Gripe thread

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:01 pm

lol ok that's enough

nic · Post by **nic** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:02 pm

ok everyone please proceed to andys facebook and profess your everlasting heart totes for him.
he wants it, he needs it
show him ur love.

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:04 pm

nic · Post by **nic** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:08 pm

totes

Post by **fooishbar** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:25 pm

fucking fucking fucking fucking fucking fucking fucking optus

L-J · Post by **L-J** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:34 pm

Asking somebody to do something really really polity and not even unrealistic and getting the cold shoulder. I can be a mean bastard instead.

nic · Post by **nic** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:35 pm

just hammer murder him and take over the modem/router/intrenets

is this what we are tsalking about?

L-J · Post by **L-J** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:54 pm

Haha. That fiasco is sorted!

Different gripe.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:13 pm

so much to organise, so little time and feel pretty overwhelmed.
i wonder if it's possible to sort visas for cambodia, vietnam and india within 7 weeks?

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:15 pm

witty_pseudonym wrote:so much to organise, so little time and feel pretty overwhelmed.
i wonder if it's possible to sort visas for cambodia, vietnam and india within 7 weeks?

I got my Cambodi Visa from the border control.
Was a scary experiecne cause they took my passport away to process it and airport staff had guns.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:16 pm

Hell yeah, we did that in Bangers for our Vietnamese passports.

Then they did it wrong, but you can't really complain to the man with an AK-47.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:17 pm

cambodia you get it online in ten minutes babe.
vietnam at airport i think.
dunno bout india though.

easy!

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:20 pm

hmmm - ok.
maybe that's the way to go then. indian ones can take a while i know that, but if i can just do the others while travelling maybe the easiest. we'll be flying KL -> siem reap then to viet (not sure if overland or flying yet). so ok to do whilst there you thinks?

ahh mb. you truly are a wealth of infomation.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:22 pm

Viet online too.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:22 pm

yeah i noticed that - so there's no need to send to embassy or anything? print out style visa? lol if so.

edit - still has to be sent to embassy it seems. online form to be sent with passport. ghey

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:35 pm

dont wait till you get to siem reip babe, just do both online....

retzie · Post by **retzie** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 2:11 pm

Witty - your Indian visa will be a work one, no? And are the other places for work or holiday? If India is the only work-related one then do it first, no question. You do NOT want to be sweating a work visa.

GOTD: Fucking over it. Shitcunts are shit, and seem to have infiltrated all aspects of my life. Fuck off. Do no pass go, do not collect $200. Urgh, wants to kick heads

:retziedoesntlike:

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 2:30 pm

witty_pseudonym wrote:yeah i noticed that - so there's no need to send to embassy or anything? print out style visa? lol if so.

edit - still has to be sent to embassy it seems. online form to be sent with passport. ghey

There is a consulate in Coburg I think? Shouldn't take too long...

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 2:42 pm

Retz - won't be applying for a work visa because there's too much red tape involved and i won't really be receiving an income. i've been told to just get a tourist visa,

Apoph - I think the majority of the consulate have move to Docklands from Coburgistan, so that makes things a bit easier. Reading through the info on the site suggests that it won't take too long thankfully.

Have printed off forms etc for Cambo and Viet and will go the safe route and sort them now. The info around Viet visas is mega confusing. So many online operators that look dodgy as fark. Not worth teh risk imo. I'm just glad I realised all this now and not two weeks before i left.

Thanks loads for your help too all. had a minor melt down yesterday...

retzie · Post by **retzie** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:36 pm

Faaaaark, now there's a fucken bird tweeting outside my window! It's 12:35am you dickhead - GO TO SLEEP!! Nature: doing it wrong

witty_pseudonym wrote:Retz - won't be applying for a work visa because there's too much red tape involved and i won't really be receiving an income. i've been told to just get a tourist visa,

Hmm, fair enough, I have heard Indian visas are no fun. I hope you are getting something in return for working though...? Free air-conditioned pith helmet??

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:44 pm

still working on that, but pretty much assuming it'll be voluntary at this stage.

L-J · Post by **L-J** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:10 pm

Contract on my work running out.... Not only cant myki look after public transport, it cant look after its employees either.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:15 pm

omg you were working for myki?

I kept seeing them and wanting to say 'GET OUT NOW"

L-J · Post by **L-J** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:43 pm

I worked in their call centre... Biggest waste job every. We were basically told to barefaced lie to our customers...

I didnt once and got a warning for not showing brand integrity.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:55 pm

witty defo get visas for cambo and viets online- too easy. lolworthy that you print it off yourself but then their military isn't exactly secret service standard organisation either haha

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:57 pm

Haha - call centre demanding brand loyalty. WTF.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:58 pm

L-J wrote:I worked in their call centre... Biggest waste job every. We were basically told to barefaced lie to our customers...

