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While gis accomplishments are still very impressive, he didn't really change his career as it's implied here. He enlisted in the navy at the age of 16 and because of his outstanding grades and dedication was funded by them and went through their educational programs to become a medical officer and pilot, due to his excellent work he qualified for the space program. All his seemingly different career steps are connected to each other and parts of his navy career. It's still very impressive and he's a very smart guy, but it's not as outlandish as it seems from an outside point of view. He had lots of support and profited from military programs. Without that he'd most likely not be able to get where he is. I'm not saying that to shame him, but to encourage people who do their best without that help and to put his accomplishments into perspective. He IS talented, but he also had a good potion of good luck. You really need both to succeed.
I have often thought this when I have seen his story, thinking each career spring-boarded him in to the next. He is an extremely accomplished guy, and can be an inspiration for many. If you are in the military for more than wanting combat you should take any offer they can give you. Many lives have been made great by the military, but more lives have been ruined. This dude had the brain and the brawn.
Load More Replies...Damn it! Asians already screw the curve. How the hell are we going to screw it for each other, Kim? 🧐 (I'm Asian, not being racist. i'm praying my mom never hears of Jonny 🤞🤞)
Asian parents: Look at Jonny! Why can’t you be more like him?
Jonnny's parents may still be disappointed in him. Jonny has Asian parents, too.
Load More Replies...Poor guy can't even hold down a job. I swear, the lazy people taking up good jobs . . .
Ha! She's already a Queen, at 11 she knows women supporting women is the best feeling. Ahead of her age, for sure.
"That's not a knife." Pulls machete out from under the couch.. "THIS is a knife."
Load More Replies...Breathe* How do people read all day long and still don't know words?
Many people have those days when work feels tough; they find themselves exhausted, overwhelmed, overworked, or they even start questioning if they made the right career choice. To help with navigating the corporate world, we reached out to Mei Phing Lim, a professional career coach and former corporate leader who was happy to share her knowledge about healthy work-life balance, challenging colleagues or bosses and more.
Mei Phing has more than 10 years of experience working in corporate and is generously sharing her expertise with people who want to “enjoy clarity, confidence and happiness in their careers”. She has led multimillion-dollar projects and worked with teams from over 43 countries. Nowadays, she helps 9-5 professionals grow their careers. You can learn more here. Scroll down to read the whole interview!
If my kitty can stay there for 8 hours(-30 min lunch break) I’ll be happy to go into work
Very cute, right up until the furry little bastard gives himself a bath and puts his foot on the delete key and tour emails start disappearing, and then you find yourself explaining to the high-level manager running the teams meeting why you are unprepared to make your repot . . .
The comment below applies to youngest children (particularly girls) too.
If I talked to anyone the way that customers talked to me in a call center, and my boss heard it, I would be fired. I think businesses should start firing customers that are abusive to staff and then maybe customer service wouldn't be the s**t job it is today
Many businesses are far too desperate to grow a pair
Load More Replies...Yup, middle child got blamed for everything. It was easier to apologize.
I've actually been late because I had a bad case of blistered feet last summer, which had slowed down my pedestrian's pace by about 2/3. A coworker, known to be a lot later than me (other department, they start later because it doesn't make sense to sit at a telephone from 6 o'clock on, that won't ring before 9 anyway...), picked me up when he drove by. Actually, he was the best coworker I had in that ... uh, place.
Yes, and as I always say: "Sorry I'm late, but I got here as fast as I wanted to!" hehe
Finding the right balance between work and personal life is not that easy sometimes, so we were curious to know how someone can maintain a healthy work-life balance without being seen as a workaholic or lazy. Mei Phing told us that setting boundaries at work does not make one a bad person - “it just means you are focused on delivering your performance targets in the most efficient and effective way.”
Are you someone that ends up working long hours and/or on weekends? Mei Phing revealed that it happens to a lot of people because they lack clarity on their performance goals, and spend hours dealing with unimportant small tasks. “Set up an alignment meeting with your boss to confirm you're focused on the right priorities and a monthly session to ensure you're progressing in the right direction.”
Mei Phing is a host of the “Corporate Survivor” podcast where she shares useful tips for those wanting to navigate the corporate world and thrive. Check out her Youtube videos on how to start a new job or career change and “7 tips for starting a new job”.
For the power of our almighty lords the cats is such that even a soulless creature will watch them in Awww!
Load More Replies..."Have you tried knocking off the counter and having your human put it back up again?"
