How you know that your week is going to suck.

[Betheny]

Monday: Not only is it raining, but when you go to get on the bus, you slip, twist your ankle real good, and smack the back of your head on the pavement. Luckily, you have a ponytail in that absorbs some of it. But I still have a headache and my ankle hurts like a motherfucker. Also, you get the feeling your boss is pissed off at you and you aren't sure why.

Tuesday: Hobbling to the bus in the morning, you walk right into a spider web. You hop the bus to work, walk in, and your boss has 294732974 million things piled on your desk for you to do, in addition to the 9843292374 she left for you to do at 5 minutes til quitting time the day before. She whines at you all day about how you are slow (even though you answer 70% of the phone calls -- there are 4 people supposed to share the duty, wtf?). You don't get to take lunch. You're in pain and crabby. Your co-workers try to cheer you up by letting you know your boss is just stressed, but not mad at you. Which helps for a little bit, until you hobble your ass to the bus again. And then you get home, and eat, and realize that it's not gonna get any better until the end of September (the stress level anyway.) I think I'm getting a cold, too. Runny nose, sore throat, extreme fatigue (from stress, or getting sick I have no fucking clue.).

In the past week, I have made 32 grand in sales, but on the flip side of that, to make the sales, I had to bend over and coddle people and basically run myself absolutely ragged to appease these people. It's never enough to give them a fair price; you have to give them a fair price, plus pretend like you give a fuck about their fucking chihuahua or their divorce or their goddamn fucking hairdresser.

Government employees also piss me off, leaving early every day, taking every friday off, and expecting me to be able to do MY job without their input. Am I a mind reader? No. Do I know that you want a case of 500 instead of a pack of 50? No. Do I know that you need some item by a certain date/time? Not unless you tell me...

Anyone have some stress relief tips here, because I am fucking dying, here.

Oh, and to add onto this, not only do you MAKE THE SALES, but SOMEONE ELSE TAKES CREDIT FOR THEM.

WHY, you ask? Because even though you've excelled and done in 3 months what most people can't do in a year, you don't get to take credit for it. Unless you fuck up, that is. Nobody else there is capable of doing what I can do after having been t here for almost 4 months, and even though I'm not 'held back' per se, I'm not allowed to take credit for what I'm doing.

End rant.

[Edited on 8-4-2004 by Maimara]

[Artha]

Kill them.

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Artha
Kill them.

I wish.

Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but there's a few people there that could use a good dry-fucking in the asshole.

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by Maimara
Anyone have some stress relief tips here, because I am fucking dying, here.Have a chat with the Jesus. :thumbsup:

I have a bunch of other suggestions, but they're all damn hard to do with a bad ankle. :(

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm

Originally posted by Maimara
Anyone have some stress relief tips here, because I am fucking dying, here.Have a chat with the Jesus. :thumbsup:

I have a bunch of other suggestions, but they're all damn hard to do with a bad ankle. :(

Dear Jesus,

Piss off.

~Beth.

[Snapp]

Why don't you get to take credit for anything you're doing? I mean someone has to be noticing it right?

[GSLeloo]

I'm curious, what's your job Maimara?

[DeV]

It's time to go postal. :whipit: Especially someone taking credit for your work. I'd snap, but in a purely professional business-like manner.

[Drew2]

She sells medical equipment to the government.

AND ALSO KILLS SMALL MAMMALS FOR FUN.

[Betheny]

I'm assuming the higher higher-ups do, but it still sucks not having it right there at your fingertips. I KNOW the higher ups know, because I keep getting kudos and perks, but whenever that happens, my boss gets kind of mad and ends up putting the smack down on me -- bogging me down with her bullshit work that she ought to be doing herself.

I haven't even gotten my 90-day review I was due for a month ago, but I"m shutting up because I'll get it eventually and all that back-pay will be reallllly handy.

Leloo, I sell laboratory and other research equipment to the government. It's now government buying season, and all the government agencies and civilian-run federal-funded agencies have to spend what's left of their budgets before the end of the year (September), or they lose it forever. So everyone and their brother is being very, very demanding and on a deadline and freaking out. They're also trying to bend the rules and fudge the bottom line so they can make the most out of what they have. I won't go into the various BILLIONS OF MILES OF RED TAPE involved, but if they did things by the book, it wouldn't be so bad; now, not only do I have to do the work, I also have to review EVERYTHING and make sure it's kosher. Like today, I had this lady call in a few 2500 dollar orders, and about an hour later, I find out she's overspent and we have to reject all of them. After I spent an hour putting the info together, etc...

On one hand, I don't mind any of this crap going down, because I wouldn't even have the opportunnity to do as well as I do if I wasn't working for my boss -- but on the other hand, when you have the two days from hell like I have, a little consideration would be nice. I mean, I'm hobbling around on a sprained ankle, I shouldn't be asked to go run around and do shit... but I"m also not the type of person to cop out of doing things. Catch-22, I guess.

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Tayre
She sells medical equipment to the government.

AND ALSO KILLS SMALL MAMMALS FOR FUN.

http://www.harvardapparatus.com

animal testing equipment is rather disgusting, but hey, it pays the bills.

PS, they aren't who I work for, but they're one of our bigger suppliers.

PPS -- I'd rather kill 29472937492387423 cute fuzzy animals than watch my mom die of cancer. And it isn't like the research is for something rediculous like cosmetics or whatever, it's mostly for the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institutes, and USAMRIID / MRICD.

[Edited on 8-4-2004 by Maimara]

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by Maimara
it's mostly for the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institutes, and USAMRIID / MRICD.Is there a Let's See What This Does Foundation involved? I'd imagine they'd be interested in that kind of equipment, if they existed.

[Betheny]

I think those are mostly universities, dear... I don't deal with those.

