December 30, 2003

>> My Boss is a Psycho

[ Rant ]

John offers a question of if he is whining about this fool or is this a legitimate rant... I leave it to you all...

"When things are not going for him in his personal life, he takes it out on us. He is always checking on us (which I don't mind), but he'll either sneak up on us or watch us from a distance hiding behind the racks. Than he'll pop out of nowhere and look at his watch and look at us without even saying a word. The next day, he'll move us to another department and give us the silent treatment. Other times he'll just stand there and stare at us without saying a word. When ever his football team loses, where it be college or the NFL, he is in a bad mood. But when his team wins, we'll hear about it all day from him. And if his team loses, he'll say, "We are at work. We are here to work and talk work, not football." When he gets upset, he'll grunt and bite on his teeth screaming obscenities through his teeth. One time he kicked the door and threw the phone at the wall. He got rid of his secretary because as he says it, women have no place in the shop. Everytime we work overtime, its always mandatory. When we asked why he doesn't go ask around the guys for volunteers before he makes it mandatory overtime, his comment was, "That way I don't have to ask". His personal life is in shambles. His second marriage only lasted a month and a half. He left his 9 year old daughter at home while he was at work. When the boss checked his voice mail, I could hear her crying and saying that she was scared to be alone at home. When ever a deliverer comes to work, and if its a female, he won't allow us to sign the paper work. He'll meet her outside before she has a chance to walk inside to the receiving clerk. He once got punched on the forehead by another employee for pointing his finger in the employee's face. He is known among the plant and in the front office as, "psycho, whiner, baby, mama's boy, redneck, cry baby, ticking time bomb, communist,german secret agent, etc".

Am I whining or is this legit?"
01:12 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 29, 2003

>> Klutzy Supervisor

[ Boss ]

Pissed Off Worker writes on of those types of stories I enjoy most the CSI style finding a fool...

"I used to have one of those shelves on top of my computer monitor - I say 'used to' because I came to work one Monday morning last April and found the shelf completely knocked off. My supervisor left a Post-It note claiming that when he turned on my monitor by pressing the button at the bottom the shelf collapsed, sorry, hope nothing was broken. I asked him what he was doing at my terminal and he claimed that Data was going to install new software, then 'changed their minds'. I told him I was surprised that my shelf fell down simply from turning on my computer monitor, something that had never happened to me.

He replied that when he turned the computer on, there was a rocking motion and the shelf started falling. He then said that my shelf was unstable and would have fallen anyway. I found his story hard to believe and remounted my shelf with the photos, then experimented with turning on the monitor button to see what sort of force it would take to knock the shelf down. When I jammed the power button on the monitor as hard as I could, only the slightest of motions happened, and it wasn't enough to start any objects falling. The only time the objects toppled is when I gave the shelf a shove. Later on another coworker who was there confirmed that my supervisor had been snooping around my cubicle after I had left work for the day and toppled the shelf rather noisily when pawing around my computer."
01:10 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 28, 2003

>> WTF is wrong w/ people !

[ Rant ]

PurpleKitty needs to vent about their foolish friend...

"Yea so this girl i work with who is my friend i'll admit but my god she's got to be the strangest and dumbest person i've met YET. It's the same bullshit different day w/ her. I mean if she hates this place so much, she can get her skinny princess ass out of here and live off her husbands cable job. I'm about to throw her out of this office ! I'm tired of hearing about what is wrong with her now and what is going on with her voice today ( she makes that pity me tone ) when she's sick. Pa-lease? Who gives a rats ass how you feel , god knows no one gives a shit when i'm sick or the next person is......we may ACT like we care but hello we live in America all us or nothing.

Then today she tells me that she drank alcohol and then took Benadryl. . . um yea genius that was a fucking great combo there. too bad God didnt combine a brain in that head of yours! She told me that she thought the walls were caving in, that she heard voices and that a semi was close to hitting her? I'm like looking at her trying to figure out if a dr would diagnose her w/ schzophrenia and not everyday unfortuante retardation from being imbred."
01:14 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 27, 2003

>> Don't Come to Denver

[ Fools ]

Hopeless tells us about some pretty friggin scary things about a company fool...

