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It's all starting again

marcella_salisbury — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:36:44 GMT

A few years ago I had a nervous breakdown after fighting a long battle, with my union rep urging me on, against a sociopathic boss and a corrupt university. I moved up north, moved into a yurt and spent two years working part-time at a used bookstore to recover. About a year ago, feeling healed, I took another office assistant type job at the county where I live (in Northern California). I had hoped to be long gone by now, hopefully to the library to be a librarian, but the economy didn't cooperate. Today (about one month before my probationary period is up) my boss presented me with a three-page "list of concerns," mostly about things that she felt I didn't follow up on quickly enough. Some are legitimate. Some were a one-time occurence (ie a temporary worker -- not managed by me -- who made many, many mistakes as we found out later, who inserted some forms into a packet backwards, and I didn't catch them). Some go back to October and have never been brought up previously. Some are completely inaccurate. I am considering contacting my union in an informal way to just talk to someone about whether I should rebut this, but the idea is throwing me into a panic. I don't know if I can fight this. I don't know what she's doing. Given our current budget, if she didn't pass me on probation, she could never replace me, and we're short-staffed as it is. What the hell do I do? Should I contact my EAP before I have another nervous breakdown? Should I go to the union? Should I just ignore her knowing she pretty much has to pass me? What kind of game is she playing with me?

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Retail Workers, Unite!

Darcy — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:36:22 GMT

www.bookstorepoop.com

Go there. Be heard. We feel your pain.

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People who won't shut up

inchoate — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 02:13:55 GMT

A guy at work won't stop talking, always trying to start conversation with another guy who isn't interested in talking to him. Or trying to talk to another motor-mouth.

The boss can't seem to keep this guy from talking.

I'm sure I could say, "mike, shut the fuck up".

There's probably a more tactful way.

Any ideas?

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signing a verbal warning

sayra156 — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:16:17 GMT

So, I got a "verbal warning" earlier this week for not kissing-ass and generally hating my job (see my blog for more info). Now they want me to sign my verbal warning. Doesn't that make it not verbal? Can I refuse to sign it?

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Global Sick Day

TrampMajor — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 09:46:42 GMT

Have you guys on this site heard of the global sick day happening in mid-january? Chance to stand up, or rather stay in bed, and be counted. There's more to life than this corporate hamster wheel nightmare. Check out fthisjob.com for further details.

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Office Violence

GaryQ — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 01:37:49 GMT

Before I begin, I shall provide my own answer. Start sending out resumes.

What do you do when a particular work colleague provokes a desire to commit violent acts? I recently started a new job in a retail store, on 1/3rd my previous salary and with an extra hour's drive each way. Joy of Joys.

There is one 20 year old little pissant who has twice confronted me to explain in great detail his views of my supposed mistakes.

One such example is failing to find a box of stock that was hidden in the back of a cabinet in a warehouse nowhere near other similar items. After having asked four people where I might find this stock, I told the customer I couldnt locate it and I would call her when I did.

Two hours later he triumphantly held it aloft and declared that if I had looked properly it would have been obvious.

I have come to the stage where if this little fucker gets in my face one more time I will happily break his nose before leaving the place and never looking back.

GaryQ

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My "cool" job...

3rifily — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:29:05 GMT

I HATE THIS FUCKIN JOB... there is nothing more moronic than to work in a "hip" magazine.... someone shoot those assholes in the head please!?

I have to hang on till summer, need the money....
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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money cant buy happiness

joanna — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 07:41:12 GMT

only 10mos outta college and 8mos at work, i dont like what im doing. i DREAD going to work. i feel like i deserve a better profession! i can't take it anymore............

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I am so pissed off today -- rant!

marcella_salisbury — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 18:32:32 GMT

Hi all, glad I found this tribe. I'm just pissed in general at the crappy way my workplace treats the people in my position -- very complex, difficult, and ever-changing job, NO proper training, NO real support, no raises (even cost of living!) for the last 5 years... they don't give a shit about us but if we all went on strike this place would shut down in about 10 minutes flat. Unfortunately we don't have the right to strike! When did fucking unions become so fucking toothless and brown-nosing?

I'm in a difficult personal situation here as well -- was bullied out of one dept. and now unfortunately have run into another in this one... HR won't do a damn thing -- of course. They wish I'd quit, I'm sure. Well, I'd quit -- if they offered me a severence package so I didn't have to work for a while... I need some time off. If this stress keeps up I'll be getting it on a Short-term Disability Leave.

It's so obvious that something is badly wrong with the way people work in this country -- we need a revived workers' movement, or something.

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! I HATE IT HERE!!!!!!!!!!

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leave of absence update

caitanya — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 05:02:05 GMT

my boss is a cunt--that's just how it is. But when i talked to the VP of HR, i can't believe how cool & awesome she was w/the whole leave of absence. she told me, "they're going to kill me for saying this, but take the leave of absence. you know when you come back, everything will be the same." She's right. She knows i hate my job. she also offered to give me names of people when i get back. Talk about ROCK ON :-D

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leave of absence

caitanya — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:26:16 GMT

okay, so i told my supervisor last week that i wanted to take a three-month leave of absence. i've been @ this company for over two years and am in totally good standing. she nodded at me and then said, "it's not guaranteed that you can come back and have a job." wtf? fucking cunt! first of all, that's what a leave of absence is, ya moron. Did i ask for them to still pay me while i'm gone? No! and secondly, it's not even her decision to make, so why the fuck did she say that. Well, i can answer that--despite her being really nice, she also has control/power issues that she keeps laying on me. biatch! and anyhow, who the fuck said i would be crying a river if i couldn't come back? that douch bag ...

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Job Predictor

hobbitkicker — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:57:32 GMT

www.jobpredictor.com

My ideal job is Emperor of All the World...man, where do I submit my resume?

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Not promoted

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 23:58:37 GMT

Lost another promotion today... FUCK!

It's the 5th time someone that's come in after me has gotten promoted above me.. FUCKERS! Already submitted my resume to 2 companies... Better start sending more out. The fucking quicker I get teh fuck out of the shithole I'm in now, the fucking happier I'll fucking be! FUCK!

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I took a test today....

sayra156 — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:19:37 GMT

...as part of my application for another job.

