// #austnet — 2014-06-27
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17:59:43 Join: Lwaxana ([email protected]) to #Austnet
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18:13:00 <Blarp> Evening Lwax :)
18:30:28 <Lwaxana> evening
18:30:37 <Lwaxana> finally holidays
19:09:08 <Blarp> Awesome :D
19:24:20 <Lwaxana> have a tonne of marking = not so awesome
19:26:07 <Blarp> bugger
19:26:20 <Blarp> Are you a cat or a dog person Lwax?
19:30:05 <Lwaxana> yes
19:30:25 <Lwaxana> bred and exhibited dogs for over a decade
19:30:40 <Lwaxana> then my husband made me get rid of them
19:30:41 <Blarp> I'm a cat person, but I like certain dogs
19:30:57 <Blarp> http://www.homemodish.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/others-adorable-brown-cat-tree-design-idea-with-green-climbing-plants-and-stair-accent-unique-cat-tree-design-ideas.jpg
19:31:10 <Blarp> I brought that for my cat :P
19:31:19 <Lwaxana> whoa
19:31:28 <Lwaxana> have owned 3 cats
19:31:43 <Lwaxana> but after last one died ..we decided no more
19:31:57 <Blarp> Mind you, she loves sleeping on top of my computer just as much as the tree
19:32:17 <Blarp> yeah, I was hit hard after my previous one died, didn't have one for almost 10 years
19:32:37 <Blarp> Then when I was sharing the previous two housemates both had cats
19:33:10 <Blarp> The first night after I moved into each house, the cat/s slept on my bed, both housemates very jealous :P
19:33:32 <Lwaxana> http://www.afrikenji.com/images/imgpups/wrinkly_puppy.jpg
19:33:49 <Lwaxana> thats what I used to breed
19:33:51 <Blarp> :)
19:36:34 <Blarp> We used to have a black lab, and also a golden lab cross
19:37:20 <Blarp> The cat I used to have was a pedigree burmese tortishell, from two show winners
19:37:39 <Blarp> cost my dad and his girlfriend $600
19:39:01 <Blarp> funny thing was, she couldn't be used as a breed show cat, because she had a mark straight down her forehead and nose, which for a tortishell was a no-no in the show world
19:44:54 <Blarp> https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/t1.0-9/430233_10151023250841235_386839339_n.jpg
19:45:03 <Blarp> that's my current cat, Shadow
20:05:06 <Blarp> assuming the link worked :S
20:40:07 <Lwaxana> cute pic
20:40:55 <Blarp> :D
20:40:59 <Lwaxana> but they make going away an issue
20:41:10 <Blarp> yeap :(
20:41:26 <Blarp> But, one of my friends is happy to feed her
20:41:36 <Lwaxana> I stayed up reading last night util 1am
20:41:38 <Blarp> Changing the litter box, not so much
20:41:47 <Lwaxana> I nodded off
20:41:58 <Lwaxana> before
20:42:07 <Lwaxana> and its ony 8pm
20:42:29 <Blarp> I had my interview for that job on wednesday
20:42:38 <Lwaxana> and??
20:42:50 <Blarp> Did fairly well, get seriously nervous, and I usually don't :(
20:43:13 <Lwaxana> when do you find out?
20:43:21 <Blarp> I was interviewed by the department head, and one of her senior leaders
20:43:28 <Blarp> end of next week
20:43:50 <Blarp> She asked me some questions that I could tel clearly surprised the other person
20:44:13 <Blarp> which I hope means she was more serious aobut me, than the other people they have interviewed
20:45:51 <Blarp> One of those, was she went into more details around the behavioural cultural issues they are dealing with, and then said "what is the answer to this?"
20:46:30 <Blarp> I was completely gobsmacked by the question, and the look that the other leader gave her wasn't even more surprised than mine
20:47:18 <Blarp> When I clearly wasn't ready to answer she then said "I don't know what the answer is... I really want to know what you think"
20:48:34 <Lwaxana> and now? on reflection?
20:49:42 <Blarp> I opened with "I've already talked to some of your staff about this, because I like to do my research, and based on that, plus my experience of similar issues, I think that most likely there are 203 real troublemakers."
