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Spenjamins · January 2011

My boss was such a prick today that I wanted to tell him to shove his attitude up his a$$.

worleygirl · January 2011

Pretty trivial but oh well. I've been teaching a course for 3 months so I haven't been at my desk. I'm back now and I have a new neighbor who sings all day. WTF.

monkski · January 2011

this isn't totally work related, but I commute 50 minutes each way to work and last night I get out to my car to a dead battery that won't take a jump. My 4 year old car never had any problems before this! So I had to find a ride all the way home and get a tow to a service center in a city I don't live in. So now my car is 50 minutes away and I'm stuck back home with no car. I'll have to wait until Monday now to get a ride back with a co-worker. to top if off, DH is stuck working all weekend, so I'm stuck at home all weekend with no car. Luckily, a lot of people live in the same area that I do, so I have a few choices for rides back to work Monday.

Mrs.T22308 · January 2011

I first want to say that I do love some things about my job... I get to dress very casually, I can usually come and go as I please, and I really don't have a "boss" (I do, but he leaves me alone most of the time) and I don't boss anyone...

But I have a co worker that CONSTANTLY brings her children to work. Yes, I understand things come up like snow days, early dismissals etc and sometimes it impossible to find a sitter, and I commend her for at least showing up when others in the office (with adult children no less) don't even try coming in the second a flake hits the ground. However, these kids are here every.single.day from 4-5 because she won't find a sitter.. and they are here all day today as they have been for every snow day/late opening this year pretty much. I've been here for 26 minutes and they are all over my freaking cubicle! SO annoying!

KRB8 · January 2011

I'm getting tired of traveling 25% of the time, but there's no where else for me to go within the company right now. But I really want to hang at this company for at least 5 years so I can get vested in the pension. I have 3 years left... Decisions.

BoxTer · January 2011

I have a coworker who is very nice, but within two days of meeting her, I knew everything about her life, which was WAY more than I wanted to know. Now every time I'm around her, I have to hear about all the drama going on with her son, her ex, various guys she likes, child support woes, money problems, etc. It's crazy because I've barely been at this job a month and I already know more about her than I do about some people I've known for years!

azuremama · January 2011

It's all a-holes and deadlines over here. Maternity leave cannot come soon enough.

AutumnBride929 · January 2011

I have one CW who constantly complains. Lately, it's REALLY been getting on my nerves. She's ALWAYS sick or something hurts. Always. Literally. And she does not conceal that fact whatsoever. You have a headache? Sorry. I'm over it. Your uterus hurts because you're on your period? That sucks. I'm over it. This is a daily thing and it goes on alllllllllllll day long. If it's not one thing, it's another. She was complaining about having to go to the UPS Store yesterday to drop off a package and how there's never any parking there, blah blah blah. I finally had to say, "You're just going to have to put on your big girl panties and deal with it."

Angry Thanks for this thread, lol. I obviously needed it.

ankledolphin · January 2011

the talking all day long about everything and anything that is not work related (i can tell you what one person eats all week long...)and now my boss is watching tv on his computer really loudly.

thatjessie · January 2011

SLACKERS!

There are 8 of us here in the office and we need like 11 for the workload we have and yet a couple are on the phone making hair appts or checking the paper online or calling their best friend 3 states over....really? Work with me people! Just a little bit.

LolliLately · January 2011

Even before I delivered, I planned on returning from maternity leave on January 17. It gave me 8 weeks off, all of which would be paid. Because my husband recently switched jobs, it was just not financially responsible for me to take more time off. I informed HR of my plans. During my leave they sent me a letter detailing how my pay would be docked for the remaining 4 weeks of FMLA. I called them and explained that I would be returning to work and was not taking unpaid leave - they told me it was just a form letter. They sent me a second letter after I turned in my doctor's release note. Because I was already working, I ignored it, until this morning when I checked our bank account and noticed they only paid me $300. They started docking my pay as if I had not worked the past week. Joy.

Oh - and HR says it is not their problem - call Payroll. Payroll won't answer their frickin' phone.

uofibabe · January 2011

noonecarewhoiam · January 2011

Dear Colleague:

I am truely sorry that you were careless and your laptop was stolen. I'm also sorry that you don't kow how to access the server through your iPad to read email.

