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17 September 2008

THIS IS A WORK-RELATED SHOUTING THREAD... [More:]
WHY THE HELL AM I STILL AT THE OFFICE AT 9 PM WORKING ON A PROJECT THAT'S MORE SUITED FOR A GRAPHIC DESIGNER OR AT LEAST SOMEONE WHO HAS MORE SOFTWARE TOOLS TO PLAY WITH THAN THE OFFICE SUITE OF PRODUCTS FOR A PRESENTATION TOMORROW MORNING AT 10 AM?

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME THAT I SAY THAT I CAN DO SOMETHING AND DO IT RIGHT, AND WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO BRASS TACKS, I END UP BITING OFF A BIT MORE THAN I CAN CHEW?

(And the real sick part is that I just took a look at what I've been working on for the last 6 hours and goddamnit, it looks beautiful and my boss is going to love it...)

Maybe this flaw in my personality is why I burned out from working anime conventions so quickly...
Could be worse. You could still be at that company-who's-name-shall-not-be-mentioned.

Also. This beer is good. and it's blood red.
posted by jonmc 17 September | 20:09
ELEVEN THIRTY: GUY IN THE UK SENDS EMAIL ASKING ME TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE THAT HE NEEDS TO TURN IN 'RIGHT NOW'. HE'S HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS.
TWO THIRTY: GUY IN UK SENDS EMAIL TO MY DEPARTMENT ASKING SAME
THREE THIRTY: GUY IN UK GETS HIS BOSS TO SEND EMAIL TO MY BOSS ASKING SAME
FOUR THIRTY: I GET OUT OF THE MEETINGS I'VE BEEN IN SINCE ELEVEN FUCKING THIRTY.
FIVE THIRTY: SEND HIM HIS SHITDAMN ANSWERS.
posted by These Premises Are Alarmed 17 September | 20:11
MY INBOX IS FULL TO OVERFLOWING WITH THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE EARLY FOR THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF. MY COLLEAGUE IS GOING AWAY TOMORROW FOR TWO WEEKS SO I'LL HAVE TO DO HER WORK TOO. I WENT TO DO THE MAIL YESTERDAY AND CAME BACK TO LITERALLY OVER 40 EMAILS NEEDING RESPONSES, AND EVERY TIME MY EMAIL REFRESHES ITSELF I HAVE AT LEAST 5 TO 10 MORE - AND I COULDN'T PRINT BECAUSE THE PRINTER WAS WEIRDLY OUT OF INK EVEN THOUGH WE'D BARELY USED IT.

I HAD A LIST OF THINGS I WANTED TO DO AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO EVEN LOOK AT THEM, WAS TOO BUSY ANSWERING THE 500 PHONE CALLS AND 50 BAZILLION EMAILS.

I WANT TO BE RESTING DURING MY TIME OFF, BUT I CAN'T SLEEP I'M TOO STRESSED AND HAVE BEEN WAKING UP AGES BEFORE I NEED TO GET UP.

ALSO - I KEEP GETTING EMAILS TELLING ME I'M A CAPITALIST AND SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR "TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF CHARITIES". COS THAT'S WHAT I DO, APPARENTLY. I'M ALL ABOUT RIPPING OFF CHARITIES.
posted by jonathanstrange 17 September | 20:21
AGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 17 September | 20:27
HATE MY CRAZY, MEAN BOSS. HATE HER MORE EVERY DAY. SHE'S ALREADY SECOND WORST BOSS EVER, IN THE RUNNING FOR FIRST WORST, AND FIRST WORST WAS A SADIST. HATE MY PUNY SALARY, TOO.
posted by Twiggy 17 September | 21:13
IT IS NOW 11 PM AND I JUST GOT DONE CRANKING OUT WHAT MY BOSS NEEDED AND IT IS FUCKING BRILLIANT. IT'S SO GODDAMN BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT THAT I TOTALLY WANT HER TO WEEP WHEN SHE LOOKS AT IT. THE NEW WRINKLE IS THAT I'M NOT SURE IF THE REST OF THE PACKAGE HAS BEEN PRINTED OUT YET, I DON'T KNOW IF THE OTHER ASSISTANT IS OUT OF HER MANDATORY TRAINING, AND DID I MENTION THAT IT'S GODDAMN 11 PM NOW???

