# Workplace Griping Spinoff - Shredder Guy and other tales **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 10, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-spinoff-shredder-guy-and-other-tales/585014 "2011-06-10T19:01:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 17
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-spinoff-shredder-guy-and-other-tales/585014/17 "2011-06-10T19:23:34Z")
1. > [@Workplace griping, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/1352): > > Well, her boss has probably been having to deal with Shredder Guy, and apparently dealling with SG can really do a number on your head. > [@Workplace griping, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/1357): > > Right on one! This is the first time in over 5 years that she has had to think about the warehouse. I’ve never been gone for longer than 3 days in the past and there were other people who worked there as well. Now its just me and SG, so this meant she actually had to spend time there. > > Apparently, she has learned that my job is slightly more involved than she thought, a little more labor intensive than she thought and that SG is a real piece of work. > > I thought by her phone calls that she wanted to change my schedule to have me coming in at 7:30 permanently. That was a mistake on my part, she just wanted me in early today so we could talk about SG and what to do about him. Which is really nothing. > > He’s been telling stories out of turn, and she was actually believing him. We have an electronic time clock, I don’t have the “power” to change my time punches, but SG told boss that I routinely come in at least half an hour late. Once I pointed out that _she_ is the only one who can change my time punches, I could see by the look on her face that she suddenly realized how stupid it was to threaten me about that. > > She also told me that she doesn’t think she’ll be able to “let” me have the time off for the surgery in October. I asked her to put that in writing, which didn’t go over very well with her. > > Sorry, boss. My doctor is upset that I’m waiting that long to do it, I’m scheduling it around my work flow already. I work to live, I don’t live to work and this job is definatly not worth living in pain for the rest of my life. Houston is looking better and better. > > BTW, I wouldn’t have to shove SG down the shredder…all I’d have to do is hint that I was hiding food in the hopper and SG would happily dive in head first. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-spinoff-shredder-guy-and-other-tales/585014)._