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23 December 2008

THIS IS A SHOUTING THREAD! →[More:]
I JUST HEARD THAT THE WOMAN I WORK WITH WHO APPLIED FOR THE SAME JOB AS ME GOT THE PROMOTION. THE SAME WOMAN WHO HAD A SCREAMING MELTDOWN IN THE OFFICE IN JULY AND THEN TOOK THE WHOLE OF AUGUST OFF BECAUSE OF STRESS. YES, HER. I AM SICK TO MY STOMACH ABOUT THIS.

I AM WORKING FROM HOME TOMORROW AND MY MANAGER HAS SAID THAT, ALTHOUGH STAFF IN THE OFFICE WILL BE STOPPING WORK AT 1PM FOR DRINKS, BECAUSE I'M NOT IN THE OFFICE I AM EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WORKING UNTIL 4PM, AND THEY WILL CHECK THE LOGS TO SEE WHAT WORK I HAVE DONE BETWEEN 1 AND 4.

TODAY, SEPARATELY, MY LINE MANAGER, THE SECTION MANAGER AND THE UNIT MANAGER EMAILED EVERYONE TO SAY THAT THERE WERE CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR STAFF AT THE MANAGERS' DESKS. THE CHOICE WAS A BOTTLE FROM EACH OF THEM OF RED OR WHITE WINE. I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON IN THE OFFICE WHO DOESN'T DRINK, ONE OF MY TEAMMATES IS A METHODIST, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL MUSLIMS IN THE OFFICE. IN PREVIOUS YEARS US NON-DRINKERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN CHOCOLATE REINDEER. BUT THIS YEAR THERE WAS NOTHING FOR US, WHILST EVERYONE ELSE GOT THREE BOTTLES OF WINE OF THEIR CHOICE. NOT FAIR.

BAH HUMBUG!

post by: essexjan at: 15:27 | 31 comments

BEING IMMOBILE IS DRIVING ME INSANE! I CAN'T WORK! I CAN'T GO OUT! SINCE I LOST MY CELLPHONE, I CAN'T CALL ANYBODY! I HAVE TO DEPEND ON PIPS TO GET ME ANYTHING! (I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO HER, BUT I STILL HATE BEING DEPENDENT!) IT'S EVEN TOO DAMNED COLD TO HANG OUT ON THE PORCH! AT LEAST I CAN DRINK BEER TODAY, SINCE THE PERCOCET SCRIP RAN OUT(LOUSY DOPE-HOARDING DOCTORS!)!

posted by jonmc 23 December | 15:38

EJ, that sounds really unfair! Especially the working til 4 part. You should go in at 1 and stare at them while they drink and be all "I just wanted to participate in the company party!"

I don't have much to shout about other than MY FRIKKING PAINFUL CHAPPED SPLITTING LIPS. WTF LIPS? I PUT A LOT OF STUFF ON YOU ALL DAY TO HELP AND THEN THIS IS HOW YOU ACT?

posted by rmless2 23 December | 15:49

Christ, what a bunch of assholes.

posted by grouse 23 December | 16:04

THEY WILL CHECK THE LOGS TO SEE WHAT WORK I HAVE DONE BETWEEN 1 AND 4.

This is the most assholish part.

posted by grouse 23 December | 16:07

Oh, good lord. Could these people SUCK any more?

I shouldn't ask... I'm sure they'll think of a way.

posted by taz 23 December | 16:09

BUT THIS YEAR THERE WAS NOTHING FOR US, WHILST EVERYONE ELSE GOT THREE BOTTLES OF WINE OF THEIR CHOICE. NOT FAIR.

Wow. Your bosses really know how to motivate people, don't they?

I mean, imagine how much effort it would take to go out and buy chocolate reindeer.

