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So before the crash, I had brought up an issue I have with the gal that works at the office for us. Okay, she's a hard worker and really pulls her own weight, and seeing how my boss (dad) has never fired anyone before this is kind of a strange place. For one, she's really stupid- a couple weeks ago she asked me what (spelling it out phonetically how she said it) a "Nazz-eee" was (she meant Nazi but didn't recognize the word at all)... facepalm. But I digress, her stupidity is driving me nearly to the point of insanity. Here is issue #1: Now, sometimes this affects work, but most of the time it just is a minor annoyance that will hopefully be fixed this week when we get Comcast internet. She listens to streaming radio from whatever alt rock/smooth rock (the stuff middle aged women listen to) station in Denver she likes... KOSI 101? Well, as some of you more interweb savvy folks know, streaming video and/or music slows your bandwidth down and makes the internet go slooowwww. She has it going all day, at barely audible volumes so the music itself is not annoying, but the internet gets slowed down and on top of it, the stupid bitch complains when the internet slows down! WTF Batman!? She always says how slow it gets at times and on more than one occasion I've told her that it's because of her internet radio stream that slows it all down. She tries to argue or whatever, but never really sees that SHE is the cause of this problem. I've told her several times as nice and tactful as possible but today I'm trying to study for a test and if the page takes 2min to load, or fails to altogether, I get frustrated. I'm about to lose my cool and blow up on her. Advice please! And let's refrain from the here we go again bs, I need actual usable advice... [Help]
brokenscout
05-23-2012, 12:03
Well if she gets fired to will have less time to be on COAR15, so think hard:)Is she hot?
Well if she gets fired to will have less time to be on COAR15, so think hard:)Is she hot?
A little- we share a lot of the load here at work so it's not terrible... and hell no, she's chunky and pretty freaking ugly. You couldn't drink her cute.
brokenscout
05-23-2012, 12:07
You sir have never seen me drink.Thats why I never drink in Trinidad:)LOL.Chunky chicks try harder:)
Where did she receive her advanced education? From which graduate program did she matriculate? How many neuro-surgeries are you performing on a weekly basis at your work facility?
Everyone has value. When you fail to find the value in another human being, the fault is often your own.
Be safe.
ChadAmberg
05-23-2012, 12:14
Does the router have something called QOS (quality of service)? You could set it up so that her computer gets limited speeds, or streaming audio gets limited speeds, whatever is supported. Problem solved.
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Everyone has value. When you fail to find the value in another human being, the fault is often your own.
Be safe.
I must be a horrible, selfish, sorry excuse for a man... I've been absolutely convinced, on more than one occasion, that a particular person is worthless. I'm still pretty sure of that opinion.
I guess if you consider someone's "value" to be forcibly instilling patience and tolerance on everyone around them, then sure, they have value. I can relate to the OP.
My advice to him is to flat out tell her that it's her own fault and to close that dang radio website so all of your internet speeds back up.
Does the router have something called QOS (quality of service)? You could set it up so that her computer gets limited speeds, or streaming audio gets limited speeds, whatever is supported. Problem solved.
From a techie standpoint, you're right on. From an edification standpoint for the guilty party, you're only enabling the stupidity with this solution.
Lex_Luthor
05-23-2012, 12:37
You could suggest to her to use her own phone to stream radio.
Delfuego
05-23-2012, 12:42
Man up and make your own decision for once...
BushMasterBoy
05-23-2012, 13:08
Tell the boss
ScooterCO
05-23-2012, 13:21
Buy her a cheap radio..... is it really that hard to see the solution?
Haut, is always in the eye of the beholder.
Tinelement
05-23-2012, 13:22
A little- we share a lot of the load here at work so it's not terrible... and hell no, she's chunky and pretty freaking ugly. You couldn't drink her cute.
That my friend is total BS.
Well if it's at different times of the day I'd say not to blame the streaming radio.. perhaps you should look at how bandwidth works... it's not limitless. The more people hitting various servers, going through switches, creates a traffic jam of sorts.. things slow down.
We probably have 50+ people here at the office streaming.. we have dual T1s.. and it gets slow at times.. but it's not the streaming.
when there is a high demand on other servers it's not always your connection..
Seriously, Ronin it's your dads business. Not your place.. deal with it and growTF up. Posting it all over the web.. let's just hope she doesn't find it. Your dad will be writing a check.
Well if it's at different times of the day I'd say not to blame the streaming radio.. perhaps you should look at how bandwidth works... it's not limitless. The more people hitting various servers, going through switches, creates a traffic jam of sorts.. things slow down.
We probably have 50+ people here at the office streaming.. we have dual T1s.. and it gets slow at times.. but it's not the streaming.
when there is a high demand on other servers it's not always your connection..
Seriously, Ronin it's your dads business. Not your place.. deal with it and growTF up. Posting it all over the web.. let's just hope she doesn't find it. Your dad will be writing a check.
Well considering we only have 3 computers on the network... and today the boss is out so only 2 are being used, and my study site and here (study site about 90% here 10%) aren't pulling too many bytes... But I understand how bandwidth works. You're probably right, not my place, but next time she complains about the speed I'll tactfully explain [again] that she is not helping the situation with that radio site... I like the idea of getting her a small radio though!
That my friend is total BS.
Sorry, let me rephrase, you can drink her cute, but you can't drink her skinny... That Beerfest movie was full of shit. [Coffee]
Just alter her user settings and not allow that site to be accessed.
jackthewall81
05-23-2012, 15:58
Who cares? Oh, right, probably the boss. Not some gun lovers... Just my opinion.
Who cares? Oh, right, probably the boss. Not some gun lovers... Just my opinion.
