You know you work in cool place when....

**vinzclortho** · 10-24-2007, 11:22 AM

a) your bosses let, no.... make you leave early to go to sports events/concerts/because it's pooing snow up north.

b) while cold-calling you get hung up on. your boss encourages you to call back and say "I think we got disconnected"...and continue your sales pitch and then the guy hangs up again. at that point your boss asks for the guys' number, calls and tells him he's from Barnum & Bailey circus and tells the guy, sounding totally serious, the guy has won the opportunity to be a clown for a day, ....and your boss is just making the stuff up as he goes.

c) 1/2 the company just got back from Phucket where they got wasted, poked tons of smot and partied until 11:00 the next morning some nights, thus impressing the Korean/Chinese/Taiwanese employees of the company resulting in great cameraderie and improved business deals.

d) the boss is big into skiing and offers, in the upcoming season, to pay for lift tickets, food, beers and a place to crash so we can chinese downhill at Sunday River. If I beat him, he says I will get a raise. not sure how much of a raise, but I am sure I can beat him PLUS this shows that he loves to ski, knows Hot Dog the movie and (reference part c) loves to party.

so who else has a cool job/boss??

**Benny Profane** · 10-24-2007, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by vinzclortho

b) while cold-calling you get hung up on. your boss encourages you to call back and say "I think we got disconnected"...and continue your sales pitch and then the guy hangs up again. at that point your boss asks for the guys' number, calls and tells him he's from Barnum & Bailey circus and tells the guy, sounding totally serious, the guy has won the opportunity to be a clown for a day, ....and your boss is just making the stuff up as he goes.

Sorry, very uncool.

advres · 10-24-2007, 11:45 AM

When you have a kegorator in the office. check
When you get to ski everyday at least for a little bit as long as you get your work done on time. check
When you get paid to do what you love. check

I could keep going but I really don't want to make you guys jealous.

**MrDirt** · 10-24-2007, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by advres

When you have a kegorator in the office. check
When you get to ski everyday at least for a little bit as long as you get your work done on time. check
When you get paid to do what you love. check

I could keep going but I really don't want to make you guys jealous.

Amen to that. I can't wait for December.

**criscam** · 10-24-2007, 12:08 PM

first day at work, around lunch, boss asks, "ok, you ready to go skiing?".

**pappag** · 10-24-2007, 12:08 PM

Note to self:

must get vinzclortho's number.

**tuffy109** · 10-24-2007, 12:27 PM

i'm sitting at my desk in sneakers, jeans, and a tshirt with my dog next to me, making 6 figures (me, not the dog).

**TyWebb** · 10-24-2007, 12:27 PM

Cool workplace to me has always been having my dog laying under my desk.

Edit to say tuffy beat me to it....same dress code for me, except add the touque

**rideit** · 10-24-2007, 12:38 PM

My boss is a total dick.

And I am self employed.

**pappag** · 10-24-2007, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by rideit

My boss is a total dick.

And I am self employed.

So, you're sticking it to yourself?

**TyWebb** · 10-24-2007, 12:49 PM

But sir, you are the man.

**tuffy109** · 10-24-2007, 01:02 PM

"that's right"

**Cliff Huckable** · 10-24-2007, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by vinzclortho

a) your bosses let, no.... make you leave early to go to sports events/concerts/because it's pooing snow up north.

b) while cold-calling you get hung up on. your boss encourages you to call back and say "I think we got disconnected"...and continue your sales pitch and then the guy hangs up again. at that point your boss asks for the guys' number, calls and tells him he's from Barnum & Bailey circus and tells the guy, sounding totally serious, the guy has won the opportunity to be a clown for a day, ....and your boss is just making the stuff up as he goes.

c) 1/2 the company just got back from Phucket where they got wasted, poked tons of smot and partied until 11:00 the next morning some nights, thus impressing the Korean/Chinese/Taiwanese employees of the company resulting in great cameraderie and improved business deals.

d) the boss is big into skiing and offers, in the upcoming season, to pay for lift tickets, food, beers and a place to crash so we can chinese downhill at Sunday River. If I beat him, he says I will get a raise. not sure how much of a raise, but I am sure I can beat him PLUS this shows that he loves to ski, knows Hot Dog the movie and (reference part c) loves to party.

so who else has a cool job/boss??

My boss is me, so he's pretty great.

btw, what is "Chinese downhill"?

**Cliff Huckable** · 10-24-2007, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by Nick Pappagiorgio

So, you're sticking it to yourself?

lol
clever

**schindlerpiste** · 10-24-2007, 01:14 PM

all the women are facking GREAT...and they are straight

you sit down in a staff meeting, and your beverage choices include: Patron; 18 year old Macallan; Booker Bourbon and Crystal

the semi-annual company think tank takes place either in The Cayman Islands or Park City

**squirrelmurphy** · 10-24-2007, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Cliff Huckable

My boss is me, so he's pretty great.

btw, what is "Chinese downhill"?

**The Reverend Floater** · 10-24-2007, 01:18 PM

1. Kegerator
2. Foosball table with ongoing ladder
3. Season pass
4. Encouragement to use said pass defined as product testing
5. Paid to test/party/dine/travel in Snowbird
6. Trips to Vegas, LA, PC, etc.
7. Bro deals on everything under the sun.
8. Work hard/play hard mentality
9. Great benes
10. Best coworkers evar

I do enjoy my job!

**vinzclortho** · 10-24-2007, 01:39 PM

okay...okay playing hardball eh???

we got:

ping pong table

pool table

ps2 with grand theft auto and some tony hawk game

3 dogs here today

a fleet of electric scooters to rip around on and terrorize the other people in our building (things go surprisingly fast actually!)

**Andy_B** · 10-24-2007, 01:46 PM

Rev, I want to work where you work.

Need any help?

**P_McPoser** · 10-24-2007, 01:53 PM

i blow shit up and play with machines?

i dunno. I have fun, make a decent amount of dough, and only work half the year when all said and done.

**Kevo** · 10-24-2007, 02:01 PM

I think I am doing fairly well for a college job-

-Full memberships to two rock climbing gyms in Boulder
-Season pass for skiing
-Allowed to drink on the job
ex 1a- Somebody spilled a beer on a computer that is at the sales floor register. A computer mouse had to be replaced because of this. We were then told by our bosses that we must be sure to drink beer out of a resealable container should we drink in front of customers on the sales floor.
-Sometimes free gear

**pappag** · 10-24-2007, 02:12 PM

I have nothing cool to add except my firm just gave out anniversary bonuses a few minutes ago to celebrate it's 14th year. [/shiteatinggrin]

**BurnHard** · 10-24-2007, 02:13 PM

You know you work in a cool place when ...

... the boss allows dirty mountain bikes into your cubicle
... you have a shower in the office building
... your boss brings gallon jugs of boulder beer Mojo (IPA baby!) to weekly staff meetings
... your boss tells you and 3 others in the office to quit working and go mountain biking with him for the rest of the day - on a Monday at 11am
... you are allowed to use the projectors and couches in the office to have weekly (uhm... daily!) movie-nights

... and soo many more!! I love my work environment!!

**Skipig25** · 10-24-2007, 02:25 PM

so where DOES everyone work? and when is this going down at sunday river.

and as far as jobs go, I'm not quite there yet. but if Bridger gets a foot or more of snow, our professor said it was mandatory not to have class that day.