Yes, I am grateful not to be at the company that dare not speak its name. ^_^
posted by TrishaLynn 17 September | 22:13
MY 401K IS BEING COMPLETELY DECIMATED AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. AND I'M SO TIRED I CAN'T THINK STRAIGHT AT WORK.
posted by kellydamnit 17 September | 22:25
At times like this:

think pie
posted by netbros 17 September | 23:05
I HAVE A SWOLLEN EYELID SO I WORKED FROM HOME AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT SUCKS. HOME IS SACRED AND THERE SHOULD BE NO WORKINGS FROM THERE. IF YOU ASK ME. BUT NO ONE DOES.
posted by psho 18 September | 01:11
MY DAY - AS PERFORMED IN THE STYLE OF A TAILOR SHOP SITUATIONAL COMEDY.

BOSS: I WANT A HAT.
ME: HERE'S YOUR HAT SIR
BOSS: I SAID I WANTED TROUSERS.
ME: YOU SAID YOU WANTED A HAT
BOSS: TROUSERS!!!
ME: JUST A MINUTE WHILE I GET THEM FOR YOU.
{RETURNS}
ME: HERE YOU ARE THEN
BOSS: WHAT IS THIS?
ME: YOUR TROUSERS SIR.
BOSS: I CAN'T PUT THAT ON MY HEAD.
posted by seanyboy 18 September | 04:36
I JUST PHONED AND ASKED FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS OFF AND MY BOSS SAID YES! I LOVE MY JOB.

Oh, wait...
posted by goo 18 September | 05:23
SEANYBOY: LOL!!!! I LEFT A JOB LIKE THAT JUST BEFORE I CAME TO WORK AT [BIGPHARMACO]. I DEEPLY, DEEPLY LOATHED IT. I HOPE THEY RECOMPENSE YOU WELL FOR THE HOOPS THEY FORCE YOU TO LEAP THRU BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT'S SIMPLY NOT WORTH IT.

I HAVE NOTHING MUCH WORK RELATED TO SHOUT ABOUT THIS WEEK EXCEPT FOR SURLY IT BOY, AND I THINK I SCARED HIM AWAY, WHICH IS FINE.
posted by lonefrontranger 18 September | 06:49
heh, seanyboy.
posted by gaspode 18 September | 09:57
I HATE LOOKING FOR A JOB!
posted by Eideteker 18 September | 10:35
OUR RECENT STORE MEETING BROUGHT UP ANOTHER BRILLIANT IDEA FROM CORPORATION. (I work for a supermarket, just to remind you). THEY WANT US TO GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND PROMOTE OUR STORE; PERHAPS SPONSOR A LOCAL FAMILY, ETC. EXCUSE ME?! "OUR" COMMUNITY IS UPPER MIDDLE CLASS AND THEN SOME. PERHAPS ONE OF THEM SHOULD SPONSOR US!!!!! THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT MONEY OR PRICES, DAMN THE TORPEDOES, FULL STEAM AHEAD. ALL I WANT IS TO NOT BE TREATED LIKE A DOORMAT SINCE THESE "COMMUNITY PEOPLE" LOOK DOWN THEIR NOSES AT US ON A REGULAR BASIS.

OH, AND NOW WE HAVE A "STRETCH ZONE" - AN AREA WHERE WE ARE EXPECTED TO PERFORM EXCERCISES EACH TIME WE CROSS IT. AND THE STORE DIRECTOR SPELLED "STRETCH" WRONG. EGAD.
posted by redvixen 18 September | 18:05
Paraliptically, this is one of those threads I just have to stay out of.
posted by tangerine 18 September | 18:23
Ask MeCha. || Who's watching ANTM? SPOILERS

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