Daily Grind/Work Sucks Thread

[Jack_Bauer]

Im not sure if we already have one of these, if we do then I apologize and just delete the thread.

Anyway, this is all about your past and present job experiences. Whether its a good one or a bad one. Feel free to vent about your day at work or maybe if you've done something really good, feel free to share it as well.


I'll start. I used to work for this litigation company. I wont disclose the name of the company for privacy reasons but this is probably by far the worst job I've ever done. Basically my job is to look over documents thats sent to us by companies. We proof read these documents checking for errors and possible infringements (especially patents). It is a boring job. Our boss was a total douchebag who doesnt allow us to listen to music or even have a phone on the work floor. All of our computers have internet but its monitored and we cant even check personal emails. I think the only good thing about this job was that it pays $15/hour..

[goddessofanime]

I work at a nursing home and my boss is a total douchebag.

I want out. Like NOW. That's how bad it is.

At least working over the weekend, no one's around so I can sort of slack off.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

The old folk's home around here sure is hopping. I see people driving in and out at 2 am, it makes me wonder if there's some sort of secret old people orgy going on

[goddessofanime]

Well, they've caught this man and this woman on the floor I work on having sex.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Being old is pretty cool

[Old Ape Face]

I enjoy my job so I wont post much here.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

NICE BAIT AND SWITCH THERE YUKI

- snorp

[old hat]

If I could get paid but never go there, I would never go there.

[Trefellin]

I work at a nursing home and my boss is a total douchebag.


Well, at least you can steal medication.

[goddessofanime]

Maybe I'll find a sugar daddy

[Old Ape Face]

Maybe I'll find a sugar daddy

Damn it, GOA I thought we had something going on.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Maybe I'll find a sugar daddy

Great, GodessOfAnime is going to be that one black overweight girl that keeps posting on my local Craigslist looking for a "kind, generous older gentleman."

[goddessofanime]

Great, GodessOfAnime is going to be that one black overweight girl that keeps posting on my local Craigslist looking for a "kind, generous older gentleman."

and you'd be the one to reply right?

[Leader Desslock]

Hmmm.... I run a coffee shop, put in at least 80 hours a week, my one day off per week is spent sleeping, and I work with the public all day long.

And yet, I have my soul back, after having worked in software for years.

Compared to cubeland, this is an awesome job, and I'm having a blast.

My worst job was working in a nursing home, but I value the experience because no matter how bad any job I've ever had has been, I've always been able to take comfort in the fact that my job wasn't as bad as the nursing home job. Even when I walked into a cloud of fuming acid and ended up burning my nose and eyes - it still wasn't as bad as the nursing home.

[Caster13]

My main gripe about my work? Oh that's an easy one. Two of my bosses have hot, legal aged daughters. SMOKING hot in fact. They wouldn't even need makeup to be drop dead gorgeous. Except one has blonde hair and brown eyes and the other has brown hair and hazel eyes.

I hate the "boss's hot daughter" scenario. It's horrible.

[Jack_Bauer]

My main gripe about my work? Oh that's an easy one. Two of my bosses have hot, legal aged daughters. SMOKING hot in fact. They wouldn't even need makeup to be drop dead gorgeous. Except one has blonde hair and brown eyes and the other has brown hair and hazel eyes.

I hate the "boss's hot daughter" scenario. It's horrible.

That must suck. I be fantasizing all day about the boss' daughter. My line of work, we normally dont see women at all so its a huge sausage fest.

[tenshi_a]

My workplace has really changed a lot recently. They got a big contract and hired a ton of people, the client for the project I have built and maintained over many years is moving on, and I mostly end up with minor jobs which no-one cares about. It's worrying. They just made someone redundant too, the first since 2001, and he was the only guy who's worked in the company for longer than me. I am fairly worried. I wish I knew more of these new people; the company has pretty much doubled in size and I don't know who most of them are anymore. I also wish they were better at giving me training. More than "You should learn [X]. Go on, learn it". I feel like I'm being left behind. :( Then again, it seems like a lot of the new technologies are just being used because they are fashionable rather than progressive technology.

I want my job to go back to normal! Whatever that was...

