of me.

 

[TheRealTMA]

It doesn’t matter what colour I wear. I always spill food down the front of me.

 

[Flashback]

It doesn’t matter what colour I wear. I always spill food down the front of me.

Mrs FB and yourself are in good company then! And yes, the Nepalese incident was recent (Friday)

 

[CMA222]

It doesn’t matter what colour I wear. I always spill food down the front of me.

That is the main reason I used to wear a tie - to keep my shirt clean !

 

[Flyfrequently]

Early evening dinner and we are the only guests dining.
Couple walk/stumble in, sit 2 tables away (ah, how big is the restaurant ?)
Proceeded to relay via top volume Facetime, their day's activities.

I don't care that you lunched at your favourite cafe, visited a few bars, got a free bottle of Sav Plonk, are heading to Crown for a movie or that Flossie is crook and other carp!

Grumpy woman rant over.

 

[Quickstatus]

#WCMO

Making a car insurance claim 1 day before renewing car insurance on 2 cars

 

[Flashback]

WCMO is no notice devaluations.

https://loyaltylobby.com/2025/05/27/iberia-plus-award-devaluation-award-charts-removed-from-the-website/?omhide=true

I was only discussing some flights to BOG this morning with Mrs FB, and looks like we've just missed out on the old pricing.

 

[Denali]

Currently transiting terminals and it's people, often men and often from a particular area or culture, that make this disgusting hocking nasal sound when in public

 

[Quickstatus]

disgusting hocking nasal sound when in public

Luckily the subsequent manoeuvre is illegal in Singapore. Fine $1000 and up

 

[Denali]

Luckily the subsequent manoeuvre is illegal in Singapore. Fine $1000 and up

Then they need to crack down on it inside Changi

 

[Quickstatus]

crack down on it

The public spitting is the subsequent manoeuvre.

 

[dajop]

Luckily the subsequent manoeuvre is illegal in Singapore. Fine $1000 and up

Doesn’t stop people in the privacy of office toilets. Love it!

 

[prozac]

Pity S'pore has not totally elliminated public urination, particularly in lifts. The introduction in the '70s of urination detection devices in lifts and printing the photos of culprits in the Straits Times reduced the number of offenders but has not stopped it completely and a recent report details a man urinating on the escalator handrail in the MRT underground station. I just don't get this local trait.

Singaporeans outraged over public urination nuisance in MRT stations - Singapore News

Two incidents of public urination nuisance have been reported in recent news, raising concerns on the matter

theindependent.sg

 

[drron]

The public spitting is the subsequent manoeuvre.

and yesterday even the under 10 males were doing that in the SKL.

 

[Quickstatus]

I just don't get this local trait.

Well not so much in Singapore but in many parts of Asia the toilets are worse spots to take a leak

No excuse in Singapore though. The toilets at the MRT are easy to find and clean.

under 10 males were doing that in the SKL.

Need to promote yourself to the TPR .

 

[Ade]

WCMO ... staff that work for you.

You take great care in identifying the role and responsibilities of the position, put up a decently worded and self-explaining ad, filter resumes, talk to who you think are the right people, hire someone from that pool, talk to *everyone* that applied, regardless of they are successful or not and explain why the decision was made etc - hate ghosting applicants. I'm certain people would appreciate at least a phone call that explains why they were unsuccessful and if they like a feedback that could potentially help them land their next role.

The new staff starts - promises the world, sells themselves really well and then massively under delivers. The first few weeks are considered "finding their feet", "learning the tips and tricks of the trade" etc etc. Fair enough, we have all been new starters at some point in our lives and almost at every new job, so totally understandable and fully supported. Fully ACK that most people oversell themselves in interviews, but in this instance it seems like we might have been taken on a ride!

A few months in, the staffer (who is no longer a new starter) are still unreliable - to even do a simple thing such as check emails at regular intervals, answer customer phone calls without missing the calls, or if a call is missed, call the customer back in a prompt fashion, basic comms stuff - be nice to customers, say nicer things, but be firm when customers tend to ask about things that are against policy, etc etc. But, nah ... can't do simple things. They seem to be good at what they do, but anything else, they need massive hand-holding. But they are unable to ask for help! Even if help is offered, they are unable to accept it.

And, when constructive feedback is given, it is considered as an attack and then threatens to quit. Far out! It is challenging being an employer/manager.

And this is a remote role - so the whole arrangement is based on trust, skill, experience and basically getting the job done. The teams are geographically dispersed and the whole things relies on everyone doing their fair share and that's all. No additional weight pulling required.

All we ask is, just do the job you are hired for. Can't imagine how/why this feels like too much to ask! #RantOver

 

[Flyfrequently]

WCMO ... staff that work for you...

All we ask is, just do the job you are hired for. Can't imagine how/why this feels like too much to ask! #RantOver

Hear you @Ade
Daughter Flyfrequently has had this issue with the last 4 assistants she has hired
Then they look all sad and can't work out why they haven't passed their 6 month probation period!