I hate my fucking job. I have gotten to the point where I would rather bleed my eyes out than come to work every day. I hate doing the same lame bullshit work every damn day month after month. I have been here nearly 5 years and I have finally had it. I feel like I am wasting my hard earned degree in geology sitting behind a desk looking at stupid documents every day. I can’t even properly pit my job because I have a confidentiality agreement with my employer and the DOE. OOOOOO its all secret… I have no idea why it is a big fucking secret, this shit I read all day is boring mindless drivel that would bore an ADHD child* to sleep! The only thing that keeps me from totally flipping out is the Dope.
To my stupid boss: I have realized that being here has made me a total fucking bitch to be around. I am constantly in a bad mood once I get to work and it is driving me insane trying to put on happy face around you. At home in the evening, when I should be able to relax and unwind- I can’t! I am so tense from all the bullshit at work that I snap at the smallest thing. I do not like who I have become from working here. The thing that I liked most about this job is that there was flexible scheduling. I would come in early in the day (730 or 8 am) work while I was most productive, put in my eight hours and go home. Well, since you got on some fucking ego power trip before the holidays saying we need more overlapping hours during the day… Why??? You never fucking call or email be but once a week other than that I never hear from you. You want me to be here from 9 am until 6 pm… when you don’t drag your ass in here until nearly noon :eek:. I said I don’t want to have to work until 6 that is much too late (since it takes me nearly 45 minutes to get home) and I have outside commitments after work YOUR RESPONSE: rearrange your schedule to fit work- too bad :mad: Why do you come in so late every day Because you go to the gym and run in the morning. MY RESPONSE: get up earlier and come to work at a normal fucking time!
So since that day I have been actively seeking new employment. Yes a job that actually pertains to that degree that I worked and slaved my ass off for. Months have gone by with no silver lining in sight until… last week! Ah-ha! HOPE has come back to me!!! A friend of mine who works for an environmental consulting firm says that they are looking for new people and that it would probably be a great job for me. Yes, true it would be a pay cut, but at this point I am willing to take a few thousand dollars less a year (other wise I am going to be spending $$$$ to sit on a shrinks couch 3 times a week) So I have been working on updating my résumé so I can send it over to said consulting firm. Hopefully they will feel that I have the qualifications to fill the position! Than I will tell you that you can kiss my butt then you can pay me for the 30+ days of combined vacation and sick time I have earned
Maybe I will just work up the chutzpa to just quit, take unemployment and my benefits money and spend my days actually going to the consulting firms and putting a face with my résumé (Hey, where is my 30 second commercial…hmmm) instead of sitting here in this drab windowless office with bad fluorescent lighting (think “Brazil”) growing more bitter and hateful by the day about having to be here.
sorry, but I feel so much beter getting that out…
But I’m just wondering, why do you care what time your boss comes in? What difference does that make to your ability to do whatever is required of you during your working hours?
It just irritates the living shit out of me when she rolls in whenever she feels like it, or takes the day off without at least calling/emailing. I could give a rats ass if she takes a day off- that is her business. But sometimes (on the rare occasion) I do have a question that I need answered and she isn’t around. That is very frustrating to me.
When this whole ego trip started… she went on and on about how this is a professional position job and blah blah blah (note: I am not complaining about having to work 8hrs a day and 40 hrs a week… If I didn’t have i job I would go batty with boredness) If this is such a professional job etc etc then she should act professional about it too.
OTOH, If I just didn’t show up for work she would have a coniption (sp?) fit and fall in it. Also when I want to take vacation time (for either a day off or to do stuff like DRs appointments), I let her know as far a head of time as possible by email, voicemail and tell her in person. I submit my time off form to the secretary near the date of said requested time off. I get a phone call from her wondering why I am not at work I said I told you blah time ago and sent you an email the day before time off. Then she says Oh I didn’t look at the email. moron
For example of how ridiculous she can be… she freaked out when I was taking a week off FOR MY WEDDING… hello… Its not like I am just taking time off for shits and giggles… I have a major life event going on and most relatives and friends are traveling thousands of miles to be here, I feel obligated to spend time with them She knew about my wedding and the time off I would be taking months before the wedding week.
A guy at my previous employer was planning his weekly schedule when [a close approximation of] the following conversation happened between him and his manager:
Guy: “I need to reschedule next week’s feature team meeting so it happens before lunch.”
Manager: “Fine by me as long as there aren’t any other conflicts. But why do you want to move it?”
Guy: “I’m getting married in the afternoon. The test case review meeting is the next day, right? I’m still prepping for that.”
Huh. That’s funny. There are an awful lot of professional people out there who don’t work to a time clock. As long as I get my 40 hours (or more, true) a week in, neither my employer nor my client are fussy about when that actually is. I can work four ten hour days if that suits my job load, or I suppose I could spread it all out over 6 or 7 days.
Professionalism is more about getting the job done, and done well, than meticulously punching a time clock. What a weenie.
Somewhat lame yes, but heartfelt and applicable to so many people. I’ve got a BsC in Comp. Sci, yet for the past few months I’ve been answering phones helping users with internet support. Fortunately for me, any other job is guaranteed to pay more.
It got less boring recently after I accidentally missed a day of work due to confusing schedule sheets. My current goal in life is to get a new job before my boss gets back from vacation and tries to call me on it.
Because you go to the gym and run in the morning. MY RESPONSE: get up earlier and come to work at a normal fucking time!