"This guy seems to think the world is out to get him. Number 1: Our company announced a Christmas party. I do not have the day off (we are shift workers). This guy said he may not go. I asked if he might "swap shifts" for that week so I might attend. He refused. I come to find out he complained to another co-worker about how I was trying to keep him from going to the Christmas party by requesting a shift swap. That's right, this was part of my master plan to take over his life. Number 2: In an unrelated incident he accused me of trying to get his days off he requested in January, though his request had already been approved by management (if you are familiar with shiftwork you will know vacation requests often occur on a first come first serve basis). Here's the kicker, I never requested those days off, nor did I ever want them off, nor did I ever hint that I ever wanted them off. Number 3: I know everything there is to know about his divorce and if his ex pushed him too far "he could get violent". Number 4: His plan if he loses his job is to sell pot. Number 5: He has threatened to "Timothy McVeigh" the building. Number 6: He has said to me "Go F**k yourself, a**hole" and "F**k you" on separate occasions (among others). Number 7: He tells me stories of how he threatens people on the highway by waving a "mock" gun (using his fingers). Number 8: He tells me how he keeps a switchbalde in his car "just in case". Number 9: His parents don't like him. Number 10: he can't pronounce "flip-flops" he says "flop-flips". Number 11: He talks non-stop about the same thing over and over and over and over. Number 12: His brother was better at everything than him.

All these incidents prove one thing: I work with a deranged lunatic that has violent tendencies,a drug problem and a poor vocabulary. These incidents have not gone unreported, but still there he is...everyday.

So you know, he is a man nearing 50 years old...working in the tech industry making over 50,000/year. My fine management chose this idiot to be my equal. It says alot about my management, huh? I will save that story for another day."
01:03 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 26, 2003

>> Swingers? Or just good friends?

[ Boss ]

I hate you all who recently wrote us is back with more...

"I worked as a secretary for the HR director for a while. She seemed nice and normal at first. A little high strung but nothing I couldn't handle.
In reality she had a strange lifestyle that I still don't understand.

First thing that tipped me off that something wasn't right were the phone calls. Her husband would call and tell me weird stories or slightly bawdy jokes, I didn't mind and I didn't get offended, because I have a sick sense of humor anyways, but it did seem strange that he would talk like that to an employee of his wife's who he didn't know. He used to always ask me what I was doing on the weekends and tell me that if I didn't have plans I should bring my boyfriend over to their house for dinner and a pool party. I never accepted because my boss and I didn't have a very personal interaction at the office.
Then, out of the blue another man started calling. His name was Shawn and he was an old friend of my boss and her husband. At first he was nice, but then all of a sudden, he would say really strange things like 'Is that dirty little slut in? tell her it's Shawn, I bet she'll break a heel running that cute little butt of her's to the phone.' Hmmm interesting. On Fridays her husband would come in to pick her up. She would change in her office and they would both leave for weekend 'getaways' with old friends. On those fridays they would both leave in clothing that I imagine would have been stylish in Studio 54.
The real eye-opener for me was our business trip together. She insisted that we carpool with her husband to the hotel in Cincy. I had no problem with it since I didn't have a car. So, the car ride was uneventful, her husband made small talk and things went well. When we checked in at the hotel her husband said 'Indoor pool! Good thing we keep our bathing suits in the car!' I asked why they would do that, and he explained to me that they were constantly going to 'hot tub parties' at the homes of their good friends. hmmm...strange.

Last and not least, we went to dinner at the hotel lounge/bar. both of them got a little tipsy as I sat and talked to one of the reps from the Columbus office. Suddenly I saw her, her husband, and a man who they had just met at the bar, all giggling and sort of flirting. Then she walked over and said that her husband and her were going to take their 'new friend' back to the hotel and show him what a great view they had.

Right, great view."
01:07 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 25, 2003

>> Student teacher stupidity

[ Fools ]

Master_teacher tells us about a future educator of possibly your children... ruining their minds as only a fool can do...

"At most universities, the college of education suffers a miserable reputation for having ignorant students. While this is unfortunate, there is some basis in fact: Last year, I had a student-teacher teaching my 1st graders the concepts of 'sink' and 'float.' First off, she repeatedly used 'sinked' as the past tense of 'sink.' I shuddered to think of 1st graders hearing such abuse of English, but I knew I would remedy the matter after she left. However, she went further off the deep end and truly sank herself: She informed my students that the difference between what sinks and what floats is the weight. She even rephrased herself, like a good teacher should, by stating that heavy objects sink and light objects float. I gave her lesson failing marks, and I immediately stopped her lesson.

I wonder how she thinks aircraft carriers stay afloat.

