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We have a new web-based system for our State that just went into implementation (partially, LONG story!), and I am the "Administrator" for our Department, which means, if there is a problem ("lost" password, new users, etc.), I get contacted. I also get contacted for every other thing having to...

That's AWESOME!! Going in my cube! Since my post, things have gotten a bit better (lots of changes in the office and more to come - yippee!). Hope things are going better for you, BJCooperIT! JayeD "I'm sure of two things: there IS a God, and I'm NOT Him!" - R. Williams[wavey]

So true - never really thought of it in that way. That's one of the reasons why Civil Service isn't all it's cracked up to be. Titles really don't mean much around here, not as much as they do in the outside world (meaning that they don't describe so much WHAT you do, but rather, how LONG...

Thankfully, I haven't run into too many barriers, just VERY surprised faces when people I've talked to over the phone or via email finally meet me in person. Not that they don't know I'm a female, but I think the fact that my ethnic background throws them (I'm quite the mixture - the Census...

Onyxpurr, LOL!!! Sounds very much like the "brainstorming" sessions at my job. webmigit, Gotta love a man who does dishes! [love2] I love to cook, but hate cleaning those pots and pans (although I do clean up along the way). Back to odd habits - although I played the flute in high school...

I'm an aspiring personal chef myself, so I'll cook you a meal, if you build a bookcase for me. I could use a one for all of my cookbooks [wink]. JayeD "I'm sure of two things: there IS a God, and I'm NOT Him!" - R. Williams[wavey]

Juggling - not here, not me. Too tempting to just throw things at some of my co-workers, just to wake them up! [wink] JayeD "I'm sure of two things: there IS a God, and I'm NOT Him!" - R. Williams[wavey]

At first I thought you worked where I do! I have to agree with SQLSister and Tarwn - keep doing what you do best and keep a sense of humour about you. Document, document, document (keep copies at home). I save all emails, keep copies of help desk tickets in binders, back up copies of all my...

If they are bored, offer to let them paint... assign them work... "Is your room cleaned up?" You need to train them to take care of the house they'll live in after they're adults anyway... why not use it to silence them... Thanks for the suggestion, but this usually doesn't work with my...

Yeah, but when I do it, I don't get the same results - my kids are older, so their requests usually involve the financial or automotive aspects of life. Teenagers (and older) are a persistent lot. [ponytails2] Them: "Let's go to the mall!" Me: "We can go later on, I want to finish painting...

Luckyfour, Great advice! I'll definitely try that here (though it doesn't work with my kids!). JayeD "I'm sure of two things: there IS a God, and I'm NOT Him!" - R. Williams[wavey]

MDXer - movie day?! Very cool idea! Are you in the NJ area? Any openings [wink]? Working for a government agency, our management normally changes every election, depending upon which party wins. We used to go to local baseball games, have team meetings (but employee(s) of the month were...

Good JORB, Homestray! This is one of my favorite sites! "So good!" JayeD "I'm sure of two things: there IS a God, and I'm NOT Him!" - R. Williams[wavey]

BTW, I also sometimes print out these types of posts and leave them on my desk, with the title facing toward anyone who comes in. I've also made an "Out to Lunch" sign that I put on a chair that goes in the entrance of my cube (like a door) when I actually do take a lunch (I, too, don't go out...

Wow, Mike555, sounds like you work for the same place I work for! I have that same problem, only I'm flanked by two older women (not quite in their 70's, but they've both been working here for 25 years or more, and are waiting for retirement). One lady will come in, and stop at EVERY occupied...