I don't want to get too excited over the prospect of getting a new job because I might not get it. But just the idea of getting out of this place makes me smile.

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Blargh

Anni — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 05:02:53 GMT

AIYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! People are stupid and must all die. Die die die die die. I think almost everyone I work with has parents who are also first cousins. ARGH!

Why must they make plans, have me send out the faxes, book the travel, get everyone on the same page, then change their minds? And wonder why it can't all be done *right now*? Uhm, maybe because I'm trying to coordinate a meeting for over 200 people, in 2 different parts of the state, on 2 different days? There's a lot of effort that has to go into this people. HOCKTOOEY on them I say. HOCKTOOEY!

Phew ... okay, all better. I now return you to your regularly scheduled redhead.

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i hate my job

caitanya — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:32:19 GMT

i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job

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harakiri

caitanya — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:17:33 GMT

okay ... where's the knife? where's the knife?

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Holiday Weekend Killjoy

caitanya — Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:32:28 GMT

how many others had to do work over this holiday weekend? *raises hand*

i hate this fucking job ...

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Well

yol — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 02:53:22 GMT

It's been a year since I was laid off from my old job (which I hated) and now I'm wishing I had that job back. It was sort of better hating it and being able to pay rent. Hmph!

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My new work slogan

Paul — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:11:22 GMT

My new mantra for getting through the workday is now "Make Fewer Decisions". Strangely enough, upper management helped to come up with it.

About two months ago, our toolbag of a VP made a trip down so we had to have a managers' meeting and of course it was on my day off. At this utter waste of time, this smeg-stain asks all of us to perform this little activity. "I'd like you all to take 5 minutes to think about your job and then write down three words that describe it" he says. So I come up with some lame safe generic adjectives for my job that I hate. After about a minute (what happened to 5 minutes, dumbass?) he tells us that he won't ask us to share these with the group, then proceeds to tell us what he thinks is the best answer to his little conundrum. "The three words that I think best describe our jobs as managers," he smugly decrees "are 'Make... Good... Decisions'". You've got to be fucking kidding me. A sentance with only ONE adjective. Nice directions, asshole. What you really mean is make BETTER decisions, don't you ass-face?

Anyway, this whole "make better decisions" thing was a running gag between us for a couple of weeks. One fateful day, after getting bitched out for making the "wrong" decision a co-worker said, "we just need to make FEWER decisions, that's all". It turned out that he was right. After a few weeks of applying the Make Fewer Decisions philosophy, my job has become considerably more tolerable. I suggest you try it and see. Everyone that I've shared the MFD Philosophy has had nothing but positive results. Whenever there's a decision to be made, no matter how small, just repeat the mantra, "Make Fewer Decisions", and then do so whenever possible.

Let me know if you try it and how it works out.

Good luck,

P

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I hate my job even more!

sayra156 — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:10:57 GMT

So, in my job I do home inspections for child care providers. I get to go to the scariest houses in the worst parts of town. There is one provider who I hate dealing with that I get to deal with almost every three months because she is always moving. She has to have some mental disorder because one time that she talks to you, she is civil and then other times, she is screaming and ranting. Well, she was supposed to turn in her application packet for her most recent move on Friday. Friday at 4, she calls and says she can't make it. So I told her that she could drop it off in the drop box Friday night.

This morning, I come to work and her packet is not here. She calls at 8:45 and asks if everything was complete. I told her that I didn't get her packet in my box, but I would go and look for it. Of course, nobody knows where it is. I ask the woman who held a training here over the weekend, and she says, "I can't remember if there was anything or not. If there would have been anything, I would have thrown it in with the newspapers." So, I check in with the newspapers and pretty much the whole front office, and there is no packet.

Now, I have to decide whether to give her the benefit of the doubt that she turned it in, and we lost it (did I mention that she is paranoid and already thinks that we are out to get her) or go threw the process like she didn't turn it in. I don't believe her. I have several documented cases of her lying to me before, but at the same time, I don't trust these stupid people that I work with.

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im on........

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 03:00:06 GMT

crack
nah
im on vacation all this week and next
im enjoying this
its taken me like 3 seconds to start relaxing today
already not looking at the clock much
ahhh
fuck i may never go back

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another rant

Wed, 06 Oct 2004 18:35:46 GMT

well some one has to carry the torch since no on seems alive around here.........

so this guy comes to me and asks me "how do i refuse this package?"
im like "you mean the package that fedex already dropped off and that i already signed for???"

he says "yah so how do i refuse it?"

i tell him "you would need to refuse it upon delivery which means you would need to tell me to refuse it BEFORE fedex comes."
then he pouts and says "well then what am i suppose to do with this??? its a double order.."

me- "that my friend is between you and amazon and im completely out of this loop here...."

then he pouts more and walks away
funny shit

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postal

Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:36:36 GMT

can you go postal if you dont work in a post office? well, i DO deliver the mail.........
yah, i think i just may pop today.
dont i wish.......to the nosy IT folks who scan our postings, this is a fuckin joke
assholes

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i quit my job today!!

lolacarr — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 18:24:15 GMT

yay me!!!

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this is ..........

Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:30:23 GMT

so this lady i work with is named Gaye, pronounced Gay, silent e.
Whats funny is she sits ear shot from me and answeres the phone about three hundred times a day with
"this is Gaye"
and im thinking......not shit, you have no idea

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deep breathes

Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:15:44 GMT

today i had to take 3 deep breathes before entering the building...........
it didnt help the feeling of dred that swept over me
thank god for the internet

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if i hear

Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:24:53 GMT

one more fuckin diesel truck with reverse beep coming to my shipping dock today im going to have a fucking coniption.
i want to tell them "shipping is fuckin closed so go the fuck home"
god, im really not liking this lately

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todays rant

Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:41:40 GMT

ok so i work in shipping/receiving........and i know its hard to believe but there is just not a whole lot of glory in this job....
but there are 3 things that just fuckin peeve me....and are completely pointless for people to ask or mention. i would hope that maybe these sheep are just trying to reach out and connect, make conversation, i dont know. they probably dont know me and have no idea what they could connect with me in conversation so the only time they speak to me is about, surprise, shipping. otherwise i dont exist.
so here are my top 3

1) - "im expecting a package/packages later today or sometime this week....just wanted to let you know"- wow. i never could handle that one. i mean shit,your name on the fuckin package just isnt quite enough so THANK YOU for letting me know your amazon order is coming because without the verbal connection i would have never figured that one out when the package came with your NAME on it. And if it doesnt have your name there's not a lot of shit i can do about that either, im still not going to know who its for.