Now I used to think she was the most ignorant student-teacher ever, but this year I met one who is even more monumentally ignorant and blissfully unaware: This student teacher recently informed a 5th grade class that colored gems are colored because scientists dip them into dye. So bring on the quartz and green food-coloring, I'm going to make a mint selling emeralds to her and her family.

Oh, but wait: A few days later she was teaching students about Christopher Columbus. She read a book that correctly named the three ships, and the book stated that Christopher Columbus died without ever setting foot on what was to become the United States. However, after reading the book, this student-teacher informed the students that Christopher Columbus came back to North America on the Mayflower! Did she listen to herself read? And can you imagine? The corpse of Columbus signing the Mayflower Compact....

That said, please believe me: Some teachers do know what they're talking about. It's just a shame that if you can pay for a degree, you are essentially assured of that degree, regardless of your actual ability."

01:03 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 24, 2003

>> Happy Birthday

[ Boss ]

JH finds us the worst type of fool... the completely ignorant kind...

"I work in an office (and you'd never guess where) that is actually pretty cool. I'm the lowest on the totem pole, but am very rarely made to feel that way. Our office has its issues, but all in all it gets worked out in the end. I recently acquired a cubicle neighbor that I am convinced the reason this woman was 'transferred' to our office was to get rid of her. Or to punish me. Once a month, all of the bosses get together and purchase a birthday cake or similar items to celebrate the birthdays we have in the office for that month. A few months ago: ice cream cake.

There were two birthday girls that month-both of which were at lunch. The cake needed to thaw a smidge in order to cut it, so it sat for a few short minutes. The ice cream cake was mistakenly left in an empty cube next to this woman. When the girls were rounded up to cut their cake, as is the tradition, they couldn't help but notice the corner piece was gone. I'm sure you can guess the culprit. A bit later, when I took my turn to grab a piece, my boss happened to be there as well. As I cut my piece and placed it on my plate, there was still a bit of chocolate ice cream residue on the tray. I was apparently too slow to scoop it up as this woman came over, grabbed a plastic spoon and scooped it up off of the tray right in front of us. I didn't really think anything of it till she put her spoon back and grabbed for more!!! As she's casually double-dipping her germ-laden spoon into the ice cream cake, she finally notices and says to myself and my boss 'oh, its someones birthday?'."
01:05 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 23, 2003

>> Fun with Radio

[ Fools ]

baedeker who has written us before has more foolish fun... even after moving on to a much better job... just this time they are outside his job...

"As I have posted previously, I have a much better job since I've quit working for incompetants and started working for people who appreciate me. Anyway, here's a story of many degrees of radio foolishness...

Anyway, on the air a few weeks ago we received a call from a listener who said that there was another station in our area that had just played 6 hours of non-stop 'Ace of Base - The Sign'. Our jock (of course) laughed hysterically and felt that is it was his duty to put the mike up to the radio and listen to them make fools of themselves. He also said their frequency number over the air.

A week later we get a call from the legal dept from said radio station stating that not only did we not have permission to rebroadcast, but they didn't want to be held legally reponsible if our station used any of the rebroadcasted recording and the feds decided to hunt them down.

Unfortunately, I was taking a week off...

Apparently the program director decided that it would be a great idea to replay that broadcast just to piss off the other radio station even more.

I come back. Here comes their legal representative. We talk with our legal rep. and madness ensues because the DJ on the air decides rebroadcast the recording again in the middle of our legal meeting and their rep. gets a cell call 15 minutes into our meeting about how "we're doing it again".

They get mad, we reschedule and I punish that DJ even though I was secretly laughing inside.

Anyway, to make a long story short, their station's music licensing cycle for the music was up, and so basically they were illegally playing that 'Ace of Base' song for 6 hours and (since we pay our licensing fees) it wasn't illegal for us to rebroadcast them and make fun of them. They couldn't take us to court or they probably would have been sued by a music licensing company. Oh well. They're still fools."
01:12 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 22, 2003

>> If your mom doesn't clean your room, you can always fire her!

[ Boss ]

I hate you all shares the story of a foolish boy who just never seems to have grown up...

"When I worked for this crazy insurance company, I moved around a lot from department to department. The worst was when I worked for billing.

Our accounts manager was a thirty-something smartass who only spoke to people who were also in management positions. I tried to make small talk with him at first a few times because we were both on smoke breaks at the same time and he would look at me like I was an alien and walk away without saying anything to me.

