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My brain is absolute mush at work today, having a hard time concentrating. Why does it always seem like short weeks feel the longest?
For me and school it's because it just ends up smashing 5 days of work into 4 days ad that's with me completely ignoring the shit I have going on at work right now.
My brain is absolute mush at work today, having a hard time concentrating. Why does it always seem like short weeks feel the longest?
For me and school it's because it just ends up smashing 5 days of work into 4 days ad that's with me completely ignoring the shiz I have going on at work right now.
That too. And I've had 2 half day trainings this week, also. My brain hurts, no wonder it's protesting.
Post by gardenfresh on Nov 15, 2013 7:02:46 GMT -5
What do you do when two of your bosses simultaneously give you a time sensitive assignment that they need ASAP by the end of day on Friday?
I fear that I have no other option than to somehow miraculously complete both today.
Can I borrow someones magic wand? Or alternatively, if someone works voodoo magic or something-- I'd like one power outage, please. Oh, and kill our generator too.
What do you do when two of your bosses simultaneously give you a time sensitive assignment that they need ASAP by the end of day on Friday?
I fear that I have no other option than to somehow miraculously complete both today.
Can I borrow someones magic wand? Or alternatively, if someone works voodoo magic or something-- I'd like one power outage, please. Oh, and kill our generator too.
Can you talk to either (or both) of them and get their help with how the assignments should be prioritized?
What do you do when two of your bosses simultaneously give you a time sensitive assignment that they need ASAP by the end of day on Friday?
I fear that I have no other option than to somehow miraculously complete both today.
Can I borrow someones magic wand? Or alternatively, if someone works voodoo magic or something-- I'd like one power outage, please. Oh, and kill our generator too.
Do you have one direct boss and the other is just higher up? Can you talk to your direct supervisor and ask them to prioritize with you?
Post by chicojuarz on Nov 19, 2013 15:10:58 GMT -5
In the last three hours I've been informed of three separate people that are/have been bullied in our workplace.
I was told that at least in one situation the person was afraid to come speak to me and I only found out about it because another employee let me know. I want to encourage anyone that isnt comfortable with something happening in their workplace to find someone they can talk to. Get these things out in the open with management or HR or someone. It can be scary and you can think people will judge you as a complainer or something, but you should be comfortable coming in to work every day.
And if no one knows or says anything no one can do anything to help. Hopefully there are people that want to help and understand how to do so, but we have to know in order to help.
I just got this email from my supervisor (I may of edited it just a little bit)
"Hey,
Remember that time you talked about how we should add temporary hourly or day by day lockers like 3 months ago and I said it was a good idea but never mentioned it once since? Well management has decided to do it and we purchased these fancy and I'm sure insanely expensive digital lock boxes and you have to have your entire staff trained on how to use them by the end of the week. I realize that I am completely ignoring that there is an entire set of procedures that need to be in place before this can be done (not to mention pricing) that has not even been considered yet. And oh ya the lockboxes are about the size of a mailbox so nobody is going to use them for anything ever. I am so glad no one contacted you at any point in this process to ask what kind of items customers would like to temporarily store before they were purchased, because no way you would of answered big bulky stuff like backpacks."
I am more or less forced to go to my Korean co-worker's wedding this Saturday. Now let me tell you about this lady. She is venom-spewing snake, who happens to be one of my bosses. She is the kinder supervisor, and my co-teacher for two of my kinder classes. She verbally abuses her children on a daily basis, calling them fat and ugly like it's nothing. She talks mad sh*t about the foreign staff with many of the other Korean teachers, including my other two bosses. She once condescendingly yelled at me in front of my students for letting them watch movies on their last day of school (in a class that is designed for kids to watch short storybook cartoons and have discussions about them afterward). She and I just really do not get along.
However since I have six months left on my contract, I have to go to her wedding as it is unacceptable in work-culture here for me to decline the invitation, even though I don't know her at all outside of work (even though I have worked with her for 18 months). She isn't even excited to get married. She is marrying a priest and is only marrying him because she is over 30 and in Korea if you are over 30 and single then you are doomed to be alone forever.