Well now I know who NOT to go to for advice... but if I want attitude I can always come to you right? [Flower]
Zundfolge
05-23-2012, 16:01
Okay, she's a hard worker and really pulls her own weight... [Help]
Then let it go.
In this day and age that makes her worth 3 PhD's (or 5 MBAs).
Then let it go.
In this day and age that makes her worth 3 PhD's (or 5 MBAs).
Don't lie to me, everyone talking earlier on that post about Tebowing at HS graduation, no one values education anymore... [ROFL2]
This reminds me, why doesn't Ronin have his diary title back yet?
jackthewall81
05-23-2012, 16:12
Well now I know who NOT to go to for advice... but if I want attitude I can always come to you right? [Flower]
Yup! I'm full of it. It is just kind of stupid to concern yourself over an issue such as this to the extent that you feel the need to post it for advice. Just talk to her about it, or tell pops, or deal with it. Simple.
Zundfolge
05-23-2012, 16:21
no one values education anymore... [ROFL2]
I value hard work over education by a significant margin.
Delfuego
05-23-2012, 16:21
Well now I know who NOT to go to for advice...You asked on the internet, now just keep on walking and solve your own problems for once.
As they say, "put on your big boy pants"
well at least this wasn't a full blown classic ronin post! {insert multiple ROFL}
if she is doing her job and doing it well who cares. there is no way the streaming radio can suck up that much bandwidth with only 3 computers running. sounds like the ISP you have now is very slow no matter what.
While frustrating, it isn't her fault. She isn't jamming out to the music, she is being respectful with the noise and does her job. what more could you want?
Ronin, were you an NCO in the military? How did you deal with all of the stupid and ugly people you encountered without being driven nearly insane?
Do you hope to move up in your father's company or someday be in a position of authority within some other organization? How do you intend to lead and motivate people who are not as smart and attractive as you or at least meet your minimum standards of intelligence and beauty?
If this employee/co-worker was a relative or spouse of someone on this board, would you be airing your need for our opinion on this pressing issue?
Patience, understanding, and the ability to motivate are excellent traits in a mature leader and valuable employee.
Please consider your words, both here and while dealing with other human beings before you decide to air out, what reads to me, as a petty bitch session about a person who is "a hard worker and really pulls her own weight."
You asked for an opinion. You now have mine. Add to my opinion $2 and you can go and buy a cup of coffee to take some time and relax.
Be safe.
Where is he gonna get a cup of coffee for $2.02?[rofl]
Any chance the boss likes fat chicks?
Ronin, were you an NCO in the military? How did you deal with all of the stupid and ugly people you encountered without being driven nearly insane?
Do you hope to move up in your father's company or someday be in a position of authority within some other organization? How do you intend to lead and motivate people who are not as smart and attractive as you or at least meet your minimum standards of intelligence and beauty?
If this employee/co-worker was a relative or spouse of someone on this board, would you be airing your need for our opinion on this pressing issue?
Patience, understanding, and the ability to motivate are excellent traits in a mature leader and valuable employee.
Please consider your words, both here and while dealing with other human beings before you decide to air out, what reads to me, as a petty bitch session about a person who is "a hard worker and really pulls her own weight."
You asked for an opinion. You now have mine. Add to my opinion $2 and you can go and buy a cup of coffee to take some time and relax.
Be safe.
you must buy cheap coffee! bet you listen to streaming radio too [tooth]
If she pulls her own weight and gets the job done put your big girl panties on deal with it in a mature way. Or have someone come out and actually find out what is causing the slow down. Typical streaming is between 32 and 64k of bandwidth so unless you're using dialup the streaming is not the core issue.
StagLefty
05-23-2012, 17:59
A standard Ronin post-we must be getting back to normal after the crash [ROFL1]
battle_sight_zero
05-23-2012, 18:08
If she's terminated or not posting about her performance, looks or intelligence on a forum is not a good idea regardless if we are a fire at will state.
Sucks that you can't do non-work related things during work because of the lady who works her ass off.
Sucks that you can't do non-work related things during work because of the lady who works her ass off.
+1
but it's MY dad's company! I'm being repressed! IT. TAKES. FOREVER. TO. DOWNLOAD. BOOBS. WHEN. SHE. USES. THE. RADIO [insert hyperventilating smiley here]
You know.. if someone were to call your office, with all the info you've posted and let her know of your comments here.. your dad would shit can you in a second to protect HIS company.
The internet is forever Ronin.. just remember that.
hammer03
05-23-2012, 19:44
Block the stream at the router and be done with it?
That my friend is total BS.
No it's not. So sorry :)
I agree with the solution to tell her to bring her own music- we only allow people to bring their own iPods and listen to them (via headphones or their own iPod decks).
You may not be able to convince her otherwise...
Goodburbon
05-23-2012, 20:00
Why not just use a radio? Why is it necessary to stream over a limited connection, that which is available free?
Great-Kazoo
05-23-2012, 20:44
Why not just use a radio? Why is it necessary to stream over a limited connection, that which is available free?
Reception? Pandora, grooveshhark and other music sites don't come in real good over the airwaves.
Unless she is the boss or manager, have her bring in an alternative music source. OR ignore the hard working employee.
ChadAmberg
05-23-2012, 21:08
+1
but it's MY dad's company! I'm being repressed! IT. TAKES. FOREVER. TO. DOWNLOAD. BOOBS. WHEN. SHE. USES. THE. RADIO [insert hyperventilating smiley here].
"Remember dial up speeds? Up all night and you only see 6 women!"
Sucks that you can't do non-work related things during work because of the lady who works her ass off.
+1
"Remember dial up speeds? Up all night and you only see 6 women!"
Oh god.. as the picture would SLOWLY load.. and the anticipation was KILLER!
There was no downloading a video or streaming..
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