2)- "hey i need to ship something out later today, you gonna be around" no, no i wont be around. i just sit here 8 hours a day for the sweet pleasure of it, but magically i will dissapear when you ship something. And again, thanks for the heads up because when you dropped the package of with the shipping request form, id have never figured out you were going to ship something.....hmmm maybe they want me to REMEMBER their one statement they made at 8am so i can come to THEM and say, please o please, where is that package you told me about at 8am???? not gonna happen

3)- "hey did i receive a package yesterday morning??? would have come via fedex" hmmmm lets field this one. yes. yes you did. i have your package. ive been sitting on it for over 24 hours for my own self pleasure. no wait, it was here but that little package gnome must have just wandered into shipping and took the fuckin thing. sorry its not here. what i love is to then reply "do you have a tracking number?" "are you sure its fedex and not airborne?" and they wander off confused no doubt.....and usually its just not there yet and usually its not the carrier they said was even carrying the package

ok folks, i know i said 3 rants but this one is quick
outside of work at a hockey game, yes the tickets were given to us by work but no it wasnt a "company" function
so this guy says "hey man i hate to talk shop.."
i interject "then dont"

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fuckin sales guys

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 20:26:46 GMT

are all a bunch of assholes.
i got the new displeasure of having some meat head ass wipe speck of shit on the earth sales guy who must be one of the biggest dildo fucks on the entire planet.
he sounds like he is a dumb jock turned yuppy fuck sales person

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peeved

caitanya — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:34:55 GMT

i just fuckin hate my job.

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i just fucking

jodo — Thu, 29 Apr 2004 18:22:13 GMT

cant stand it anymore. this is a place that things are going wrong all the time. and we are lucky the doors even open with how much debt we are in. SO anyway, i am in charge of making the staff's schedule. i just finished for may. and one of my full time employees just informed me not only is he quitting, but he cant give me 2 weeks. he will no longer be coming in as of monday. MONDAY! he works fucking 12 shifts a week.

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I'm out of here

closepin — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:08:55 GMT

Next week is my last week. Then I'm going away.
Of course I don't expect to find a job I love in my new locale, but it would be nice.

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funny story? i think so

suzenr — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 21:27:15 GMT

8/9 1st day - new job

8/10 2nd day - i'm so stupid i blogg it up how much i hate my new job and state i'm going to spit in my bosses soda if he asks me to get his lunch again and talk crap about everyone in the office

8/22 6th day - the bosses friend did a search on his name and found your blogg. everyone in the office had a good laugh. especially when you said you would spit in his soda.

later that night you posted that you actually like your new job after all because your were getting the hang of everything, everyone made you feel comfortable and he'll let you work your hours around your class schedule and get health insurance even though you are part time and let you take time off to go back home during the holidays.

8/23 7th day(today) - i'm fired. he couldn't get over the spitting in the drink thing.

lesson learned - if you're gonna bitch about your job on a blogg don't include everyone's entire name,company name and city.

I can't wait to get home tonight to hear all the details- i live with two of her now ex-coworkers.

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3 days

ddrose — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 05:37:52 GMT

and I hate my job already! Whoo, it's a new record!! Yay for craft stores!! Ugh, cheap old ladies double checking my every move and complaining that their coupon doesn't apply to a 49 cent item!! UUUUUURRRRRRRRRGGGG!

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let me reiterate

caitanya — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:16:53 GMT

i hate this fuckin job. Look at the shit i have to read:

Product planning begins with pinpointing for whom the information is intended. When budgets allow, segmenting each audience into smaller subgroups allows additional product and information and dissemination tailoring by audience needs and characteristics. This step is especially important for this campaign because its potential audiences are numerous and extremely diverse. At the broadest level, this campaign has consumers (parents, child care providers, and educators), stakeholder/partner/advocacy groups, health professionals (health care and treatment providers and their organizations, and State and local health departments), and media audiences. Our team is experienced in developing materials for each of these categories and recognizes that each involves special challenges.

Can someone come and shoot me, please?

The best part is that my boss c alled me in to tell me the writer had found some mistakes. Uh ... well ... after the first two sentences, i'm up and out of my chair, wandering around just to get some mental stimulation.

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Just found this site...

Eva — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:07:08 GMT

http://www.fthisjob.com

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My Job Fucking Sucks

Bob — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 17:13:44 GMT

I work as a receptionist at a goverment agency. Some observations:

1. 50% of the calls we get are people who should actually be calling someone else to solve their probmlem. Of these, about 20% don't BELEIVE me when I tell them that they've called the wrong place.
2. Everyone who calls here thinks that they're the only one calling here. They don't realize that while I'm talking to them, three other people had to listen to the automated attendant.
3. Some people insist that I'm being rude to them even when i bend over backwards to help them.

I could go on and on but right now I'm drawing a blank! Imagine that! I'm not pissed about any particular issue right now, so that's probably why.

Oh... one other thing that boggles my mind. We recently moved into a new office space. They were going to install a TV in our lobby -- up on a bracket like you'd see in a bar or a hospital room. They decided it wasn't worth it (we do use it for legit purposes, or at least we used to) because it cost $600 for the bracket to hold it up there. Then a few weeks later they decided to buy a decrative water fountain behind my desk. Cost? $2000. Custom made with our logo. Idiots.

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I hated my job so much i started my own business

Richard — Sat, 19 Jun 2004 19:01:28 GMT

I hated my job so much i JUST QUIT!!! I'd had enough.. I started my own business and haven't looked back since!! Talk about liberating!! Anyone else done this? If yes, tell me about it. If no, WHY THE HECK NOT!!!

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Subway - Eat Shit

Kelly — Wed, 26 May 2004 06:38:44 GMT

Another summer about to be sucked away by the fast food giant. The new trend this summer: the Atkins craze! I'm really sorry if any of you are following this diet, but I think it's the stupidest thing I've ever heard of and I hate serving the whiners who come into subway who are now Atkins devotees, after abandoning the Jared Fogle diet.

I has two women last week order a cup of chicken salad and a cup of tuna salad - no bread.

