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[Brentai]

These posts would be pretty boring if not for the Alton Brown avatar.

[Miss Cat Ears]

I have been waiting for my manager to stop talking to the other manager about mundane and mindless topics for 48 minutes so I can ask her a question so I can actually work.  Because if I don't sit here doing nothing and go forward without her "okay" then I'm being inefficient and get griped at for not managing my time well.  Over the past week she has spent an average of 3 hours a day outside her office, talking with people about her kids and the sports they play. 

[Miss Cat Ears]

To elaborate because, god, she just won't shut up:  If the difference in a 90 and 95% confidence level is 25 more transactions to test, I could easily get that done in the time I've spent waiting to ask her which sample size she prefers.  But if I do a 95% testing she will say I've wasted time by doing too many transactions... even though I've gotten it done in less time.  And if I do 90% she is mad that I didn't get her approval to do a smaller testing.

and

god
can I just
do my work
or sit here
and oh my god can anybody in this office actually do something for a change

[Mothra]

Sweet! Just got hired as an "Associate Education Editor"!

35K a year and benefits doing something I'm good at is a definite step up from like 1K a month doing freelancing. Maybe I can start not feeling terrible about spending any money now!

[Mongrel]

Nicely done ole' bean.

And wow, yeah that company REALLY needs to look at a name change. They sound like the villain in a video game.

[R^2]

 I've been killing time between classes following up on job applications, saying hi to chefs and kitchen managers. I'm in my culinary uniform, so hey no better time.

[Mongrel]

Oh for Pete's sake.

Look dude. Maybe you were strapped for time or something, but the cardboard box for a Gateway PC with a handle made out of packing tape is NOT a briefcase.

[Büge]

Please tell me he was also wearing an ill-fitting plaid tweed blazer with strange stains on it and he was muttering stuff under his breath.

[Mongrel]

The other stuff is a miss, but he DID have a tweed blazer! Brown checks!

[Mongrel]

Oh man, I feel for The Stallion.

See, we shitcanned our sales rep for Quebec a month and a half ago, so he has to cover for that position until they find a new one. The Stallion technically speaks French, but he's TERRIBLE at it.

There aren't many sights sadder than a man trying to maintain his dignity through an important phone call with a translation dictionary on their lap.

[MadMAxJr]

I just confronted my manager about his unprofessional behavior and off-color remarks towards me over the last six months.  This was after consulting HR about specific incidents where I was offended.  They were ready to speak to him to start taking action, but offered to let me confront him and resolve the matter.  If at any point I am unhappy with further behavior or find his apology insincere, HR action continues.

Confronting your superior when they don't think they've done anything wrong is the hardest thing I have ever done.  I was raised the son of a military man where you do not question authority.

I don't have to like my boss to work with my boss.  I at least want to be able to respect his professional capabilities and that became difficult since these matters started.

I'd love to look for another job.  Anybody knows of places around the states looking for a microsoft shop oriented programmer, I'm open to leads.

[Mongrel]

Ouch. That's rough to do.

What kind of stuff was he doing? Just being generally ig'rant or was it something specifically targeted at you? Situations where a manager doesn't realize they're doing something wrong are pretty much textbook stuff for HR courses on "How not to be a fuckheaded manager".

You don't have to say or be specific if it makes you uncomfortable at all, I'm just curious about what you had to put up with/how dumb this guy is.

[Spaco]

As far as leads go, there are a ton of tech companies down here in NC in the Research Triangle Park and I've seen a lot of job listings for Microsoft programmers and such.

[Ocksi]

Yeah, that's where I live.  Technical jobs are always abound in RTP.  We also have three major universities always hiring.  We're basically the only part of NC not killing for any sort of jobs.  And if you need to come out for interviews, etc, you can stay at my place and also we can go drink a multitude of goodbeers, which flow like water in this town.

Also, Spaco is Carolinian?

[Spaco]

Spaco is a recent Carolinian. I just moved down here from Memphis and I'm living in Carrboro at the moment. Huh! Thought I was the only one! We'll have to meet up some time.


MMJ: Also, we have a very healthy gaming community here from board games to miniatures to roleplaying, for what that's worth.

[Büge]

Spaco is a recent Carolingian.

 


Your majesty!

[Ocksi]

Spaco is a recent Carolinian. I just moved down here from Memphis and I'm living in Carrboro at the moment. Huh! Thought I was the only one! We'll have to meet up some time.


MMJ: Also, we have a very healthy gaming community here from board games to miniatures to roleplaying, for what that's worth.

I live on the Carrboro/Chapel Hill border, right off Rosemary.  Should most def get up sometime.

Oh, our Thursday night game night is... tomorrow!  Just sayin'.

[Lottel]

Guess who received disciplinary action?

 

During the jokefest that is my job (literally. Part of my job is telling as many jokes as I can) apparently I made a comment to the other server that she took offense too. I am pretty sure it was me saying "Aren't magician's assistants supposed to be beautiful?" after she was begging the magician to let her be his assistant. She called me an asshole and I laughed. A minute later she said she was offended and I apologized, said I was just joking and that I'd make sure to not say anything like that again. She said it was fine, as long as I apologized.


After a while the boss calls me over and tells me that I can't be making those kinds of comments to members of the opposite sex.  Apparently she went to him after we talked and said something.  I got he "sexual harassment" talk. And how I was the last person he'd suspect of saying something like that. I told him I apologized for joking that she wasn't a beautiful woman and that I'd watch it.  He gave me a funny look. And then I had to go help my table and do my job so I don't know what happens from that.

ON TOP OF THIS I had 3 tables in 5 hours. Three. See, we have designated areas.  And  only one table sat in my area. Well, that's not true. Tables in my area were given to other people. One of my tables didn't tip. The other tables tip didn't go to me. It went to the fucking magician after he did 5 minutes of card tricks. I waited on those guys for 2 hours. Other table was a good tip.
So to break it down: I made 13 dollars in tips in 5 hours. I get paid server wage. I told the boss I better have gotten a tip for the table. He gave me $10 FOR HELPING THE MAGICIAN.

I remembered when I loved my job and everyone loved me.
It was last Friday.

[Shinra]

Jesus christ, would you quit already?

I know you think your boss wouldn't screw you over like that because he's a nice guy and he likes you, but he's got a boss too, and if he thinks you're not working out but can't find a reason to fire you, this is what he's going to do to you. The fact that he's nice and likes you is even more of a reason he'd do this kind of thing, becuase, simply, he could be too nice to fire you but not so nice that he'd be willing to take a hit because of it.

You could be making more money as a dishwasher at any joint in town, and a LOT more money doing pizza delivery, and both of those jobs are in industries with unbelievable turnover, so the jobs are certainly out there. But right now you're essentially just wasting your time with this position - if you can't make any money and your boss isn't taking you seriously as an employee, it's time to leave. If you do stick around and simply weather through this bullshit, it's not going to make your boss and the other employees respect you, it's just going to make them think they can walk all over you whenever they feel like it. And to be honest, if I was in their shoes, I would be getting the same impression.

Speaking of easy jobs with infinite turnover, I'm now a full time driver (25-30 hrs/wk) making as much as I was making at my last full time job (40 hrs/wk) regularly, which is roughly 26k/yr. Not bad!

[R^2]

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