Topic: The 'Let's Bitch About Our Jobs' thread. (Read 214210 times)

pbsaurus · « **Reply #500 on:** March 16, 2009, 05:02:01 PM »

I deconstructed the code on my abacus and made a nice game of bocce which would have been the envy of any Nintendo Wii-fit developer.

ivan · « **Reply #501 on:** March 16, 2009, 05:46:43 PM »

Yeah, well, I tied a string to my abacus and swung it around my head so fast the damn thing overclocked and burst into flames.

Novice · « **Reply #502 on:** March 27, 2009, 01:53:28 PM »

Quote from: manager

Hello All,

While WSU is shutdown due to inclement weather, Cisco Technical Research Center is still open.

Thanks,

[manager]

Blast!

Wunderkind · « **Reply #503 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:09:50 PM »

You know, you hear you've been hired for a position and you think, "Oh great!" Then, your new boss can't tell you how much training you need, fails to tell you up front any training you take will be unpaid, then proceeds to act like he's never heard of a W-2 then acts all surprised when I refuse to work without signing one.

To make matters even more hairy and gorilla-like, I find out some of the other employees are working seven eight hour days a week and not getting paid overtime. And I'm thinking to myself... He can't be serious.

I haven't seen an employee policy or confidentiality contract either. I'm told there isn't one.

This is a Comfort Suites by the way, I wonder if corporate knows he's running this shit like this.

Min · « **Reply #504 on:** March 31, 2009, 02:56:22 PM »

Wow. That's pretty bad.

I rarely post in this thread but I think I have a good one today.

I overhead two students talking. "Do you know <insert student name here>?" I start listening because I recognize the name as the son of one of the math teachers. The story goes on..."Yeah, he was doing coke and passed out and blah blah blah..."

Great, so I have to tell a coworker that his kid is doing drugs??

pbsaurus · « **Reply #505 on:** March 31, 2009, 02:56:49 PM »

turn him in to your state labor department. Violating wage laws is a major no-no.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #506 on:** March 31, 2009, 02:58:35 PM »

That was for WK not for QD.

Wunderkind · « **Reply #507 on:** March 31, 2009, 03:04:20 PM »

I walked away from it when he wouldn't give me any straight answers. I also sent an anonymous note over to Comfort Suites corporate.

I just might send another little note to state labor department though.

I'll be waiting tables at a local Japanese restaurant for now. Smexy asian boys FTW.

xolik · « **Reply #508 on:** March 31, 2009, 03:51:46 PM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on March 31, 2009, 03:04:20 PM

I'll be waiting tables at a local Japanese restaurant for now. Smexy asian boys FTW.

MISO HORNY

LuciferSam · « **Reply #509 on:** March 31, 2009, 07:22:06 PM »

Detta, does this coworker have more tenure than you? A slightly higher wage, by chance?

If so, I see some marvelous opportunities for you in development.

Novice · « **Reply #510 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:25:02 PM »

Quote from: Detta on March 31, 2009, 02:56:22 PM

I overhead two students talking. "Do you know <insert student name here>?" I start listening because I recognize the name as the son of one of the math teachers. The story goes on..."Yeah, he was doing coke and passed out and blah blah blah..."

Great, so I have to tell a coworker that his kid is doing drugs??

Yes. Not that I don't think it could all be rumors, but ya wouldn't wanna take that chance. Coke isn't good.

xolik · « **Reply #511 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:29:38 PM »

Quote from: Detta on March 31, 2009, 02:56:22 PM

Wow. That's pretty bad.

I rarely post in this thread but I think I have a good one today.

I overhead two students talking. "Do you know <insert student name here>?" I start listening because I recognize the name as the son of one of the math teachers. The story goes on..."Yeah, he was doing coke and passed out and blah blah blah..."

Great, so I have to tell a coworker that his kid is doing drugs??

Maybe he just drank waaaaay too much soda and tired himself out bouncing off the walls? CAFFEINE RUSH!

