At the health centre I’m working in at the moment we have a “meeting” each morning before we start.
It’s more like seeing who the hell has turned up that day, seeing if the chief can remember who is supposed to be at work and trying to figure out if we have enough people to cover the work we need.
This sort of thing is common in software development teams.
The general idea of the daily “standup” (so called because forcing everyone to stand for the duration of the meeting helps keep it short and to the point) is that each person in turn says:
I once even did this with the builders that were renovating my house, and I was able to catch and stop a few mistakes that would have occurred due to misunderstandings or miscommunication.
Id probably struggle to lead a team without a daily stand up these days, although they definitely arent as productive once moved online
Some people in my office are just the most obnoxious cunts.
Below the photo, to the right, are TWO dishwashers. 
Just add another sign. Maybe the next one should be stapled to their forehead
I think my girlfriend must work at your office.
My brother sent this to me this morning, and while it is basic maths, it depressed me anyway…
The difference between 2024 and 1990 is the same as 1990 and 1956
I feel very, very old
Shut up. We’re still 23.
That picking a date then going back twice as far is a bit of a killer.
E.g. Take on Me by A-ha (whizz-bang video and all) was released 40 years ago, so closer to WW2 (at least in the Pacific theatre) than to today.
The first Beatles records are (almost) closer to Queen Victoria being alive than to today. In a couple of years you can drop that almost.
Cleopatra is closer to us than the construction of the Great Pyramid.
Fuck off
The construction of the Great Pyramid is closer to us than some rock carvings found in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Medicare claims take soooo f**king long to process.
Don’t get me wrong, would never trade our healthcare systems with the US, but that’s a low bar.
Waited weeks and weeks for a rebate, turns out I put the date of appointment one day earlier, now waiting weeks and weeks again. You know, if the system had picked up earlier that the dates didn’t match, I could have avoided getting a rejection letter only to have to put in the claim all over again.
I seem to recall once-upon-a-time paying the full amount for an appointment, then having my Medicare card processed by the receptionist, then immediately getting the rebate receipt… money in account a few days later.
They misspelled my name on my Medicare card when we updated it.
Took 2 months to come, another round of needless paperwork, and then another month for thew new one to come.
Probably quicker to change your name.
Slipped on some black ice in Sweden yesterday, like proper arse over tit. Jesus Christ my whole body is sore today. Was also holding my camera when it happened and it went flying. Hopefully there is nothing internally broken as it seems ok other than snapping the lens hood.
I normally get it by 8pm the same day.
Yeah it’s really weird, I’m the same. Have never really had to wait.
Maybe it depends on the kind of service? Mine’s for a psychologist*, and it requires a Mental Health Treatment Plan and therefore also date of referral and GP information.
For the record all my GP visits appear almost instantaneously in my Medicare records.
*Yes, this is me AFTER seeing a mental health professional.
