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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3220 on: June 13, 2010, 09:51:55 PM »
...getting home in Cincy and having no one here to share this with. And also learning that I will be in my apartment by myself until Thursday.
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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3221 on: June 13, 2010, 09:56:41 PM »
When people say warsh instead of wash. 

Took this pic when I was in Big South Fork, KY last year.  My dad sometimes says warsh, and we make fun of him for it.  :)

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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3222 on: June 14, 2010, 12:19:48 AM »
It took 3 hours to do my expenses today.  Accounting people have the worst attitude about paying them off.  It's almost like they think I'm getting a bonus instead of me loaning the company thousands of dollars every month, interest free....
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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3223 on: June 14, 2010, 12:30:11 AM »
I use to be one of those that had to sign off on every expense report paid so had to review them.  Two things I hated it about it; one, the petty ways people tried to justify certain expenses when it is clear they are trying to gain something for them self.  The second thing I hated was myself for having to be one of those people that had a job where it seemed like I was just trying to catch somebody doing something wrong and make their lives difficult. 

No I have moved away from the "sales prevention team" onto the "sales enablement team"





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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3224 on: June 14, 2010, 12:34:12 AM »
I use to be one of those that had to sign off on every expense report paid so had to review them.  Two things I hated it about it; one, the petty ways people tried to justify certain expenses when it is clear they are trying to gain something for them self.  The second thing I hated was myself for having to be one of those people that had a job where it seemed like I was just trying to catch somebody doing something wrong and make their lives difficult. 

No I have moved away from the "sales prevention team" onto the "sales enablement team"

No doubt, it's one of those many things where a few idiots that try to take advantage of the system make it hard for everyone else involved.  I live pretty easily on $15 a day while I'm on the road.  I knew salesmen who routinely spent over $150 / day.  I suppose it's one thing if you're luring a $1.5 million account - and you've got to brown nose a little, but EVERY NIGHT
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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3225 on: June 14, 2010, 12:50:53 AM »
I use to be one of those that had to sign off on every expense report paid so had to review them.  Two things I hated it about it; one, the petty ways people tried to justify certain expenses when it is clear they are trying to gain something for them self.  The second thing I hated was myself for having to be one of those people that had a job where it seemed like I was just trying to catch somebody doing something wrong and make their lives difficult. 

No I have moved away from the "sales prevention team" onto the "sales enablement team"

No doubt, it's one of those many things where a few idiots that try to take advantage of the system make it hard for everyone else involved.  I live pretty easily on $15 a day while I'm on the road.  I knew salesmen who routinely spent over $150 / day.  I suppose it's one thing if you're luring a $1.5 million account - and you've got to brown nose a little, but EVERY NIGHT

Wouldn't have put up with $150 per night unless it was entertaining a few clients.  Nor would even bother checking the $15 per day.  It is the crazy little things that drove me crazy like buying mouth wash, tooth brushes, paste saying that they forget to pack them, LARGE bottles laundry detergent saying they washed their own clothes, movie tickets cause they needed something to do, etc.

Having done a lot of traveling and sometimes spend 2 months at a time in hotels, I never thought about trying to pass something personal over as a business expense.  Just not worth a career over something so small.  I think per diam is a good way to go as it removes having to question the person on the expense and makes filing to expense easier.  They are already a pain in the ass for everybody...
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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3226 on: June 14, 2010, 07:00:28 AM »
Waking up in that time of the early morning when it's not worth trying to go back to sleep.

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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3227 on: June 14, 2010, 09:00:38 PM »
The misinformed notion that emotion has any bearing when discussing the quality, purpose, and success of art.

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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3228 on: June 14, 2010, 09:03:54 PM »
The misinformed notion that emotion has any bearing when discussing the quality, purpose, and success of art is a misinformed notion
I actually consider a lot of movies to be life-changing! I take them to my heart and they melt into my personality.

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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3229 on: June 14, 2010, 09:17:21 PM »
The misinformed notion that emotion has any bearing when discussing the quality, purpose, and success of art.

I cannot even conceive of how that makes sense.

 

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