Why are all the people on the trendy diets so pissy and irritating? I comfort myself with the thought that in the future I will be healthy becasue I ate lots of different foods while their kidneys are failing because they can't handle the excess amounts of protein being forced through them, and when they're having heart attacks because it's ok to eat a heap of fatty bacon, as long as it's not on bread.

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crossing fingers

ali_girl — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 22:56:46 GMT

I'm about to have a meeting with my General Manager. I've been a receptionist for this company for 2(!) years now, and if this conversation goes well I could be looking at a promotion! Assistant Creative Director... Damn that sounds awesome.

YAY No more being the office bitch!

I just had to share my excitement and my nervousness with someone :o) wish me luck...

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Corprate policy

Wed, 16 Jun 2004 23:52:12 GMT

i love this one... our branch is catching flack for not having enough production... corprate is getting yelled at for not taking care of the files we have... its been back and fourth since i got here, and its taking over a month to fund one file. i cant get pricing, since they have no reliable system to give me rates, i cant get ahold of the people who are supposed to help, I get paid 630$ after taxes 2x a month, and at this rate, there wont be commisions to make up for it... im soooooo about to quit.

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Sharing the love

Tori — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 02:10:21 GMT

I hope I'm in the right place. I found this Tribe accident and it seems so right for the times. My job blows. As I'm sure most of you are in the same boat, or you wouldn't be here.

My job blows in that Office Space sort of way. As a matter of fact, I have a red stapler on my desk. I get asked to do the most ridiculous things, which is tolerable. But I am asked to do them 3 times by 3 different people. There is no orginization or communication at our office. When people move to another desk, its like they vanished for days before someone realized. Simple stupid office stuff...but I'm being tame with my words...cause I'm tired.

Here's a little tidbit: Today was a typical day where I wandered the office like some damn fool with a fax in hand looking for its rightful owner. If I don't do that (as opposed to just letting fax owner pick up his own faX), the owner of the company, a seagull manager, wets himself that there is unclaimed faxes on the machine. I mean, who really gives a shit? If its that important they'll come looking for it. Doesn't this guy have more important things to worry about? He's running a fucking company for Chrissakes, don't worry about the fucking faxes. Fucker!

AGH!

Sorry to rant...but thanks for feeling the love for jobs that SUCK!

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how bad do you hate it?

ReRun — Thu, 13 May 2004 21:12:29 GMT

I REALLY FUCKING HATE IT TODAY. WELL EVERYDAY BUT I REALLY REALLY REALLY HATE IT TODAY...

how bout you?

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interview

JOSMOSIS ©Brandon — Mon, 03 May 2004 17:11:09 GMT

i have an interview for a new job today, woooo

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Stepping Up Part II

caitanya — Thu, 13 May 2004 13:13:59 GMT

So i just found out my supervisor is going to be working at home two days a week and that i have more responsibilities at the office (and i have to come in five times a week).

joy & rapture ... not! wtf are these fuckers going to do when i leave? hahahaha (prays, please God, let me find another job quickly, let another employer love me ...)

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End of the Campus Job Hell

Kelly — Wed, 05 May 2004 06:19:13 GMT

My campus job is over- - it had its ups and downs, and I realize now that the job part of the job was fun, but the boss part of the job was crappy.
My boss was creepy as hell. On my last day, I was finishing up my project, and she came and stood (too close) next to me by the computer and started going on about how pretty my red hair is. She says "My three children had hair this color, and so did my husband when I fell in love with him. I used ot have red hair you know." etc. All the while she is running her fingers thru my hair! How creepy is that! I was too freaked out to say or do anything haha! If she were a man I could sue her for sexual harrassment! ha!

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Stepping Up

caitanya — Thu, 29 Apr 2004 15:53:20 GMT

Holy shit look at what my supervisor just emailed me:

"I'm going to order you a whiteboard like I have, maybe a little smaller. It is very helpful for me to remember what I have to do and when. Maybe you can put the jobs that I give to you on there with the deadlines. That will help you remember everything when I am not in here to nudge you. Because I plan on taking some days off now to treat myself for a change. When I do that, I will not be checking my e-mail or phone messages. You will be on your own. I want people to know that you can keep the jobs moving when I am out. Okay?"

Isn't that just lovely. :-\ This is what i wrote back:

"Yes, thank you. I am ready to step up to the plate more."

know what this means? it means i have to be paying attention now instead of pissing about and totally living in IM land. hahahahaha :-\ bleh ...

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almost done

yabadabadoo — Fri, 16 Apr 2004 23:21:01 GMT

So, as of May 3, I will no longer be working for my square-headed-prick-of-a-boss. I am so wonderfully relieved. I had to put up with a month of him finding new ways to criticize me, but I didn't let him have all the fun, I got in some worthy digs of my own. Not that anyone in the company really cared or will do anything about it the comments and opinions I shared. Though in addition to my dissatisfaction with his ability as a creative manager, the whole team I work with has been very unimpressed and voiced their opinions to upper management. I doubt that anything significant will happen. He'll find a new way of brown-nosing his way out of it. But I do think it's funny that as he's kicking me out, his job is equally on the line. It would amuse me to no end if his ass got kicked to the curb, too.

In a little over two weeks time, I'll be kicking back with severance pay...and then on my way to unemployment. God, I can't wait!

YAY!!!

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i just had a revelation!

lolacarr — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 19:01:51 GMT

i am much happier when my boss does not talk to me.

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allow myself to introduce.........myself

SpiNSycLe — Thu, 08 Apr 2004 22:48:47 GMT

hello! I'm new here. I too, hate my job. I'm a temp, have been for over two years now. I hate the company and agency I slave for. Did I say slave? yes, that's what I am. No raise during my long assignment, no benefits, not squat. I finally decided to take a few days off for my sanity, which is at my own cost. Why am I not hired? good question. I don't know. I've jumped thru their hoops, taken their tests and passed in order to qualify as a job candidate and ZILCH!!!! as a matter of fact, the agency sent out a statement that all of us temps at this place were to quit bugging people about being hired in. On the other side, the company made it clear that we wouldn't be hired in, after all, we're temps. Sorry to ramble on for so long and this is only an introduction! I have taken on 300% more in this time with the idea of proving over & over again how good of an employee I am....and I got told a few days ago that in my department where there are four of us, 2 shall be gone by the end of next week. almost hope it's me.....i have to start working on the phones doing customer call-outs now, which I hate with a passion....talking to idiots on the phone.....but if i don't I'll be fired. So much for over two years of loyal, dependable service. I have to find another job or get my side business runiing ASAP. Oh, here's another lovely note....One day at my suck job, all the temps on our floor were gathered together for a meeting with the agency owner who proceeded to tell us that because we have degrees, we are spoiled and lazy. I cannot begin to tell you how pissed I was and how hard it was to hold my tongue. If I opened my mouth, what would have come out of it would have been the most fierce and vile things ever said in the history of humanity and I would have been promptly fired and escorted out. I hate needing money so badly!!!! sometimes I think a crackwhore gets more respect.

