Grumpy Old Man
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@MN5 you didn't accidentally sober up did you!? That'd be tragic!
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@Paekakboyz said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 you didn't accidentally sober up did you!? That'd be tragic!
Even worse, it gave me ample time to put serious thought into thinking about the wankiest beer I could possibly get.
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@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Paekakboyz said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 you didn't accidentally sober up did you!? That'd be tragic!
Even worse, it gave me ample time to put serious thought into thinking about the wankiest beer I could possibly get.
You can’t just put that out there and leave it. What was it?
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@JC said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Paekakboyz said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 you didn't accidentally sober up did you!? That'd be tragic!
Even worse, it gave me ample time to put serious thought into thinking about the wankiest beer I could possibly get.
You can’t just put that out there and leave it. What was it?
I can’t remember but the strongest I had was the Paul Mason Brandy Barrel aged Sea Monster Imperial Oatmeal Stout ( 13.1% )
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@MN5 you'd be sober before you finished saying the bloody name ffs
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@Paekakboyz said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 you'd be sober before you finished saying the bloody name ffs
I remember pointing and saying “that one”…….even those two words were tough after the strong ones I’d had prior !
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Just saw a trailer on the BBC for "Strictly Come Dancing"
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
Just saw a trailer on the BBC for "Strictly Come Dancing"
Yep. That’d do it.
What’s the gimmick this year? Crutches?
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@JC said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
Just saw a trailer on the BBC for "Strictly Come Dancing"
Yep. That’d do it.
> What’s the gimmick this year? Crutches?
A drag artist partnering a Terf Lesbian and dancing a depiction of the conflict surrounding the Cotton Ceiling probably.
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Mandatory "Cultural Competence" training.
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@antipodean Being a contractor is awesome sometimes!
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@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
Mandatory "Cultural Competence" training.
Oh yeah. That shit.
We've got one of our "People and Culture" goals in our annual review called: "Just 1 Thing". The idea is that we're all going to fight for the rights of the people in the LGBTQI+ and ATSI communities. People to whom I cannot relate basically anything in my life experience.
I don't really know where to start with this. I am fully supportive of everyone we work with in terms of their sexuality or indigenous status. If anyone steps out of line on this, I'll be the first one to call out their bullshit. And my boss knows that.
But if the idea is that everyone else has to actively pursue an activity that shows we're waving flags or girding our loins for war, then how does it in any way normalise the very people we're trying to protect.
Come to me when there is a problem. Otherwise, accept my silence as tacit support for everyone's choices. We're working here, not having a parade.
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@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
... how does it in any way normalise the very people ...
This, so much. It's not doing anything except generating backlash.
- The people who "need" to be educated - aren't going to be... They're not going to do anything but hold it up as something to fight against.
- The people who don't... just... don't. And if nothing else, might become disillusioned, and backlash themselves.
I'm tempted to become a "Corporate Inclusivity&Sensitivity Consultant" with just the tagline: "Just... don't be a fluffybunny"
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@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
Mandatory "Cultural Competence" training.
Oh yeah. That shit.
We've got one of our "People and Culture" goals in our annual review called: "Just 1 Thing". The idea is that we're all going to fight for the rights of the people in the LGBTQI+ and ATSI communities. People to whom I cannot relate basically anything in my life experience.
I don't really know where to start with this. I am fully supportive of everyone we work with in terms of their sexuality or indigenous status. If anyone steps out of line on this, I'll be the first one to call out their bullshit. And my boss knows that.
But if the idea is that everyone else has to actively pursue an activity that shows we're waving flags or girding our loins for war, then how does it in any way normalise the very people we're trying to protect.
Come to me when there is a problem. Otherwise, accept my silence as tacit support for everyone's choices. We're working here, not having a parade.
Just put a rainbow flag in your work email signature block so you can point to it if asked then move on with your life.
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@JC said in Grumpy Old Man:
Just put a rainbow flag in your work email signature block so you can point to it if asked then move on with your life.
The Rainbow flag is a slippery slope to the Trans Ally Flag and then all the others.
Before you know it, your sig block is more vexillology than signature...
