Work Bitches

tbmadeamistake

I know we have WTF Wednesday, and AW and what not, but I thought those of us still at work could use a place specifically to bitch about work.  Work load, coworkers, commutes when you really have to pee, etc. 

I gave my work THREE MONTHS notice that I would not be returning after Charlie.  Three months.  Friday is my last day.  While I have gotten a lot of support from many of them, the ones who refuse to support this choice (of mine and DH's) are sooooo fucking vocal.  I want to punch them in the face.  I don't care that 23 years ago your wife made it six months at home with your kids and then decided to go back to work, and it took her 18 months to find a job...I just don't.  I also don't think that because my replacement decided to leave, that should automatically mean that I'm changing my mind and coming back to work in 3 months.  Nope.

Today's specific bitch...I gave you 3 months, why now, 2 days before I leave, are you suddenly deciding that I need to teach you shit?  First off, the person who taught me still works here.  Secondly, I don't have time to teach everyone everything in 2 days.  I realize that my replacement quit on Monday.  I realize that's scary.  She didn't know everything I know and no one seemed overly worried then.  You will all survive.  It's very flattering that you are so worried about how you'll live without me, it really is, but get over it.  I should not care this much or be this anxious over a job that I am leaving in TWO DAYS.

Blergh.

PressLove

@Lilygrace48- Didn't you mention before about possibly working a few hours here and there if your replacement didn't work out?  Is that still the plan?  Overall, it sounds like it's their issue, not yours.

My days at work are becoming less productive at I draw closer to my due date.  I'm trying to focus, but the BMB keeps calling me.

crhein26

Love this thread!  

I so over work!  It's a giant cluster!  I only have 8 days left unless LO decides to show her face sooner.  8 days!  1 more day this week.  4 days next week.  And 3 days the following week.  Then I'm done with my company for good.  They are moving to ATL from MI and I'm not relocating.  I'm so excited to be done since my PM on the project I'm working on can't get the project under control.  It's really sad for the people who are stuck to clean this up, but IDGAF because I'm due in 14 days!!!!

elsa1688

I feel you lady. Big hugs. I'm so ready to be done. I'm in the middle of working 11 days straight, 3 down, 8 to go.

flerlgirl

Ha, I thought you were telling people to get off TB and get to work. "WORK, bitches!!"

Taymiller

16 more days of work for me! I took yesterday off because I wasn't feeling well and today off so someone could fix our gas leak, these have been the best days ever! I don't want to work those 16 more days but I have to just suck it up. I am just an extra person who does whatever needs to be done around the office and they are running out of projects for me to do which makes it worse because I am bored half the day. I might be returning after the baby but we haven't decided that yet. I guess I should be thankful that they are so flexible with me but it isn't like I get benefits, pto, fmla or anything like that so whatever I am over it!!

babygabe614

My job itself isn't the annoying thing, I'm just sick of all the "how many days left?" "here she comes!" type comments. They are well-meaning and I'm just being a brat about it, but I am just over it. I still have 5+ weeks until my due date, but my bosses are letting me work from home for two weeks before then so only 15 more days in the office (I have a couple days off here and there for appts) and then I will be working from the comfort of my lazyboy... ahhh can't wait!

Pepper6

I'm usually fairly productive still in the mornings, but by early afternoon, I'm so damn tired and uncomfortable that I can't focus and just give up on doing anything.  I'm just so over work at this point in general though that I'm not looking forward to the next couple weeks.

lest12

I love a good work bitch!

I posted in the random thread, but here is my whining again, for anyone who wants to hear it.  I am just about 4 weeks from my due date.  I already gave you a note from my doctor telling you that I needed to cut down my hours, work from home, and chill the eff out. 

I just find it so GD funny that my job keeps acting like I don't have 15 actual working days left before I'm on leave.  15 days guys, that's it.  Stop giving me new things to do, stop acting like I'm going to be here over the summer, just stop.  I have zero fucks to give.

Mia081081

I work from home and am usually pretty busy but I did nothing today. I picked up the house and made my labor granola bars. I feel bad but I am just exhausted today and I'm going to be working a couple of hours here and there 2 weeks after baby so I guess I don't feel that bad? My brain is confused.