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Too busy vs. too bored

sayra156 — Thu, 08 Apr 2004 20:34:49 GMT

All week at work, I've been really busy. Then today, I don't have anything to do. I was just wondering what you think is worse: having nothing to do at work or having too much to do at work?

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Re: somebody calm me down

jodo — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 23:21:24 GMT

so i just found out that myself and the other EA here are going to get booted from our offices and put in two tiny desks in public space (right next to the office printer, too, ugh) because we are hiring 2 new people who insisted on having their own offices.

while we are not performing jobs as sophisticated as they are, clearly seniority means nothing. so we're getting put next to eachother in a high traffic area and we are 2 ppl who are constantly on the phone. there is no word whatsoever on how temporary it will be, since the powers that be seem hesitant to expand the space to fit the number of people working.

GRRRRRRR i wish i could quit.

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6 mo notice

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 20:16:11 GMT

just got my 6 month notice. Been waiting for 2 years. they told us 2 years ago that they were going to give us notice but were under investigation by the OIG, so they would need us to clear their name.

Yeh!

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I'm bad

sugarbunni — Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:32:56 GMT

So since I gave my two weeks notice I've been late just about every day (today by over an hour!), I've been on tribe constantly, and I've taken to browsing porn. Needless to say, I'm not getting very much work done. You think they would have anticipated my slackness and would lighten up on the workload, but no. O-well, they're going to have quite a load of shit to deal with after I leave! Ha!

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Do You Hate Your HR Department?

zakueins — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 08:18:34 GMT

I hate mine. At my company, the only way that we'll be able to get a Commuter Checks/public transit stipend is if HR approves it. Mind you, EVERYBODY in the office takes public transit, and I need public transit to do my job.

HR claims that they're "doing research into the matter". That was two months ago. A month ago, I DID all the research, and sent them a package. Took me less than 30 minutes, mostly web-surfing. Called a week later and asked what was going on.

"Oh, we're still doing research. Thanks for the lovely package, but we'll be letting people know when we've worked out all the details."

Arg....

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this job is so lame!

Thu, 25 Mar 2004 21:01:32 GMT

Oh gosh, where do I start..I just have to vent today!!! So..I'm practically running a 4 person help desk all on my lonesome today. Why..well, 1 person on vacation (not that he ever does any work anyways), 1 out "taking her gre" - and apparently she's done but not returning to work, boss is out - working out (she needs to)..and then there's me. what the fuck, people? Might as well pay me 4x more to cover for everyone elses asses! Geez.

This is so lame. The only reason why I'm still here is because I'm trying to save up for a trip :[

*sigh* I'm trying to think of creative ways to get some quick cash (legally!)...any ideas?

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Part II of PGO

caitanya — Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:18:12 GMT

Part II of Personal Growth Objectives

So I met with the head supervisor woman. my friend had advised, no matter what i think i should just say "i would like to be a manager [some day]." When it came down to it, i couldn't say it. does anyone else have a problem of faking it till you make it?

in any case, i just pulled something out of my ass about wanting to end up in grad school (which is slightly true). I'm such a terrible kiss ass. :-o

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I got a raise today

sayra156 — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 20:35:38 GMT

I got a raise today.

I guess I should be excited about the extra 3% in my salary today. But the problem is that they were supposed to give us raises in September, but they didn't have enough money. So my raise is 6 months late.

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I Quit!!!!

sugarbunni — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 18:27:16 GMT

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

I gave my boss my 2 weeks notice yesterday! YEAH!!!

I'm so fucking stoked! It's gonna be a long 2 weeks tho.

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Speaking of fulfillment ...

Anni — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 18:11:30 GMT

All of us hate our jobs (go figure, being part of this tribe) ... my question is this: in a perfect world, what *would* your ideal job be? (Winning the lotto and retiring at 28 doesn't count. That would be wonderful though!)

I'll start: teaching dance full time. Making enough money performing that I could support myself and have some left over for fun stuff.

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Professional Growth Objectives

caitanya — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:07:24 GMT

So i open my work email this morning and get an email titled, "Professional Growth Objectives." It's to make a scheduled meeting (one-on-one) with one of the higher ups in my department.

I just IMd her, and this is our convo (verbatim):

Me: i was just curious as to this email you just sent me--the profesional growth objectives meeting.

Her: just trying to assess where you want to go professionally and what we (the company) can do to help with that goal ... i'm meeting with everyone individually.

Me: Oh, okay.

Her: so think about we're you'd like to be in 1 year, 2 years, 5 years, etc.

OMFG. Quick, i have to think up some bullshit! hahahahahaha do they really think i want to be here in two years???? *falls down laughing* geezus ... i can't remember the last time i laughed so hard :-\

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My stupid boss won't get out of my office!!!!

sayra156 — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:25:05 GMT

Let me give you some background.
I share an office with four other people. My computer moniter faces away from the door towards my co-worker's desk (who we will call Amy) in the cornor. Today, everyone is gone to different meetings, so I am here by myself. Or at least, I should be. But whenever Amy is gone, my stupid boss comes in sits her fat ass in Amy's desk and stays there all day.

So, I have to attempt to make my normal four hours of actual work a day take up eight whole hours, which is very difficult. I am forced to check tribe only when she leaves the office or when she is on the phone. And games are out of the question. To make matters worse, I look over at her, and she is checking the American Idol web page. Plus, she is a bitch. No management skills whatsoever. Hell, she doesn't even have any people skills. Thank God, she finally went to lunch so I have a whole half hour of peace.