This man, who was running the department and who we were all supposed to respect, the man who hosted important meetings with clients in his office, enjoyed decorating his important work space with Britney Spears pin-ups. Don't get me wrong, I had a few pictures of my boyfriend up, but I was just a pee-on, and I certainly didn't go overboard, covering every inch of wall behind my desk with pictures of some teen pop star. It reminded me slightly of how my bedroom looked when I was twelve and in love with the New Kids on the Block. But this was a little overboard.

Not only was Mr. Personality a total jerk, but aparently quite the mama's boy. That's right, he was his mother's boss! She would constantly tell stories about her son as if he were a child. Aparently he had never moved out of the house, still slept in his old twin bed, and worst of all still let his mother change his sheets.

She was constantly talking about what 'a messy boy' he is. 'I keep telling him, I don't mind cleaning your room, because I'm your mommy, but can you at least TRY and throw your dirty laundry in the hamper BEFORE I start the wash.' then she would laugh as if it was the most hilarious story ever. Not only did she tell terrible stories about her overgrown little boy, but she would compare them to the stories that the girls who had LITTLE CHILDREN were telling.
Anyways, one day Mommy's little boy came in to work for casual friday wearing jeans with a huge hole in the ass. To be a smartass I asked his mother why she let him dress like that. She looked horrified and quickly ran into his office and shut the door. From then on his casual clothes were always neat and clean.

I always wondered why he was an asshole, I mean, you'd think that with a cushy job, a mom who is really your maid, and tons of hardworking employees who make you look like you know how to run things, you'd be a pleasant person, but no, what an ass!"
01:24 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 21, 2003

>> Digital Idiot

[ Boss ]

Valatlast writes in more of a question than a story... what do you all think?

"I work for an in-house digital imaging department. Technology has come a long way in the copy business and my boss has neither tried nor wanted to try to learn anything about all this new equipment that he has gotten to make our jobs easier. The sad thing is, is that he attempts to make everyone in the company believe that he actually does the work down here when he doesn't.

To his dismay... everyone here knows (thanks to us that work for him) that he knows absolutely NOTHING that goes on. We (all of us) would just love to call in sick one day (of course with planning of some helpful customers) just to PROVE to him and to a few other people in upper management that he has buffaloed, that he couldn't make one of these printers produce a copy if his life depended on it!!!!

Now the question is...do we make a real fool out of him or let him continue with his charade? Any suggestions???"
01:16 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 20, 2003

>> Shawshank Redemption

[ Rant ]

Anonymous writes in a long submission but its definitely a fun read... are they defending or supporting fools in the workplace... you decide... because be it management or the employees they always seem to survive...

"Once upon a time, long ago, in the company where I work, an evil tyrant presided. Work days were spent in a sweat shop, replete with mandatory overtime and dilbertesque regulations. For instance, there were no flowers, plants, children's drawings, or more than one unframed photo allowed on one's desk. There was no flex-time or telecommuting, either. One could get fired for causing any disruption in the normal work flow, i.e. sneezing too loudly.

When THE EVIL TYRANT died, a new regime took over. The pendulum swung drastically in the opposite direction. The prison became Disney Land. Flowers, plants, pictures, drawings, free food, birthday parties, and picnics abounded. Employees were awarded bonuses and promotions for the most high school-ish reasons, such as 'Best Couple' or 'Most Congenial.' It was not uncommon to see portable cribs or preschool children with coloring books sprawled out on the cubicle floors, or for managers and employees to spend half their days gossiping in the Smoking Area.

Flex time was instituted. Workers could come and go as they pleased, or not come in at all and 'work' from home. Two hour lunches were the norm...even from home. Employees came to the office for fun and relaxation away from their pressures of home life.

'Be Sweet and Nice with Sugar and Spice' became the company motto and mission statement. Managers were your FRIENDS and family counselors. Bad reviews were a 'lesson learned.' To get fired, one had to commit murder, in cold blood, and have at least five witnesses willing to testify.

What happened? Nothing got done. Schedules were delayed as employees grew fat on the free food and birthday parties. Work became a social haven, like high school, where the COOL RULED. If you didn't have the 'hip hair cut,' 'hot car,' or 'Brad Pitt physique,' you had no chance in HELL of getting a raise or promotion.

Managers became afraid of the 'little people,' and hid in their offices, blinds drawn, occasionally peering out.