Anyway I had to give up my last two Saturdays to work, and also have to go to a seminar Saturday morning before the wedding. What REALLY set me off though, is how today one of my other bosses says there is a mandatory gift requirement of 20,000won (about the same as $20). Now I know that isn't that much money, but let me tell you now that every month with every paycheck, I put about 2/3 away for savings to travel at the end of my contract, use another $200 to pay off my loan, and then give myself EXACTLY what I need to survive until the next payday. If they had collected this money at the beginning of the month I'd probably be OK with it, but to do it two days before the wedding just really set me off. I have like $80 now to survive until December 7. Going to be eating a lot of rice and not much else. Thinking about starving myself out of protest.
jpbrez you got a Walmart or equivalent of that hell hole over there? You find something marked down from $20 to $5 and buy that. Doesn't sound like it matters what. Or better yet, get her a box of condoms so she doesn't procreate. Problem solved.
jpbrez you got a Walmart or equivalent of that hell hole over there? You find something marked down from $20 to $5 and buy that. Doesn't sound like it matters what. Or better yet, get her a box of condoms so she doesn't procreate. Problem solved.
When I say that the gift requirement is 20,000won I mean it is literally 20,000won. As in my boss will probably pass a basket or something around the office tomorrow and everyone will have to put 20,000won inside and then they'll buy her whatever they see fit. Too bad money can't buy a personality. She could use a new one.
I was at work for 10 hours yesterday Our customer (the government) is in town and SAT WITH ME to observe what I do. Granted, they only sat with me for 30 minutes but it was at the end of the day, so I was a nervous wreck for 9.5 hours.
Post by gardenfresh on Nov 21, 2013 9:13:01 GMT -5
If only it were plausible for the members of this thread could go in on a lottery pool. That would be fun. No other people that I'd rather share my millions with than you folk.
News on my jobfront: I inadvertently misfired at my boss when I was perplexed that I was being reprimanded for forgetting to punch my clock! I mistakenly called them out on it basically giving them a "Wtf.. my timecard? really? of all things your going to get mad about?" Well, this abhorred mistake of mine has forced my boss to declare war on me.
Never cause a traditional old school set in her ways boss to show face-- your life will come crashing on you.
I now have to submit a daily task log so they monitor everything I'm doing, and also I have been sternly advised to never forget a punch on the timecard again.
Six years with the company, never been reprimanded for a damn timecard error. I am a good worker who outputs an insane amount of good quality work when positively reinforced and felt appreciated. I don't understand why the boat needs to be rocked. If I was a f!ckup, I'd understand.... but I'm not... I work my ass off and they rely on me for a lot of things.... I don't get it.
Post by NothingButFlowers on Nov 21, 2013 12:22:13 GMT -5
My office is right around the corner from the marshals' station. Generally speaking, I'm not bothered by foul language, but I swear they are trying to test me to see how many times I can hear the word f*ck before 10 a.m. without going nuts. (Really it's just that I don't like for people near me to be talking at all when I'm working, but it does kind of amaze me that they sit out there in the middle of the offices and say some of the things they say.)
When I say that the gift requirement is 20,000won I mean it is literally 20,000won. As in my boss will probably pass a basket or something around the office tomorrow and everyone will have to put 20,000won inside and then they'll buy her whatever they see fit. Too bad money can't buy a personality. She could use a new one.
That is the most tasteless thing I have ever heard of. Who made it "mandatory"?? Stuff like that really annoys me. So do wedding/shower/graduation invitations from people you don't really know or like that are obviously just asking for gifts. The rudest are the work showers where you're not invited to the wedding but you're expected to give them a present anyway.
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Post by crazykittensmile on Nov 21, 2013 14:37:07 GMT -5
Yes. Work showers for people not invited to the wedding is a pet peeve of mine. It's one thing to have an event/get-together, but to expect presents (or send out your registry info) is tacky.