I'm trying to get up the nerve to tell her to go away, but I'm not sure how to do it. I'm thinking of telling her something about how I enjoy being in the office by myself, and it doesn't happen too often, and she is spoiling it. What do you think?

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space case

Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:50:53 GMT

i have been in this fog... and i cant seem to acomplish anything today. i think i need to go home

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11

sugarbunni — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 20:11:45 GMT

So usually, I get to work at 8:30 (I was late today) and manage not to do a lick of work until 11. Today for some reason tho I'm finding myself looking at a clock that says 12:10 and I still have done nothing (but tribe). I'm a total fucking slacker. I suck. I can't believe they haven't fired me yet.

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I learned something this weekend...

sugarbunni — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:09:30 GMT

This weekend I was lucky enough to spend some time talking to people who do what they love for a living. Not only do they do what they love, they thrive at it. For a long while now I've known that if you have faith often everything falls into place. However, having faith that your bills can be paid by doing whatever it is you love doing is a great challenge in a struggling economy where you're told to feel fortunate that you just have a job. I'm getting some dental work done in the next 5 weeks and then I'm leaving my job. I've been inspired by the happiness and fulfillment of others and will set off on my journey to find my path that contributes to the world and to my own delicious destiny. I refuse to become apathetic to my circumstances. Spring is upon us and it is a time for new beginings and rejuvination. I will no longer settle for a job that meagerly pays my bills while draining my soul. I will no longer tolerate a position that does not recognize my talents and gifts to the world. I will actively seek out my rightful path to happiness and be the change I want to see in the workforce! There's so much more to us all than these low expectations that socity has cast upon us. There's so much more to life than this! This is my pact to myself, the world, and all my fellow JOBHATERS! C'mon now, who's with me!!!

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things to do at work....OTHER than work! Don't get caught.

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 00:15:13 GMT

Etch-a-Sketch:

http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/html/onlineetch.htm

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there's nothin like a promotion...

lolacarr — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 17:40:58 GMT

to quell your job hatred, if only for a few moments....

i just found out that i am being promoted to a principal in my company. it sure makes the unpleasant responsibilities i have had lately seem a little less annoying.

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I HATE

jodo — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 00:18:47 GMT

MY FUCKING JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank you

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You scratch my back, ill scratch yours

pixelslut — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 15:29:41 GMT

So i think we shoudl all call in bomb threas or something to each others places of work, so we can all go the fuck home.... Im sure it would work. Its full proof.

This in no way means you cant actually plant a bomb in my place of employment and blow it up after i am safely evacuated if you wish. Actually, that would be preferred. Either way....

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There is a certain giddyness...

sugarbunni — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 00:46:42 GMT

that sweeps over me when I'm on tribe at work. I try to do a little work and then this little spark inside my brain says, "Oooooh, just check one more tribe. C'mon, you know you hate this work. Why bust your ass? They'll just pile more work on your desk if you do. Hey, look there's a post in Evil Penguins and 3 in JOBHATERS! You don't want to let your fellow tribe members down, now do you?"

See, this is why the only time I get any work done while I'm at work is when I'm stoned. My employer should start buying my weed for me.

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Today I Quit My JOb!!! "WoooooooHooooooo!!!!!!"...

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:29:41 GMT

I quit my job today and I am really happy...
So take that you fuckin job,....I sure showed them turds...

Plus telemarketing was getting old for me....Amen.

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one of "those" days

lolacarr — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 18:47:29 GMT

do you ever walk into work, and as soon as you do, instantly feel the tension of every other person in the entire place?

the instinct to hide and lock yourself in somewhere takes over, but you can still hear someone blowing their top from behind closed doors?

i have one of those every few weeks. today was one of those "i just walked into the mouth of madness" days. it's not even noon yet.

AIEEEEEEE

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To give you some idea...

sugarbunni — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 23:01:35 GMT

of the bullshit I have to deal with regularly....

A woman comes to my front desk today to visit an employee and while she's waiting she askes me what direction North Beach is from downtown. I point her in the direction and give her specific streets to go down and she says, "Oh, so it's pretty much west of here?" And, I say, "No it's north." And, in my head I'm screaming, "NORTH Beach, N-O-R-T-H Beach, NORTH BEACH! Not fucking WEST Beach, BIOTCH!"

Now granted, she was a tourist and I realize that in another part of town North Beach very well might not be north. But, goddamn! I get so sick of fucking people! I'm not a map, I'm not even a very good receptionist! See, this is the mood I'm in today. Perfectly well-meaning, harmless tourists ask perfectly innocent questions and end up gutted with their entrails now decorating the lobby.

I think I'm calling in sick tomorrow.

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work nazis!

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:15:49 GMT

Geez, the crap I have to put up with...

So I am told when I have to take my lunch, I cannot veer from that schedule, I am told how long my breaks can be...

So my boss "let" me go to lunch at noon yesterday (I'm scheduled for 11am lunch...). I couldn't gauge if it was permanent, or just for the day. So today, I ask if it's cool to take lunch and noon from now on...

She's like, NO, I need you to take your lunch at 11, so-and-so takes their lunch and noon, and so-and-so takes their lunch at 1. But my coworkers never follow the schedule, so why do I have to?

Work nazis. It's so stupid. I'm not in kindergarten! Do you have them at your work?

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Partying LIke a Friday

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 06:21:23 GMT

Ok so it's Thur. night ,but it feels like Friday. Probably because I have a killer weekend planned.

Yeh I'm at home alone but still.. mUsic wine party it's all good. It is so Friday in 2 hours.

Yeh!!!!!

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Love my job

Fri, 06 Feb 2004 18:58:08 GMT

ok I'm wearing stickers on my cheeks today. They are hearts that say, "I love what I do, and you can too"

It isn't working and everyone thinks I have flipped my lid. Have I?

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Lay-Offs

MO — Thu, 05 Feb 2004 22:00:32 GMT

My company just got rid of 11 people - they purged 2 departments and fired just about everyone...from peons to management. They were some of the only decent ones in the whole damn company and many of them had been here for years! What the fucK?

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bust bonfire?

lolacarr — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 15:41:00 GMT

so do you any of you have tchotckes from failed companies you've worked for or just hated in general?

we should get all that crap together and BURN IT ALL!!!