ElTrain5

@lilygrace48 I say you have a very important emergency doctors appointment tomorrow and equally important followup on Friday.  Sorry guise!!

I am also over work.  Everyone is being nice and normal, but I am in exhausted, hormonal, painful misery and want to punch everything that moves.  I am not a pleasure to work with.  I cannot focus and have zero motivation or energy to get anything done.  And the person who is taking over a large aspect of my job while I'm out isn't starting until next Thursday.  I put together a very comprehensive training guide for her, so I'm secretly hoping I go into labor before she starts because my patience and friendliness is NON EXISTENT at this point.  Seriously.  She's going to hate me.  I just want to go home.

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lest12

I'm a little jealous, to be honest.  My work didn't hire a replacement.  Instead, they split my entire job up between 4 of my coworkers, all of whom resent every second of it.  So I've had to train them, tell them when they're not doing things right, listen to their attitude when they don't feel like dealing with me, etc.

I am so over all of them.  Take it out on management, guys, not me.  I didn't make this decision. 

It's at the point where I either forward their questions to our boss, myself, or tell them to talk to our boss.  IDGAF which version of the report you use.  It makes zero difference in my life.

k2k2tog

I realized today that I only have 2.5 weeks of work left. And I'm not planning on coming back once my mat leave is over. The realization has me slightly elated, though I'm sure my last day will end up a llittle bittersweet.

I am slightly frustrated how late they've left finding a replacement for me but, I guess, not my problem?

BMaidPlanner

Do.Not.Stress. I know, easier said than done, but it's not worth it and you don't need it right now. OK?

I'm still coming in three days a week, working home two. (Mon/Fri.) I like my job but the same is happening where the closer it get's to my leave, everyone seems to want something. I AM coming back, people. 

Also, my replacement is someone I consider a friend and she lives in my area of the city, like a few blocks from me and has my cell. If anything was REALLY crazy, I probably have enough time to respond to a text or brief email in the 13 week period I won't be here.

I do like my job though, so I'm grateful for a lot, but how am I supposed to do all the personal stuff I need to get done on my computer if people keep coming in here expecting me to work or talk!! 

elsa1688

KrystaJ said:

10 work days until my due date. My replacement does 90% of the work while I am on TB all day. I feel guilty, but I also don't feel guilty. Today is my last cake day until I come back, so I can't complain too much.

What is this cake day you speak of?

theamandapanda

My last day is the 20th if I make it that far. I'm in full nesting/organizing mode so I actually enjoy work right now. The commute home is what's killing me. My legs feel like they are going to explode after sitting in traffic for an hour. Argh!

becomingmommyagain

21 working days before my due date.  Every morning our admin comes and pokes her head around the corner to see if I'm still there.  Most of my job is being absorbed by the director while I'm out.  She lives around the corner from me and I consider her a good friend.  She knows if something comes up and she needs to bounce an idea off me she can call or text any time.  

There are a few administrative/house keeping things that our coordinators are supposed to handle while I'm out,  but they bitch about everything.  It got really really ugly.  Because of  my position (although I'm not important the people I work for are), my mat leave plan had to be approved by the director, Assoc VP of the hospital and VP of the Research Foundation...and these coordinators had the guts to bitch to their business manager (who is about 12 tiers below my director) about the 2 things they are supposed to cover.  It's really irritating.

And to top it all off...I think I'm allergic to working in my office.  My chair makes my tail bone ache so bad at the end of the day my feet are so swollen.  It takes me about 45 minutes from the time I leave my office to get home and by time I get home I am usually about to pee my pants.

I'm so ready to be out of the office.  I'd be happy to work from home until LO arrives...

elsa1688

This seems like an appropriate place to ask - I'm drafting my departure email to send to all of my work associates / partners to say I'm leaving and introduce my replacement. Do I tactfully mention I'm leaving to have a baby ?

