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On a Teams call the other day. One of the managers starts sipping from a mug labelled “The Boss.”
I immediately think what a ****t. What do others think?
Wow, if I used my wife's mug I'd really be in trouble. He must be one tough guy!
You can buy them from Asda if your jealous XD
Tosspot.
The guy referred to in the OP. Obvs.
Next step personal reg plate beginning with B055. Preferably on an old Range Rover sport
We had a vile 'consultant' who followed the predatory group of buyers of one of my previous companies around. She basically did their dirty hatchet work for them in 6 month stints and then took 6 months off. Presumably she went back into her 'bacta' tank like Darth Vader in the nuddy.
She had a personalised number plate with B055 then her initials.
One of the most sociopathic people I have ever had the misfortune to cross paths with. I wouldn't even say she was malicious - she didn't have the social insight to even emphasise enough with people to work out their weaknesses to exploit them. She was more like a stonefish, no real basis for her toxicity, just deadly if you happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
What do others think?
Shit story.
You could get one of these for your teams calls? (ironically possibly NSFW)
Scouser?
Boss brew, that laaa
He could have got this one that I bought for my dad 😃
If you want to start a mugs arms race then I’d highly recommend visiting Holyflaps
Meh. I hope I’d base my strong opinions of my colleagues on something more substantial, and usually could.
You seem quite sensitive
Next step personal reg plate beginning with B055. Preferably on an old Range Rover sport
Lol.. round the corner from me is a RR sport, but the "Onyx" version..
Numberplate... BO55 HOV
It's a ritual now that whenever we pass it, my and my kids holler, in a "deep gangster voise" BOSS HOOOOOVE (we live in hove)...
As you can imagine..this happens a lot
But...imagine being the boss of Hove... Heaven...
DrP
Meh. It’s a mug. I’d not have given it a thought.
over a period of 5 years one person commented on my Star Trek mug. Not one comment on my new Judge Dredd one i started using 3 months ago. Folks don’t care about mugs. There’s more interest in the contents of my bookshelves. 🤷🏻♂️
Why do you think you reacted in this way OP? Assume from ‘… one of the managers…’ that you’re not in that group. Are they unsupportive of workers? Perhaps this primed your antipathy? It’s a mug. Put the event behind you.
^^^
You do know what 'Star Trekking' is, right?
Next step personal reg plate beginning with B055.
That's almost the ending of my number plate.... 8055
First letters are M-TB.
I drive a Ducato.
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Maybe it was just his partner's mug. I know I am usually too tired and sleep-blind in the mornings to grab any specific mug other than one that will take a full stovetop full of hatefuel.
I would like to second the choice of a minion mug though. It would be both colourful and point-proving. You could always claim it was a present from your kids (with bonus points if work knows you do not have kids).
Patients occasionally buy one of us “World’s Best Doctor” mugs, much to the glee of our colleagues as it is distributed on the coffee round. I am the current owner of one, with my name on the other side and have decided to lean into it.
I neither own a Range Rover Sport, or a grandiose personal number plate which I think would be a bit of a double whammy.
I was once made manager of a team, but in the grand scheme of things was still pretty junior, with three higher levels of hierarchy sharing the same huge office space.
Proud of my promotion, my sister bought me a tie with a cartoon figure and "Voici c'est moi le chef"* written on it. I never wore it.
* Something like "Here I am, The Boss"
My current managers surname is Boss, make of that what you will
My team gave me a 'I'm the Gaffer' mug (remember the old Tetley tea bag ads?). I'm still using it.
It's quite possible they think I'm a ****...
You do know what ‘Star Trekking’ is, right?
When you say 'is' would you mean as according to some children on urban dictionary? I get the feeling that nothing is safe. I could invent a word right now and it'll probably already be on urban dictionary!
Get yourself these and see how it goes next time you have a teams meeting.
My current managers surname is Boss, make of that what you will
How is Hugo?
BO55 MUG
My current managers surname is Boss, make of that what you will
Is it a guy that appears on podcasts all the time?
I have the solution OP...
Get a mug with ACK printed on it and then reply to everything he says in the meeting so that your camera feed pops up alongside his on the display. Everyone else on the call will get the message eventually, or at least the Weegies will.
Saw that on a BMW heading up the M74 a few years back. Instant revulsion when I read the BO55 bit, followed a few seconds later by. " Oh you ****ing clever sod😁👍"
One of my managers has a mug that says "Busier than a cucumber in a women's prison" on the side. She's generally discouraged to use it when she's on Teams calls that involve folks from outside our organisation. Especially patients. We've had actual complaints about it.
Some folks; no sense of humour. 🤷♀️
I am a manager and a bit of a ***t but just have a plain mug for my coffee.
What mug design does STW recommend?
It should convey an air of powerful, menacing superiority with undertones of gentle caring, compassion.
we all know its not about the mug, it's about how pretentious the coffee is
I promoted someone in my team recently and made him a manager.
The next time he was in the office he happened to be wearing a Hugo Boss jumper with the Boss logo on the chest.
We absolutely tore him to shreds and I reckon he's sold the jumper 😂
I have one of these for such occasions.
https://megamart.subpop.com/products/sub-pop_loser-coffee-mug-white?variant=31826221465696
"When you say ‘is’ would you mean as according to some children on urban dictionary? I get the feeling that nothing is safe. I could invent a word right now and it’ll probably already be on urban dictionary!"
My bad. Posted something a bit puerile and Viz-esque in the hope that it might make a couple of people laugh.
I won't do it again. 🙄
irony maybe?
I should get one just to provoke a bit of tittering from the team
Like that minion mug idea!
One day I might be able to afford a bike which justifies this one.
https://www.rushcycles.co.uk/m95b0s831p13662/RUSH-Ebike-Tosser-Mug
Got to say that the B055, 8055 numberplates do make me think, well, let's just say I wouldn't want them as my boss.
On the subject of amusing plates, the other day I saw a fancy BMW with the numberplate PL70 NKR
Made me properly laugh out loud. No idea if it's intentional or not, or if he even realises. Not sure which would be more amusing 😂
I genuinely saw a plate yesterday that, on a quick look, said ORGASM...
Trying to recall what it was..
OR64 SMM or something. was a fat guy in a vest, in a pick up style thing..
DrP
Those pick-ups usually have daft names: Warrior, Invincible, Raptor, Penetrator, Lady Pleasurer, Battler, Grappler etc so it's not unexpected
Those pick-ups usually have daft names: Warrior, Invincible, Raptor, Penetrator, Lady Pleasurer, Battler, Grappler etc so it’s not unexpected
See also caravan names...
I bought one of these but didn’t get a chance to use it on work zoom calls sadly https://store.nickcave.com/products/suck-my-dick-mug?variant=39744278822978
What mug design does STW recommend?
I'm amazed you need to ask that question
https://singletrackmag.com/shop/singletrack-coffee-mug/
Love it.