ok...this is to counteract the annoyances thread....

because honestly...sometimes good things happen at work...

I'll start...


It's nice to have a customer call that is really interested in what's going on and knows how to be friendly without going that extra step and crossing into aggravating. Sometimes you can learn as much from these people as they learn from you. It's also nice to have a friendly voice on the other end of the line that wants to chat about important things instead of just bitching about things that are out of your control.

7/14/2008 3:59:01 PM

does not compute

7/14/2008 4:00:30 PM

well i realize this thread will be a whole lot shorter than the other one...

but i just had one of the most pleasant experiences with a customer that i've only talked to one other time 3 months ago

7/14/2008 4:01:57 PM

I will say that when people thank you for doing something for them that you didn't have to do...it makes me smile.


better?

7/14/2008 4:02:48 PM

actually i have another one...


it's nice when somebody goes out of their way to help me when i'm in a bind because it will, in turn, help them out...even though it's not necessary and they don't have to do it...

Thank you Jennie...if you can get that article to me you will be my new hero!

7/14/2008 4:03:58 PM

when the whore up front restocks the fridge with sundrops.

7/14/2008 4:05:30 PM

Obligatory bwning the secretary post

7/14/2008 4:05:42 PM

mmm clsd

7/14/2008 4:05:58 PM

hey you ladies got your own thread to go back and forth

this is public domian



I particularly enjoy when I get to deal with our partners in Frankfurt

I always make sure to call them at like 1 o'clock our time so its almost 6 over there and there ready to get out the door

7/14/2008 4:06:06 PM

coffee

7/14/2008 4:07:50 PM

they feed us mccall's and bojangle's occassionally

/thread

7/14/2008 4:07:51 PM

Skyyyyrockets in flight

7/14/2008 4:07:53 PM

well today is my Boss's last day, and they haven't hired a replacement, so this place is going to be a SERIOUS delight for a while.

7/14/2008 4:08:42 PM

Afternoon delight

7/14/2008 4:09:45 PM

sleeping through the night and not having calls right before, during or right after meals... that's the ticket

7/14/2008 4:16:10 PM

I'm good friends with a few people at work. And I get to see puppies and kittens on a regular basis working at a vet clinic. I enjoy feeling productive, and completing large projects. I'm glad for the skills I've developed in terms of hiring, training, and making schedules for nearly 30 people as well as financial and marketing skills. I like that I'll get to go on radio again through my work place. I like the employee discount since I have 2 pets. I like the free lunches that come with meetings. I like the family feel of a small business that shuts down for 3 hours to have holiday meals together. I'm not really passionate about this job, but I am grateful for the skills it is helping me develop for when I do find a career.

7/14/2008 4:23:53 PM

free food

7/14/2008 4:29:08 PM

coffee clatch

occasionally we'll all take a break at about the same time (and by we, I mean the ladies in the office) and sit in the back and chat over tea or coffee. it's a fun 15 minutes, and the bossmen don't get mad at us. friday one of the ladies wasn't at the table, and her bossman went to find her to make sure she knew we were all having our "coffee clatch"

also /message_topic.aspx?topic=528771

7/14/2008 4:29:44 PM

being paid salary but only being responsible for 35 hours a week....every other friday off in the summer...relative autonomy toward my position from both my boss and his boss...a couple friends who i can somewhat trust, and it's almost exactly what i want to be doing professionally...plus it sets me up for the next move

7/14/2008 4:33:23 PM

having people that are willing to help get me out of a bind even when they don't benefit from it in any way...




oh damn...i already posted this one....

different person....same scenario....


THANKS E.B.!

[Edited on September 9, 2008 at 4:26 PM. Reason : asdf]

9/9/2008 4:26:00 PM

goddamnit treetwista beat me by a few months

9/9/2008 4:26:46 PM

getting off early.


actually, I'm working with a pretty good group of guys right now . . . I wouldn't go so far as to call them a "delight" thought . . .

9/9/2008 4:54:44 PM

Just had a gig at a dildo factory as a model.

9/9/2008 4:57:04 PM

we have ice cream parties for each person's bday in our department... and when it's too long in between birthdays we'll have a random ice cream party just for the hell of it

9/9/2008 5:06:03 PM

I enjoy doing 2 hours of work and getting paid 8 hours for it.

9/9/2008 5:14:03 PM

work is cool b/c my computer doesnt freeze up with large images like this.

9/9/2008 5:14:49 PM

getting all the little tasks that can be done at any time off the desk

9/9/2008 5:26:59 PM

My co-worker just brought me cookies to thank me for busting my ass working on the stuff I was complaining about in /message_topic.aspx?topic=476760

[Edited on October 9, 2008 at 12:22 PM. Reason : wow that is the failiest image ever]

[Edited on October 9, 2008 at 12:25 PM. Reason : heh, and failiest link ever ]

10/9/2008 12:20:43 PM

this year at work is probably going to end a lot better than i had thought

12/3/2008 2:04:26 PM

riding in the elevator with this crazy hot girl that works on my floor somewhere.

one day I'll talk to her lol

12/3/2008 2:23:21 PM

Our 401k match just doubled

12/5/2008 10:26:41 AM

FRIDAYS

12/5/2008 10:27:48 AM

having the puppy sleeping beside my desk


even if it did piss the secretary off

12/5/2008 10:29:49 AM

seeing animals near death make a complete recovery.
cuddling with the animals.
getting kisses from our hospital cat. he sits on my lap when i have a lot of paperwork to do and i love that.
i love the veterinarians i work with, and one of my coworkers and i get along perfectly.
dealing with clients who take their pet's health seriously.

[Edited on December 5, 2008 at 10:31 AM. Reason : .]

12/5/2008 10:30:53 AM

there are 2 of these fuckers....

12/5/2008 11:02:48 AM

getting off at four on friday

12/5/2008 11:13:59 AM

I get to work pretty independently. No one hovers and asks how things are coming along.

Whoever makes the coffee makes it strong.

At least 2 days out of the week there's some kind of free goodies in the kitchen.

We aren't pressured to donate to charities and buy fundraising shit from co-workers' kids. The only money of my own that I ever spend on work-related stuff is a staff lunch, of which we have 4 per year. I contribute less than $10 to one lunch and get 3 free meals in return.

12/5/2008 11:23:50 AM