[anime____4ever]

I work at a nursing home and my boss is a total douchebag.

oh man, i don't know how ya do it. i could never work at one of those. they are so creepy.
i knew this girl years ago that used to work at one. one day she needed a lift from work, so i went there to pick her up.
i get into the building and creepy old people are everywhere.

some are asking me if i am there grandson. some are asking me to show them where the bathroom is (and don't understand that its my first time here).
AND there was this one old person sitting in a rocking chair in a fetal position, staring at the wall and rocking back and fourth quickly.
looked like somthing from a horror flick.

as for me, i have never kept a crappy job, and never will. from ages 16-20 i probably had 30 different jobs. i normaly got fired for talking back to the boss and/or the customer. why you ask? because i REFUSE to take crap for low pay. if i'm gonna let my boss talk down to me, its only gonna be because he's paying me WELL.
see, the amount of crap i will take is directly related to the amount of pay i get......and those first 30 jobs were low-paying.

life its too important to spend 40+ hrs a week doing something you hate. thats HALF your life (considering sleeping is not life) you spend at/in a crappy place. not worth it imo, unless the pay is REALLY......REALLY good.

my current job is not bad, not good, just ok. i don't mind it, but don't love it either, and they pay is pretty good.

[Jack_Bauer]

life its too important to spend 40+ hrs a week doing something you hate. thats HALF your life (considering sleeping is not life) you spend at/in a crappy place. not worth it imo, unless the pay is REALLY......REALLY good.

my current job is not bad, not good, just ok. i don't mind it, but don't love it either, and they pay is pretty good.

Totally get you on that. I mean some of us unfortunately have to work out of necessity and cant really pick the job that they want or rather dont qualify for it at the time. But we gotta do what we gotta do and pay our bills and fun our lifestyle rigtht? I can work at a job that I really dont like but as long as it pays me well enough to afford everything that I need and want in life, then its ok.


edit: Thank you admin folks who helped me get the title changed! appreciate it.

[Caster13]

life its too important to spend 40+ hrs a week doing something you hate. thats HALF your life (considering sleeping is not life) you spend at/in a crappy place. not worth it imo, unless the pay is REALLY......REALLY good.

This just made me think of the movie Office Space. Actually this whole thread does. One of my favorite movies.

[Jabberwock]

I had cake at work today!

...the jerks ate it.

That's a big pet peeve of mine.

Why is someone eating my food? Does the warrior code require me to kill her?

[goddessofanime]

oh man, i don't know how ya do it. i could never work at one of those. they are so creepy.
i knew this girl years ago that used to work at one. one day she needed a lift from work, so i went there to pick her up.
i get into the building and creepy old people are everywhere.

some are asking me if i am there grandson. some are asking me to show them where the bathroom is (and don't understand that its my first time here).
AND there was this one old person sitting in a rocking chair in a fetal position, staring at the wall and rocking back and fourth quickly.
looked like somthing from a horror flick.

as for me, i have never kept a crappy job, and never will. from ages 16-20 i probably had 30 different jobs. i normaly got fired for talking back to the boss and/or the customer. why you ask? because i REFUSE to take crap for low pay. if i'm gonna let my boss talk down to me, its only gonna be because he's paying me WELL.
see, the amount of crap i will take is directly related to the amount of pay i get......and those first 30 jobs were low-paying.

life its too important to spend 40+ hrs a week doing something you hate. thats HALF your life (considering sleeping is not life) you spend at/in a crappy place. not worth it imo, unless the pay is REALLY......REALLY good.

my current job is not bad, not good, just ok. i don't mind it, but don't love it either, and they pay is pretty good.

I just avoid the creepy, hitting ones. There's one residing on my floor at the moment whose room I refuse to go into because she whales on people.

I just keep my mind on getting done everything so I don't get too depressed over seeing things. Hell, I've even seen dead bodies here.

I'd quit, but I need money for bills and a place to live. :) Pay-wise, it's actually the best job I've had.

@Kenpachi

I LOVE That movie!

[Clayton]

There must be a better way to get money than actually going out and earning it!

[goddessofanime]

There must be a better way to get money than actually going out and earning it!

Being a drug dealer
Being a ho

[Clayton]

Nah. I'm not pretty enough.

[old hat]

Drug dealing is a dangerous profession and only lucrative at the highest levels.

[Caster13]

@Kenpachi

I LOVE That movie!

I know. I knew you were gonna say that.

