Monday BFest 10/15

DuchessOfCambridge · October 2018

Just realized there’s already an appointments thread so changing this to BFest. Let it out, ladies!

sleepy33 · October 2018

Lunch in the caf today sounds blah and I'm salty about it, which makes me a total bitch for whining about a free lunch.

laeberge3 · October 2018

I'm supposed to be eating the salad I brought for lunch but all I want is Jimmy Johns. Sorry, baby, but the listeria sub might win out today.

eatinwatermelonseeds · October 2018

I'm seriously eating like a Hobbit today. I cannot wait until elevensies. 😂 I'm so hungry. I'm going to a friend's house and I'm half afraid she'll offer me food and I'll eat like I haven't in days, or she won't offer food and I'll starve.

jami2019 · October 2018

I just found out a few days ago a Male coworker who sucks at his job makes more than me. I have been spending the last 8 months catching his mistakes and teaching him. I just cant believe it.

@laeberge3 "listeria sub" -- so good! I take healthy food to work all the time just to go out for poutine or spanakopita... sorry baby!

zuuls_mom · October 2018

Already dreaming about lunch! I brought a microwave meal which I will eat, but will likely go to Chipotle with a co-worker after. I plan on telling hubs that the microwave meal was gross to justify it.

As for my bitchfest, I am having a really hard time at work right now because our CEO fired our Sr. VP who was the best guy ever. He was so supportive, so awesome at his job, so smart and cared so much about his team. We all know he was fired for being an advocate for us and that makes me so angry. It's a slap in the face to the entire dept. We had the lowest turn over, highest rated employee survey feedback, best morale, etc. and it was because of HIM (and my boss and her boss as well, of course). It makes me scared for what's to come. Who's next? What if I say the wrong thing and I'm on the chopping block? I used to respect our CEO, but I just can't anymore. It's such a huge bummer. Walking around the office today, it's like someone died. So quiet, everyone seems shaken and people are still crying. Why is the corporate life so shitty sometimes? That's all, thanks for letting me get that out.

knottie0d8cc4d43bacc09f · October 2018

@madrissima That would seriously piss me off. I would stop catching his mistakes and letting him take the fall - show them that he's not worth the $$ they're paying him!

@zuuls_mom That's so upsetting. I left the corporate world after 5 years - it can be soo cutthroat. People are just numbers sometimes. Do you think your CEO was threatened by the Sr. VP? Or was there another reason? I feel like sticking up for your team is not grounds to be fired.

robyn2201 · October 2018

@madrissima and @zuuls_mom how frustrating, I’m sorry!

I hate work politics, drama and what not. DH is pissed at his work right now and is physically/mentally about to breakdown. He busts his ass for his company, sometimes working 20+ days straight, and traveling with no days off. He got told last week he needs to put more hours in at the office. Ummm no. He hasn’t seen his family for days and you don’t like the fact that he wasn’t in the office from 8:00 to 5:00 and he left an hour early?!?! If you want him in the office, don’t send him to Wisconsin for 5 days! Hire more people!!

MalonT23 · October 2018

I have an intern (I work as a school counselor), I also have a classroom and everyday she works she chooses to sit directly next to me at my desk or just a little bit behind me. I always feel she is watching over me. I would much rather her go and sit with students or near them but she hinges by my side which is annoying. I have had to hide this website a few times because I am afraid she will find out. Just looking for some space.

merrylea · October 2018

It was 33 degrees this morning. I sent my toddler to daycare with mittens. They did not put said mittens on his tiny hands; i bet he was freezing. Annoyed that i need to talk to the teachers about this.

zuuls_mom · October 2018

@secicc12 I think he pushed back too hard on some things and that's why they fired him. He's not the only one this has happened to, he's just the one I worked with the closest. I don't think the CEO was threatened, but I think our investors didn't like it. They get final say which is so frustrating. It really is such BS.

chloe97 · October 2018

zuuls_mom said:

Already dreaming about lunch! I brought a microwave meal which I will eat, but will likely go to Chipotle with a co-worker after. I plan on telling hubs that the microwave meal was gross to justify it.

As for my bitchfest, I am having a really hard time at work right now because our CEO fired our Sr. VP who was the best guy ever. He was so supportive, so awesome at his job, so smart and cared so much about his team. We all know he was fired for being an advocate for us and that makes me so angry. It's a slap in the face to the entire dept. We had the lowest turn over, highest rated employee survey feedback, best morale, etc. and it was because of HIM (and my boss and her boss as well, of course). It makes me scared for what's to come. Who's next? What if I say the wrong thing and I'm on the chopping block? I used to respect our CEO, but I just can't anymore. It's such a huge bummer. Walking around the office today, it's like someone died. So quiet, everyone seems shaken and people are still crying. Why is the corporate life so shitty sometimes? That's all, thanks for letting me get that out.

We had a similar dynamic with our CEO. She started in July 2015 and by July 2017, 4 out 8 SVPs were gone- forced out. She basically told staff to get in line with the changes she was implementing or we could leave- which is not our culture at all. Luckily for us these things did not go unnoticed by our Board of Directors and her contract wasn't renewed so she was basically let go in May. It sucks though b/c the SVPs who were great and knew what they were doing are gone though. I wish she would have gotten fired right away.

zuuls_mom · October 2018

@chloe97 ugh, I am so sorry to hear that! Glad she is gone, but it sucks so many good people had to go first. That's what I am afraid of. There are a lot of great people here, but I worry that they will be gone soon. Our CEO has been with the company since it started and seemed like an awesome dude (I've had a couple beers with him in the past) and now that the company is getting bigger and they have to care about the investors, they are making bad decisions. It just sucks. I wish he would stick up for the good people being forced out.