Fuckers.

posted by jason's_planet 23 December | 16:12

SHIT, THAT REMINDS ME! BEING LAID UP MEANS I'LL MISS MY BOSS' CUSTOMARY XMAS GIFT OF A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY! FUCK!

posted by jonmc 23 December | 16:22

MY DEVELOPERS ARE TRYING TO MAKE ME CRAZY BY NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT I ASKED FOR OUR LAST DELIVERY AND NOW MY BOSS IS ON THE LINE TO OUR LICENSOR AND I'M ON THE LINE TO MY BOSS BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE GOD LOVE THEM CANNOT DO EVEN WHAT I PUT DOWN IN FUCKING PICTURES WITH NOTATION!

posted by Medieval Maven 23 December | 16:25

THAT'S NOTHING! I'M BEING FORCED TO SPEND THE DAY AT WORK, DRINKING! IT'S NOW 7.25AM AND I HAVE UNTIL 9AM TO GET ANY WORK DONE THAT I WILL GET DONE TODAY, BECAUSE THEN A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WILL DESCEND ON MY OFFICE BEARING PLASTIC CUPS AND BOURBON. THE DAY WILL JUST GO DOWNHILL FROM THERE!

Hang on, that's a good thing isn't it? I guess I could complain that I can't participate in the traditional drink-fest in the office that lasts until midnight or so because my Mother invited herself to stay over at our place tonight, so I have to get home at a "reasonable time".

Jan, that sounds like a really, really sucky situation - you work for arseholes. I'd offer you a job here, but the commute would be a killer (and we have no jobs for solicitors, but that's mere detail).

posted by dg 23 December | 16:31

I HAVE BEEN HELPING SEARCH FOR A GREYHOUND THAT WENT MISSING IN CHICAGO SINCE ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO. DOZENS OF PEOPLE HAVE HELPED PUT UP FLIERS AND SEARCH FOR THIS POOR GUY, OUT THERE IN THE FREEZING COLD. NOW THE CITY IS SAYING IF WE DON'T TAKE DOWN ALL THE FLIERS THE OWNER WILL BE FINED $25 PER FLIER. THEY DON'T CARE THAT THE GREYHOUND IS STILL MISSING. NO EXCEPTIONS.

(The only good news is there was a sighting of him about 15 minutes ago and I'm crossing all fingers and toes that this guy gets home in time for Christmas. I can only imagine how scared and cold and hungry he must be. :(

posted by misskaz 23 December | 16:44

I FEEL BAD FOR EVERYONE HAVING A BAD DAY! WE HAD A VERY NICE DAY- PICKING UP MY SISTER'S WEDDING DRESS, VISITING A JEWELRY STORE MY MOTHER LIKES TO PICK UP SOME EARRINGS THEY REPAIRED FOR ME (AND BUYING A GORGEOUS VINTAGE VEILED HAT), DRIVING AROUND ALL OF ST. PETE TO TRY AND FIND THAT CUBAN PLACE WE LIKE ONLY TO GIVE UP AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. AND TONIGHT- GYM!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 23 December | 16:46

MY BACK WENT OUT YESTERDAY AND I HAVE NO IDEA QUITE HOW I DID IT! IT FEELS EXACTLY LIKE A KIDNEY STONE, EXCEPT MY KIDNEY IS CLEARLY FUNCTIONING JUST FINE! SO ALL MY PLANS TO COOK AND DO SOME DECORATING AROUND THE HOUSE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS (SINCE WE HAD TO CANCEL THE TRIP TO TACOMA DUE TO BAD WEATHER + SCODYBOY'S BAD COLD) ARE OFF THE TABLE!

ALSO, I HATE JAN'S MANAGERS WITH THE WHITE-HOT INTENSITY OF A THOUSAND SUNS!!!!!!!!! BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT THE NEW SUPER-COOL JOB I *KNOW* IS HEADED YOUR WAY IN 2009!!!!

posted by scody 23 December | 17:03

I HAVE A SCALY PATCH ON MY FOOT AND IT HURTS WHEN I RUB AGAINST THE GRAIN.