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can i hate my boss' mom??

lolacarr — Thu, 05 Feb 2004 22:09:28 GMT

this lady is unbelievable. she calls me up and tells me to get her a free ticket to come visit her son (my boss), with very specific times of day when she wants to fly. she also demands first class. i don't know if any of you guys know how hard it is to get a non stop award ticket for first class, but it's next to impossible. so i get her coach, and my boss is supposed to schmooze someone to get her upgraded. she leaves next friday, and she just called me and demanded to know where her e-ticket is. when i told her we were working on the upgrade, she FREAKED. it didn't help that her cell phone kept cutting in and out. the last thing i heard her yelp was "OH, JUST FORGET IT!"

i mean JESUS i am not her fucking travel agent. GRRRRRR.

as ween says, "resist all the urges that make you wanna go out and kill..."

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Monday

Mon, 02 Feb 2004 23:05:15 GMT

Ok it is Monday and none of you are complaining. What's up people. Get with it. It is Monday after Superbowl. Oh I see, (OIC) you all called in sick today. Smart move!

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Saturday

Sat, 17 Jan 2004 21:37:38 GMT

What the f am I doing here today?

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quitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquitquit

sugarbunni — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 17:09:44 GMT

I am obsessed with wanting to quit my job today. I won't quit my job today. But, I've got to get the hell out of here soon. There's so much more to life than this.

I don't think most of the people I work with realize that. I suppose people just grow comfortable with the fact that you've got to make money in order to get by and work isn't supposed to be fun. The catch is these people then try to over-compensate for their misery at work by wanting more material goods and services. I guess they figure if I'm going to be miserable all day I want to come home to nicest "things" and drive a new car. Unfortunatly, when you fall into that trap then they've really got you. I remember living well beyond my means in the past and then quitting is not an option. Now, I keep my expenses to a minimum, no credit cards, no loans, no extras.

I think I'll quit when I get my performance evaluation because I know that it probably won't be a very good one since I nearly dilebretly do a shitty job (although that very rarely gets noticed!). I can see it now, I'll sit there with a big, devious grin on my face while they very sincerely give me my evaluation. Then, when their finished, I'll explain that since I obviously don't do a very good job here it would probably be best for everyone if I just gave my notice. Then, I'll laugh and laugh and maybe even leave the room whistling.

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Successory posters at work? Try Demotivators!

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:54:24 GMT

Hey hey! We have those stupid succesory "motivational" posters at my office everywhere. Pretty much on the wall in between everyones' offices. Like they really motivate people...

Check this website out:
http://www.despair.com/indem.html

It's the demotivator posters! I got a good laugh out of it, and so did my co-workers! Just thought I'd share it with y'all.

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Great Get Rich Idea

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:22:02 GMT

Hi last night as I was leaving work I had a great idea and figured we could all join together and utilize it to make $ and quit these damn office jobs.

Only thing is I have no idea now what that idea was.

Sorry :(
When I remember I'll let you all know.

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helpful hint

sugarbunni — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 00:26:57 GMT

Here's a helpful holiday hint:

When you inevitably come down with that nasty cold or flu this season don't call in sick to work. Put those viruses to use! Infect your boss's mail by coughing on it, or maybe plant a virus infected ink pen at their desk. It worked for me. I coughed directly into my boss's mail last Friday and low and behold after a weekend of innoculation she called in sick on Monday! See, there's always a silver lining when your a JOB HATER!

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Work Sucks--TGIF

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 19:38:27 GMT

Ok I was here (at this idiot job) until 10:30 last night. that sucks, but guess what. Didn't return until 10:30 this morning. Core hours are from 9:30-2:30, so I missed that by a bunch and boss knows. I have my monthly one on one with him Monday. Can't wait to hear about how I am not setting a good example for my staff. Blow it!!!!!

Oh yeh, was it here that I saw the link for the worktolive.com? If not check it out.

I'm going to try to go on stress leave. I have some "issues" I need to work out.

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So... close...

XcentricOrbit — Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:23:28 GMT

...to getting fired last night. Why could I just speak my mind and tell the truth? Then it would all be over now. What I wanted to say: "Yes, I purposefully blew off that task, because I thought it was meaningless and a waste of my time here." Instead, it came out "Oh. Must have slipped my mind. Busy day yesterday, you know" and then got a half hour lecture about being "detail oriented" while I dug my nails into the arm of my boss's highly uncomfortable "guest" chair. What I wanted to do was a standing jump onto his desk while simultaneously dropping my pants and turning around, and then rip the biggest, nastiest, wettest, stinkiest fart right in his face. The End! Hah! Take that, people who lecture me about things I already know whose job I could probably do better who understand absolutely nothing about the job I do and therefore think I don't do anything all day! Hah!

I think I just cracked.

I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be here. Its good enough just to have a job. Its good enough just to have a job. Its good enough just to have a job. Its good enough just to have a job.

You think if I repeat those enough times I'll really start to believe?

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PC LOAD LETTER??? WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN

Thu, 22 Jan 2004 01:34:17 GMT

I SWEAR.... ONE DAY, I JUST KICK THIS STUPID PIECE OF SHIT OUT THE WINDOW!!

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oy

Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:56:01 GMT

dont wanna be here today dont wanna be here today dont wanna be here today
make it stop
make it stop
make it stop
make it stop
make it stop

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im

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 21:52:52 GMT

so fuckin bored i could puke right now

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membership

lolacarr — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:05:51 GMT

i can't believe there are only 20 people on tribe.net that hate their jobs. that is truly unbelievable.

does no one work with skank breath bimbos who got their jobs by banging one of the partners? no one has to deal with said bimbo crying to the guy who beds her and hired her about how other people at the office don't respect her, and ask her to follow the same rules the rest of the office does? no one has a spineless boss who won't back them up when said bimbo gets you bitched out for doing your job the way you've been told to do it?

okay so that's my rant for the week. but seriously people, there have GOT to be more than 20 people that hate their jobs out there. i mean, i hate my job enough for 20 people.

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well it was peaceful

Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:13:01 GMT

i had about a whole week of no people around my cube!
then i come in from lunch.........and blahblahblahblah network this , blehbleh bleh ........peace is shattered.

anyways.......what the hell is wrong with you people??
what, do you suddenly LOVE YOUR JOBS or something?>
c'mon, bitch with me its fun

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Who's your arch-nemesis?

