If you can, thin socks and either really thick or thin socks over them. Heel rub happens when the sock sticks to your heel (sweat) and also to the inside of the heel counter on the shoe. Two layers this does not happen as the layers slide past each other. I always liked Blundies when they were made in Taswegia, but they've fallen off the radar now.
It's hard lol because I have a bunion on both feet (so they're wider at the toe joints than at the heel), so I'm usually a 9 or a 9 1/2, but sometimes 10, sometimes 8 1/2 lol. I generally have to try on the shoes before I know
It's all good, I got a pair paid for by my job provider :3 nothing out of pocket here bby lol
If you work at one of those places where IT keeps sending out simulated phishing attacks then you can buy some time on anything you don't want to do by just reporting it as attempted phishing. You can't get blamed for being too cautious
It always made me laugh inside when people fell for those. It's not funny when it's real, but it's funny when it's very obviously fake phishing from IT.
The stories my uncle has, being a penetration tester (that job title makes me cackle inappropriately every time heheheh).
I'm currently in a meeting where one of the clinics listed under Occupational Therapy is Handy Therapy. I'm struggling to keep a straight face every time I see it!
My work has this extra security thing going on that is meant to check on links you click on. It adds all this extra shit to the URL it makes doing the "hover check" even harder because you have so much more link to look through.
But some people have no idea. You understand why places have all this shit set up
Thank you everyone for the shoe advice! I ended up getting the Steel Blue Hobarts. I like that style over laced, and it has such a nice dusky pink inside.
Steel Blue are the recommend brand I haven't tried.
Blundstones were the worst. I gave them to a friend (barely worn) with a set of used tradie clothes so she could pretend to have a guy around her place. She works from home and receives clients, some have been sketchy. Idle story but that's the only good I got from those shit boots.
bad customer service pisses me off sfh. It's becoming a rage trigger for me. I'm weird, off putting and suck at humans and yet I can do this quite easily. You can't? Have you tried not being a lazy shit? seriously it's not fucking hard.
Listen to customer
Identify issue
If issue on customer end, politely point them to how to resolve themselves
If issue on your end apologise and resolve or flag for resolution
And no "I understand how frustrating that must be" is not an apology. It's not even active listening in a CS scenario. it's passive aggression
SCENARIO: "Hey, you delivered this parcel to the completely wrong address. The connote says something completely different to the order wtf? I mean I went over and grabbed it and have it here, but WTF??"
Correct answer: [confirm address with customer] Please let me apologise - that should not have happened. I can see the order you placed had the address you stated, can you confirm where the parcel ended up? Ok yeah that's definitely the wrong address. I'm just gonna flag this with the courier and try and work out what happened. It's probably going to take a while to get an answer from them, is it ok if I email you when they respond? [AND THEN YOU FKKING FOLLOW THROUGH AND TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT REOCCURANCE]
WRONG answer: I can understand how frustrating that must be. I will flag that with our courier. [and then nothing]
CAN YA GUESS WHICH ONE OF THESE IS GONNA ESCALATE? CAN YA???
Yeah, I'm trialing new BJJ gyms. One place I emailed with very clear questions asked me to call for a chat. I replied that I didn't realise my email was confusing and requiring a chat. I've signed up for a trial somewhere else but now they're emailing me the details trying to salvage the sale. Sorry lads, you marketed too hard when you should've customer service'd more.
demanding calls is an insane tactic to take with anyone younger than a boomer. And it instantly hinks on me when you're chasing contracts and such because I'm "What don't' you want in writing?"
This this this this this. If I email you, it's because I don't want to TALK, I want to read it. And mull over it. Not be put on the spot by some overzealous sales person.
this post brought to you by a 10km round trip on foot dragging a trolley full of bulk cat food because pet circle completely omitted the physical LPO address from the Parcel Collect. Which I only use because ANC refuses to deliver to my address because they "can't find it" and Pet circle claim they cannot control their couriers.
I also got Github Launcher working, which is a management tool for all the native versions of console games people have made. It's so handy to have them all in one place, then you just have to download them and drop in the ROM of the legally purchased game you dumped onto your PC (hehe)
I love when a truck driver gets thrown off by a woman forkie. Driver rocked up, rang the doorbell, I wandered out and he just cracked up. Apparently he was expecting a bloke and had a joke all lined up ready, but didn't want to tell it to me in case I slapped him. Apparently it was just to say "good morning short & curly!"
Accumulated stash of chicken bones is in the crockpot with onion, carrots, garlic & lemon, turning into chicken stock for chicken soup. Will take some hours, so dins tonight will probably be a freezer rummage.