Man, that fall from the bus sounds like comedy

[Blazing247]

For stress relief, I suggest a massage parlour. I go to the Chinese ones in Philly on a regular basis. Happy ending what!

[EmpressBtch]

Your boss is probably just bitter because you've been able to accomplish so much in such a short time. As long as the higher-ups are noticing, I wouldn't pay her much mind.

For your government employees...just wait until they start getting everything off. Columbus day, president's day, etc.

To relieve your stress try orgasms. Maybe a bubble bath with a cocktail.

Hope your week gets better, if not at least its halfway over.

[Jazuela]

Here's a diplomatic solution I learned from Zig Ziglar's books...

Send an e-mail to your boss's boss, and cc it to your boss. It should read something like this:

Subject: Kudos to (boss)

I've been here only four months, and I've managed to exceed the sales expectations of my position by (x) %.

In this short time, I have done (this, this, and this), which is (this amount) more than anyone else in my department, by (this amount).

I feel that (my boss) deserves all the credit for this, for without her training expertise, her encouragement, and her infinite patience with my progress, I would not be at this pinnacle of success today.

I want to be sure you, (boss's boss), know how lucky you are to have such an enthusiastic and talented supervisor in (this department), and thank you for your wisdom in placing her here.

I look forward to a long tenure with (company name) and with (boss's) help, to grow with the company and continue exceeding its needs.

Sincerely,

Whateverthefuckyourrealnameis
Official Title
Department name
Call-back Number/extention

[Wezas]

First of all, Artha's spider web pwned you.

B, welcome to the corporate world where people take credit for the good shit you do and let you take the fall when you fuck up.

3, have you dropped hints to your other 3 co-workers about the phones? ("Hey guys, would you mind grabing the phones for a little bit, I'm in the middle of X"

Fifth, Jazuela's idea is an amusing one, but might be a bit much. Perhaps if you tone the E-mail down a bit.

[Jazuela]

Actually it is an effective tool to get a supervisor off your back. Praising her for being smart enough to hire you in the first place...praising HER boss for being smart enough to place YOUR boss in a position to hire you...

It lets them know that you are doing an awesome job, that they know it, and by attaching your boss to the whole thing you validate your claim. No one is gonna argue with it unless they're willing to fire themselves for being incompetent.

No one can possibly disagree with it, because it makes everyone look good, and shows that you are a "team player" who is more than happy to share credit for your progress and successes.

I absolutely HATE the phrase "team player" by the way. I'm definitely not a team player. Just shove the stuff in my in-box in the morning and leave me the fuck alone all day. It'll be done before I leave the office. If you try to get all "teamy" with me I'll probably just piss in your cornflakes tomorrow.

But hey - you do whatcha gotta do, even if it's a bold-faced lie.

And in truth - a letter such as that wouldn't really be a lie, because it's praising your boss for having the good sense to hire you, right? And they already have told you that you're doing a bang-up job, so there's no lie involved there. It's just spin. And yes, it works.

[Snapp]

:lol: Love the letter idea, but I agree it needs to be toned down just a bit or they might start hurling from all the rapid-fire ass-kissing.

[Scott]

Ummm that letter that's not a good idea at all. If someone sends a email to me about their supervisor, it's pisses me off. I know your stats, I know your supervisors stats, and I know what's being asked of you, that's MY job. You speaking with me about what's going on is a waste of my time, because I already know.

Basically writing a letter like that makes you seem like a suck up. The sad part is I get letters like that all the time and it normally pisses me off that I need to write an email back saying, "Glad to hear it," when I really want to say "shut up and do your job." The supervisor is most likely going to annoyed as well because they know their boss doesn't want to be bothered with junk like that.

If I could give demotions to people who write letters to me like that.... I would.

[DeV]

Sending a letter such as that would definitely put you in the light of being a suck up/brown noser. Someone already recognizes the work you are doing, which is why they are stacking it upon you. If your boss didn't feel you were capable of getting the job done, she wouldn't entitle you to handling even more than your share. Granted, the amount of work you are getting doesn't seem quite fair, it is sending the message that they know you will get it done regardless. It sucks, but that's how it works in a corporate environment.
As far as stress relief--whowever said orgasms :thumbsup:
Good luck with the ankle.. sprains suck.

[Apathy]

Stress release? Masturbate masturbate masturbate.

Of course not everyone is a nymphomaniac/satyriasis so I guess I'll give some other options (not all of which are legal). I'm a fairly high stress person so...

Smoke a cigarette.
Smoke a joint and watch comedy central.
Zanex :tumble:
Zanex and beer :bouncy:
A hobby (preferably not GS but if it really relaxes you its ok/you're crazy)
Pets. I prefer cats over dogs over anything else. Dogs are too damn needy.
Go out and have some fun with friends.
Streak.
Dance around the house in your underwear with the music blaring.
Buy a heavy bag and beat the shit out of it.

And if that doesn't work, masturbate :)

[Betheny]

Originally posted by EmpressBtch
Your boss is probably just bitter because you've been able to accomplish so much in such a short time. As long as the higher-ups are noticing, I wouldn't pay her much mind.

For your government employees...just wait until they start getting everything off. Columbus day, president's day, etc.

To relieve your stress try orgasms. Maybe a bubble bath with a cocktail.

Hope your week gets better, if not at least its halfway over.

Heh. I get all government holidays off with pay. But they get to take any day tehy want!!

[Betheny]

1. My boss's boss is her husband. So... D'OH on that idea.

2. Today I got the best kudos ever. They (meaning the admin people, VP's, and tech guys) come to ME with problems. Not anyone else. I spent half the day in meetings (WITH JUST THE HIGHER UPS) helping them to strategize solutions for our phone problems.

3. I rule.