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ihatemyjob writes in a tale with perhaps a little bright spot in it long term... but til then... the fools at that office continue to reign their terror...
"It takes an act of supreme effort just to get myself to come to the office anymore. I get a knot in my stomach in the morning, and sometimes am in tears on the way to work. Why? First, my manager. My boss leaves for hours at a time in the middle of the day, usually running personal errands, and when he does grace us with his presence, he makes an art of not doing a thing. He dumps everything he can on me, and when he does get backed into a corner and has to make a decision about something, he tells one person one thing and another person another thing. He basically tells everyone what they want to hear to avoid conflict, and leaves the ensuing chaos to everyone else to sort out. Or, he will say he will do something about a problem and nothing is ever done. When the problem festers and explodes, he is conveniently never here when the sh*t hits the fan. No, can't go above him with this problem, because he and the big boss are buddies and go to lunch together every day. My boss acts interested and involved when the big boss comes around, but as soon as he is gone, the facade is over and we are again stuck holding the buck while our manager does nothing or physically disappears. This guy is a "nice guy" to your face, but will stick a knife in your back or gossip about you in a minute. So, there is no support, in fact, it is a CYA environment. You are really on your own to survive here.
Everyone else in the office has refined passing the buck and dodging phone calls to a fine art. I get voice mails dumped in my mailbox, emails, notes, with problems to sort out and handle, from people who very well could and should have handled it themselves. When I am off sick, nobody picks up the slack. I was off for six weeks with surgery, and when I came back, it all was left for me, even though people were supposedly designated to "cover" for me. It took 3 months to catch up, and they did not care that I was still recovering physically from major surgery! But, again, no sense going to the boss, he will just agree with me and never, ever follow up with action. He is one of the ones who kept papers on his desk while I was gone and then put them in my in bin when I returned. I feel sorry for the people who needed the materials on the orders and waited over a month while it sat on his desk. Oh, and did I mention that he does not pass along information that I need to know and that people ask him to pass along to me? And, if I do go to him with an issue, his face turns bright red and he gets irritated and snaps out an answer. I feel about one inch tall afterward, and always vow to never go to him again with anything, but then something arises that I have to approach him about.
Then there is my work area. I have no walls and everyone congregates here and has loud discussions while I am on the phone. They grab stuff off of my desk, rummage through my desk drawers, stare at my computer screen and listen in on my conversations. If I try to stand up for myself, they act like I am being a witch. I have no privacy or a moment of peace. My phone never stops ringing, usually with customer demands and coworkers snapping out orders. The girl next to me, who does the same job, broke down in tears with it all the other day. Today she is off sick. Wonder why... this job makes you sick! I often go to the rest room or fax machine just to get away, but when I return, there is almost always a voice mail with another task to do or crisis to handle. It is overwhelming.
Why do I stay? In today's job market, I am not finding any jobs available for which I would qualify that pay the same. I am taking courses at night to move to a better career, but that will take years. Until then, I feel trapped by the need for a salary and benefits, in this job where all I seem to be is a dumping ground.
Well, better end this. People are hovering around and probably trying to see what I'm typing over my shoulder."
01:18 AM on 04/21/2004 by Disgruntled
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