If this cutie called me to the principals office I don't think I'd be half as scared
Accurate. Me: Where is it? Phone: It’s saved to the downloads folder. Me: Where is that? Phone: Erm… hang on give me a minute……
Load More Replies...Over the years I have gone through at least 4 laptops. Each time I got a new one they backed up the information from the previous one and reloaded it onto the new one. Now my documents folder has a documents subfolder which has a documents subfolder which has a documents subfolder etc, etc, etc... Recently IT moved us over to the cloud. Guess what I just got? Yep, a new master documents folder. The madness never ends.
One the many reasons I hate windows. The s**t happens on my W work laptop but never on my mac.
Oh god yes this drives me batshit where on the terrible array of network files did you dump this?
Man, the Italian families keep sending hot men after I deny their invitations.
The CEO of the company I work for looks FREAKISHLY like this guy. I Googled him to see them side by side and I swear if this show was being filmed now instead of like 10 years ago you would not be able to convince me they aren't the same person.
Since we spend most of our time working, it's important to find happiness and fulfillment in our jobs. But with the stress of work and the "Monday blues," it can be tough to stay positive and motivated. According to Mei Phing, choosing the right job for this time of your life is the most important decision you make before signing the job offer. “Firstly, determine what you want at this point. A higher salary? A better job title? A broader learning experience? Getting clarity on what you're looking for will give you the inner motivation to start, adapt and perform at your best - you're progressing towards your bigger career goals!”
Useful links:
Choosing your next job without jobhopping (YouTube)
Should you pursue a Masters degree? (YouTube)
My company just got bought by a bigger company about 6months ago, so far about 8 people gave their notices, just an example- we would get summer/holiday bonuses, last Xmas we got $1400, we might just get a $20 gift card , just an example, the people that left had been there at least 15 or more years
I'm so sorry this is happening to all of you! I know how frustrating & demoralizing it can be, especially when you depend on the bonuses for vacations/holiday shopping!
Load More Replies...Pretty much me when we got a new store director. I'd been there longer than he's been out of high school. Everybody was nervous. I gave zero f***s. I was like "Let him fire me. I don't give a $#!+. He'd be doing me a favor." No such luck. He turned out to be a complete douchebag, and I left a year later. I hear it's gotten much worse there.
Eat. Sleep. Procrastinate. Repeat. And realise the weekend is done and feel depressed
I tell those people where to apply. And they can do it how they want when they get their own shift. Til that happens..im good.
Literally me today sort of. Problem with the milk/espresso mix dispenser. New coworker only been there for a month or so: "oh well maybe you're holding the ice cup back too far" 🙄 gee really? I've only been doing this for 4 years thanks
Have you ever found it tough to communicate or work effectively with your colleagues? It's a common challenge many of us face when we're working closely with others. We asked Mei Phing for some advice on how to navigate these tricky situations. She told us that it is important to acknowledge that some people are just different from you - personality, communication styles or working habits - and it's normal to get a little frustrated from time to time. “I've found it helpful to understand my colleagues' work priorities and how I can best align them with my own performance targets. Identifying a common goal, no matter how small, is the best way to collaborate at the workplace.”
Useful links:
How to deal with toxic people problems at work (YouTube)
3 people you'll meet at every job (YouTube)
Second photo was taken after he went to get his lunch out of the communal fridge and it wasn't there.
Every journal entry about my attempts to be a better person is summed up in this meme
Once took a walk to cool off, not intending at all to leave the job. Stopped at the light before crossing... when my bus pulled up. I got on and never went back.
Hop on the bus, Gus. You don't need to discuss much! Just drop off the key, Lee, And get yourself free!
Load More Replies...Do you ever find yourself doubting your abilities or feeling a lack of confidence in the workplace? You are not alone! Even Mei Phing, an accomplished professional, openly shared that she faced some struggles at the beginning of her own journey. “I started my career as a shy, quiet and introverted fresh graduate who had no idea what to expect at the workplace. Over the years, I've learned that the best way to build confidence is to first gain clarity on how I'm adding value at work, then focus on building my core skills including communication skills, relationship-building, critical thinking and productivity. When I know what I can deliver, I feel confident about myself!”
Useful links:
7 advice I wished I knew before starting my career (YouTube)
From a confused fresh graduate to confident corporate leader (YouTube)
I prefer quick and efficient. No, Brenda, I don't care "how are you," just tell me your order so I can make it and get back to all the cleaning and stocking I have to do.
