AKA: Daily random thread: Baku doing the posting cuz nobody has invented automoderator for Lemmy yet

Edit: words

  • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
    23·
    2 years ago

    Good to see breakfast is on in the thread already

    Quick update on where I’ve disappeared to lately: I have been living in a bubble since starting my new job almost 5 weeks back.

    The days are INTENSE but rewarding. Found my passion in what I’m doing. The days fly by from how busy I am.

    2 weeks in my manager went on annual leave so I’ve been running HR/WHS on my own. Talk about trial by fire.

    But I’ve proven to myself and the company that I can hold my own.

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
    23·
    2 years ago

    Got a message from my manager regarding a minor complaint made against me. Apparently I use big words in emails and some people find it intimidating.

    We had a good chuckle about it. I was hoping he’d tell me who it was so I could send that person a link to a dictionary/thesaurus page.

    • dumblederp@aussie.zoneEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      Offer to meet the complainant in the thunderdome; or tell your manager that scary is a better word than intimidating.

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
        9·
        2 years ago

        I like this idea. In reality I’ll just use bigger and more obscure words (definitely throwing cromulent in there soon).

        Give them something to really complain about.

        • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          2 years ago

          Consider writing like an aggrieved Victorian aristocrat, or a protagonist in a Jane Austen novel.

          My dearest Human resources department,
                                     I am writing forthwith, to complain about the insinuation that I am to be considered intimidating with my extensive use of longer vocabulary. To wit, I should also like to raise a complaint of mine, such as is within my allowance, that there is an intimidating lack of long words used in workplace communications.

Good day,
Mean Elevator
  • MisssDarylC@aussie.zoneEnglish
    19·
    2 years ago

    In hindsight, I really wish I’d just posted this yesterday:

    All of my best responses are well after I’ve already sent them.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
    19·
    2 years ago

    Fabulous to get up and see a new daily thread. This manual setup for everything instead of midnight magic will take some getting used to.

    • dumblederp@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      I think for now it’s fine with whoever is up around midnight. I was a big supporter of the midnight smile club :D, starting a new thread is a similar thing. No need to bust your chops over it at the moment.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        But learning to create a bot to post a new thread automatically is just the first step in my cunning plan. I will then be able to move on to creating my own personal bot army. First we will take over the Aussie Zone, then all of Lemmy World will be mine!!! I will throw all the people off and have pristine communities filled entirely with perfect, rule-following robots. Oh, wait, did I say that bit out loud 🤐

    • 🇦🇺BakuOPEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      It’s all good! I was just up at 12:30 and saw one hadn’t been posted yet so I did the honours. I think it’s fine with whoever is up before one is listed don’t the posting, but obviously finding a way to automate that process would probably be best in the long term

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        Instead of a roster everyone on the old DT at midnight could vote for someone to do it. It is just a new post so doesn’t require anything special to do, although I think it needs a mod to actually pin it which can be done later.

      • 🇦🇺BakuOPEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        The only requirement is that you come up with a good title ;)

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zoneEnglish
    18·
    2 years ago

    Once upon a time there was a pretty cool nightclub. It was quite a swanky place. It had its regulars, drop ins and lurkers. It was open to everyone 24 hours 7 days a week. But one day the owners decided that the management wasn’t that important so management organised a mutiny. They closed the main dance floor and kept the VIP area open but still that wasn’t enough. So they closed the place baracading themselves in. Some patrons were confused as to why they weren’t allowed access anymore. Where’s everybody gone? Where do I go now?

    Then some bright spark said “I know a place. Follow me”. Now this new place wasn’t as flash as the last (I think it was an old factory in the back streets of the industrial area in Footscray) but it was free and it was safe. At first a few trickled in to have a look around. Then word got around and more and more turned up. The old lurkers turned up to cause a stir but generally everyone’s been happy to have a regular place to meet again.

    P.s.There’s always that dodgy looking guy in the corner with a leather jacket on chewing his gum and selling shit.

  • Miss Cellophane@aussie.zoneEnglish
    18·
    2 years ago

    I’m so grateful the DT lives on. I don’t have a large social circle and it really helps seeing friendly faces/ usernames with lil chats & updates. 🖤

  • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
    17·
    2 years ago

    Had to make a decision to fire someone today. Haven’t actioned it yet, but got approved by one of the big dogs.

    Tried so hard to give them a chance with written warning and performance improvement plan, but they think everyone else is the problem, they’re carrying their department, and that everyone around them is too sensitive.

    Hard decision to make in this climate but I’ve got a whole team to look after that don’t deserve being bullied.

    Feel more confident than ever in this job when my tough calls are backed like this.