In despair, they asked for feedback for how to 'improve morale,' and were astonished when the peons formed a revoltion to overthrow the administration.

But WHY? they cried. We ARE YOUR FRIENDS!!! TRUST US!!!

Unable to quell the revolts, they brought in consultants, who instituted 'time tracking,' 'personality testing,' and my personal favorite, 'MEETINGS OF THE MINDS,' essentially open forums where peons could freely express their NEEDS and WANTS from a microphone, to an auditorium full of quivering management and fat, ungrateful peers.

The demands included jacuzzis in every breakroom, lobster and fillet mignon lunches, and free beer!

Management wept and knew there was no choice, but to hold a seance and call THE TYRANT back from the dead.

His ghostly presence warned of a great flood and demanded that the President build an Ark for the miniscule number of survivors.

Either THAT, or insitute a new EMPLOYEE BIBLE and execute anyone who did not comply.

Immediately, the posters, flowers, pictures, and beer kegs were gone. Children were banned from the building. Managers prowled the hallways with night sticks and handcuffs, and threw into fires all who rebelled against the NEW EMPLOYEE BIBLE.

...and the doomed were gone for eternity... never to return.

Will the pendulum swing back? Maybe, eventually. But probably not as far.

Stay tuned."
01:12 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 19, 2003

>> Your State Taxes at Work

[ Fools ]

Cinderella lets us know how a fool is spending our state taxes...

"Years ago, I worked in an office with a woman who had completely mastered the art of wasting time. She habitually (and I mean every day)--

1) arrived one hour late
2) spent the next hour putting on makeup and getting herself coffee
3) called her sister in Texas on the free state line
4) spent perhaps one hour working
5) took a 1 1/2-2 hour lunch
6) refused to speak to any of the clients (she didn't like them)
7) went home 1/2 to 1 hour early

Speaking to the boss about this charade was futile. I left for another, better paying position. As you might expect--she was very good looking."
01:08 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 18, 2003

>> Crazy Cat Lady Too

[ Boss ]

Anna K shares with us different cat lady story and I am sure there will be comments the story got people emotional this is just plain gross even for a fool...

"I work in an insurance office as an account assistant to an agent. She is only about 28, two years older than me, but she's the laziest, dirtiest, strangest person I've ever met. She constantly calls in sick or makes up fictional appointments so she won't have to come in the office. (She works on commission. What is the point?)

Anyway, she called in one day and asked me to call her client to cancel their meeting because she awoke to find one of her cats hard diarrhea all over her apartment and she was taking to the vet. She called back that afternoon to tell me that the vet couldn't find anything wrong, so she was taking the cat home and wouldn't be coming by the office at all that day because she had to clean the crap up at her apartment.

The next day she called and said the cat had crapped all over the apartment again, including her bed, so she woke up covered in it! The next words out of her mouth still give me chills when I remember them. She said, 'So kitty and I are taking a bath together.'

I am just picturing her sitting in a tub of brown water bathing this poor cat. She didn't come in to work that day either. EWWW!"
01:05 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 17, 2003

>> Communication Hell

[ Boss ]

Anonymous writes in about the dilemna of if they should actually use the tools of their job or not with a fool in charge...

"I was just doing my job, when my supervisor yelled at me. Why did she yell, because I was communicating with her on the walkie talkies at work. But yet I was just doing my job, as described by the person who hired me. What is my job?!?! -- Communications director withing other departments at the hospital."
01:06 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 16, 2003

>> Talent and intelligence won't stop this fool...

[ Boss ]

Anonymous finds that even intelligent people can be fools...

"There was a 'project' I was working on and I needed some information. I sought assistance from a certain manager who has a great deal of expertise in the subject and whom I know for many years (having worked for her several years ago in the same company). This manager is several levels above me. Well I thought it was very nice of her to give me some of her time, since it's very difficult to get to her. Anyway, when I was trying to clarify a point because her answer didn't seem to apply to my question, she began to yell at me stating "I'm not stupid". I made the mistake of again trying to make myself understood feeling that I was clearly stating that it was my mistake in how I was expressing the situation and not her misunderstanding it. Well, again she yelled at me saying "I'm not stupid". Well, needless to say, I stopped talking and soon exited the office vowing never to ask her for ANYTHING ever again. It is a well known fact that this particular manager yells at people and sometimes treats anyone below her in rank in a deplorable manner, especially if it is another woman. It's really a shame, because she is a talented, intelligent woman with a lot of experience and expertise. Sometimes she uses vulgar language as well."
01:19 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 15, 2003

>> It's all about her!