Same here, sometimes...... (and I am self employed :( )
The old meme, successfully spread with no internet, was "Beam me up, Scotty; there's no intelligent life down here."
This was my whole week, but guest of honor is the supervisor’s daughter that got a job here , not sure on what basis 🤷🏻♀️
When I finish the commission and the client says “Wait actually can you also add...”
Discover more valuable insights about career growth from Mei Phing by exploring her engaging content on meiphing.com, Instagram and YouTube.
I have to disagree. 'resting your eyes' while you're driving is definitely more dangerous.
My dogs are up and going the minute my alarm goes off. If I rest my eyes, there will be poop
For fans of Red Dwarf: Rimmer: that's the same as the first . Kryten: Yes sir. It's just such a monumentally important point that it warrants mentioning twice.
Load More Replies...Second of all…because I’m poor, my health sucks and doctors require insurance!
I mean, still poor with the job but can mostly pay my bills
In my case, this is a co-worker, turning over a customer to me so he can go have a smoke 😢
And in my case it's to tell me some trivial thing that could have waited for another time or never
I just hope that there were witnesses. And that they realize that they might be next, so better leave me alone.
Ok, but this actually works. One little incident the second month of high school and nobody bothered me for the remaining 4 years. The bubble of rage is where it's at :p
Load More Replies...Oooo I did this once to a work colleague who had just had a bad breakup. Heard it the moment I said it. Still feel bad
Right? it's not the cure-all they seem to think it is!!!
Load More Replies...We who have done so much with so little for so long are now qualified to do anything with nothing. I'd give an attribution if I knew who said that.
Any boss who tells me my work is appreciated is informed that all appreciation can be expressed in the form of dollars per hour, tyvm.
"Some more training" I can't tell you how much I appreciate THIS. I mean, Jesus!, I'm not asking for a bonus 1 month in. I'm asking how to do my JOB BETTER!
Where I work it's chicken fingers and potatoes wedges that were deep fried by the very people who management were supposed to be appreciating
I'm one snowflake censor away from censoring bp for censorship. This is brianded.
Load More Replies...roses are red, violets are blue. I have 5 fingers, the 3rd is for you....
The place where I used to work, my coworkers would ask me the same questions over and over again, I just stopped giving them the answer and say it’s the same answer as the 5th time you asked me
and did you know the plastic bottles are made out of plastic??? such an investigation!
Load More Replies...The real question is, why aren't you? I'm standing next to a batmobile right now.
Load More Replies...More like "How the hell are you still alive given your sheer stupidity?"
Plenty of Times... BTG Basti I know you're not the sharpest, but we all have shown you how to send a memo at least 3 times each! Are you a spoon, trying to hide between knifes?!
I've looked at myself in the bathroom mirror at work and asked myself that same question.
Maybe an afternoon would be best, just to be on the safe side
Load More Replies...Maybe make it 1100am-1105am, M-F, $2500/minute, with mandatory vacations of 1 week at Thanksgiving, 2 weeks at Christmas and New Years, 1 week at Easter, and no less than 6 weeks starting sometime in the middle of June...
Nah, the nights are for me. I'd rather go in early and leave early.
Load More Replies...If you see these two walking toward you RUN AWAY YOUR DOOMED
Me teaching the other tech how to operate the slit lamp so they will stop scheduling me on Monday to cover telemed and because they person who is supposed to train her seems to have more important things to do than their job description. When I was trained by them, I got 40 mins of their time. Was told they would be back to train the new tech in a few weeks and would give me more training then as well. It's been months. There are doctors that needed years to master slit lamp but sure I'll figure it out in 40 mins and pass my vast well of knowledge on to others.
Every day, all week, each year until we are lucky to earn enough to retire someday 😟
I asked for 4 10 hour shifts instead of 5 8 hrs, as we are short staffed in the afternoon and that would solve 4 of those days' problems. They just laughed and said "I wish". Well why not? I'm not at a m-f type job.
My job always responds with SeNIoR MaNaGeMeNt WoN’t ApPrOvE. 🙄😡
Load More Replies...Assuming a 40-hour work week, about 24% of our time is spent working. Imagine the government taking a quarter of your earnings and not giving it back- in time, at least. Oh wait...
