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Monday, September 25, 2006
Comatose
It's a busy week. I have to prepare a handover for two seperate jobs in this office before I go; that's going to be fun!
But I'm also trying to make this week more comfortable. Due to the heat (well, it's not that hot but I boil to death with the distance I have to walk each day), I've decided to wear shorts and sandals to work. It's Queensland, so nobody cares (I don't think dress codes exist in this state). Unfortunately the shorts are a little too big for me, so they look a little awkward. I'm sure I look like a fool, but once again...lack of dress codes. I'd never do this in Melbourne (I'd probably be shot on sight for it down there, haha).
But having said that, it's been a lot more comfortable. It's allowing me to forget about my discomfort and try to get everything finished. It doesn't help that our office is very stuffy, too...
In what little spare time I have had lately, I have been thinking about what I should be doing online. I've come to a few conslusions. First, I just don't think I'm satisfied with this network anymore (and I also don't think I have the time to dedicate to it, nor will I in the near future); I think this has been a while coming, but now I really feel certain about it. Second, I want to continue to produce a blog but not on myOtaku - I've considered other pre-existing options (mySpace, Vox, etc) but none of them can really do what I want. So I'm still thinking of making my own...we'll see how that goes. There are still a lot of variables up in the air with that.
And finally there's OtakuBoards. I will not stop supporting it - I consider it my site and I've been running it and keeping it going for years. Honestly, without my support, I think it would have been discarded long ago. I also promised that I will support the site as much as I can to keep it from being shut down. In terms of how this goes in the future, I don't know; OB is obviously funded and hosted by the network. I don't think that will change in the near future, but I also don't think it will hold out forever. So I will need to consider what can be done to secure OB's longterm future. OB has such a rich and colourful history (not to mention a very long one), so it would be a great shame to let it die. I will do my best.
And just to be clear about it, I won't be stepping down or anything. If anything, I will have more time for OB as a result of moving away from the network itself. And this, in turn, will also mean changes for the site itself.
I don't think there's going to be much difference for anyone else though. I've already been very non-visible lately, only really focusing on keeping things running behind the scenes. That'll probably continue for a while, but at some point soon you may have to follow a few new links if you want to know what's going on with me. ~_^
CosmicSailor: I agree that it's a matter of basic decency for an interviewer to get back to the applicant. This is why I was very unhappy with Erin's performance (she was the HR Coordinator). This is also why, whenever I handle recruitment, I make sure to get back to people as soon as humanely possible.
As for covering for her...no, that's a bit of a misinterpretation on your part. I did not cover for her. On the contrary, I told the applicant that it was "not good enough" and that it "absolutely should never have happened". Erin didn't do her job effectively and I made no attempt to save her - I apologized to the applicant on behalf of the company, but I certainly didn't give Erin and easy ride. It was unacceptable and I made that very clear.
As for the neighbours, I just don't know. I don't know why they need to come and go every five seconds during the middle of the night. Maybe they're into something dodgy...heheh.
With regard to OB, absolutely, I would give FireFox or any other alternative browser a try. Hopefully that will fix the problem.
I've noticed that when I visit 1UP.com on IE, I basically can't use it. This has been the case on multiple versions of IE. The front page loads, but articles take forever to load or they don't appear at all. Yet, FireFox works brilliantly with 1UP.com. So yeah, hopefully OB will work for you!
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