Oh, and if they admit me after my cath on Monday, I will probably be stuck in the cardiac ICU through New Years Eve, but that's such a minor thing.

not

posted by Ardiril 23 December | 17:36

I FUCKED UP SOMETHING IN MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE SNOW, AND I'M REALLY MAD SINCE I KNEW IT WAS TOO DEEP TO DRIVE IN BUT WORK WOULDN'T LET ME LEAVE EARLY. WILL THEY PAY FOR NEW WHEEL BEARINGS IN MY CAR, THOUGH? HELL NO.

posted by kellydamnit 23 December | 17:43

I WISH TO SEND A POX ON JAN'S MANAGERS. AND A HEX. AND BOILS ON ALL OF THEIR BUTTS. AND I HOPE MISSKAZ'S LOST GREYHOUND IS FOUND. I'M IMPATIENT WAITING FOR PICTURES OF TPS'S SISTER'S GOWN. WANT. PICS. NOW.

Other than that, I'm actually having a good day. Stay tuned.

posted by redvixen 23 December | 17:47

PACK-A-PALOOZA IS SUPPOSED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT BUT ALL MY HELPERS WON'T BE COMING TILL LATER, AND I'M COOKING A MAGNIFICENT DINNER FOR THEM BECAUSE I'M TOO CASH-STRAPPED TO AFFORD TO BUY PIZZA FOR EVERYONE, AND ONE OF MY HELPERS IS DEALING WITH HIS OWN XMAS STRESS, SO I DON'T WANT TO BE TOO MUCH OF A BURDEN!

ALSO, I MADE MY FATHER CRY TODAY BECAUSE I CAN'T EXPLAIN TO HIM EXACTLY WHY I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO CALIFORNIA AND VISIT WITH THEM ANYMORE BECAUSE IF I DO, IT'S GOING TO MAKE HIM FEEL WORSE! I THINK I NEED TO HAVE MY AUNT WHO IS ALSO A PSYCHOLOGIST EXPLAIN THAT MY CHILDHOOD ISSUES AREN'T EXACTLY HIS FAULT (BUT THE SUBCONSCIOUS PART OF ME FEELS LIKE THEY ARE) AND THAT PART OF THE REASON WHY I HAVE SO MANY ISSUES IS THAT I CAN'T ACCEPT THAT MY FEELINGS OF INADEQUACY ARE VALID, EVEN THOUGH THEY NEVER BEAT ME OR (exactly) WITHHELD THEIR LOVE!

GOOD THING I HAVE AN EMERGENCY SESSION TOMORROW MORNING...

posted by TrishaLynn 23 December | 18:26

Just how much are you packing that you need to get 'helpers?' Are you visiting your folks or going on safari (granted they can be similar)?

posted by jonmc 23 December | 18:50

Well, I'm also trying to get rid of some books that I don't read anymore (from the Flushing apartment to this one, I gained a level in Bookshelves) and I thought I could get two birds killed with one stone by offering friends the first pick of the comics and graphic novels that haven't been signed (and maybe even some that have; haven't decided that part yet) and I figured that if I can get all of the books and DVDs done in one night, then the rest of it would be really easy.

Also, since the books are currently unorganized, I thought it would be a good idea to also see if I could pack them according to genre so that it would be easier to unpack them when I move.

Ganking a famous Canadian phrase, "Proper packing prevents poor un-packing." ^_^

posted by TrishaLynn 23 December | 18:58

Do you do employment law? If not, then does anyone in your company do employment law? Because this seems remarkably bad on several fronts.

posted by Specklet 23 December | 19:26

(With our ever expanding book collection, I can't imagine how many boxes it would take to pack it all up this go-around. We may need to move next summer. I'd love to buy a place, but I don't know if we'll quite be able to yet. It may take another year or two. In any case, good luck with the move, TL. And maybe reconsider a visit home sometime? No one's situation's the same, I know, but my Dad could be quite the SOB and my birth mother outright abandoned me several times, but I'd still love to give them both big hugs if I could. When they're gone, they're gone. Somehow accepting the failings in others seems to help with accepting the failings in ourselves, if that makes any sense.)