[ Fools ]

Winston finds that sometimes being a good worker and dealing with troubles work has is not something fools are up to handling...

"This summer due to staffing issues, a co-worker and myself had to travel to other office 1 - 1 1/2 hours away. We did it without complaining for 6 months, Mon-Fri. Finally things slowed down and we were able to finally work out of our "home" office. However another one of our offices had to close and the supervisor in this office is now forced to travel. Now,the entire time I was traveling this summer this supervisor was 15 minutes from home. She got to go home for lunch everyday and was home by 3:45pm. Now, heaven forbid she has to travel to another branch that's 30 minutes away! You would think her world was falling apart. When she's on the phone talking to someone she goes on and on about how she is holding up ok and she'll be alright and how she can't believe she has to travel to this office and why can't she choose where she wants to go. It's been going on for two weeks now and it's getting old. But as usual, it's all about her and her misery."
01:18 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 14, 2003

>> Super Nurse

[ Rant ]

FROGHOPPER is a nurse who is obviously being entertained by the madness of fools and donuts...

"As I sit at my desk while writing this i'm yawning. To day is Friday and everyone in this clinic has decided to take the day off like it was christmas or some other payed holiday. I usually sit infront of my computer all day taking care of my business, but today the phone is ringing off the hook and patients are comming in left and right. As if being a nurse isn't hard enough today I am the secretary, the front desk, the med techs and the doctor because lets face it residents never want to answer their pagers.

If this started out a bad day just wait it gets better. The two med techs that are in the office next to mine (THE M&M TWINS)decide to get into a nasty fight over the last donuts in the kitchen. DONUTS!!!! They were screaming at each other like chlidren. (GROWN ASS WOMEN)all I could do was walk away.

After the battle of the M&Ms my head was hurting so bad that as of this very second that I write this TYLENOL #3 IS FLOWING THROUGH MY BODY!..GOD BLESS THOSE DRUG COMPANIES.........."
01:03 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 13, 2003

>> I Work With a Bubble Butt

[ Boss ]

Mad about Pizza gets definite thumbs up for hilarious nickname for a boss... bubble butt... haha...

"I have been a manager at a very popular pizza place for the last year and a half now, and everything was great until about a week and a half ago when Bubble Butt was put in to general management. Now that Bubble Butt is the G.M. he thinks he dosen't have to do Crap at work, he dosen't do the prep when he opens the store yet he'll tell the closeing manager that everything is preped for them so that when Bubble Butt leaves for the night and the other manger checks there is nothing do especialy Onions. Bubble Butt also thinks he can come and go to work when he feels like it and do whatever he wants when he wants, I am getting so pissed because Bubble Butt gets paid like $700.00 more than myself every other week yet I and the other managers do a hell of a lot more work than him, how Bubble Butt ever got the position I will never know and I may not want to know, all I do know is that Bubble Butt was fired from the last job for sleeping wail at work, for the same company only different owner different store."
01:05 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 12, 2003

>> And I really am the manager

[ Fools ]

Over worked and under paid needs to let loose of a foolish coworker...

"Oh, I can't stand my co-workers. I am a manager in a small property management firm. I handle more properties than anyone else, yet I seem to have more free time. Because I actually WORK when I need to. 'T' sits on her butt all day long and wonders why her rear looks like two pigs fighting under a blanket. She doesn't go outside when it rains, she won't do the required reports, 'because the boss is always around and knows what is going on.' She won't talk to her residents, she won't talk to people when she does walk outside the office. And she wonders why she has a bunch of empty apartments. She calls me up and asks me questions on payroll and how to do the accounting. And she has been with the company for 5 years! She doesn't know how to handle her computer (too complicated), but she can't do basic addition, on a freaking calculator. She can't order maintenance supplies (I don't have the time, ya like doing your nails takes all your free time). When I work, I can get everything done in about 2 hours. After that, I have errands to do for my boss and my kids. She can't even figure out how to do the accounting! It takes two fingers to do a 10 key. She is too busy sitting on her thumb to figure it out! ARG!"
01:02 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 11, 2003

>> Damned if you do-damned if you don't

[ Boss ]

Anonymous writes something rather interesting about phone foolish customer service...