  • SituationCake@aussie.zoneEnglish
    17·
    2 years ago

    Hello DT, happy housewarming for the new residence. This platform is going to take me a bit of getting used to. But nice to see so many familiar names. Thankyou very much to @[email protected] and anyone else who did the work to make this happen. I appreciate your tech skills and initiative!

    Edit: I have no idea how to tag people properly, hope that was it.

  • calhoon2005@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    2 years ago

    Guys/gals/others/all, gotta say, having been here a week or so, it’s neat seeing you all turn up.

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zoneEnglish
      13·
      2 years ago

      I looked at it Monday I think and was a bit put off by the lack of numbers. But Tuesday morning, it became apparent the writing on the Wall and figured I may as well help get started or build the numbers. Rome wasn’t built in a day and all that.

    • jaybb3rw0cky@aussie.zoneEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      I can only speak for myself but I took the 12-14 blackout as a way to detox a little from my overuse of Reddit. Came back to some messages from a few (Thanks @[email protected] and @[email protected] ) saying this is where most have migrated to.

      But yeah, I do wonder if we’ve missed some people given the DT has completely shut down.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zoneEnglish
    15·
    2 years ago

    My husband has come home with a lemon meringue pie slice just to cheer me up and because he’s been using my car. I don’t mind receiving payments in the form of dessert.

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      Happy new cake day! 🎂

      A lot of the community are here, so you have not really lost it. Just relocated to this rather rustic locale. 🔨🪚

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zoneEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      I am upset about the loss of our previous sub and DT, I didn’t even get a chance to thank people and say goodbye. However, I’m hoping this will actually turn out better. The people who are really determined to keep the community together are here.

      • SweetButSpicy@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Good point! I guess there’s just a chance some might not have seen the link to try, and even though i saw it before midnight it didn’t let me comment at all. It was already cut off even before the blackout time. So I’m bummed at how poorly planned it was. First world problem I know but the DT has been a haven.

        • PeelerSheila @aussie.zoneEnglish
          4·
          2 years ago

          I feel the same way! A few of us found out too late, it went down at 4pm I believe, and I’m a bit peeved that a handful of people were able to take all that away from us. It was our sub dammit! But we will overcome and rebuild, and it’ll be better than before I reckon.

  • OIP@aussie.zoneEnglish
    14·
    2 years ago

    just as a PSA, if you’re thinking ‘a smoothie with a not quite ripe banana will still be ok’, you need to go to the nearest mirror and say to yourself ‘no, no it will not be ok’

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zoneEnglish
    13·
    2 years ago

    Heard back from jaybberwocky and dressedlike. They might pop their heads in when they have time. Pinged lemon as well. I think that’s almost everyone yeah? We should established migration buddies haha

        • Big-White-Dog@aussie.zoneEnglish
          12·
          2 years ago

          Discord, from my experience, is just chaotic. Unless you are on it full time you have no hope of catching up with the day’s goings on

          • OIP@aussie.zoneEnglish
            6·
            2 years ago

            yeah it’s chaos, the reddit collapsible convo format as minimal as possible is the best for a DT-esque experience. it’s actually an interesting case study

          • jaybb3rw0cky@aussie.zoneEnglish
            5·
            2 years ago

            Ah, cool - good to know. I know I complained about some of the other subs in Reddit, but Discord is a whole different kettle of fishes at times.

    • jaybb3rw0cky@aussie.zoneEnglish
      8·
      2 years ago

      The damn migration happened so quickly I was caught out smelling the roses.

      Consider my head officially popped… wait, that sounds so fucking wrong. Never mind. Heyoo!

      • TinyBreak@aussie.zoneEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        I’ve gotta say your sense of timing is impeccable! Yeah a couple more days to plan might’ve been nice. But hey it’s all worked out rather well!

        • jaybb3rw0cky@aussie.zoneEnglish
          9·
          2 years ago

          It’s pretty wholesome seeing the same DT crew on another platform. Even more amazing is everyone making sure they’re all keeping track of where everyone is going. I’m glad my vibe check on the amazing DT was the same as so many amazing peeps.

          • TinyBreak@aussie.zoneEnglish
            6·
            2 years ago

            Yeah every time I think about it my heart kinda swells a little. Thanks to the efforts of the early pioneers and the mods here it’s all worked out rather nicely!

      • OIP@aussie.zoneEnglish
        7·
        2 years ago

        just_kitten, ghostghost, big-yeti, mycatsnameisgibson, a bunch of others too… wholesome seeing this platform actually work, hopefully everyone that might want to join knows about it

      • jaybb3rw0cky@aussie.zoneEnglish
        6·
        2 years ago

        Just noticed that the blackout on Reddit means I can’t even access my older comments - there’s a couple of others that I’m trying to remember their exact handle to see if I can hit them up on Reddit and send them this way. I think I saw Steve00 in here though.