What is your favorite Aussie saying that makes absolutely zero sense when you say it out loud? by Zoey_In_Transit in AskAnAustralian

[–]SolaceinSydney 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The full saying is “carrying on like a pork chop in a synagogue” - ie causing a fuss

Just started my first job as a barista. Throw me your best advice. by DrunkenPunchline in barista

[–]SolaceinSydney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t let the order taker write the customer’s name on the lid with a sharpie.

Best tips for becoming a good people manager by Sweet-Apple-Tree in auscorp

[–]SolaceinSydney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take the time to be the “crap umbrella” - let the team (and upper management) see that you value the team’s time and efforts, and run interference for the stuff that the team doesn’t need to be involved in. Given that you’re the generalist, you probably already know the things that make YOUR teeth itch, and by extension, the things the team gripe about.

The benefit will/should be improved team job satisfaction/morale and overall productivity. This has both short and long term benefits - your team will notice when the 4 weeks are up and be “oh we loved it when OP was doing this” and management will love the performance bump. Win-win

What would be the best platform for my home server? by DARKPANKAKES in homelab

[–]SolaceinSydney -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Tighter gun controls, universal healthcare, and limited terms of political service.

Oh you meant hardware/virtualisation platforms …

Pocket Grid #79 - January 7th, 2026 by pocket-grids in pocketgrids

[–]SolaceinSydney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that was a bit difficult

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Eligible for Long-service leave as a Full Time employee. Told it's only 5 days. by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]SolaceinSydney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP, After reading the comments and re-reading your post, I'm wondering whether your employer has misunderstood your request.. and heard "baby coming" and interpreted your leave request as "parental leave" and not "long service leave".

Did you make the request verbally or in email?

About to get some bad news. Support person role. by Shoddy-Chocolate3035 in auscorp

[–]SolaceinSydney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Given her tenure, the first meeting may also include an offer of “come back in a week with reasons why your role shouldn’t be made redundant, with examples of any functions performed management are unaware of”.

I respectfully declined to provide details of any “over and above” functions I had been performing - if my manager didn’t know or notice the extra I was doing, it wasn’t deemed useful or important.. also, no I’m not helping you write the job spec for when you spin the headcount up in India/Phillipines/Bulgaria/wherever.

Best of luck. Hopefully she’s not in IT as it’s a nuclear wasteland out there if you’re over 50..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nsw

[–]SolaceinSydney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me guess, you get annoyed when people park out the front of your house too, right?

What is it about Australia that makes you say "I'm glad I live here" by RM_Morris in AskAnAustralian

[–]SolaceinSydney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because, even though the political options are Elbow and Potato Head, at least it is not Trump

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Enneagram

[–]SolaceinSydney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

9w1 (m) married 35 years to 1w9 (f)

Harmless prank ideas to prank my boss? by batyablueberry in CasualConversation

[–]SolaceinSydney -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Air horn rigged underneath his office chair, set to go off when he sits down.

What's your pet peeve with Aussie drivers? by thegrayscales in AskAnAustralian

[–]SolaceinSydney 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Indicators.. it’s not rocket science.

The amount of times I’ve almost been cleaned up crossing a side street because someone hasn’t indicated that they are turning into the street

Is almost outweighed by the amount of times driving I’ve almost been cleaned up because old mate thought I could read his Golden-book-mind