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Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:03 pm
by mister d
You know what you have to do, AB.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:30 pm
by DaveInSeattle
Looks like my company has a new corporate overlord...Chapter 11 auction was yesterday.
New owner is Bruker (
https://www.bruker.com/en.html).
ETA: Sale Price was $392,555,000
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:37 pm
by Steve of phpBB
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:30 pm
Looks like my company has a new corporate overlord...Chapter 11 auction was yesterday.
New owner is Bruker (
https://www.bruker.com/en.html).
ETA: Sale Price was $392,555,000
That's good news, right?
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:39 pm
by DaveInSeattle
I think so...original stalking horse bid was a PE holding company, with a bid of $220 million. So in auction it went for a lot more.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:44 pm
by Steve of phpBB
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:39 pm
I think so...original stalking horse bid was a PE holding company, with a bid of $220 million. So in auction it went for a lot more.
Also, it's hopefully good that your company was sold as a company, as opposed to having its assets sold. It's easier to maintain continuity that way.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:58 pm
by sancarlos
Yeah, being sold to a viable oprerating company is great, as opposed to a soulless, bloodsucking private equity buyer.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:28 pm
by brian
Since I don’t really have anything else going on and I’ll probably never get the opportunity again I decided to apply for a post office job for the Antarctic summer (October to April) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica and I passed the first round of vetting. So still many rounds to go but wish me luck I guess.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:17 pm
by sancarlos
brian wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:28 pm
Since I don’t really have anything else going on and I’ll probably never get the opportunity again I decided to apply for a post office job for the Antarctic summer (October to April) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica and I passed the first round of vetting. So still many rounds to go but wish me luck I guess.
Wow!
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:18 pm
by EnochRoot
That's awesome.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:10 am
by wlu_lax6
So is this just to get some experience before you become an ice road trucker?
There is a book in Brian's professional journey.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:13 am
by A_B
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:10 am
So is this just to get some experience before you become an ice road trucker?
There is a book in Brian's professional journey.
Very much hoping the journalism major is keeping a notebook. At least I think Brian was journalism.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:22 am
by wlu_lax6
brian wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:28 pm
Since I don’t really have anything else going on and I’ll probably never get the opportunity again I decided to apply for a post office job for the Antarctic summer (October to April) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica and I passed the first round of vetting. So still many rounds to go but wish me luck I guess.
You can make BSF a bit jealous by playing this
https://www.dgcoursereview.com/courses/ ... d-dgc.2120
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:21 am
by Shirley
sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:17 pm
brian wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:28 pm
Since I don’t really have anything else going on and I’ll probably never get the opportunity again I decided to apply for a post office job for the Antarctic summer (October to April) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica and I passed the first round of vetting. So still many rounds to go but wish me luck I guess.
Wow!
Indeed. You're building quite the resume and life story!
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:15 am
by P.D.X.
Had a buddy (marine biologist) that spent time down there. Knew the folk that were in the Herzog doc. He loved it.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:40 am
by Steve of phpBB
Holy crap, that's awesome.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:40 am
by Giff
Very cool, Brian!
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:48 am
by rass
Good luck man
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:15 pm
by DaveInSeattle
sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:58 pm
Yeah, being sold to a viable oprerating company is great, as opposed to a soulless, bloodsucking private equity buyer.
We had a company "Town Hall" this morning...it was weird watching our CEO talk about being out of a job next week. But my understanding is that he and the other Senior Leadership people that are getting bounced got healthy golden parachute payouts.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:14 pm
by Johnnie
That's friggin cool, man. (No pun intended)
When you're done there see if you can take a contractor gig doing something at Pituffik (formerly Thule) Air Base in Greenland.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:18 am
by A_B
Johnnie wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:14 pm
That's friggin cool, man. (No pun intended)
When you're done there see if you can take a contractor gig doing something at Pituffik (formerly Thule) Air Base in Greenland.
We've all been gifted a Pity FFick, right?