But just because I'm not working on YOUR stuff that YOU failed to advance (or provide clear direction for others to advance) doesn't mean I'm not working. So kindly refrain from sending widely distributed snarky emails about my reluctance to do work on your project.

I'm 1 of 3 people who actually has.

Fuckyouverymuch,

Me

CA_EAM · January 2011

I am so sick of being bent over by corporate america. Essentially the attitude is "work harder and longer, produce more, give, give, give, buuuut we're not going to give proper advances, raises or bonus because we know you really don't have a lot of options out there, and you don't have much a choice but to BEND OVER AND TAKE IT."

Sorry, that is a little vile. But it's true.

tojo7306 · January 2011

I work in a very small office - never more than 7 people. One woman (a good friend of the boss) insists on running the air conditioning year round. It is -4 where I live today. The air conditioning is on. Everyone else is wearing their coats still, or using space heaters (frowned upon). The boss won't do anything about it. If we go turn it off, she gets up and turns it right back on. I can't feel my toes.

historychick79 · January 2011

I have a neurotic coworker that cannot handle technology, complete assignments on time, and always has critiques for everyone else's work but won't accept feedback on her tasks. The office supervisor is aware of this, but somehow tiptoes around this coworker, and if we complain we're not being 'collegial' enough. The past few weeks have been a critical period for her, but she's taken two straight weeks off, and has today off as well. Several issues have popped up (again, this is a biannual situation), and I have to step in to clean things up. Arrrgh for poor managment and crazy coworker.

Amy&Rich · January 2011

I am appalled that people talk to me through the door when I am pumping. Really you have a cream and lotion emergency that can't wait 20 minutes for me to make food for my child? (we make cosmetic products... we don't cure cancer.)

Pesky · January 2011

I can't even begin to start because then I won't stop. That's bad.

FortMyersBride · January 2011

I'm one of 3 people in a supervisory role, and have recently had a lot of people coming to me because so-and-so is "not pulling their weight, slow, not doing their fair share" etc. It makes me anger and cynical that the "newer batch isn't doing their fair share.

MammaBear81 · January 2011

LolliLately:
Even before I delivered, I planned on returning from maternity leave on January 17. It gave me 8 weeks off, all of which would be paid. Because my husband recently switched jobs, it was just not financially responsible for me to take more time off. I informed HR of my plans. During my leave they sent me a letter detailing how my pay would be docked for the remaining 4 weeks of FMLA. I called them and explained that I would be returning to work and was not taking unpaid leave - they told me it was just a form letter. They sent me a second letter after I turned in my doctor's release note. Because I was already working, I ignored it, until this morning when I checked our bank account and noticed they only paid me $300. They started docking my pay as if I had not worked the past week. Joy.

Oh - and HR says it is not their problem - call Payroll. Payroll won't answer their frickin' phone.

Not quite the same as you, but I went to check our balance last Friday (payday for DH, direct deposit) and no check... I called him up to ask what happened, he called payroll and somehow he messed up his time sheet (but they can't tell him how) ... the best part, they will pay him, but with his next paycheck, in two weeks.... um, I don't know about you, but I don't have an extra paycheck lying around to cover that

BunniesAreSoft · January 2011

I loved reading all of these. Made me feel not so alone!

I could start on my job but... I think that I would break the bump.com. God I hate this place.

3 weeks until maternity leave, 3 weeks until maternity leave, 3 weeks until maternity leave...

ss+el · January 2011

"If it's yellow let it mellow" only applies to your home toilet. Please flush. I don't want to have to do it for you.

*Donna* · January 2011

I work in a small accounting department. There are three of us. One gets paid $4 more then me per hour and does less work. She kisses are bosses as* so much and can't handle a lot of work. It is really aggravating!

DCWJes · March 2011

I hate that I am constantly spoken to like I am a 20 year old idiot. I am 26, I am married and I have a 7 year old, I have been at my job for almost a year and I know what I am doing. Only if I am doing something wrong, should someone tell me. Rather than lumping me with the kids that work there and are just there to pass time until they graduate! GRRR

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