85 Comments
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 6d
I lived. Ten days of time off begins...now
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 5d
enjoy, relax, have a good time š
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 6d
Just picked up my first pair of steel toe boots, courtesy of the The Man.
Nice a simple black boot. Tested them out by having partner stand on the toes while I was wearing them and I felt nothing lol.
All set for Monday morning āØ
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 6d
If you can, thin socks and either really thick or thin socks over them. Heel rub happens when the sock sticks to your heel (sweat) and also to the inside of the heel counter on the shoe. Two layers this does not happen as the layers slide past each other. I always liked Blundies when they were made in Taswegia, but they've fallen off the radar now.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 6d
Wear thick socks because they can start to hurt when they're new.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Seconding the thick socks!! It's the heel rub that gets me. Get Dubbin if you don't already have any.
CadMunt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Redback are my fave brand. Super comfy.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Thirding the thick socks. My Steel Blues were absolute bitches to break in, but once I did they became my favourite shoe ever.
lowtheseal@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 5d
what size are you? i have a pair of steel toe boots that i have worn twice
StudChud@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 5d
It's hard lol because I have a bunion on both feet (so they're wider at the toe joints than at the heel), so I'm usually a 9 or a 9 1/2, but sometimes 10, sometimes 8 1/2 lol. I generally have to try on the shoes before I know
It's all good, I got a pair paid for by my job provider :3 nothing out of pocket here bby lol
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 6d
All I have to do is get through today
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
Same. We can do this!!!
Catfish@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 6d
Dog treats to cheer up a Boyo
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
Top left is a sheep. Wallace & Gromit would be proud.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 6d
I can see that. Mega disapointed the last rumor of a new one I saw seems to be spurious
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
Dang. Gromit is a gem.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
omg, these are wonderful šš¶š
hugs for boyo
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
They're mega cute!
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
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tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 6d
If you work at one of those places where IT keeps sending out simulated phishing attacks then you can buy some time on anything you don't want to do by just reporting it as attempted phishing. You can't get blamed for being too cautious
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Lol I do that all the time. I just say I'm being overly cautious due to iso27001.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
It always made me laugh inside when people fell for those. It's not funny when it's real, but it's funny when it's very obviously fake phishing from IT.
The stories my uncle has, being a penetration tester (that job title makes me cackle inappropriately every time heheheh).
Eagle@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 6d
I'm currently in a meeting where one of the clinics listed under Occupational Therapy is Handy Therapy. I'm struggling to keep a straight face every time I see it!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 6d
Oh wow! Me holding in giggles when I see "spanish style".
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 6d
They need to name a massage parlour that honestly lol
lowtheseal@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Officially I'm a nurse. I do a bit of work in Quality improvement.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Subject: URGENT Sender: Ceo@company.com
Please follow the share point link below to confirm your yearly bonus.
It's sad how often that works...
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
My work has this extra security thing going on that is meant to check on links you click on. It adds all this extra shit to the URL it makes doing the "hover check" even harder because you have so much more link to look through.
But some people have no idea. You understand why places have all this shit set up
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 6d
Got a great look at a big bushy fox this morning on the dog walk before it saw me and disappeared.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
Ooooo was it a ranga or dark? Dad said he sees dark coloured foxes, but rarely any red ones so just curious
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Dark rang.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 5d
Thank you everyone for the shoe advice! I ended up getting the Steel Blue Hobarts. I like that style over laced, and it has such a nice dusky pink inside.
::: spoiler šŖšŖ
:::
CadMunt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 5d
Steel Blue are the recommend brand I haven't tried.
Blundstones were the worst. I gave them to a friend (barely worn) with a set of used tradie clothes so she could pretend to have a guy around her place. She works from home and receives clients, some have been sketchy. Idle story but that's the only good I got from those shit boots.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 5d
Good choice š»
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 5d
Cool. š
Taleya@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 6d
bad customer service pisses me off sfh. It's becoming a rage trigger for me. I'm weird, off putting and suck at humans and yet I can do this quite easily. You can't? Have you tried not being a lazy shit? seriously it's not fucking hard.
And no "I understand how frustrating that must be" is not an apology. It's not even active listening in a CS scenario. it's passive aggression
SCENARIO:
"Hey, you delivered this parcel to the completely wrong address. The connote says something completely different to the order wtf? I mean I went over and grabbed it and have it here, but WTF??"
Correct answer: [confirm address with customer] Please let me apologise - that should not have happened. I can see the order you placed had the address you stated, can you confirm where the parcel ended up? Ok yeah that's definitely the wrong address. I'm just gonna flag this with the courier and try and work out what happened. It's probably going to take a while to get an answer from them, is it ok if I email you when they respond? [AND THEN YOU FKKING FOLLOW THROUGH AND TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT REOCCURANCE]
WRONG answer: I can understand how frustrating that must be. I will flag that with our courier. [and then nothing]
CAN YA GUESS WHICH ONE OF THESE IS GONNA ESCALATE? CAN YA???