"I work on the phone. We have a time limit of 27 seconds per customer. We can get fired if we go over that for 3 months in a row. We are constantly listened to by our supervisors. If we go fast, we are repremanded for not being friendly enough, if we are friendly, we are repremanded for going too slow. I feel like I'm in a catch 22 movie. And this is one reason service is so bad everywhere. The customer is the loser."
01:16 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 10, 2003

>> Rambling Idiot

[ Boss ]

WhoKnew has this story to share about two fools... I really enjoyed the acronyms...

"Who knew that my 'supervisor' is an uneducated prior graduate of TPT (Trailor Park Trash). I work in a professional setting but I am constantly amazed by the lack of taste that my supervisor shows. For a big meeting with a potential client, my supervisor who we will call CF (for control freak), walks in wearing a skirt about 2 inches below her panty line, a toe ring, and a gaudy ankle braclet. The entire meeting the group could not keep their eyes off her, not because she was 'beautiful' but because she was so tacky. So why do I care how she looks... Because CF (Control Freak) has had enough balls to make several comments on the way I dress. Hey CF at least I cover my shit up!

And since I have started let's continue on and let me rant about CF some more. CF can not hold a single sentence with out screwing it up. Forget intelligent conversation, especially if you want to stick to the same subject. Rambling is all she can do. She stumbles over her words and can not speak in complete sentences. She reminds me of an old friend who is now in the slammer for repeated drug charges. Could it be that CF is on cloud nine simply because she is an addict rather than just plain ass stupid?"
01:15 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 09, 2003

>> Incompetent & Insecure! Look out!

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Colorado Native lets out some frustrations working in a company where a fool is out to get you...

"I work for a utility company. I am a computer guy. That should tip you off that I have issues already.

I have created a payroll system that is replacing one that was written in arcane language on unsupported hardware. Trying to get these narrow minded incompetent fools to get on board with the new stuff is worse than pulling teeth. I had wisdom tooth extraction earlier this year and I would prefer doing it again (demerol is Coooooolll).

Just to show how insecure the manager of accounting is... and how incompetent... here are two brief stories of what I have to deal with:

The manager wrote a letter to our board of directors dercrying my employment as a nepotistic move on the part of our president (my father-in-law). By the way, I wasn't married to his daughter when I started here but I was her significant other for years before.

She attacked me personally in this note, though the letter was about the president... saying I have taken too long and spent all this money and they have seen nothing. That doesn't take into account the three other applications I've written, the computer network I set up, the voice mail system ~I~ programmed and installed...

NEXT! I tried to give them directions on how to use these new applications I've written and the screenshots/arrows directions were replaced with 'click OK three times' followed by 'enter the date with dashes' followed by 'see if the date is in the list and then click OK twice'.

So... to be a jerk... why don't I modify the application so that it says 'Continue' instead of 'OK'... ??

Hey... maybe I am incompetent but I'm not writing letters to the board saying that other people are idiots! Talk about insecure."
01:05 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 08, 2003

>> The Nurse from Hell

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ella shares a story of this horrifying fool who is supposed to be watching the health of children...

"Our school nurse is about as empathetic as Nurse Ratchett. No, she has much less compasion for human suffering than that! She always has a scowl on her face, which is not at all comforting to my little eight year olds. Usually when I have to send one of them to her, (and believe me, it has to be an act of deperation to subject a child to this woman!) they are sent back within minutes. I've had at least five or six kids sent back to class who turned out to be pretty ill, some who even had strep or a stomach virus and subsequently puked in class!

The latest happened just he other day.(Friday, to be exact) One of my girls hurt her finger at recess. When she showed it to me, it was red, bent, sticking out, and painful. I felt that this was a no-brainer--there was definitely something wrong! So, I sent this poor child to the health room, and within 5 minutes she was sent back to me with a chunk of ice. The nurse told her to hold the ice on it and she would be fine. (Heard that one before) Foolishly, I gave the nurse the benefit of the doubt. Well, Monday we all get back to school, and this girl comes to class with a big splint on her hand and x-rays from the emergency room. Yep, you guessed it--the finger was broken. Turns out that Miss Nursey gave another bum diagnosis and sent yet another ailing child back to class. Of course, the mom was angry that no one had called her to at least give her the option of coming to school to see if she thought her child was okay. That's the last time I'm going to trust her!!

Next time I'll just have to do her job and call parents myself!"
01:02 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 07, 2003

>> Tourists -- And That's Why I Left Texas!

