I need some creative help

My name's Timbeck2 and
(1)I've drunk more beer and
(2)banged more quiff and
(3)pizzed more blood and
(4)stomped more ass than all of you doge numbnuts put together.

* sorry, I could only come up with four
 
Jim K said:
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That really does make sense. Ask AI what it thinks is important for an air traffic controller to do so AI will think that you are doing important things. The only issue is which AI large language model is being used? One could ask multiple AI models and pick a couple points from each.
 
I have a lot of pent up something...

Trained a cat to meow in response to wind check requests to save wear and tear on the anemometer
Replaced the light gun with a series of disco balls illuminated with lasers placed around the windsock and began charging NARDO arrivals a $5 cover fee
Hooked a magneto to the tower entrance door to enhance Opsec
Began turning off extra runway lights to save the government money
Developed a cost-saving Tourette's treatment program to treat patients by recording the ATIS
Saved federal water utility dollars by "keeping it mellow if it's yellow"
 
Jim K said:
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And since Grok is Elon's, this is clearly the best possible answer... Except it's not nearly snarky enough.

Dave Theisen said:
“Told airplanes where to go. None of them touched each other”
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"Acted as a high school sleepover chaperone, but for airplanes."

2-Bit Speed said:
Curse you. @SkyChaser is now singing that and it's stuck in both our heads. Curse you.
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If you're going to have it in your head, you might as well get the best possible version in your head:

Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe said:
That really does make sense. Ask AI what it thinks is important for an air traffic controller to do so AI will think that you are doing important things. The only issue is which AI large language model is being used? One could ask multiple AI models and pick a couple points from each.
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Jim nailed it by using Elon's Grok. He can't argue with that.
 
Ensured that numerous aircraft passengers made it safely to their destination to see husbands, wives, children, parents, grandchildren and even mother-in-laws.

Communicated with pilots in an honest, helpful and professional manner.

Followed written policies and procedures as expexted.
 
Evaluated integrity of nasal-digital interface.
Validated results using alternate nasal port.
Quantified reduced efficacy when using secondary digital implement.
Produced technology transfer by using similar methodology to rectal-digital interface.
Displayed results and conducted team training on methods and follow-on testing.

Nauga,
clean as a whistle
 
Apropos of nothing, I once had an indirect report who didn't want to regularly report to me what he was working on. At some point, a directive can't down to downsize his business until by x%, and his name was on the list, so management asked me what he was working on and if I'd miss him. :dunno:

Turns out he was working on a lot of stuff and I do miss him.
 
When you let someone go that did important things, who's fault is it?
 
Well I used 5 of your suggestions this week. Hope they’re satisfied if they even read it

Thank you
 
Lindberg said:
Apropos of nothing, I once had an indirect report who didn't want to regularly report to me what he was working on.
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I used to work with this guy. Multiple times in fact. Turns out management is stupid and wasting my time and I just don't have time to write pointless reports.

Was it that guy or a different guy?

At some point, too late really, I learned that the people that are promoted are the ones that make it easy to see what they're doing, what the value is, and for someone else with authority to understand their value so they can say "yes". Everyone wants to be able to say yes...
 
Timbeck2 said:
Well I used 5 of your suggestions this week. Hope they’re satisfied if they even read it

Thank you
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I suspect all they are concerned about is that you actually read your email and responded to it. They want to know that you are at least alive and pretending to work.
 
bentmettle said:
At some point, too late really, I learned that the people that are promoted are the ones that make it easy to see what they're doing, what the value is, and for someone else with authority to understand their value so they can say "yes". Everyone wants to be able to say yes...
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Reminds me of the book "Orbiting the Giant Hairball."
 
bentmettle said:
I used to work with this guy. Multiple times in fact. Turns out management is stupid and wasting my time and I just don't have time to write pointless reports.

Was it that guy or a different guy?

At some point, too late really, I learned that the people that are promoted are the ones that make it easy to see what they're doing, what the value is, and for someone else with authority to understand their value so they can say "yes". Everyone wants to be able to say yes...
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This was mainly a distance and culture thing, and he was resistant to my supervision. It was actually quite disruptive because if I'd had more information, there's a good chance I could have fought for him. I hate doing status reports, but I work in the same office as my boss and I make sure she always knows what I'm doing.
 
Lindberg said:
This was mainly a distance and culture thing, and he was resistant to my supervision. It was actually quite disruptive because if I'd had more information, there's a good chance I could have fought for him. I hate doing status reports, but I work in the same office as my boss and I make sure she always knows what I'm doing.
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In the end the org is better off without someone that isn't able to do the bare minimum of professional communication.
 
JOhnH said:
… They want to know that you are at least alive...
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Which is a ridiculous premise; most federal employees are required to submit a timecard every other week (it used be by Wednesday afternoon). That timecard is validated by a second person before being transitioned to the paying agent.

If there were some tremendous amount if the federal workforce dead and collecting a paycheck, it wouldn’t last for long.
 
TCABM said:
Which is a ridiculous premise; most federal employees are required to submit a timecard every other week (it used be by Wednesday afternoon). That timecard is validated by a second person before being transitioned to the paying agent.

If there were some tremendous amount if the federal workforce dead and collecting a paycheck, it wouldn’t last for long.
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Unless perhaps that 2nd person is cashing the checks. But if that were the case, he'd probably just submit the 5 bullet points too.
 
JOhnH said:
Unless perhaps that 2nd person is cashing the checks. But if that were the case, he'd probably just submit the 5 bullet points too.
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Spoken by someone who’s never used the federal timekeeping system.
 
Timbeck2 said:
Well I used 5 of your suggestions this week. Hope they’re satisfied if they even read it

Thank you
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Good deal, we feel useful now. On the next one (yes they will ask again) you now have the option of using:

2) Posted a five bullet point email to prove that I actually have something to do besides post five bullet point emails ... ;)
 
* binged the first 70 episodes of Opposing Bases on the late shift
* schooled the probie on coffee pot etiquette
* reported the GA plane for skydrawing illicit pictures because he was taking too long
* reset the tower printer 128 times
* responded to this week's OPM waste-of-time email
 
How many time a shift do you observe and evaluate the optical clarity of the tower windows?
 
Timbeck2 said:
Well I used 5 of your suggestions this week. Hope they’re satisfied if they even read it

Thank you
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It's just a wellness check, not a performance review. Don't sweat it.

In almost every assignment I ever had, I was required to submit a short weekly summary of my activities, and my subordinates did the same for me. Mostly it was a way to flag problems that required assistance or resources as soon as possible, like a canary in a coal mine. With that in mind, be sure to flag OT worked, doubling up on positions, etc., etc., and other things that indicate short staffing or equipment limitations.
 
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