My stupid fucking company got the bright idea to do a “re-alignment” of us workers to supervisors. The theory being that it’s better to have workers assigned to supervisors whose hours match closely to theirs. Which would be fine, if supervisors here actually had anything approaching daily interaction with their workers or if supervisors, you know, actually did anything. So I got assigned to a new supervisor effective today, because I start at 7 AM, my old boss starts at 8AM and my new boss starts at 6AM. Because that hour when my old boss wasn’t here when I was, was always so fraught with activity that needed a supervisor’s immediate attention. Which means that I’ve had to stop sitting in the seat I’ve been sitting in for the last year and sit in one that’s nearer to my new boss. Which, again, in theory is fine if anything that I ever did in the course of a day relied on any level of interaction with my boss, which it doesn’t. My old seat was by a window. Not that I had a great view or anything, the parking lot, but at least I could look up and see some sky or the sun during the day. My new seat is in the middle of a row, facing away from the windows, directly underneath a fluorescent light that reflects off the screen and the keyboard making it difficult to read. Nothing on the computer is set up the way I want it and I don’t have access through this terminal to a bunch of the stuff I need. The cow who sits here after I do has “decorated” the cube with fucking Spongebob Squarepants crap. Yeah, hi sweetie, you’re a grown-up, it’s time to put away the fucking cartoon sponges. This is so fucking stupid, I was perfectly happy sitting where I was, not bothering anyone, doing my job, but god forbid that my contentment should get in the way of making a ridiculous pointless change for no other reason but the sake of it. Fuckers.
Did you get the memo about your TPS reports?
Sounds like you share a cube with someone who comes in after you leave.
maybe you need to add some decorations of your own. Is there an anti Sponge Bob? How about Sponge Bob No Pants. Or have you not seen that TV commercial?
Otto, regarding monitor glare, is it feasible to threaten them with OSHA ?
Ah, but you see, it’s not for your sake - it’s so your new supervisor can keep an eye on you. Or, at least, so his/her manager thinks so.
Consider yourself somewhat lucky; at my old call center, people’s desks and supervisors were shuffled around really often. By really often, I mean often multiple times PER MONTH. With schedule changes every 2-3 months. Gee, I wonder why people turn over so much in call centers.
I spent 4 years in the call center industry. My best recommendation is to get out. It’s basically a customer service factory.
The monitor angle I can adjust. I don’t know how to adjust the angle of the keyboard enough to cut the glare while still allowing me to actually type.
Oh, I know exactly why they made the change. The change is completely pointless and stupid but I understand the so-called thinking behind it.
Use a red pen and give Spongebob a bindi dot.
Sounds like somebody has a case of the “Mondays”!
It really sucks when you’re a worthless enough peon (in their eyes) to shuffle and bounce around, and you can’t make a damn squeak about it because hey… you’re just a worthless peon and people out there would DIE for your job. :mad: :rolleyes: :mad:
Otto I don’t mean this in any kind of smart aleck way at all , but have you ever thought of a different carreer ? It seems like your chosen one is full of obstacles that are kind of thrown at you from every angle . I always figure as your work takes up a good portion of your awake time and usually gives you some kind of fulfillment it shouldn’t be such a pain in the butt. Hope your not offended. I only wanted to let you know that it could be better for you I believe.
Tell Asok I said hi.
"Milton Waddams: And I said, I don’t care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I’m, I’m quitting, I’m going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they’ve moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were merry, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn’t bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it’s not okay because if they take my stapler then I’ll set the building on fire… " (from imdb.com)
Not to be a prick, but I see a passing resemblance 
Don’t you understand. if you are not watched continuously you wont do your job. Workers are terrible people that require constant supervision. At least somebody up the ladder sees it that way. It is an insult but you have to find a way to make it work.
Not to be repetitive, but it’s just that we’re putting the new cover sheet on all the TPS reports.
Otto I hope you weren’t offended by what I said . I really meant it. And you have to admit that movie Office Space was so funny. When the boss would come around with his cup of coffee and say “Yeaahhhhhh” . That shit cracks me up! Think about it. I’ll bet you’ll laugh your ass off too.
“We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganization; and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralization.”
-Petronius the Arbiter, 210 B.C.No, not at all. I just haven’t felt much need to respond is all.
This was the first thing I thought of, too!