I'm going rip off my workplace...

[Stingray]

What do you call a Big Mac?

-S

We call it la Big Mac.

No hang on, this is Australia. We call it roadkill with cheese.

Mmm... koala...

-S

[Harry Potter]

it just clicked. you're a public servant, aren't you boss7? 

I might as well be.

Telstra? EDS? Trying to think what other semi-government organisations top the 150K mark in Australia.

It's not a government (or semi-government) organisation but I can say it's the largest private employer in Australia.

[jbox]

It's not a government (or semi-government) organisation but I can say it's the largest private employer in Australia.

Don't you get like a 10% discount card though or something? Or is that the BigW or Target people? I wouldn't mind getting cheaper groceries now and then, although I haven't bought anything from Myers in like 8 years.

[Harry Potter]

It's not a government (or semi-government) organisation but I can say it's the largest private employer in Australia.

Don't you get like a 10% discount card though or something? Or is that the BigW or Target people? I wouldn't mind getting cheaper groceries now and then, although I haven't bought anything from Myers in like 8 years.

It's not BigW. That's Woolworths. I'm the other one.

[shmokes]

I only just got here but I am keen for an argument.

No you're not.

[Harry Potter]

I only just got here but I am keen for an argument.

No you're not.

His heart's not in it.

And just for the record, I got the overtime and my boss was really pissed off that I didn't follow the correct procedure for obtaining overtime, despite the fact it was 8pm and everyone already went home. So much for initiative.

[ChadTower]

Initiative is nearly always punished in large companies.

[mr.Curmudgeon]

If you know Qwark you should really start playing around with InDesign.  The Qwark people got lazy, thinking they were the only game in town and they just aren't keeping up with Adobe now.  I am talking out ---my bottom--- a bit, as I'm not a graphic designer.  My wife is one, though, so I pick up bits of info here and there (and keep her in programs like CS, Qwark, ATM/Font Folio, etc. -- there are benefits to having a computer geek husband).

Quark is still standard issue for a lot of the smaller 4-color press print houses (and a lot of the larger shops), which is a primary reason to keep it around. They don't like to upgrade to bleeding edge software since it can introduce so many little headaches.

I say this as a graphic designer who has tried all the various suites. I always end up back with Quark for final comping and I can tell you from experience that the press guys love me for it.


mrC