# New and Unimproved Workplace Rants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 14, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638 "2015-10-14T15:44:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 184
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3662 "2023-07-17T13:57:19Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Likewise. Not sure who made the choice to go to one space. I’m finally getting used one space instead of two. Two spaces make sense on a typewriter. It allows you to see more easily that there’s the end of a sentence. On a computer, it’s unnecessary because the display software can determine it’s the end of a sentence and just add a bit more white space to represent the single white character. Also, in early computer systems all those extra space characters took up precious screen and disk space. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3663 "2023-07-17T14:43:18Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Not sure who made the choice to go to one space. I’m finally getting used one space instead of two. The underlining rule is that 1) text with fixed-width characters need to have one space between words and two spaces after sentence-ending periods. And 2) text done with variable-width characters and typesetting should let the typesetter determine the spacing everywhere. For a typist on a typewriter, there’s no typesetting except what they are doing as they type. The spacing is exactly what is typed. For someone entering text into computer file that is going to be typeset, the spaces simply demark the words. The typesetter will determine how wide the spaces will be when printed. Not only the widths of the spaces after a sentence-ending periods, but also the widths of the spaces between words. Entering more space characters doesn’t change that. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3664 "2023-07-17T16:16:25Z")
Kerning, right? ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3665 "2023-07-17T16:28:28Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Kerning, right?   That, too. Kerning is the distance between the letters in the same word. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3666 "2023-07-17T20:16:22Z")
I’m always pleasantly surprised when the general public knows typographic terms… like [“keming”.](https://www.zazzle.com/keming_t_shirt-235892433794325486?rf=238689132076650504&tc=Cj0KCQjwzdOlBhCNARIsAPMwjbxfUG9GGLLUvikL1IeFujmfjJO9IHq1K8_J0qj9GuzWAJqvbwKmRiEaAiwGEALw_wcB&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20166702848&utm_term=z235892433794325486&z_dev=c&z_net=x&z_lim=&z_lpm=9018945&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzdOlBhCNARIsAPMwjbxfUG9GGLLUvikL1IeFujmfjJO9IHq1K8_J0qj9GuzWAJqvbwKmRiEaAiwGEALw_wcB) . eta: that does not say “kerning”… ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3667 "2023-07-18T12:12:08Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I’m always pleasantly surprised when the general public knows typographic terms… like [“keming”.](https://www.zazzle.com/keming_t_shirt-235892433794325486?rf=238689132076650504&tc=Cj0KCQjwzdOlBhCNARIsAPMwjbxfUG9GGLLUvikL1IeFujmfjJO9IHq1K8_J0qj9GuzWAJqvbwKmRiEaAiwGEALw_wcB&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20166702848&utm_term=z235892433794325486&z_dev=c&z_net=x&z_lim=&z_lpm=9018945&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzdOlBhCNARIsAPMwjbxfUG9GGLLUvikL1IeFujmfjJO9IHq1K8_J0qj9GuzWAJqvbwKmRiEaAiwGEALw_wcB) I used to be a pen/ink draftsman. Did a LOT of Leroy lettering. That’s probably where I picked it up. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3668 "2023-07-18T13:14:29Z")
Not XKCD? > **[Kerning](https://xkcd.com/1015/)** > > I have never been as self-conscious about my handwriting as when I was inking in the caption for this comic. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3669 "2023-07-27T02:18:03Z")
I got an email from our IT department. They have been testing us for phishing and have signed us up for security awareness training. Today I got an email with a link for security training. I was wondering if this could be another attempt to test us, and whether I should check with IT to see if it’s legitimate. Then they sent us another email to let us know that the training email is legit, so it seems I’m not the only one who thought that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3670 "2023-07-27T03:50:47Z")
Knowing my district, that second one would be the phishing attack. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3671 "2023-07-27T05:48:18Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > Today I got an email with a link for security training. I was wondering if this could be another attempt to test us, and whether I should check with IT to see if it’s legitimate. Then they sent us another email to let us know that the training email is legit, so it seems I’m not the only one who thought that. 🙂 You too? It didn’t help that the training came out of the blue from a company we had never heard from - with a l33t sort of name. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3672 "2023-07-27T13:02:20Z")
Oh, yeah - I’ve taken to reporting everything with a link on it as phishing. Gotta amuse myself somehow. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3673 "2023-07-27T13:20:23Z")
We have a “Report possible phishing attempt” button in our email client. And IT routinely sends us test phishing emails to make sure we report them. I always, always, always report emails about security training as possible phishing as well. IT does not find this amusing, but I certainly do. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3674 "2023-07-29T19:05:58Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > I got an email from our IT department. They have been testing us for phishing and have signed us up for security awareness training. Today I got an email with a link for security training. Our outfit does it too. Sends fake phishing. Drives me nuts. I’d really rather not have additional BS in my inbox. We already have a company that weeds all that crap out. If it looks weird, it’s from our own IT Department. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3675 "2023-07-31T14:58:28Z")
Very minor rant: my password is expiring! Every six months my main password changes. I get EXTREMELY used to it. It will eff me up for weeks. Argh. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3676 "2023-07-31T16:55:04Z")
You really only need to create a handful of unique passwords. For example, _Mother’s\_Name/current\_calendar\_year/Mother’s\_Birth\_date_ would be DearOldMom202312251941, while _Father’s\_Name/current\_calendar\_year/Father’s\_Birth\_date_ would be DearOldDad202310311941. The next time you need to change it, switch the 2023 for 2024 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3677 "2023-07-31T17:03:23Z")
I actually do have a scheme like that! But I will still type the wrong one out of habit, usually 2 or 3 times before I realize I it’s supposed to be the new one. ---
**Author:** ![Kelevra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3678 "2023-07-31T17:47:44Z")
We are having a baby shower at our office for a woman (Abby) who expressed that she did not want one. Her manager (Becky) arranged it. Except Becky was going on vacation so she sent an email to the staff saying to coordinate with Carla. Carla was not asked if she would take this on, nor is she an employee of Becky’s, or even particularly close to Abby. But Carla has gone ahead and set things up, including spending her own money on snacks. Carla is to much of a pushover so I’m going to tell Becky to pay her back. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3679 "2023-07-31T18:14:58Z")
Every six months?! I have one work password that expires every 60 days, and another that expires every 45 days. I have enough trouble remembering which one to use when, and then it takes me about a week to get used to using a new password after I’ve changed one. One thing I’ve found that helps: I do my password changes on a Monday morning, that way I’ve got a whole week to use it and let it sink in. I got screwed one too many times changing my password on a Thursday or Friday and then forgetting it by Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3680 "2023-07-31T18:27:46Z")
Most at our firm expire every thirty days ,except for the ones that don’t. I too have trouble remembering one the next Monday morning. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/3681 "2023-07-31T18:39:45Z")
I said it was a minor rant! 😉 And the thing with six months is that it’s very much muscle memory, and I have to enter it whenever the computer goes to sleep. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638.md?page=183) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638.md?page=185)