professional & personal 18 Apr 2006 09:19 pm
anyone have a tank for sale?
- nathan
I must start by saying that I really enjoy my new job. The pay is great, hours are good, they’re flexible, the work is bearable, etc. Good stuff. However, there is one significant downside. The parking lot is dangerous.
I work with maybe 500 people who do not care a thing about driving safely. Imagine every piece of parking lot etiquette you remember. I bet I can provide an example where they are all broken. I have seen people driving through the empty spots to avoid the speed bumps. I have been nearly hit by two of them, driving across the lanes without looking. The parking spots are diagonal, and people back in all the time, driving against the arrows. They speed, turn left from the right lane (when I was in the left lane, about to pull out), they cut across the main lane without looking, etc. It’s horrible. Raegan has nearly been in half a dozen accidents where she dropped me off, then had people zoom around her on the left, cutting front of her and turning right into a parking spot. It’s difficult to describe, but just imagine horrendous driving and you’ll get it.
I’m no stranger to driving. I spent years on the road, driving up and down I-95 more times than I’d like to admit. I’ve sped, and I’ve had speeding tickets. I know what reckless driving is, with more reckless tickets than I care to admit. I can relate to speeders, having been one for so long. I’m not trying to excuse my behavior, simply disclosing it. But when it comes to parking lots, I have always thought that a certain degree of caution was called for. I mean, people are walking there. I’d hate to hit someone. But the people here really don’t seem to care.
I have never seen such a concentrated amount of poor drivers. I am curious about what to do. I’m tempted to get a beater and not stop for the idiots. Maybe wear a helmet or something… Any suggestions?
Oh, the one lady I confronted about it had this to say, “Did I hit you? Did I hit you? No? Well then it’s all ok.” Simply amazing.
on 20 Apr 2006 at 10:53 am 1.chloraphil
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>>anyone have a tank for sale?
ha. No, but I seem to remember Mr. Bouldin talking about a halftrack for a while…
Are all the people who use that parking lot employees at Verizon, or multiple companies?
on 27 Apr 2006 at 10:31 am 2.anonymous
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Hi klaviman,
Happened to come across your blogs and saw that you have been working for EMC Microsoft Practice for some time now. Hence needed your help.
I just recently got an offer from them for the same title as yours. Sr. Solutions Consultant. Just wanted to have an idea about the projects, culture, environment etc. because any insight provided from you will definitely be helpful for me in making my decision.
Thanks
on 27 Apr 2006 at 10:34 am 3.klaviman
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hello potential co-worker. send me an email (ndewitt, using gmail) and I’ll answer your questions as best as I can.