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 7:44 am
by Giff
If I could get rid of one single term out of all the corporate buzzwords or whatever you call them that have infiltrated the workplace, it would be "fireside chat," and it's really not even close. I'd have a circle back to this orgy with synergy and put a pin in that for now if I never heard that term again.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 7:49 am
by A_B
Giff wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 7:44 am
If I could get rid of one single term out of all the corporate buzzwords or whatever you call them that have infiltrated the workplace, it would be "fireside chat," and it's really not even close. I'd have a circle back to this orgy with synergy and put a pin in that for now if I never heard that term again.
Start building a fire next time while they talk.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 9:03 am
by Giff
Just announced we're having a fireside chat this month to discuss our office move. The average high temperature here in May is 83.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 10:40 am
by DSafetyGuy
Giff wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 9:03 am
Just announced we're having a fireside chat this month to discuss our office move. The average high temperature here in May is 83.
Bring your own magnifying glass?
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 11:12 am
by GoodKarma
Maybe you're moving to a hunting lodge?
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 11:31 am
by Giff
GoodKarma wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 11:12 am
Maybe you're moving to a hunting lodge?
This is approximately the 921st fireside chat I've had in 19 years here. Still no fireplace or pit.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 11:46 am
by DaveInSeattle
We are about to have the "New Start" meeting...the last time with the old Senior Leadership people, and meeting the new Senior Leadership team.
I'm half expecting our outgoing CEO to show up wearing sunglasses, a Hawaiian shirt, and drinking a fruity rum drink with an umbrella in it.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 5:51 pm
by sancarlos
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 11:46 am
We are about to have the "New Start" meeting...the last time with the old Senior Leadership people, and meeting the new Senior Leadership team.
I'm half expecting our outgoing CEO to show up wearing sunglasses, a Hawaiian shirt, and drinking a fruity rum drink with an umbrella in it.
That would be awesome.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 8:29 pm
by Johnnie
Giff wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 7:44 am
If I could get rid of one single term out of all the corporate buzzwords or whatever you call them that have infiltrated the workplace, it would be "fireside chat," and it's really not even close. I'd have a circle back to this orgy with synergy and put a pin in that for now if I never heard that term again.
The military version of this is "piggyback."
"Just to piggyback off of what the commander said.." says the Chief.
"Just to piggyback off of what the Chief said.." says the First Sergeant.
Other dishonorable mentions:
"Slap the table"
"A-firm" or "affirmative"
"Caveat"
"However comma"
"Tracking"
"Unsat"
and God there are so many more.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 7:03 am
by A_B
If someone said "however comma" to me I might fly into a murderous rage.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 7:07 am
by Johnny Carwash
You may consider that fruit salad however comma...
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 9:55 am
by Johnnie
I used to one up them and say "semicolon however comma" just to be a dick with a "well, akshully" tone.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 10:05 am
by P.D.X.
Now I want to work in an oxford comma.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 10:06 am
by Giff
P.D.X. wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 10:05 am
Now I want to work in an oxford comma.
Yeah, but who gives a fuck about that?
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 10:36 am
by govmentchedda
Giff wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 10:06 am
P.D.X. wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 10:05 am
Now I want to work in an oxford comma.
Yeah, but who gives a fuck about that?
First the window, then it's to the wall.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 10:48 am
by P.D.X.
now I know what's gonna be stuck in my head all day exclamation point
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 10:55 am
by A_B
I love you period
Do you love me question mark?
Please, please exclamation point
I want to hold you in parentheses
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 10:56 am
by sancarlos
A_B wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 10:55 am
I love you period
Do you love me question mark?
Please, please exclamation point
I want to hold you in parentheses
Is that two question marks?
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 11:02 am
by The Sybian
A_B wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 10:55 am
I love you period
Do you love me question mark?
Please, please exclamation point
I want to hold you in parentheses
I hate you, AB. This’ll be stuck in my head for days.
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 12:16 pm
by Nonlinear FC
These are all terrible variations on the improve mantra.