JulieSmiles

My work decided on Monday afternoon that I had to switch classrooms next year. I have to have every single item packed by Friday. Two crotchety old women keep bitching about how it is so unfair that I have gotten to pack when they haven't had time. 1. Yes, I started packing before they wanted us to, but the principal knows and is fine with it. 2. I'm 38 weeks pregnant. I have people who can help right now and won't after tomorrow. 3. Eff off. Why do you care what I do in my classroom?

elsa1688

@BrightEyes112‌ I would say that but it's permanent maternity leave I feel like that phrase implies I'm returning.

mjdavies

Love this thread! I have 6 days left and then I'm off! It's funny to me when people give me new projects at this point. I just tell people that I only have a few weeks left before leave and won't be able to get to it as I'm wrapping up all my other projects. The thing is, I've pretty much wrapped up my projects except for a few things that I'm just time managing the crap out of. Previously I would do a bunch of things in a day and now, I make sure I have one thing to do a day and not much else. It's glorious!

sarahlynnc317

My boss has modified my schedule so I wasn't so stressed or on my feet so much. Well every one of my coworkers has decided to take vacations the next 3 weeks and guess who covers their jobs? Me. So much for taking it easy. I'm hoping it puts me into labor and I don't have to worry about who covers their jobs.

ricecakes1216

Ah, after today I need a place to vent. I have about 2 weeks left. Today woke up on the wrong side of the bed, actually I didn't sleep so that was my problem, and didn't feel well. I had planned on leaving early after I had finished my important tasks. Nope. Every one, I'm serious, of my coworkers had an excuse why they needed to leave early. All bullshit reasons. Then I got stuck staying late. I dread going back to that place.

melissamarieboone

As an obgyn doctor who just happens to be 36 weeks pregnant and required to work until the day I deliver I can say I have a new appreciation for what it's like to work during pregnancy. Everyone has a different work experience so we all deserve to make the choice that's best for our family without judgement. Even as a physician I constantly get comments about physical appearance, mood swings, working too many hours, etc. You name it and I'm sure someone will say pregnancy is to blame... And this is from people who work in an obgyn clinic! I can tell you if your doctor has ever been pregnant she will understand the frustrations that come with balancing work and family life! I may not agree with putting every patient on bed rest or taking them off work without a medical indication but I can promise I will understand what it's like and give you due credit for what an amazing job you have done during your pregnancy!

AandJ28

So glad that @lilygrace48 started this thread!! Like so many of you, I have been over work for quite a while. I have 9 days left (including today) and cannot wait to be done. I am not returning (although they don't know that yet) and the past week or so, everything has turned into a disaster! Simple things have turned into huge messes to clean up. It's as if the entire company is fucking with me to see how much I can take. Not to mention, like @lest12, I do not have a replacement. My work is being split between 5 people - 3 located in my office and 2 located in other offices in OH. It's been a complete cluster. I have no motivation but also don't have the ability to not be motivated and get certain things done before I leave. 

I felt somewhat guilty during my meeting with my manager yesterday - she was telling me how great I as doing with the new responsibilities I picked up and how she'll miss me while I'm gone and will be waiting for me to return. She went on to say that while I'm out things will get handled and she knows I'll be able to pick right back up when I return. Umm... I can't wait to return either?! 

:^o

KaylanRichard

I haven't told my company I wasn't returning after maternity leave so I don't loose my STD.. Anyone have this problem?? They have already hired somone for my maternity leave, and if I came back she wouldn't have a position.  She does 90% of my work now anyways, since Doctor said I need to take it easy, so I have been just "supervising".. lol

MrsBHM

I have ONE more 12 hour shift until I'm done. I don't have plans to return after LO is born. I love my job, so it's bittersweet to be leaving but I swear every shift gets worse and worse. Maybe to prepare me to make this transition to SAHM a little easier, ha! I'm so freaking tired and uncomfortable, I'm more pregnant than all of my patients and I just can't move at the speed I used to. Ugh...ONE MORE DAY!!

kimberly11511

The last day of school in June 6th. I am trying my best not to snap at people, but it is getting so hard. They seem to forget about the math intervention team up on the third floor in the not air-conditioned room. Today the school forgot that we have 1st period kiddos and that we need the standardized testing booklets( this is the third day of testing we haven't had any issues other than today). We started 20 minutes behind and were told to "cut corners" to get them out on time. Our students who were multiple grade levels in math should not feel rushed on their district wide math interim because the person in charge of testing is an idiot.

