So you want a job on Mythbusters?

http://www.break.com/index/jamie-hyneman-is-a-crappy-boss.html

And this is news? No worse than me if I were in his shoes.

Man wants a neat shop. Doesn't like clutter. Has certain rules. Rules that everyone knows. Simple tasks. Doesn't seem out of line.

I have a lot of rules for my kitchens that seem arcane to most people. But it's my kitchen. You don't like it, you're welcome to find work somewhere else.

Here's the big BUT: a guy that anal (a level that I'm approaching, admittedly, and will likely eclipse by the time I'm his age) has to realize that some tasks are too anal/OCD for anybody else to understand, and just suck it up and do them himself. I hold my cooks to high standards of order, neatness and cleanliness, but I don't expect anybody to leave my station exactly how I'd leave it. Because, well, I'm berkeleying weird.

But I really don't go in for the passive-aggressive routine. That E36 M3 really rubs me the wrong way.

I enjoy that man's surly nature, I would be a curmudgeon too if I had to work with the giggling tool Adam.

Where do I apply?

Doesn't seem to bad to me. Then again, I polish my wrenches before they go back in the drawer.

Gimp wrote:

Yeah, I'd take Jamie's passive-aggressive hissy fits in stride for this sort of thing on a regular basis.

wow, how about if you want it like that then do it yourself? One thing I hate are bosses who can't seem to do things on their own. That's just way tooo OCD and he should take it upon himself if he can't find someone to meet the demands of his douchebaggery and stock the stations (which it seemed were stocked exactly to his liking) to fulfill the duty.

My boss is exactly like that....I can do everything perfect and he'll find something to bitch about, like my car being parked diagonal in a space.

My gut tells me that Jamie was being sarcastic. I mean after all, the guy whose job Jamie is "complaining" about is the guy holding the camera. I could see Chris then taking it one step further and making the graphics to go with it. It's just more press for the show, and we all know how the typical 'merican eats up manufactured drama.
Now, that being said, I enjoy blowin' E36 M3 up as much as the next gal, so I would definately apply for any opening they have on the show.

As a boss, if I told you to do something a certain way repeatedly and you didn't do it I would fire you. He isn't a douchebag for wanting it done his way, he is a douchebag for how he is handling it. Whining on camera is not the way you deal with employees. Give the man a list and if he can't get it done, find someone that can. Yes I am an A$$, but if I am paying you to do something my way you better do it. Like the old saying goes: My way or the highway.

Like ECM says, maybe- just maybe- the whole thing is a joke.

But I gotta say, if you are dealing with explosives and dangerous untested homebuilt machinery all the time, a lil' obsessive/compulsive just might be a survival necessity.

This was a set up, and probably meant as a joke for some new intern that couldn't remember to refill those stations.

And uh, she'd have to take that claws off before I got near her.

Drewsifer wrote: And uh, she'd have to take that claws off before I got near her.

Yeah, I think that's the idea.

DirtyBird222 wrote: wow, how about if you want it like that then do it yourself? One thing I hate are bosses who can't seem to do things on their own. That's just way tooo OCD and he should take it upon himself if he can't find someone to meet the demands of his douchebaggery and stock the stations (which it seemed were stocked exactly to his liking) to fulfill the duty. My boss is exactly like that....I can do everything perfect and he'll find something to bitch about, like my car being parked diagonal in a space.

THE ENTIRE REASON the boss highers someone is to do the things that are not worth his time.

How are you gonna get mad that the guy who highered you to do things for him wants you to do things for him?

Just be glad that he is willing to pay you to do them so that you have a job.

alex wrote:

Gimp wrote:

Yeah, I'd take Jamie's passive-aggressive hissy fits in stride for this sort of thing on a regular basis.

You can have Kari, I'll take Jessi Combs.

None of you guys are going to believe this, but I met Jamie and Adam today at The Old Clam Bucket restaurant on Bayshore Ave. in San Francisco; they came in for lunch with 4 of their crew and sat next to us. Judging from our brief encounter, I thought they were very nice people. My lunch partner was a former demolition guy in the Army and they started talking about C4, det cord and satchel charges, Jamie and Adam were very cordial throughout the whole exchange.

Always be cordial when discussing incindiary devices.

alex wrote:

Gimp wrote:

Yeah, I'd take Jamie's passive-aggressive hissy fits in stride for this sort of thing on a regular basis.

I'm having difficulty tabulating the number of ways in which this is hot.

I'm quite casual when it comes to hanging out in the living room watching TV.

I'm quite demanding when I'm in the test lab.

I'm downright militant when on the firing range or working with explosives.

EastCoastMojo wrote:

Drewsifer wrote: And uh, she'd have to take that claws off before I got near her.

Yeah, I think that's the idea.

Never know with some of these weirdos

Salanis wrote: I'm having difficulty tabulating the number of ways in which this is hot.

It's probably something like the number of inflated balloons multiplied by the number of killed balloons, times plaid skirt, times punk boots plus wolverine.

EastCoastMojo wrote:

Salanis wrote: I'm having difficulty tabulating the number of ways in which this is hot.

It's probably the shirt, the plaid skirt, and the punk boots

Fixed it for ya.

bamalama wrote:

alex wrote:

Gimp wrote:

Yeah, I'd take Jamie's passive-aggressive hissy fits in stride for this sort of thing on a regular basis.

You can have Kari, I'll take Jessi Combs.

Agree totally... Kari is hot, but was hotter when she didn't know she was hot, but who the hell am I kdding? Jessi... mmm Jessi... it doesn't get much better... what was this thread about again? Oh yeah, the claws. Both can have them please.

Getting paid to blow E36 M3 up? C'mon, we've all had crappier jobs for much less money and satisfaction.

I would toe the line for that job. The whiner with the website needs to be ignored.