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09 November 2005

I have stopped caring about my job! [More:]I thank the incompetent management, which rewards good work with punishment.
Get an "excellent" on you employee review, and a raise? Seconds later, get written up for being late! One more time being late, and you're fired!

Get all the jobs out on time for a month straight? You guys are talking too much!

What a great job.
posted by interrobang 09 November | 00:41
Have you actually *wanted* to be a proofreader for many years? Here's your job!

However, we're going to hire people who are milktoast, chickenshit, unqualified retards, who don't know how to use commas, replacing 100 percent of your team within one year because they all want to get away from the shitty management!

Why? Because we want meek little workers who don't complain, and on the company website, being a proofreader doesn't require a high school degree! We hire by type!

We also hear that people leave proofreading because they're "bored". Also, working on stylesheets is a "break".

Yes, I'm about to get fired because the management doesn't like me. I'm going to fight back, but largely for symbolic reasons.
posted by interrobang 09 November | 00:47
I have also stopped caring about your job.
posted by Eideteker 09 November | 00:50
Fucking milquetoasts.
posted by kenko 09 November | 00:53
Sorry to hear this: proofreading is one of those jobs that most people view as tedious but one that absolutely must get done, and done by people who know what they're doing.
posted by PinkStainlessTail 09 November | 00:54
Ouch. Sorry to hear it's not going well interrobang. Incompetent management can suck the joy out of even the most enjoyable job. I'm glad you're planning to fight back but make sure you've got somewhere to land when you do. I'm pulling for you.
posted by LeeJay 09 November | 00:58
Quick, fix my commas!
posted by PinkStainlessTail 09 November | 00:58
Such a shame. It is amazing how many managers seem to think it's their job to de-motivate employees. Aaarggh.
posted by taz 09 November | 01:16
milktoast

proofreader, eh?
posted by quonsar 09 November | 01:30
I have stopped caring about my job!

Not only am I president, I'm a member too!

condolences.
posted by AllesKlar 09 November | 01:57
I sympathize. I stopped caring about my job 1 year and 168 days ago. My sole consolation is that I'm a year away from a degree that will get me out of my miserable job and away from management.
posted by AlexReynolds 09 November | 02:01
quonsar doesn't care about me.
posted by kenko 09 November | 02:18
My deepest empathies.
posted by melissa may 09 November | 02:40
quonsar cares about all of us, very, very much.
posted by taz 09 November | 03:11
After spending days on the new module, your manager is going to spending countless hours "tweaking" it to get it just right. Watch while buttons are resized to such large sizes that your screen appears to have been designed by a six year old. Gasp as edit boxes are rearranged without updating the tab order. Marvel at his mastery of fonts as previously obvious text is changed to a size which not only overwhelms the screen, but is also blocky because "someone" doesn't understand the difference between raster and bitmap. Cry when you have to take phonecalls that demand to know why your previously correctly sized screen no longer fits on your customer's 800x600 monitor.

Then spend hours fuming as your boss explains what a great job he's just done bringing your code up to spec.
posted by seanyboy 09 November | 03:21
interrobang, I think you just absolutely described the work environment at my company. So much for working in mental health... we don't seem to apply the same models we do to our kids to the organization. I'm telling my boss in the next few days that I'm bailing... good luck to ya!
posted by moonbird 09 November | 06:06
Exit interviews are so underrated. And management is so undertrained. It does sucketh, interro. Moonbird where YOU goin'?
posted by chewatadistance 09 November | 07:38
quonsar likes Caspar better, though.

I'm sorry interrobang. I hope you're looking for a new place. Your job may seem thankless, but I think your skill is vital.

Sucketh forsooth and forever.
posted by reflecked 09 November | 08:16
I can't answer this question with the truth because my internet habits are being monitored. So here goes:

I care deeply about my job because it enriches my life, makes me feel like part of something worthwhile, and satisfies my deep-seated work ethic. The pay is beyond my wildest dreams, and who needs benefits, right?
posted by Hugh Janus 09 November | 08:46
Awww, man, that sucks! I was hoping the job would be really cool for you, John. And I'm (often) a neurotic, compulsive proofreader: there goes my hopes for a job in the field, eh?
posted by shane 09 November | 08:57
Quick fix, my commas!
posted by matildaben 09 November | 09:01
Hugh Janus needs more work, and is overpaid. Perhaps we can get him to come in over the weekend, and not put in on his timesheet.
posted by sarah connor 09 November | 09:35
Mmmkay, well, I'm gonna have to ask you to come in on Sunday, too, yeah. So if you could just be here, oh, by 9:00, mmkay? Great.
posted by Hugh Janus 09 November | 09:47
I remember the exact moment I stopped caring about my job... man.
posted by Capn 09 November | 11:27
You guys have done a great job reminding me why it is that I've changed my job evaluation methodology.

Maximize satisfaction, not profit.
posted by mosch 09 November | 11:54
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