MaggieG183 · October 2018

My son had a fever of 102 Friday night through Saturday late night. He slept so crappily because of it that he was up crying all night Friday. No joke, all night long. Saturday night wasn’t any better either even after the fever broke. Then hubs was packing all afternoon for a hunting trip and was slamming the front door, opening and closing the garage door, and talking to his buddies on the phone (he’s the loudest phone talker on the planet) right outside DS’s room during nap time. The kid only got a 45 minute nap on Sunday because of that. On top of it all, even though I put him down early for bed, because he was so darn tired, he woke up screaming and crying from 10:45 pm-3:00 am last night and of course DH was at a hotel across the state unable to help at all.

I think DS is going through a sleep regression (22-23 months old...so it kind of makes sense) but I wish it just could have been put off by 3 days. I have a 4-day weekend this next weekend and I would be able to nap all the time with him and help him through this so much better. Right now, though, I’m totally dragging. I legit had my students in health make posters instead of actually doing the planned lesson on alcohol abuse. So. Freaking. Tired. 😴

DuchessOfCambridge · October 2018

@madrissima I had a similar issue at a previous job. Dude eventually got fired. I never got a raise to even match what he was making. I high tailed it out of there.

bluesky24 · October 2018

@MaggieG183 poor baby. I hope your son feels better soon and you all get some rest. That sounds super stressful.

@zuuls_mom corporate life is such a drain. I was talking to a friend in another industry about what it's like, and it's clear egos in the corporate world are so crazy. I am lucky enough to work from home full time for a company I used to be based at in New York, it's been a blessing not to have to deal with all the day-to-day drama (for the most part) but there's still so much nonsense. I'm sorry your SVP got fired, that's not right. I hope everything works out for you.

My Bfest is the same every week. I'm tired, want to sleep, don't want to work, prefer to nap all day but apparently that's not a thing you can get paid for. Plus my DH has been such a whiny baby the last few weeks. He's had a slew of (MINOR) medical issues - an eye thing, a cold, a twisted ankle, and he's been acting like the world has come to an end. I just want to tell him to toughen up - instead, I've been passive aggressive and dismissive because well, #pregnancyhormones and I just can't deal!

chloe97 · October 2018

@bluesky24 My husband is the exact same way. There is always some minor malady he is dealing wit- meanwhile I am growing a human being and can barely function as a human and he acts like the splinter he got in his fingers yestereday are among the worst tragedy to ever befall any man.

bluesky24 · October 2018

@chloe97 THANK YOU! What is up with men and their inability to cope?! The last straw was this weekend - he fell in our backyard while doing some yard work. I had just put DD down for nap, I was getting in bed for a nap myself when he called me from outside and told me he had broken his ankle and can't move. So that was all for my nap. Turns out, he COULD move, he did NOT break his ankle, and I am still tired and not over it, lol.

lappymom2019 · October 2018

I am secretly enjoying the toll it is taking on my husband that I am not a functioning human. He was complaining yesterday about how he has had to do the grocery shopping lately and so I enjoyed throwing back at him that I have done all of the cooking, shopping, and cleaning for 6 years. Appreciate me now, Bub?

bluesky24 · October 2018

@lappymom2019 Yesss!! I adore my husband and he does a lot for us, but I do far more. It's not a competition, I know...but he made us pancakes this weekend for breakfast. Totally sweet but I make meals literally every day for us, you don't get a gold medal for pancakes. Sigh...

knottie0d8cc4d43bacc09f · October 2018

@bluesky24 Ok I'd be SO annoyed - especially if you were about to nap yourself. Also, this is what I thought of when I read about your husband's "incident" in the yard
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bluesky24 · October 2018

@secicc12 YES!!!! tt really was like that. Of course I jumped out of bed and ran outside, but when a few minutes later, it turned out *gasp* he COULD get up and regain the full use of his foot (even if he was limping), I wanted to sock him.

fatmonica · October 2018

We have our small group at our house almost every Tuesday night. Tonight DH had another meeting come up at the same time that he has to be at, so I'm stuck hosting people, cooking the majority of the meal, leading the discussion, and faking feeling fine. All I want to do is lay in bed and watch tv. I'm really feeling crabby about the whole thing tonight. On the bright side, we are having a baked potato bar, and that sounds delish.

sleepy33 · October 2018

fatmonica said:

We have our small group at our house almost every Tuesday night. Tonight DH had another meeting come up at the same time that he has to be at, so I'm stuck hosting people, cooking the majority of the meal, leading the discussion, and faking feeling fine. All I want to do is lay in bed and watch tv. I'm really feeling crabby about the whole thing tonight. On the bright side, we are having a baked potato bar, and that sounds delish.

Love tit for baked potato bar only

megsb615 · October 2018

@laeberge3 I’m dying at listeria sub! I’m right there with you! JJ 4ever!

@fatmonica Now I really need a baked potato bar!

All the mentioning of food in this thread has me starving!

ibanezstarburst · October 2018

@fatmonica I'm sorry you have to do everything for your dinner tonight. Baked potato bar is genius though! I hope it goes well and you can have some relax time in bed!

jarethinafrock · October 2018

Now I want a baked potato...

beccaneu · October 2018

Mmmm baked potatoes. This board always makes me so hungry,

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