Also found out this morning that if I can't finish out the school year, that I do not receive any of the money(that has been subtracted out my paychecks all year) for the summer. I was told at my last appointment that I would be lucky if i made it to 36 weeks, if that is true I would miss that last week of school. Here is hoping that the doctor is wrong.

JESNYC

I am working until delivery and while everyone keeps saying I should be taking it easy, they keep staffing me to deals that require me to stay late and work weekends.  My job has always been demanding timewise and I knew what I was signing up for when I decided to work until delivery, but I just wish people would stop telling me I should go home/work less while still expecting me to meet unreasonable deadlines.  I can't go home and meet your deadline.  Sorry if you feel guilty that I am in the office so much but I haven't been complaining so just leave me alone or stop giving me these deadlines so I can actually be here less.

I feel so much better after a rant - thanks for starting this thread!

tbmadeamistake

KaylanRichard said:

I haven't told my company I wasn't returning after maternity leave so I don't loose my STD.. Anyone have this problem?? They have already hired somone for my maternity leave, and if I came back she wouldn't have a position.  She does 90% of my work now anyways, since Doctor said I need to take it easy, so I have been just "supervising".. lol

I would be careful with this if I were you, and look into your company's policy on resigning while on leave.  My company policy states that if I choose not to return while out on UNPAID leave (so any FMLA I chose to take after STD ran out), that I was liable for any and all insurance premiums they paid on my behalf during the entire leave...meaning I could have potentially owed thousands in medical insurance premiums had I waited to tell them until after STD.  The amount I would have gotten for STD would just have covered it.  It's part of why I chose to tell them early.  I just don't want you to have a nasty surprise on the other end! 

Taymiller

I think I just got sent home for the rest of my pregnancy...... My boss just came in and said I need to go home and I just looked at her and she said you need to stay home for the rest of your pregnancy. I told her I was fine with that as long as she convinced DH! She wants to have a sit down with him this afternoon. Yay I might be done with work!!! 

theamandapanda

KrystaJ said:

mandy2696 said:

My last day is the 20th if I make it that far. I'm in full nesting/organizing mode so I actually enjoy work right now. The commute home is what's killing me. My legs feel like they are going to explode after sitting in traffic for an hour. Argh!

Not to mention needing to find places to stop to pee (which is where I am with my hour long commute each way).

For sure @KrystaJ! I almost pee myself during the drive home every day. There's been a couple close calls in the poop department too. Let's just say I've driven home while sitting on a pull up multiple times.

theamandapanda

becomingmommyagain said:

21 working days before my due date.  Every morning our admin comes and pokes her head around the corner to see if I'm still there.  Most of my job is being absorbed by the director while I'm out.  She lives around the corner from me and I consider her a good friend.  She knows if something comes up and she needs to bounce an idea off me she can call or text any time.  

There are a few administrative/house keeping things that our coordinators are supposed to handle while I'm out,  but they bitch about everything.  It got really really ugly.  Because of  my position (although I'm not important the people I work for are), my mat leave plan had to be approved by the director, Assoc VP of the hospital and VP of the Research Foundation...and these coordinators had the guts to bitch to their business manager (who is about 12 tiers below my director) about the 2 things they are supposed to cover.  It's really irritating.

And to top it all off...I think I'm allergic to working in my office.  My chair makes my tail bone ache so bad at the end of the day my feet are so swollen.  It takes me about 45 minutes from the time I leave my office to get home and by time I get home I am usually about to pee my pants.

I'm so ready to be out of the office.  I'd be happy to work from home until LO arrives...

