The Vent - Part 2

[trailmix 77]

So my boss not only left early yesterday without telling any one, including her boss, but SHE CALLED OUT TODAY! She's making twice as much money as I am, and I'm stuck constantly doing all her work. This is the second busiest time of year for us, behind when the students actually come to campus for the first few weeks. We are setting everything up for them to come.

Ever since she told every one she's retiring Dec. 31st, she's been not doing any work at all, taking long lunch breaks, coming in late and leaving early...####### can I do??

Pretty much nothing. I think when someone quits a job, generally - their work decreases significantly

[thetreble 19]

haha, True. But, will she continue to do this to me for 6 months!!?? I'm only an assistant!

[Krikit 1,163]

LOL @ the passport comments.

Ever since she told every one she's retiring Dec. 31st, she's been not doing any work at all, taking long lunch breaks, coming in late and leaving early...####### can I do??

Ask her for part time help, and tell her why.

[thetreble 19]

Oh she'd love that!

[trailmix 77]

haha, True. But, will she continue to do this to me for 6 months!!?? I'm only an assistant!

Yes!

[Emancipation 2]

Treble.. are you keeping a file of the projects you are accomplishing and all the things you are doing? Someone once suggested doing that to me, and then at raise time when you are negotiating why you should be given a raise you can pull that file out with all of your accomplishments, suggestions that worked etc. etc and you place that file nicely on the desk and say.. ."here's everything I've done since last year, this is what I've accomplished and why I'm valuable to this company (and why I can do my bosses job)".. sounds like you need to start a file gal.. a file to show just what it is you do around there..

[The_Dude 1,142]

So my boss not only left early yesterday without telling any one, including her boss, but SHE CALLED OUT TODAY! She's making twice as much money as I am, and I'm stuck constantly doing all her work. This is the second busiest time of year for us, behind when the students actually come to campus for the first few weeks. We are setting everything up for them to come.

Ever since she told every one she's retiring Dec. 31st, she's been not doing any work at all, taking long lunch breaks, coming in late and leaving early...####### can I do??

It's like your senior year in high school. I got good grades went to class most of the time, but as soon as I got the acceptance letter from my first choice university, my attitude changed completely. I just could not be bothered and only did enough to not get kicked out til graduation. I think you can expect the same level of effort from your boss.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

So yesterday I wasn't feeling very well - achy, stomach problems and not really able to stand up much without feeling I was going to faint. Last night when I was getting ready for bed I felt really hot and wondered if I had a fever. Then I realized I couldn't hear the air conditioner. I went to check - it was on but it wasn't running and the temperature in the house was 81 degrees (we have it set at 77). So I try the settings, turning it on and off again - nada - not even the fan is running. So I call to the emergency line at the Heating and Air Conditioning Service for them to come out, and right now I am sitting with the windows open getting a little bit of a breeze waiting for the service man to show up. Thank heavens the forecast for today is only in the high 80s and not the 90s like we have been getting. The A/C died on us last year at almost the same time - it was a bad capacitor - but the fan kept running then. I just hope they will be able to fix it and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Ah, the joys of home ownership. Yesterday just wasn't a good day for a number of reasons.

[Emancipation 2]

I'm stunned for all the families stuck in the adoption scandal back home..

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-isl...bankruptcy.html

I have 2 friends who were adopting through this agency.. such a tragedy.. they both have at least 8 thousand dollars invested in the process right now.. so so so so heartbreaking.

[JillA 2]

I'm stunned for all the families stuck in the adoption scandal back home..

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-isl...bankruptcy.html

I have 2 friends who were adopting through this agency.. such a tragedy.. they both have at least 8 thousand dollars invested in the process right now.. so so so so heartbreaking.

I heard about that, such a shame

[Krikit 1,163]

Awww. That's so sad, E.

Hope you're feeling better soon, Kathryn. And I hope your A/C is too.... at very little cost to you.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Awww. That's so sad, E.

Hope you're feeling better soon, Kathryn. And I hope your A/C is too.... at very little cost to you.

Thanks - mostly better but still have a bad headache.

Yes, the service man just left - another bad capacitor - and the warranty on it literally expired last week! GRR. So $260 later we have A/C again and I am sitting here feeling the coolness start to flow in.

[Sam and Ben 2]

I've never contributed here, but hopefully no one will mind an out of the blue rant...

This isn't just about Ben... though, heh, it is what sparks the need to rent... but about people like this in general.

It bothers me to no end that people are so quick to draw on "other options" when they're having a bad day. Oh, the phone company is being stupid this month, let's switch. Oh, nothing seemed to go right at work today, maybe I should look into another career. Oh, the cat messed the floor, so I never want us to get a cat. People on WoW are such idiots, let's quit and play LotR..

These people will flame and rant and moan about whatever situation is currently occurring, or occurred throughout the day, and will immediately begin to discuss other options to fix the "ongoing situation". GUESS WHAT?! It's not an ongoing situation. You had a bad day. Chill out!

Day two (following said situation/rant/whathaveyou), when asked about whatever option it was resolved upon was best (for an nonexistent ongoing issue, of course), the entire conversation is FLUFFED OFF by the individual who started it!

And goodness knows, I come home from work with a rant or two occasionally, but if I rant, it's going to be a rant... a loooooong bout of nonsense and bitching and moaning... not contingency plans because I had a bad day.

So anyhow, to sum up said rant: Is it really that terrible of me not to want to contribute my sincerest thinking abilities to conversations such as these when I know that it will have little to no bearing on how I go about my day following it?

(See what I meant about nonsense...)

[Emancipation 2]

You know you’re deep-rooted in consumer culture if:

1) you get irritated if the McWorker forgets to say “thank you” after taking your order.

2) you complain that your coffee isn’t filled “all the way” to the rim.

3) you ever expected a discount from anyone for any reason.

4) you take exception with any of the above 3.

a friend of mine recently wrote this.. got a kick out of it

[Sprailenes 47]

You know what bothers me? The sound that flip flops make... they make that sound where you can tell the bottom of the foot is sweaty and gross and sticking to the sole somewhat. I work in an office with minimal noise so that sound is loud and clear and it really makes me cringe.

Okay thats my lame vent for the day.

Edited July 16, 2009 by Sprailenes