XcentricOrbit — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 18:01:33 GMT

Is there a particular person at your workplace that REALLY gets under your skin? A person whose absense (if he or she were to mysteriously disappear...) might make make you not hate your job (AS MUCH)? Someone who constantly counters your plans and ideas, sending them down in flames before you have a chance to really let them take flight, ensuring that you will remain with the rest of the peons in the bowels of the ship at your oar...

Not that I have any strong feelings about this or anything...

My arch-nemesis' name is the VP/Editor/Personnel Director, Bob. A seemingly innocuos moniker that barely hints at his amazing aptitude for ignorance, exceptional skills of mismanagement, and astounding ability to P!SS ME OFF! I started out as a bottom feeder here, answering the phones and doing order entry crap. We completely tolerated each other at that time. But, the moment I took a step up the ladder to a skilled job (became the Systems Administrator here; or, as I like to put it now: Technology Puppetmaster), and he deigned to pay me a miniscule amount more than I had been getting, I became the enemy. Since then, he seems to have made it his sole duty at work to irritate me to the point of quitting. Which I will never do (well, unless I get a really good job offer), because I cannot let him win. So I press on, hating my job with my whole heart, hoping that one day all my efforts will prove fruitful, and said arch-nemesis goes insane and is committed to a dirty little mental institution that still thinks massive electro-shock therapy and lobotomies are state-of-the-art procedures.

So let's hear everyone else's stories. Who is Dr. Evil to your Austin Powers?

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drones

Thu, 08 Jan 2004 20:55:51 GMT

i wonder if the dumb ass corporate drones that work in the cubicles next to me know that i absolutely cannot stand them.
hoo ra gung ho company men ..........= DRONES

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I will...

sugarbunni — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 00:45:09 GMT

not have this fucking job come summertime. It would be nice if they would fire me, but I think I'll have to quit since I'm in a union. Damn, job security. Stupid fucking data entry. Why don't they have robots for this shit yet?

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Top 3 Websites

Gobenator — Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:23:50 GMT

Anyone got any good websites they go to to kill time? Where do you go the most that occupies a good bit of time, at work, and is fun/informative?

Just a suggestion.

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Dragging ass today...

XcentricOrbit — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:25:41 GMT

...didn't get up 'till quarter to ten; strolled in here about half past. I'm "supposed" to be here at 9AM. Woo Hoo! I haven't even been here a full hour yet, and I'm already looking for a good reason to go home. Anybody else feel like this today? I hate Mondays.

If only I'd listened to Otis, and brought a gun along to work, my day would have a little EXCITEMENT in it!

Just out of curiosity... are any of the other job haters actively searching for a new job to hate? Or have we all just resigned ourselves to the fact that the way we have to spend our days is punishment for something evil we did in a former life?

Jesus Roller-Skating Christ... I need a vacation.

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Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

sugarbunni — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 18:02:49 GMT

So, last night coming home from work my car breaks down. I walked home in the rain. Then, later I attempted to get my car going (in the rain) to no avail. When I got back home I had the joy of dealing with an overflowing toilet (silver lining: at least there was no poo). Last night when I went to bed I was certain that I was going to call in sick to work today. But, then this morning as I lay in my warm bed I convinced myself that I should go in because I don't know if I've got a sick day to spare and also because I've been (half-heartedly) trying to dig myself out of trouble at work. I arrived at work almost an hour late (I called, tho) only to find out that my boss is out sick today! Bitch! Then, while I already have two projects on my desk due today I recieve another one from my bosses little errand woman DUE TODAY! Fuckers! Fuck their due dates they'll get 'em when I'm done with posting on Tribe. I should have called in sick today for sure.

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My morning face slap!

closepin — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 23:21:53 GMT

I get to work this morning and someone stole my seat. He's right there and deep down he's a nice guy so he gave it back to me. What was he doing in my chair?
He was teaching one of the administrative assistants how to make a web page using dream weaver. The lady can barely use a computer. Seriously, she's deficient. There are things she's good at, I'm sure, but using a computer, and doing something that's more difficult than turning on the computer, saving her documents, or checking her e-mail, are not in that list.
I had to bite my tongue as her teacher patiently told her to do things that were simple, something even the most remedial computer user would easily accomplish.
Here's the thing, if they would just pay someone who knows what they're doing it would be done in a few hours. They wouldn't have to waste their time trying to teach basic computing. Hey, they could pay me. I wouldn't mind doing the work. And it would be a nice break in the day to do something different. But how do you propose something like that. "Hey, she's an idiot, let me do it". Sure.

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It's all starting again

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People who won't shut up

signing a verbal warning

Global Sick Day

Office Violence

My "cool" job...

money cant buy happiness

I am so pissed off today -- rant!

leave of absence update

leave of absence

Job Predictor

Not promoted

I took a test today....

Blargh

i hate my job

harakiri

Holiday Weekend Killjoy

Well

My new work slogan

I hate my job even more!

im on........

another rant

postal

i quit my job today!!

this is ..........

deep breathes

if i hear

todays rant

fuckin sales guys

peeved

i just fucking

I'm out of here

funny story? i think so

3 days

let me reiterate

Just found this site...

My Job Fucking Sucks

I hated my job so much i started my own business

Subway - Eat Shit

*crossing fingers*

Corprate policy

Sharing the love

how bad do you hate it?

interview

Stepping Up Part II

End of the Campus Job Hell

Stepping Up

almost done

i just had a revelation!

allow myself to introduce.........myself

Too busy vs. too bored

Re: somebody calm me down

6 mo notice

I'm bad

Do You Hate Your HR Department?

this job is so lame!

Part II of PGO

I got a raise today

I Quit!!!!

Speaking of fulfillment ...

Professional Growth Objectives

My stupid boss won't get out of my office!!!!

space case

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I learned something this weekend...

things to do at work....OTHER than work! Don't get caught.

there's nothin like a promotion...

I HATE

You scratch my back, ill scratch yours

There is a certain giddyness...

Today I Quit My JOb!!! "WoooooooHooooooo!!!!!!"...

one of "those" days

To give you some idea...

work nazis!

Partying LIke a Friday

Love my job

Lay-Offs

bust bonfire?

crossing fingers