I didnt once and got a warning for not showing brand integrity.

that is fucked but does not surprise me one bit.

L-J · Post by **L-J** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:34 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:
L-J wrote:I worked in their call centre... Biggest waste job every. We were basically told to barefaced lie to our customers...

I didnt once and got a warning for not showing brand integrity.
that is fucked but does not surprise me one bit.

Indeed it is. I have tons more stories but i don't want the Aussie James Bond murdering me in my sleep tonight.

Sociopathic · Post by **Sociopathic** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:19 pm

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

Got served with 60 day notice to vacate today

Stupid landlord wanting to cash in and sell our unit.
Ok so we were already looking for a new place but the pressure is on now. The bloody date on it that we have to be out by is MY FREAKING BIRTHDAY!!!

Got compeltely screwed around by real estate agents on the weekend.
2 not having correct keys, one not actually being available having apparently been leased the night before but they hadn't taken it down off the website (it's actually still on realestate.com.au TODAY 4 days after apparently being let)

Sux arse....really smelly arse....

On another random note. I actually work in a call center and don't mind it. Never been asked to lie to a customer every my superiors are all really nice and cruisy good atmosphere within the floor.
Mind you previous to that I was with the same company but doing a completely different campaign and it sucked arse, was freaking horrible. So yeh.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:33 am

Wrong time to be looking for new place. I've been scouting for a few months, ever since the company work for confirmed plans to move office to Campbellfield.
I work in the contact centre industry and theres no expectation to blatantly lie, but not telling the truth is often used to get around tricky situations.

Sociopathic · Post by **Sociopathic** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:09 am

yeah we've been in our house for 2 years nearly now and when we first started looking for this place it was probably february took us til may to get it trying to stay positive. I get on really well with my current agent been living in their houses for 4 years now so hoping to just stay with them.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:16 am

I just moved... wasn't that difficult tbh... was the third application I put in and was approved in a few days.

GOTD: paying telstra to install phone number/land line etc when I realise later that I didn't have to....

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:16 pm

you moved Dan?

man Squiz is coming home to some big changes around here and its only been like 6 months or something

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:49 pm

GOTD. Doing the job that I applied for and didn't get an interview for.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:51 pm

fark dude. that sucks.
time to look elsewhere imo.

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:57 pm

bring back the hair

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:20 pm

I can haz wig.

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:47 pm

and sunglasses inside
welcome to your new workplace (this is you btw)

Watch the posted video on YouTube.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:52 pm

love it nic.
video is lolz
those sweep synth stabs are sweet as.

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:55 pm

one day we all become french mans surround by frnech girls and do weird things to them

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:55 pm

GOTD - trying to keep a bunch of people happy and due to circumstances out of my control - being unable to do so.

fark.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:59 pm

nic wrote:one day we all become french mans surround by frnech girls and do weird things to them

I'll settel for being an english man (but not like hugh grant cunt) doing french things to girls... and also doing kiwi things with teh shardz.

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:06 pm

Homerton, Murder Mile - 400 pound per month, LOL.

Clapton, close to Murder Mile - 300 pound per month, ROFL.

Hackney Central - 350 pound per month, LMAO.

Bethnal Green - 400 pound per month, LOFL

suicide tbh, lol brb going to hang myself on the doorknob.

Maybe the best thing of the room is that you will be having your own toilet.

x

def. going to start smoking crack now

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:07 pm

You in Londons or Fitzroy nic?

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:09 pm

jokes, would rather dead than those rooms tbh.
just thouight id look for lols

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:16 pm

I turned down a rent free room upstairs in a Sth London pub to come back and get fucked around in current role. Tempted to throw it in and head back.

Post by **fooishbar** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:17 pm

draw for bethnal imo

or take jarrod's advice, move to elephant & castle

retzie · Post by **retzie** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:18 pm

Blaxter, you gots to know that you tried. Fucking sucks, but otherwise you would have always wondered.

That Bethnal Green one doen't look that bad nic...?

Oh, and I got you a birthday present

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:54 pm

Sociopathic wrote:yeah we've been in our house for 2 years nearly now and when we first started looking for this place it was probably february took us til may to get it trying to stay positive. I get on really well with my current agent been living in their houses for 4 years now so hoping to just stay with them.

bad news...

http://www.theage.com.au/business/rent- ... -scjm.html

I am paying $250 more per month at my new place...

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:55 pm

fucking computer running pathetically slow
fucking internet barely working and continually dropping out
fucking service providers being fucking useless and not providing anything useful
fucking people not call me fucking back when i need fucking information to fucking do my job

ok. that feels better.