random bullets of frustration

Frustration #1

• In order to order things, I had to do the ordering system training, but there's no training class until mid-January
• Luckily, they now have training online
• Except the link I was given was merely a login screen, for which my username and password didn't work.
• I laughed at the fact that there was an entire help tutorial on how to login.
• Until I was told that was the training I was supposed to be doing...
• Except that it really was just a training on how to type your username in the "username" field and your password in the "password" field.
• 10 emails later, the person who'd sent me the link realised it was the wrong one.
• Then I had to sit through the actual training.
• The trainings were all slideshows with a recorded voice, so I couldn't just skim read, even though it was all as basic as the one on how to login.
• At least I had my knitting, and it only took as long as my scripts took to run.

Frustration #2

• I ordered a bunch of things (through a different system) about a month ago, but I haven't been in that lab to check that they arrived.
• I asked the tech who works there whether they had arrived and she said no, definitely not.
• I called the company and they said they arrived in early November.
• I got the mail people to verify that they received the package and find out who signed for it. (I was hoping someone in a neighbouring lab did and just forgot to tell anyone)
• The person who signed for it was the same tech who denies ever having seen it.
• Even after I said they have her listed as signing for it, she kept suggesting it might have been delivered somewhere else.

Frustration #3

• I have data in all the relevant fields of my database, but when I try to export it, half of it disappears.
• There doesn't seem to be any pattern to it.
• Filemaker Pro help files suck.

I'm actually not feeling that bothered now that I've given up on dealing with them for the day. I've been eating better today and I'm going to the gym, so things aren't all bad.

ETA:

Frustration #4

• When I got to the gym it was already closed.
• According to the hours posted, it should've been open at least long enough for me to work out.
• Grr!
• Can stomping home count as exercise?