Honest feedback? Hmmm... Let's see here... Maybe you should hire another 20-30 people to cover the sixty who have either quit or been fired in the last month and pay all of the employees, both current and future, according to the work you need from them instead of paying them pennies while you buy another private jet, luxury car, and million dollar mansion
I love Lisa Simpson. She is the best character on the show. (Maybe Maggie too) Norma Jean Simpson. Did I tell you we are related!👼🏻👱♀️👩🏻🦳?
These are the ugliest dolls I have ever seen! If I saw them at desks in my office I would quit!? Norma Jean Morrissey. (It’s those eyes!👁️👀😳😵💫)
Especially in a retail setting where they actually use point systems.
I think many of us have been there! Only thing to decide is what is your excuse! Guys can’t have bad menstrual cramps! Maybe pneumonia🫁 or a 🫀heart attack or🧠 a brain tumor. All good excuses, but you better have a doctor’s note or an X-ray.🩻📁Norma Jean Morrissey R.N.
It still is. trust me, I was raised this way. I'm now being told I use an unhealthy amount of sarcasm
No friends at work, everyone is just trying to f**k each other up
I work Sunday through Thursday. I can totally relate to this after a long Saturday of day and night drinking.
I work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tell me about weekends... I have forgotten what they're like.
I worked with a guy who looked like this EVERY NIGHT. I'm convinced he stayed as long as he did because they were scared of him
If William H Macy were a cat... All I see here is Frank Gallagher
I'm reminded of FNAF suddenly (this dumb employee we play as worked in haunted restaurants for 5 days for some goddamn money)
exactly!!! like i never understood the concept of it. I mean, okay, sure, if you didnt know the place was haunted and you wanted money i would work there. But then i would be traumatized after the first night and not got back. Im not THAT desprate.
Load More Replies...Surprisingly this was the opposite at my grocery store Jon. Day job cleaned up 3rd shifts mess
I worked night shift at a restaurant. This is ABSOLUTELY the truth!
On the plus side, you do get night shift differential. Since I was the charge nurse on nights, previous shift couldn’t leave until THEY took care of THEIR mess. Keep in mind, nurses don’t leave a mess for the next guy. It’s called being professional!💻🚑🥼🤴🏿👩🏫👩🏼⚕️Norma Jean Morrissey R.N.
The one smiling. Obviously hasn't been affected by the job yet.
Load More Replies...Had a new hire show up and no management was there and I didn't know she was coming. Didn't know she applied until they said her drug test came back and she was good to work. I walked in said welcome. She didn't show the next day. Found out she stepped down into her original position but failed to show up there as well. It's been a week. They come in bright eyed and bushy tailed then realize management sucks. Then management wonders why no one stays. Luckily I was there before management got there and have had to show then how things go.
Me in the back knowing damn well the new hire isn't making it through the shift.
The one on the right has been there for a week.... ( which film is this from please....?? )
I never wanted to be Squidward when I was a kid, but I can relate so much with him now.
My dog wakes me up to go potty every morning around 5am. About an hour before I need to get up for work, and YEARS before I need to wake up on weekends.
Get up. Have a cup of coffee & a cigg. Read some BP. Go back to bed 😚🤌💋
i dont mind waking up early if i dont have to be at work, just means i get more awake-free-time
......its kinda cute.... in a weird ugly sorta way..... nope. idk what it is.
Go to YouTube and look up Quiznos subs commercial. But not right before bed. Maybe not in the middle of the day either. "WE GOT THE SUUUUUBS?" lol
"I would, but counsel says that I should plead the 5th Amendment. "
If you're going to get fired, get fired after making the whole office laugh.
My favourite is why woman have boobs... So you have something to look at when you're talking to them
Last year, I came home to an almost empty apartment (essentials were there), that my company had arranged for me ... felt dead and tired ... got the Telecaster out her case, started playing and somehow missed dinner, shower, sleeping time and whatever else was due. Drag me into work next day, repeat.
I’m so glad to be retired now. When people ask me “what do you do?” I say “absolutely nothing I don’t want to do.”
The fact he actually came out is hilarious with this episode now
We have rules. My work bestie and I, if the other is going to be out we cc them on the email to our boss 😂
I have been out due to work injury. I found out my work husband quit. I don't want to go back to work.
I check to see if their shifts got called out, to make sure I'll see them both at work each week.... 👀 I just like to make sure at least one of them will be there lol
Well, if I can't do any of these there's little point in turning up at all!😁
In an early Community episode, Annie had her pen taken. Long story short and spoiler alert: There was a monkey in the duct system that stole it.
I used to hunt down people who were last at my desk. Just because I had a mini shopping cart full of pens on my desk doesn't mean they're up for grabs. You borrow, you put back dammit!