20:50:21 <Blarp> "so I would look to focus on them, and work out what is going on with them, what is driving them, and what motivates them"
20:50:22 <Lwaxana> lol
20:50:37 <Blarp> 2-3 not 203
20:50:46 <Lwaxana> oh
20:50:47 <Blarp> :P
20:50:59 <Lwaxana> well that sound ok
20:52:43 <Blarp> "then I would try to work with them, to resolve the issues, change the behaviours based on the individual issues, or motivators, and use that the resolve the issue with the larger team. I would also to look to use one of them, as a champion to encourage the rest of the team to the right behaviours"
20:53:42 <Lwaxana> well answered
20:53:43 <Blarp> "alternatively, I would begin performance management on the problem people/trouble makers, to make it clear that we're serious about dealing with the issue"
20:53:58 <Blarp> yeah, I think I aced that question
20:54:15 <Blarp> some of the earlier questions not so much :( because of the nerves
20:54:53 <Blarp> I also found out that they have advertised the position externally, which I think is most likely my biggest threat
20:58:02 <Lwaxana> they have to don't they?
20:58:03 <Blarp> Because I've done the interview process, within this company, I could tell that she had a whole lot of internal interviews, and most of them were from within her own business, current staff wanting to step up, and given the situation she has, I think it's unlikely that she will go down that road, they won't get the respect from the staff
20:58:30 <Lwaxana> what's the company name?
20:58:37 <Blarp> NAB ;)
20:58:48 <Blarp> as in the national australia bank
20:58:50 <Lwaxana> thats right
20:59:28 <Lwaxana> hate to tell you ..am giving up my NAB card..and going to CBA
20:59:39 <Blarp> My thinking is given the issues they are having, they need someone internal, someone who has experience managing issues, and performance managing within the business processes
20:59:48 <Blarp> LoL should I ask why?
20:59:53 <Lwaxana> yes ..someone they know
21:00:06 <Lwaxana> reward points
21:00:26 <Blarp> ahhh, not my area of expertise, so I couldn't say what your best option is
21:01:19 <Lwaxana> http://www.couriacreekcottages.com.au/summercloud.html
21:01:33 <Lwaxana> guess where I am nextvweek
21:01:40 <Blarp> :D
21:02:39 <Lwaxana> see my school on the news last night??
21:02:44 <Blarp> credit card rewards aren't something I focused on during my time here, I know there are a lot of options, and it's definately about making sure you are on the right card for you, and your spending/rewards
21:02:46 <Blarp> No?
21:02:54 <Lwaxana> effected by gas leak at Miranda Fair
21:02:55 <Blarp> I don't watch the news normally
21:04:02 <Blarp> part of me says freak out, and the other part of my says awesome :P
21:04:24 <Blarp> I'm a BECO Warden at work...
21:04:47 <Lwaxana> nightmare trying to get home with the traffic congestion
21:05:28 <Blarp> I was orginally just a warden, then I noticed that we didn't have any Floor Wardens so I spoke up, and the Chief Warden promptly slapped a Floor Warden jacket on me
21:05:37 <Lwaxana> lol
21:06:40 <Blarp> I then spoke up at a meeting about some issues I'd noticed when we did a drill, she put a Deputy Chief Warden jacket on me, and I'm now responsible for 3 floors and 2 piers the building had 8 floors and 4 piers
21:07:37 <Blarp> once word of that got out, I was volunteered to be responsible for the other 2 buildings the larger department I'm in has teams in
21:08:25 <Blarp> Then they found out I was a former fire fighter... and "Well this is perfect for you to look after then"
21:15:31 <Blarp> However some genius/idiot, involved in our Enterprise agreement, fought for, and won that Wardens and First Aiders get $100 per month, and now the business is freaking about about the cost, and I've got every man/woman and dog wanting to be a warden, and the business saying the minimum is 8, and now the maximum is 8 as well
21:20:39 <Lwaxana> oh
21:21:04 <Lwaxana> no good deed goes unpunished
21:21:54 <Blarp> yeah, you'd think after all these years, I would know to keep my damn mouth closed
21:32:51 <Lwaxana> they told us we were getting new carpet in staffroom over holidays
21:33:27 <Lwaxana> so I moved evefything off my desk into another room ..so the guys had half a chance of moving the desk
21:33:45 <Lwaxana> then found out at 2pm..they arent
21:34:02 <Lwaxana> see
21:34:07 <Lwaxana> no good deed goes unpunished
21:34:48 <Lwaxana> anyway... am going to be 22 million dollars richer tomorrow
21:34:54 <Blarp> haha :D
21:34:58 <Blarp> share with me?
21:35:05 <Blarp> 10%?
21:35:07 <Lwaxana> though, in truth, I dont want THAT much
21:35:23 <Lwaxana> buy a ticket
21:35:40 <Lwaxana> then you have a chance like I do
21:36:54 <Blarp> :D
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