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@JC said in Grumpy Old Man:
@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
Mandatory "Cultural Competence" training.
Oh yeah. That shit.
We've got one of our "People and Culture" goals in our annual review called: "Just 1 Thing". The idea is that we're all going to fight for the rights of the people in the LGBTQI+ and ATSI communities. People to whom I cannot relate basically anything in my life experience.
I don't really know where to start with this. I am fully supportive of everyone we work with in terms of their sexuality or indigenous status. If anyone steps out of line on this, I'll be the first one to call out their bullshit. And my boss knows that.
But if the idea is that everyone else has to actively pursue an activity that shows we're waving flags or girding our loins for war, then how does it in any way normalise the very people we're trying to protect.
Come to me when there is a problem. Otherwise, accept my silence as tacit support for everyone's choices. We're working here, not having a parade.
Just put a rainbow flag in your work email signature block so you can point to it if asked then move on with your life.
My current workplace has templates for that very purpose. So you can virtue signal with the least amount of effort.
Now as an organisation we're advocating for "The Voice", so a couple of hours should change the racists amongst us. Not sure how that changes anything we actually do, but I'm sure the shareholders no longer worry about profitability.
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@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
@JC said in Grumpy Old Man:
@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
Mandatory "Cultural Competence" training.
Oh yeah. That shit.
We've got one of our "People and Culture" goals in our annual review called: "Just 1 Thing". The idea is that we're all going to fight for the rights of the people in the LGBTQI+ and ATSI communities. People to whom I cannot relate basically anything in my life experience.
I don't really know where to start with this. I am fully supportive of everyone we work with in terms of their sexuality or indigenous status. If anyone steps out of line on this, I'll be the first one to call out their bullshit. And my boss knows that.
But if the idea is that everyone else has to actively pursue an activity that shows we're waving flags or girding our loins for war, then how does it in any way normalise the very people we're trying to protect.
Come to me when there is a problem. Otherwise, accept my silence as tacit support for everyone's choices. We're working here, not having a parade.
Just put a rainbow flag in your work email signature block so you can point to it if asked then move on with your life.
My current workplace has templates for that very purpose. So you can virtue signal with the least amount of effort.
Now as an organisation we're advocating for "The Voice", so a couple of hours should change the racists amongst us. Not sure how that changes anything we actually do, but I'm sure the shareholders no longer worry about profitability.
Jeez, really??? The Voice is an absolute minefield. How can an organisation advocate for this?
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@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
Mandatory "Cultural Competence" training.
Once got myself into a power of shit on a similar course about "Respect". This clown of a presenter started pointing out how the use of the word "black" in words like blackmail, etc proved how deep-seated racism was in a mainly-white society. I disagreed and asked him if he was whitewashing the native language.
Got a letter from HR accusing me of being disruptive. Sadly threw it away as I should have framed it.
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@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
@JC said in Grumpy Old Man:
@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
Mandatory "Cultural Competence" training.
Oh yeah. That shit.
We've got one of our "People and Culture" goals in our annual review called: "Just 1 Thing". The idea is that we're all going to fight for the rights of the people in the LGBTQI+ and ATSI communities. People to whom I cannot relate basically anything in my life experience.
I don't really know where to start with this. I am fully supportive of everyone we work with in terms of their sexuality or indigenous status. If anyone steps out of line on this, I'll be the first one to call out their bullshit. And my boss knows that.
But if the idea is that everyone else has to actively pursue an activity that shows we're waving flags or girding our loins for war, then how does it in any way normalise the very people we're trying to protect.
Come to me when there is a problem. Otherwise, accept my silence as tacit support for everyone's choices. We're working here, not having a parade.
Just put a rainbow flag in your work email signature block so you can point to it if asked then move on with your life.
My current workplace has templates for that very purpose. So you can virtue signal with the least amount of effort.
Now as an organisation we're advocating for "The Voice", so a couple of hours should change the racists amongst us. Not sure how that changes anything we actually do, but I'm sure the shareholders no longer worry about profitability.
Jeez, really??? The Voice is an absolute minefield. How can an organisation advocate for this?
I don't mind Guy Sebastian but Jessica Mauboy is fucking annoying
