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    • CoinC
      Coin
      last edited by

      … when I log on I look at jobs, see which ones I gotta do, do the ones I have the time and bandwidth for, and then I do the ones my fellow staffer points out need to be done, and then I’m done for the night.

      Because it’s not work.

      It’s play.

      In Occam I trust.

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      • MegM
        Meg
        last edited by

        i don’t have a workflow, because i don’t rp.

        but like, if you are bothered by a staffers apparent lack of workflow or I guess, lack of doing work, idk?? then don’t play on that game.

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        • kalakhK
          kalakh
          last edited by

          Workflow has the word ‘work’ in it, so I’m morally opposed.

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          • PavelP
            Pavel @Coin
            last edited by

            @Coin said in MU Peeves Thread:

            … when I log on I look at jobs, see which ones I gotta do, do the ones I have the time and bandwidth for, and then I do the ones my fellow staffer points out need to be done, and then I’m done for the night.

            Because it’s not work.

            It’s play.

            Translated:

            In the realm of task prioritisation and workflow optimisation, my daily modus operandi entails the diligent logging on to our digital platform, where I adeptly harness the power of data analytics to discern and align with strategic imperatives. I meticulously scrutinise the available job listings, engaging in a judicious exercise of discernment to identify those assignments for which I possess both the temporal resources and the requisite bandwidth. Subsequently, I enact a synergistic approach, adroitly collaborating with my esteemed colleague, and in a symbiotic fashion, address tasks that have been judiciously flagged as necessitating immediate attention. This calculated and systematic approach culminates in the efficient and effective accomplishment of my daily professional obligations, thereby allowing me to conclude my workday on a note of accomplishment and satisfaction

            He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
            BE AN ADULT

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            • Duke WhiskyD
              Duke Whisky @Pavel
              last edited by

              @Pavel - Can you write my end year review? That’s the kinda waffle that’ll do me well when it comes to pay negotiations.

              Current Projects:

              Twitch -> https://www.twitch.tv/dukewhisky

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              • W
                watno
                last edited by

                I’ve never known a workflow that didn’t involve dozens of e-mails and gratuitous pings on Slack. So I don’t think it’s something helpful to GMs.

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                • juniperskyJ
                  junipersky Administrators
                  last edited by

                  … at the same time this for sure began with someone having a realization that their experience isn’t other’s experience and now their world view is bigger so… maybe we should all coach our responses like that.

                  (My admin hat is not on, just meee)

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                  • ToriT
                    Tori @helvetica
                    last edited by

                    @helvetica said in MU Peeves Thread:

                    This is toeing into the territory of the… spreadsheets in our pretendy fun times discourse. Reasonable steps to remain organized and keep a sustainable pace? Yes. Turning it into something that might be done from a cubicle? Pass.

                    how dare

                    she/her, them/they - not super particular

                    I have been here the whole time

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                    • helveticaH
                      helvetica @Tori
                      last edited by

                      @Tori my experiences are different from yours and now your world view is bigger, deal with it 😎

                      Street Cred

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                      • AposA
                        Apos @Pavel
                        last edited by

                        @Pavel how do I downvote this

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                        • spiriferidaS
                          spiriferida
                          last edited by

                          This one isn’t actually MU-sourced, to spare people the need to wonder what game is having drama, but it’s baffling enough to need to share, so.

                          If you have a problem with a person on game staff, messaging them to say “so when are you going to be demoted?” Verbatim. Is not actually going to fix that problem.

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                          • PavelP
                            Pavel @Apos
                            last edited by

                            @Apos said in MU Peeves Thread:

                            @Pavel how do I downvote this

                            All my posts start with a -10 score already.

                            He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
                            BE AN ADULT

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                            • tenT
                              ten
                              last edited by

                              beastie boys

                              the only flow -

                              beastie boys

                              they | them

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                              • juniperskyJ
                                junipersky Administrators @spiriferida
                                last edited by

                                @spiriferida Yikes

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                                • SpaceKhomeiniS
                                  SpaceKhomeini @spiriferida
                                  last edited by

                                  @spiriferida

                                  If nothing else, I can’t think of a purer expression of disrespect. Whoa.

                                  I woke up feeling so good, I think I’d better call in sick/ I need a personal trainer to help me hold my drink
                                  I plan to be spontaneous next time we meet/I’m putting off procrastinating until next week
                                  I’ll get onto it when I give a shit

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                                  • GashlycrumbG
                                    Gashlycrumb @Ashkuri
                                    last edited by

                                    @imstillhere I looked for a good one online and didn’t like them. My professional ones really are jargony and look a lot like these. The ones I think most people will be familiar with are the pages in RPG rulebooks telling you how to run combat, initiative phase, declaration, etc. The one I am talking about is the one that started when I sat down to the MU on a ‘staff work day’ for me.

                                    @sao Oh, I wasn’t refusing to define terms. I just didn’t answer that question in less than an hour and a half. Largely this was because I was otherwise engaged, ie, having a life. Also because I was puzzling over how not to sound contemptuous while defining a term for some people while another set of people are telling me how offensive it is of me to suggest, even hyperbolically, that anyone in the hobby isn’t already using that tool.

                                    "This is Liberty Hall; you can spit on the mat and call the cat a bastard!"
                                    – A. Bertram Chandler

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                                    • J
                                      Juniper
                                      last edited by

                                      fight, fight, fight

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                                      • MegM
                                        Meg @Gashlycrumb
                                        last edited by

                                        @Gashlycrumb said in MU Peeves Thread:

                                        Also because I was puzzling over how not to sound contemptuous while defining a term for some people while another set of people are telling me how offensive it is of me to suggest, even hyperbolically, that anyone in the hobby isn’t already using that tool.

                                        I don’t think most people were saying it was offensive, just that it was wrong. Almost any way that you work is, by definition, a workflow. Is what people were pointing out.

                                        Just because you might hate Waterfall and prefer Agile, doesn’t make Waterfall not a workflow, for example.

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                                        • helveticaH
                                          helvetica @Juniper
                                          last edited by

                                          @Juniper said in MU Peeves Thread:

                                          fight, fight, fight

                                          angel devil

                                          @Juniper and @junipersky

                                          Street Cred

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                                          • saoS
                                            sao
                                            last edited by

                                            Honestly this conversation has led me to believe that I am enriched simply by not knowing what a workflow is, so I’m glad to go on about my business at this point.

                                            let it be a challenge to you

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