My office is right around the corner from the marshals' station. Generally speaking, I'm not bothered by foul language, but I swear they are trying to test me to see how many times I can hear the word f*ck before 10 a.m. without going nuts. (Really it's just that I don't like for people near me to be talking at all when I'm working, but it does kind of amaze me that they sit out there in the middle of the offices and say some of the things they say.)
I once dropped at least a dozen f-bombs within a two minute span, just before the start of the 6:30 morning meeting. Got written up for the trouble, which made my day (having to pick 60 lb. boxes of ceramic and porcelain tiles all day long) that much worse.
Post by yougoghoul on Nov 22, 2013 12:18:52 GMT -5
Our secretary: I'm reheating all food from yesterday's Thanksgiving pot luck and setting it out all pretty so that everyone can eat it for lunch. (Even though everyone is perfectly capable of making their own meal) But I'm going to BROADCAST all of my hard work to everyone before I go on my walk. I need to make sure EVERYONE knows that I'M doing this! Then when I come back from my walk I'm going to put everything away and clean up and GRIPE AND MOAN about everything! (I haven't even left for my walk yet...)
Now before I leave for my walk I'm going to walk around to EVERY office and let you know your lunch awaits you, all thanks to me.
My office is right around the corner from the marshals' station. Generally speaking, I'm not bothered by foul language, but I swear they are trying to test me to see how many times I can hear the word f*ck before 10 a.m. without going nuts. (Really it's just that I don't like for people near me to be talking at all when I'm working, but it does kind of amaze me that they sit out there in the middle of the offices and say some of the things they say.)
I once dropped at least a dozen f-bombs within a two minute span, just before the start of the 6:30 morning meeting. Got written up for the trouble, which made my day (having to pick 60 lb. boxes of ceramic and porcelain tiles all day long) that much worse.
I'd never say anything to anybody here about it. It kind of just fascinates me, really. I mean, they are literally sitting in the central area of the state Supreme Court, apparently talking without applying any sort of self-filter at all. I don't know. It just seems sort of inappropriate sometimes.
Does casual friday also mean you don't need to shower? This question popped into my head during a meeting this morning.
I just had a meeting with my supervisor and the Ops Director of the Union while barefoot because the drainage is so bad the streets literally become rivers when it rains here.
There's some guy in my department who put in his notice today, and I happened to see his letter on a computer screen.
I, (name), hereby put in my one week notice to leave the company effective November 25, 2013. My last day will be December 2nd, 2013.
Go f*ck yourselves,
(name)
I'm a little surprised the guy didn't get walked this morning for that. Normally my company has no qualms about walking someone for the most petty of reasons.
I'm not sure if I told this story here, but - I volunteered to work Thanksgiving. Normally I would do it to avoid my family, and then head to Rhode Island after my shift to do stuff with Heather's family for the holiday. But then stuff came up, and I needed Wednesday and Thanksgiving off.
I was told two weeks ago that the overtime list was finalized, and if I wanted Thursday off I would need to find someone to take my shift and have it signed off - or to call out and take a point. Seems ridiculous they would do something like that two and a half weeks in advance. I understand having it finalized by like, last Friday, so they don't get screwed over on short notice - but 16 days in advance?
The guy who put in his notice today - is the one that took my Thanksgiving shift.
Also, at the same time they ask for volunteers for Thanksgiving and overnight shifts (to help fulfill internet orders), they are also begging people to take as much as six weeks off on temporary layoffs and collect unemployment rather than come to work. In my company, the slowest three months are Nov/Dec/Jan.
I hate this place all the time, but moreso lately than usual.
Our customer (the government) is in town and SAT WITH ME to observe what I do. Granted, they only sat with me for 30 minutes but it was at the end of the day, so I was a nervous wreck for 9.5 hours.
Then when I come back from my walk I'm going to put everything away and clean up and GRIPE AND MOAN about everything! (I haven't even left for my walk yet...)