I feel your pain @becomingmommyagain

MrsP419

KaylanRichard said:

I haven't told my company I wasn't returning after maternity leave so I don't loose my STD.. Anyone have this problem?? They have already hired somone for my maternity leave, and if I came back she wouldn't have a position.  She does 90% of my work now anyways, since Doctor said I need to take it easy, so I have been just "supervising".. lol

Does your company have an hr advocacy line or something? I did not return after my leave with DD, but if I quit before leaving, I risked losing my maternity leave or STD. I called this line (and they can't tell my boss or direct hr) and they assured me I could resign while still on leave and told me when and how to do it appropriately. I did not resign until the end of my STD (so I got my full paid leave) but before FMLA ended. It worked out just fine. In the meantime, I prepped a ton of things for my boss to guide him through the transition and offered to be on call to train someone new or answer any questions they had.

Pepper6

There's finally a light at the end of the tunnel!!  Originally, I intended to work up until I went into labor, but each day becomes more and more difficult to make it to the end of the day without being in some type of pain, so I've scheduled my last day!  Assuming I don't go into labor earlier, I only have 8 more working days left!!  It makes it easier to push through knowing that I'm almost there...

Taymiller

Well I am not done with work but I going down to two days a week, which is awesome! I also just got worried I was being fired (hormones) and just sat in my office and cried until DH was done with his patient and assured me I was not fired. I hate these crazy hormones, I hate being such a sensitive sally!

Christen.renee

I am so ready for maternity leave! I have a little over 2 weeks til my due date! I work at a desk all day and currently have 2 desk chairs, a yoga ball, and a yoga ball chair that I rotate all day and I just can not get comfortable.  I have 2 stools that I use for propping my feet up but i barely have room under my desk to prop my feet up so that gets frustrating after a while.  On top of all that I can't afford to go on leave early so I am planning to work up until either baby pops out or my doctor tells me I can't work anymore ( at this point I don't see that happening).  Everyone at work keeps asking me when I am starting my leave, assuming I'm going out early, and are shocked that I'm working til the end.  However I am not the only one, there are 4 of us, all due in June or July and we are all planning to work until the end.  If 4 preggo's tell you they aren't leaving early then you best stop asking! haha I'm just tired of hearing it!

tbmadeamistake

We just had my going away party.  Simple, short, cake and ice cream.  Tomorrow is my last day, but because my boss will be out of the office, as will HR, anything official related to my leaving happens today.  Fine.  Apparently, because she's not going to be in tomorrow, I'm staying ALL FUCKING DAY.  I know of no one else who has left this office who was asked to work a full day on their last day.  No one.  I'm 38 weeks pregnant, and you're not cutting me a little slack to let me skip out early?  None?!  I love how much you trust me to get my shit, and your shit, done, but gimme a break.  She also told everyone I was staying until the end of the day.

Bozzy2

So I'm still working full time if not overtime (not my choice). I plan on working until my doctor says I can't or baby girl pops out. I am so ready to be done but I need/want to save as much of my paid leave from when she is here. So tired and sore. My job is not helping when I have to lift 35lbs all night and get up and down from the floor, by the way I never knew the floor was so far away. When did it move? Also people are all trying to take their vacations before I go which is good but damn did everyone have to go in a row with no other help so I have to work more. I also wish people would stop telling me what I can and can't do. I am a big girl I know what I can handle and if your so concerned stop scheduling me extra hours.

Edit from run-on sentences.

rastrau

Merie412 said:

Am I the only one who hears Britney Spears when reading this title? Yeah? Ok... Seriously though-kudos to you all still working. My dr pulled me 2 weeks ago and it was the best thing that could have happened to me. I don't know how I would have made it this far/as far as some of you are going. Hats off!

No! I am totally hearing the Britney Spears song, too!

I don't officially have a work bitch - my last day is tomorrow (!!), I mentally checked out weeks ago. My replacement annoys the pants off of me, but in about 24 hours that is temporarily not my problem. I'm pretty sure she's going to eff my shit up while I'm gone, but I'm secretly hoping to get a new assignment when I come back, rather than send her off to a new one and have to take her place, even though it's my old one. To be entirely truthful, I'm hoping to not come back at all, but DH still has a lot of anxiety about that.

ElTrain5

@MelissaMarieBoone Wait...we have an OBGYN on our BMB?? I'm not saying I'm going to ask you all the questions.....but I am so going to ask you ALLTHEQUESTIONS!!! lol I kid I kid...sort of.