The Workermonkey

Friday, June 02, 2006

FUCKED 

# posted by Supreme Monkey Overlord @ 6/02/2006 04:42:00 PM

.. in every sense of the word. it's 4:45 right now on a friday afternoon before my vacation starts and i'm not even close to ready to get out of here. I'm fucked with a customer who finally gave us an order because thier tubesheets sat in a corner for two weeks before anyone told us there were here and now they are going to take 2 more weeks at the machine shop where they need to get drilled, and our customer just told me there is no room for delay on this, so i have to trust someone (i don't know who) to handle it while i'm gone. i can tell you right now it isn't going to happen. this poor guy doesn't stand a chance. plus, the inspector has decided to pick a bone with me now, i don't know why, i haven't ever done anything to him that i know of. i'm the only one here that has any clue what is going on with a heat exchanger so my absense means if a problem pops up in the shop while they are working on it, everything stops. it's due one week from today while i'm in montana.

I had a meeting today with the Cool Owner, Hot Boss, and Son Of Guy i replaced. it went well and i think we finally got a few points across as to why we suck at stuff. things are going to change here for the better but its going to take time and i have to focus on one thing at a time to actually get moving in the right direction. of course, while we were in that meeting things obviously went wrong outside and i'm accumulated multiple messages on my phone which require my attention this afternoon.

i had a nice little fight with Retarded Ex-Family Member, who everyone hates anyway, so it was only due. it feels strange argueing with someone twice your age, and swearing at him to do thier job and cram it. this was at 6 last night when everyone else had already left so i felt ok ripping into him. it was worth it, he hasn't siad two words to me today. Apparently after i left last night he called both Cool Owner and Hot Boss to tell them about what happened and they both said to me today to not worry about it because they know what a pain in the ass he is. sweet.

but basically, i'm fucked. Tonight is going to be a mello one because i have to get up and go to montana early tomarrow. Brian, i'm going to get you drunk. you can't stop it. and once i'm a little tipsy, i won't let it drop. now you're fucked too.

15 comments

Yes indeed you are. Too bad none of you other mechanical engineers decided to join the sustainable energy program in Sweden, where I am just back from drinking with the fresh group of young Finnish girls who are filling up the student housing, just after winning a poker game with the new Finnish guys (who are a tiny minority, maybe it's 80% female.) And now sitting at home going over streamflow rates I find a dam I was eying is good for over 6 MW, which is at least $1 M a year in profit. Further, you guys also used to play football, and tomorrow I start at free safety for the a-team, which is my other diversion when not working at my $20/hr part time work-at-home job. Sorry for the return to selfish talk, but my my don't I live the charmed life, and comment on how sweet it is, whilst you guys often complain about how bad it is. Skål (Skole!) is Swedish for Cheers and here's to hoping you all can experience the charmed life in some way or another.

By  Damon, at Friday, June 02, 2006 8:11:00 PM  

But I am sure Montana will give you a taste of it.

By  Damon, at Friday, June 02, 2006 8:11:00 PM  

when i get back, i'm going to cut you.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Friday, June 02, 2006 8:58:00 PM  

umm.... things are great here.

By  wyldshaman, at Saturday, June 03, 2006 8:31:00 AM  

yeah i dont really have any complaints either. i mean, i dont really like my school, but its fine, only 1 year left. next may will be fantastic.

By  josh, at Saturday, June 03, 2006 12:03:00 PM  

I'm sooo great. I'm soo much better than you idiots because I'm going to saved the planet and get rich. I hang out with hot swedish chicks and get paid mega-bucks for reading books into a microphone.

I guess it is too bad I didn't join the sustainable energy program. I'm missing all the poker parties and chicks.

oooh steam flow rates, tricky tricky stuff. Have you learned a lick of math over there? I took a look at your program awhile back. It's nothing more than a glorified undergrad program with a fancy name.

All things aside, I wish you the best in your life path, but please realize that not everyone lives according to damon.

By  ron, at Saturday, June 03, 2006 5:38:00 PM  

Ya damon, i'm going to have to call you on that one. WTF? What kind of a comment is that? Put it in a post- it has nothing to do with MATT'S blog.

Bitching in the blogs is one of its uses. If we all pranced about how awesome our lives were all the time we would sound like a bunch of self-absorbed pricks.

By  Brancibeer, at Saturday, June 03, 2006 8:35:00 PM  

Matt said he's fucked in every sense of the word. I said I have it good in several senses of the word. That's what it has to do with it.

I'm not going to save the planet, and will probably not get rich as the plant to make that $1M cost somewhere over $12M.

Yes my job is easy, yes my program is easy; it does not equate to a US Masters program, but it translates as that so I have to write "Swedish MSc" then explain that it's shorter and doesn't involve the same kind of research.

Did I claim that I was really smart for looking up streamflow rates? No, why do you take it that way? Nothing I am doing is difficult.

But I am a self absorbed prick, and you already knew that, so why act like it's news? I just prefer to look at my situation is a positive light and save my bitching for politics.

By  Damon, at Sunday, June 04, 2006 3:11:00 AM  

ok deal. As long as we can call you on it. You prick! Ha ha.

By  Brancibeer, at Sunday, June 04, 2006 6:04:00 AM  

Wow you're up early on vacation

By  Damon, at Sunday, June 04, 2006 6:08:00 AM  

Or late? in the West, I don't know it's lunchtime here.

By  Damon, at Sunday, June 04, 2006 6:08:00 AM  

This blog was founded on the drunken rants or a workermonkey. It's not a place to brag. Call your mom or something, I'm sure she would love to hear how awesome you are.

By  ron, at Sunday, June 04, 2006 3:07:00 PM  

I didn't mean to brag, though I am arrogant. But if people are talking about how bad their situation is, we don't read that as "I suck," but when I mention how great my situation is, which is due to luck, not due to my ability, y'all read it as "I'm better than you." That is not what was meant, but I am consistantly accused of it, so perception is reality. I was checking earlier today to see if I posted in spring/summer '04 when I was depressed and no I did not. There would have been many more self absorbed posts but on the other end of the spectrum.

But let's see can I find something to complain about? My flat is 287 sq ft (I could complain about converting that into stupid American units too) and I pay just over $900/month for it. That sucks eh? And after months of effort and secluded days in the arctic my Canadian friend is decidely not hooking up with me is apparently seeing this Spanish guy, who I must say myself is quite smooth. Anything else crappy going on? Yeah, tons of people are going home now that classes are over and I'm bored, which probably is why I write comments here when I really have nothing useful to contribute. Oh yeah, and why did I come to Sweden in the first place? Because I applied for over 35 jobs and got zero offers (those requiring not more than high school, of which I took two offers, not included.) So far, with this degree on the resume, I am 0 for 2.

By  Damon, at Sunday, June 04, 2006 3:29:00 PM  

wow, all i did was have a long day at work that kind of sucked. i guess we should all start writing more happy posts. of course these are still tame considering what i used to write in the drunken emails, anyone still have any of those?

i don't think any of us are really doing any better or worse then the others. we're all doing something different and its hard to compare any of it.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Sunday, June 04, 2006 4:17:00 PM  

We all are doing different things and will continue that way. There is no way or need to compare to each other, just compare what you are doing to what you want to be.

I am happy that I spur lots of discussion here. And maybe if I continue to draw criticism so often you can take me down a few pegs.

By  Damon, at Monday, June 05, 2006 5:12:00 AM  

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