AND IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER, EJ, WE HAD TO PAY FOR OUR OWN HOLIDAY PARTY AT WORK. $15 PER PERSON, IN ADVANCE, FOR DRY TURKEY AND WATERY MASHED POTATOES. THIS IS AFTER EARNING OUR PRINCIPAL A $12,000 BONUS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENT TEST SCORES/GRADUATION RATES. ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS, TWELVE DAYS OFF! I HAVE TWELVE DAYS OFF!! YIPPEE!!!

posted by Pips 23 December | 19:29

FUCK SCHOOLS AND THEIR OBSESSION WITH RULES

posted by scarabic 23 December | 19:32

HAPPY FESTIVUS!!!!!!!!!

posted by Pips 23 December | 19:35

Jan, your employers gulp tumescent donkey dicks for appetizers. I hope their christmases are blighted by hangovers and hemorrhoids.

posted by scarabic 23 December | 19:37

I HAVE TO WORK NINE AND TEN HOUR DAYS AT THE SAME TIME MY SON IS IN FROM WYOMING AND CHRISTMAS IS MY ONLY DAY OFF THIS WEEK!!!!!!!ARG!

posted by bunnyfire 23 December | 19:37

CHRISTMAS IS MY ONLY DAY OFF THIS WEEK!!!!!!!ARG!

welcome to retail!

posted by jonmc 23 December | 20:01

BASTARDS. JAN, FINISH WORK AT 1:00PM. DON'T LET THEM FUCK WITH YOU LIKE THIS. FINISH AT 1:00PM AND TAKE IT TO THEM. AND IF YOU CAN CAUSE THEM ANY DAMAGE OVER THE PRESENT FIASCO, THEN DO IT. THEY'RE MESSING WITH YOUR HEAD AND YOU'VE TWO CHOICES. LET THEM WEAR YOU DOWN SO MUCH YOU QUIT OR GET IN THEIR METAPHORICAL FACES AND DARE THEM TO FIRE YOU. WORST CASE OUTCOME IN BOTH SITUATIONS IS THE SAME. FUCK EM. YOU CAN DO BETTER.

posted by seanyboy 23 December | 20:04

Jan, that's one of the most messed up boss things I've heard.

posted by Stewriffic 23 December | 20:27

Oh, ((((Jan)))) - I'll ask my currently unemployed programmer boyfriend to write you a program to log in periodically between 1 and 4, if you like! While you put your feet up and chill with your cats.

I had a big shout to post last night, but I've sorted it now - I had extra responsibilities, for which I should have been paid at 2 grades above my regular pay grade, from January to the middle of October this year, for which I still haven't been paid! The gorgeous and very charming, but ultimately utterly incompetent and useless, man who has been my manager finally emailed the form in October after months of reminding BUT I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN PAID! I imagined all sorts of conspiracies against me and my competence, to the point of losing sleep with anger about it, but I found out today it's because the sweet old dear who does our payroll SIMPLY FUCKING FORGOT TO PROCESS THE FORM. She asked if I could wait for the January payroll I'VE BEEN WAITING A YEAR ALREADY WHAT'S ANOTHER FUCKING MONTH. My January back pay is going to be enormous.

posted by goo 23 December | 21:00

OH MY GOD JAN, WHAT ASSHOLES. A BLIGHT ON THEIR HEADS AND I HOPE ALL THEIR HAIR FALLS OUT AND THEY ALL DEVELOP MASSIVE ALLERGIES TO OXYGEN.

posted by casarkos 23 December | 22:31

Not that I'm shouting about it, but it's now 2pm and the "meeting" that started at 9am has just broken up. That's right - I'm drubk at work. I have a $100k financial delegation - what would everyone like?

posted by dg 23 December | 23:08

From a team-mate, who emailed me to say they'd all been told they could go home. I casually asked [the manager] what happens to home-workers. He laughed nervously & said "don't tell them".

As I've been working since just after 7am with no break, and it's now after 2pm I've just signed off for the weekend. Yaaay!

posted by essexjan 24 December | 09:08

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