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Wayfarer tells us about a conversation that went in one ear and well just wasn't understood... the real question should be where is the Krispy Kreme?

"I was working at a conference in San Antonio, Texas and talked to some tourists waiting in line to see the Alamo. There is a Dunkin' Donuts place directly across from the Alamo and one tourist said 'Why did they build a Dunkin Donuts right near the Alamo?' I told him it was because when the fighters needed to take a break, they could take it at Dunkin Donuts. The idiot believed me, he thought it was a good idea.

That's Texas for You (and tourists)."
01:12 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 06, 2003

>> Ain't gonna happen

[ Work ]

Anonymous shares the horros of the school system... its obviously being run by some fools... how can their be no training?

"I work for a school district. I have worked for the school district in my area for almost 4 years. I have yet to get more than 5 minutes training on any of my work. I have had to learn as I go along. It's no wonder schools are in trouble. If they can't train their employees, how are they going to make a district run smoothly?"
01:02 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 05, 2003

>> Office suggestion for a harp seal

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Noodengr tells us about a fool boss who obviously has no tact...

"I had a general manager whose people skills needed much improvement. As part of my office decorations, I have a framed photograph of a baby harp seal. It is an up close shot and you can see a tear in the corner of it's eye. The caption simply says 'Save Us' The general manager came in one day, totally out of the blue, and told me that it was ok to beat the seals to death. That I only liked them because they were cute. He then pointed out that cows are cute to other cows and we eat them don't we. I did not say anything, actually couldn't think of anything to say, but what I thought was that he better not be suggesting beating something to death around here because they were many of us that would dream it would be a good idea to beat him too. Soon after that he was fired."
01:13 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 04, 2003

>> Driving (ha!) me mad

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Mad Wizard definitely has a valid point when it comes to the fact that most office time is such a waste when people get so much more done telecommuting if your job allows it...

"I work 50+ miles from home and drive the round trip every day but one, when I telecommute. I proposed adding another day to my telecommuting schedule but got turned down: apparently the manager of development thinks I'm too valuable to spend two days a week out of the office. So my extra 100+ miles a day and two hours on the road is justified by two face-to-face chats when I'm asked, 'How is it going?' and I reply 'Good, same as usual.'

When I telecommute, the same thing happens twice a day by email and/or IM. I guess the chore of firing up the IM client twice a week is just too daunting."
01:16 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 03, 2003

>> Answering phones. Not a career I want.

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Anonymous finds that retired fools are the worst of all...

"I have been stuck at a 'McJob' for a year now, waiting for something better to come along. Being a receptionist, I hear THE dumbest things from callers. I answer phones at a school. One old guy called, asking for a theatre ( live performing arts venue,not movies). I told him he had the wrong number. "Well, can you tell me about the theatre?" , "No, sorry , I can't". "Can anyone there help me?". DUMBASS! CALL the actual place! I said "no". He continued to protest -- I hung up. I have multiple lines and no time for this crap. He called back, "You.. Are a RUDE RECEPTIONIST! I want to talk to ADMINISTRATION! Your are going to get FIRED! If I can't talk to them, I will COME OVER THERE".

Retired people with no lives can be bitches."
01:15 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 02, 2003

>> IT Support

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Lisa Loopner found out that just because a technical person has a title... doesn't mean they are smart... fools are hidden everywhere...

"I used to think that IT people were all at least 'significantly' intelligent, vs. greatly intelligent. That is until I spent 45 minutes with a front-line tech who knew less than me..."
01:12 AM - Posted by Disgruntled

December 01, 2003

>> Sick Sick Day Policy

[ Work ]

THX1136 lets us know about the sick day policy written by a master fool...

"The folks I work for instituted one of the most assinine attendance policies I have ever heard of. An employee gets an occurence for any unexcused abscence. Employees are allowed a maximum of 6 occurences. Each occurence is followed by a disciplinary action ending in termination on the sixth occurence. Not too bad on the surface, but wait...

We get 6 sick days a year. This is a company 'benefit'. If an employee takes all six of the 'sick days' individually that makes 6 occurences and they loose their job - no exceptions.

The motivation: the company wants to 'encourage' everyone to be at their job all the time so work can be accomplished. Unfortunately this policy is actually counterproductive. For employees to use what they see as theirs they resort to using 2 sick days at a time thus acquiring only 3 occurences instead of 6. They are thus gone more than they may need to be just so they won't get too many occurences."
01:06 AM - Posted by Disgruntled