So much for my new job...

The BBQ Pit
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Well, if I thought dress code was going to be a hangup, it should have been the least of my worries…

Apparently my former manager is a touch on the, well, touchy side. Just about everything I’ve done in the past few days was seen as “challenging” her authority according to her. Hell, when we had a miscommunication regarding my start time, which was never conveyed to me(who the fuck hires someone and doesn’t tell them their start time?), she blamed it on the temp service.

When I looked at her like she was an alien when she asked me to stay an hour later than I had been, it was seen as “balking” at staying late, even though at the time I explained to her that I’d stay as long as need be and later on I explained to her that the look I gave her was confusion, not balking.

When I stayed 45 minutes later than my lunchtime was supposed to be because there was nobody to man the phones in my absence, she popped a cork. I “took one for the team”, in the name of phone coverage, and I got reamed for it.

When I showed up at 8:15, what I thought was 15 minutes late but which was actually 15 minutes early due to the confusion of start time, I called almost 30 minutes early and explained that I had to pick up some medication and would try not to be too late-she actually insinuated that there was a pattern of lateness? Look, once in a million years, and once in a first week of harried schedule changes and such does not equal a fucking pattern. And, I was 15 minutes EARLY, not 15 minutes LATE.

When I left at 4PM for the first week as she told me to do on the first day with no duration on this arrangement, we apparently had another miscue. You meant for one day I should go home a bit early as I’d be the only one on the phones and I didn’t know the program yet. But you didn’t tell me that, you waited until I’d done it 3 times before you fucking told me. Then you halfway accused me of being the one with the communication problem.

Since Friday, you bitch, you’ve done nothing but sit in your fucking little office, brooding and listening to music. WTF? I’m out working and you decide to pout in your office?

THen, you don’t tell me Friday, you don’t tell me this morning, you wait until 3PM to tell me not to come in tomorrow? WTF is that? THen instead of telling the truth-that you’re a crappy manager and communicator-you say that it’s me and that “maybe you just don’t have enough phone experience yet”. Look CUNT, I’ve been on the phones doing support for most of a FUCKING DECADE. And this, from someone who said in our parting conversation that she can’t be on the phones because she has an attitude problem.

Oh, and then you ask me to stay until 4? I don’t fucking think so you boring, self-important, impatient crank. After being such an insulting bitch, you’re lucky I didn’t unload on you. Really, I was too shocked and WAY to o professional for that.

You syphylitic whore. You stupid, boneheaded, slacker fucking dipstick. You Irish folk music listening piece of refuse. Get your ass on the phone and DO something. Whatever, but don’t you DARE blame me and the temp service on YOUR shortcomings.

I’m not sure what I’m going to do now. I have no job. I’m unem-fucking-ployed. I’ve got nowhere to go. I’ve got bills and I invested almost $400 in a new wardrobe so I could be all I can be. Fuck you.

Sam

P.S.- THanks for the ties LifeOnWry. I’ll send them back if you want. THe card was very sweet, too.

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One of the major problems with being a temp is that you’re simply not important enough for them to expend any energy telling you what they think you’re doing wrong, because you’re disposable and they’d rather save the trouble of critiquing you and spend it on going through their Magic Endless List o’Temps looking for the mindreader who can do it all exactly the way they want it without instruction.

My sympathies…I’ve been through way too much of that myself.

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By the way, if I wasn’t clear enough in my last post, FUCK YOU, you’re the worst “manager” I’ve ever had.

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I realized this about 10 minutes ago over my renewed smoking habit. Curses on those who decide to pimp some poor temp out just because it’s cheaper that way.

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Yeah, welcome to the industry! :frowning:

I was a temp for seven years, on and off, due to a very bad local economy in my hometown and just getting on my feet after I moved OUT of the hometown to take advantage of a better economy. I finally began a full-time permanent job with the state in August after a year of temping here. No comparison. At. All.

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:confused:

She actually said this?

:eek:

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Yes.

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My sympathies, Sam.

That sucks ass.

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Good heavens! I’m so sorry to hear it didn’t work out! Consider yourself cyberhugged in sympathy.

And keep the ties, you never know when you might need to look rakish.

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Ugh, that sounds like a nightmare. My condolences are with you buddy. You’re sharp as hell and I have 100% faith you’ll land on your feet, you just have to weather this out. I’ll sacrifice a chicken to the dark lord in hopes she’ll step in some dogshit tomorrow.

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That really sucks, you were screwed before you even showed up. Here’s hoping the next boss isn’t an incompetent psycho.
Now where did I put those black candles?

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My apologies for being late to the party Gawd, but what happened to your gig at the Law firm? It’s gotta suck being employed in San Jose, what with all the lay offs down south. That said, you need networking help, drop me an e-mail, no promises, of course, but what could it hurt?

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A buddy of mine that did temp work for a few years told me that if I ever needed work so bad that I thought of a temp job to just skip it and become a whore. At least then you know your getting screwed.

Sorry to hear about the job falling out.

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And the money’s better…

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My sincere sympathies, GaWd. Does it make you feel any better to realize that working with this crazy person would have been a nightmare until the day you quit due to massive stress? Didn’t think so. It’s always so stressful to start a new job - get your hopes all up, try to learn all their new shit, and then just be dumped like yesterday’s garbage - it just sucks.

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She was definitely an incompetent psycho. An incompetent psycho hired by the director of our group because they had worked at a previous company together. That the two of them had been figuratively in bed together from years ago should have been a sign from the start.

This was a nonprofit. Have any of you worked for a nonprofit before? These people are all beaurocratic system-workers. They do literally nothing all day long. The place was a ghost town by 3:30. I felt really competent around these people, and I know it sounds like ego stroking and wound-licking, but damn, I’d own that place if I had stayed on a few years.

Yes I feel a bit better knowing that had I stayed on my life would have been a living nightmare. The girl I replaced was talking-ney-commiserating with me after I told her I’d been hacked. She left the position after two years of this girl’s mismanagement and haggery. She said the girl stressed everyone out, scared all of the company women to death and nobody liked her except for her boss and my coworker. She said that she pulled the same “you’re not experienced enough on the phones” line on her many a time.

For those commenting on temping. This wasn’t really a temp gig, it was 90 days probation on a temp basis to permanent.

Stuffy- the law gig was fine, but the pay sucked ass, had no benefits and there was never any advancement. I’m a tech support/customer support rep by trade, choice and I truly enjoy the work. THe law thing was just a job, but I may have to grovel for my job back-how awful is that?

I knew they were going to hack me last friday. THey just didn’t have the guts god gave a suicide bomber to do it then. Or even this morning. In fact, I think both my manager and my coworker enjoyed watching me work today knowing I was meeting the guillotine. THe things they said, the way they acted. It should have been much clearer than it was.

Thanks for the support. Been one fucked up day.

Sam

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Don’t suppose you’d be willing to relocate, would you? Rick’s old job in 2nd level support hasn’t been filled yet. He liked it there, but we are moving down south. 'Course, taking it would mean moving to Detroit.

In any case, my sympathy for the way you were treated.

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I’m really sorry to hear about it.

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Irish folk music??

Dude…

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Truer words were never spoken. It was a bad fit from the start and you’re lucky you got out early.

I know it’s tough with finances and all, but something else will come along. Some of the best jobs I’ve ever had were with temp agencies. Stick with it a little longer. You’ll find a company (as I did) who values the temps as being people who make their business possible.

Best of luck to you.