Min · « **Reply #512 on:** April 01, 2009, 02:59:31 PM »

I did it and it sucked.

dcrog · « **Reply #513 on:** April 01, 2009, 04:29:26 PM »

Quote from: Detta on April 01, 2009, 02:59:31 PM

I did it and it sucked.

You sucked what?

HeavyJay · « **Reply #514 on:** April 03, 2009, 10:16:06 PM »

I've been at my new job for three weeks and, luckily, I don't have much to complain about. (Aside from the pay, that is...but what did I expect from a grocery store?)

The only thing that's irked me thus far has been my training.

Tuesday:
Co-Worker 1: Do this like that.

Thursday:
Co-Worker 2: He told you to do this like that? Don't listen to him; he's a dumbass. Do it a completely different way.

Friday:
Co-Worker 3: How did they tell you to do it? They're both morons; do it a whole 'nother completely fucking different way.

Apply that to just about every task I was being trained to do.

Min · « **Reply #515 on:** April 04, 2009, 09:08:51 AM »

So basically you can do it however you want as long as it gets done.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #516 on:** April 07, 2009, 09:13:15 AM »

Quote from: HeavyJay on April 03, 2009, 10:16:06 PM

I've been at my new job for three weeks and, luckily, I don't have much to complain about. (Aside from the pay, that is...but what did I expect from a grocery store?)

The only thing that's irked me thus far has been my training.

Tuesday:
Co-Worker 1: Do this like that.

Thursday:
Co-Worker 2: He told you to do this like that? Don't listen to him; he's a dumbass. Do it a completely different way.

Friday:
Co-Worker 3: How did they tell you to do it? They're both morons; do it a whole 'nother completely fucking different way.

Apply that to just about every task I was being trained to do.

The last time I started a job where my first weeks were like that I ended up in charge of the department.

Joe Sixpack · « **Reply #517 on:** April 07, 2009, 09:27:32 AM »

It is a grocery store... so as long as you stack the eggs and bread on top you'll be fine.
I can say this because I have worked at grocery stores before. Also, take advantage of it while you can, because no future workplace will ever have a ratio like the grocery store does.

Probie · « **Reply #518 on:** April 07, 2009, 02:17:04 PM »

My company just gave me three months until my position is redundant and asked me to voluntarily take a 20% pay cut so they could possibly give me my job back before July, same goes for everyone in my company.

Wunderkind · « **Reply #519 on:** April 07, 2009, 04:22:29 PM »

Better than having to serve a table that stayed seated for two hours only to have them tell you, "Have a nica day," as they walk out and you get no tip.

Min · « **Reply #520 on:** April 07, 2009, 05:02:16 PM »

I don't really think that's better. I mean...they both suck but unless you make 21% of your yearly wage from that one table...it's really not better.

WickedWizard · « **Reply #521 on:** April 18, 2009, 01:43:57 PM »

I lost my 401K, which mind you, isn't a big problem for me, I'm still looking for a better job than this anyway.
My main complaint about my job is the people I work with, they are incompetent and benign excuse's for humans. Most of them still think that Apache should be plugged for every system we launch. I mean really, I'm the only Certified person on staff and still have 4 other people I answer to. Logging, oh shit, logging, GOD FORBID ANYONE USE IT TO HELP KEEP TRACK OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION! Sweet pete, The place is disorganized.

I'm gonna go curl up in the corner and weep like a widow.

Pyrenus · « **Reply #522 on:** April 21, 2009, 10:34:36 AM »

*After explaining my proposed database changes in the form of an entity relationship diagram*

Boss: Why is this "one to many". There's not "many" over here, there's only four.

Probie · « **Reply #523 on:** April 21, 2009, 10:58:55 AM »

*facepalm*

ivan · « **Reply #524 on:** April 21, 2009, 12:08:38 PM »

That would be a "one-to-some" relationship.

Tell him iff he doesn't shut his ignorant gob you'll restructure the entire database as many-to-many. See if he ever finds anything meaningful in there again.

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