Coworker stole my good torch lighter the other day. Borrowed it to light a blunt and wandered off by the time I got outside to get it back. He'd been hanging around the store for hours, drunk, on his day off. I figured it was a small price to pay for his absence. The good pens I keep clipped in specific places, makes them harder (though not impossible) to accidentally steal.
That's fine. I used to refer to my coworkers as my aunts or older sisters. Now my new coworker has to be my niece I guess.
Former position my cubicle neighbors always laughed when I hung up. They'd say "if they only knew or heard you after you hung up". My new position there is no phone 😁
I insist on telling that specific coworker she really NEEDS a therapy though. Not so much for her own sake but for others.
My current position there is no phone anywhere near me and I love it. Phones were removed because my manager didn't want us being bothered by nonsense; she has a desk phone and so does the supervisor but noone else does. Her theory is if it's that important they can email or walk the 30 seconds over to our building (we don't interact with customers so it's only coworkers) . Our work is too important to be constantly interrupted by impatience and nonsense by salesmen.
I support maternity/paternity leave for all! Everyone should get x months off every 5 years. Use it to have a baby, remodel your house, start your dog's TikTok.
The public sector organisation I work for has this. After 5 years service you can apply for sabattical, fully paid to conduct research, take a volunteer placement or anything that you can prove to the company will enhance your continuous professional development or diversify your experience. I took 6 months last year to complete a building conservation course on full pay.
Load More Replies...Someone at work told me I should smile more and I replied they should stay at their desk more; never mentioned smiling to me again.
Earlier this week I got a raise at work and one of the things they complemented me about was my attendance, like I can afford to be sick.
I recently retired after 30 years teaching. I consistently burned through every sick and personal day I was given annually (18 total per year) I worked with people who retired with 200-300 accumulated paid time off at retirement and every one of them said they regret not using the time when they were working. I took that advice at a very young age and went with it and I don't regret a minute I ever took off work. When I retired I had 1.8 PTO and they wouldn't pay me for them lol. The rule is they will pay you 25% of your accumulated PTO at retirement. I got all of them, basically. Winning!!
Load More Replies...I once asked a female co-worker to go hang out (not a date) at a restaurant/bar downstairs. I had asked other people as well, male and female, just trying to make friends at a new job. I then somehow got a "reputation" for hitting on all the women at work. WTF? That escalated quickly. I have since not tried to make friends with co-workers.
Recently, my boss pitched the idea of the team brunching together. The others seemed on board with the idea, but to me, it's just horrifying. I spend most of my week around them (I love my team), but honestly, aside from the very sparse occasional drink after work, I don't want to spend my free time with them as well. Or like, only if the brunch counts as paid time ;P
I haven't had any where near enough coffee, to deal with this cheerful muthafucka.
Gets interesting when you largely do make the rules, and have just screwed up, and are hoping they don't put that together. (Did I severely overcharge someone on some canned cocktails? Yes. Was it because I was still processing his previous question, which was "are these the same canned cocktails my buddy bought?" Also yes. I genuinely felt bad and was very glad when he came back to return them and get the ones he wanted, at the correct price.)
A manager I had called me a nickname only my family ever used and it was wierd. Like no, that's not what I ever go by outside of my house so it's other full name or this shortened variation not that nickname ever.
caffeine tolerance and addiction - one of the least harmful side effects of work
I remember in 92 I was making $4.25…and left it for a better job of making $5.25 !!!! and i could still afford to eat better back then than i do now. fvck.
1981 I'm 27 live in canada lots of management experiance great references Moved to a new province starting wage at my new job 2.65 an hour, after 3 months got .5 cent raise woohoo worked there 25 years until I retired, was top level manager making 4900. a month no benifits no retirement plan. but loved my job.
My first job was $4.25 an hour at a grocery store. After nearly 10 years I made it all the way to almost $12 (state wage increases and it was unionized). Then I became a waitress for $3.25 and hour
I was in the car with my work mate driving and she freaking drove through red lights and didn't notice it at all...! This picture speaks to me on a very personal level.
Nope. I wonder what I did in several past lives to be punished like this in this life.
I felt that way because they slacked off so much I barely had to work to look good.
Load More Replies...If you like big, full glasses of wine (not the sips that are poured on most TV shows) then watch Cougar Town.
Question: Why are we putting pics of Kardashians on work-related memes when none of them have ever worked?
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