CadMunt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 6d
Yeah, I'm trialing new BJJ gyms. One place I emailed with very clear questions asked me to call for a chat. I replied that I didn't realise my email was confusing and requiring a chat. I've signed up for a trial somewhere else but now they're emailing me the details trying to salvage the sale. Sorry lads, you marketed too hard when you should've customer service'd more.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
demanding calls is an insane tactic to take with anyone younger than a boomer. And it instantly hinks on me when you're chasing contracts and such because I'm "What don't' you want in writing?"
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
This this this this this. If I email you, it's because I don't want to TALK, I want to read it. And mull over it. Not be put on the spot by some overzealous sales person.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
this post brought to you by a 10km round trip on foot dragging a trolley full of bulk cat food because pet circle completely omitted the physical LPO address from the Parcel Collect. Which I only use because ANC refuses to deliver to my address because they "can't find it" and Pet circle claim they cannot control their couriers.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 5d
I knew someone, a frenemy, who was in computer customer service.
The contempt she had for her customers was appalling. She would talk about it.
I used to wonder if she expressed her contempt to the customers and if the company she worked at knew
she also could not bear anyone having any expertise in anything else either
why even get into that job if you hate them
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 6d
Another head hunt recruiter. A multinational hardware place. Very cool.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 5d
Iām about to head out for some Thai food, in the vague hope that I can nuke my sinuses with chilli and holy basil
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 5d
Do you go full Thai hot? Only history will tell.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 5d
I have very high tolerance for spice, so I often request properly spicy. Right now it's medicine
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 5d
yum
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 6d
I also got Github Launcher working, which is a management tool for all the native versions of console games people have made. It's so handy to have them all in one place, then you just have to download them and drop in the ROM of the legally purchased game you dumped onto your PC (hehe)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
you don't own that!!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
It's on my drive and I've got the download receipt from my local Vimm's Lair right here
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 6d
What's it called? I've been using scummvm and rettoarch for ages. Would like to avoid dosbox if possible
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
It's literally called Github Launcher. It doesn't do everything, just the games that have recomps or decomps:
https://github.com/SirDiabo/GithubLauncher
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 6d
I love when a truck driver gets thrown off by a woman forkie. Driver rocked up, rang the doorbell, I wandered out and he just cracked up. Apparently he was expecting a bloke and had a joke all lined up ready, but didn't want to tell it to me in case I slapped him. Apparently it was just to say "good morning short & curly!"
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
You gotta step in first with "whatcha got for me knackers?"
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 6d
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Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
Can I please have......... Peanut butter popcorn and.......... A chocolate milkshake?
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
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SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
Pasta. And cheese. And a lamb chop, please!
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
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RoseLemon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
pasta + coffee please chef. tia ā¤ļø
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
šāļø
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Cold pizza slice and a cup of coffee please chef.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
āļøšāļø
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Thanks chef. Breakfast of champions.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 5d
That was bracing š¶ļøš„
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 5d
Did your nipples tingle?
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 5d
No, but the floodgates in my sinuses opened. Just what I wanted
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
okeley dokely
i'm out for the arvo, lovely day , will be seeing the young seagoons
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 5d
Accumulated stash of chicken bones is in the crockpot with onion, carrots, garlic & lemon, turning into chicken stock for chicken soup. Will take some hours, so dins tonight will probably be a freezer rummage.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 5d
Freezer bag stock š„°
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
The young seagoons visited, every thing sorted
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
Have good weekend, boys and girls. Behave yourselves. Cheers š»
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 5d
In honour of our Spud's new footwear - too many memories
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 5d
Your link doesn't work, friend but here's to Spud"s new shoes and job. š»
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 5d
Should work now.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 5d
Aw shucks! I have no alcohol but have one for me please :3
CadMunt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
I will have a good weekend but I will not behave myself.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Well, pix or it didn't happen š»
CadMunt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
I don't take photos of my bad behaviour.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Someone asked what my favourite food is and I just can't name one. Lost apetite/anhedonia.
But if someone serves something nice or I have a nice jam doughnut I enjoy it
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
PO-TA-TOES
BOIL EM, MASH EM, STICK EM IN A STEW!
CadMunt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
I've been making onion jam these last few months and it's pretty good.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
I love all foods but I get real excited about a lamb chop off the bbq and fresh falafels dipped in hummus. š
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Aw man I love a lamb chop!!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 6d
Pasta. What kind of pasta? Yes. But also cheese.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 5d
Time for my latin lessons š