Being a drug dealer
Being a ho

How about being a pimp? :smokin:

[tofuman]

I'm a cashier at a Grocery Store. My biggest complaint are that my managers are always telling me to give the customers what they want. Like using month expired coupons, letting customers return items they bought a month ago without a receipt, letting customers steel shopping carts then telling me to go retrieve them, and finally, telling me I can't get promoted until I smile more:angry:

[Jae Hoon]

You are welcome for the title change.

[Spadesy]

My boss is a government employee and an assertive and often paranoid Vietnam veteran. He has his moments. :lol:

[ThePhillyFlash]

Great, GodessOfAnime is going to be that one black overweight girl that keeps posting on my local Craigslist looking for a "kind, generous older gentleman."

Well, I'm kind and generous. As for the older part, that's up to goddess! :lol:

Meanwhile, I work in the federal government as a Human Resources Technician as my job entails processing resumes for applicants looking for federal jobs. It's not glamorous work but it pays the bills and that's all I care about.

[Caster13]

I slept like a rock today. For almost 11 hours, and I have no idea why.

I have some stuff planned today, but I just woke up about a little over an hour ago (it's 11:09 as I post this).

My boss is a government employee and an assertive and often paranoid Vietnam veteran. He has his moments. :lol:

I've been told to never mess with Nam vets, they've seen some seriously messed up ****. I've heard a story before of some of the stuff the Vietcong did. It was the definition of evil. I won't repeat it here. And then got treated like dirt by all of the stupid hippies back then when they came home.

[loplop]

I've been told to never mess with Nam vets, they've seen some seriously messed up ****. I've heard a story before of some of the stuff the Vietcong did. It was the definition of evil. I won't repeat it here. And then got treated like dirt by all of the stupid hippies back then when they came home.

Don't get me started on that. My uncle did two tours in Vietnam as a Marine on the ground and to this day almost 40 years later, he still won't talk about it. When he came back the second time in 1971, He said he was told that it wasn't smart to walk though the airport in uniform. Being the life long Marine that he was to be, that didn't stop him.

However, I do remember him coming back from Desert Storm and making the remark to my Dad about how different it was when he came back home after it was all over. I'll never forget him talking about having people walk up to him, shake his hand, and telling him that they appreciated what he had done. Even with that, He would simply reply that He was just doing his duty as a Marine.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

and you'd be the one to reply right?

Yeah, now we need to decide who will host. :elvis:

[Spadesy]

I've been told to never mess with Nam vets, they've seen some seriously messed up ****. I've heard a story before of some of the stuff the Vietcong did. It was the definition of evil. I won't repeat it here. And then got treated like dirt by all of the stupid hippies back then when they came home.

I've found this to be sometimes true, but not in all cases. One of my grandpas was an Army grunt, been through Korea and Vietnam, retired as a 1stSgt. He told me stories when I was a kid, and he's a pretty friendly guy. His hearing's a bit shot through a combination of age and his career choice though. At the time I enlisted, everybody and their mom was like "don't do it, Iraq is bad right now, etc. etc." Yet my grandpa was the only one that condoned my decision with enthusiasm. Funny how that works.

[JoeStrummer]

I worked last night, got drunk at 5, got off at 5 AM, still drunk. Man I love work.

[Jack_Bauer]

The severity of PTSD (or post traumatic stress syndrome) really depends on the coping skills of the person. Some people can deal with the stress during combat and the scars (emotional and physical) that are left behind at the aftermath while others are so overwhelmed by it that it affects them for the rest of their lives. Compare to what I've been through, its nothing to what the Vietnam vets had to endure.

[Arnold]

At least all of you guys HAVE a job...

*goes off to sulk in the corner in his first day of unemployment*

[Spadesy]

I could really use some time to be unemployed, doing nothing all day is a dream of mine.

Then again that means you can't get money...which means you can't afford a place to live...or take a bath...which means you'll stink...and consequently, can't find a girlfriend...

On second thought, being employed isn't so bad.

[loplop]

I really can't complain about my job. I lucky enough to have a job that I really like that even though I have to travel a lot from time to time, I really enjoy what I do.

[Neko]

I could really use some time to be unemployed, doing nothing all day is a dream of mine.

I used to have the same thoughts, but after over six months without a job, I never want all of my time to be free time again. It was awful.

[Jack_Bauer]

I've been sitting on a bus for at least five hours. Heading to Indiana. Got at least eight or more hours to go.

[SapperSix]

It sucks when there is no range going on.

[Jack_Bauer]

^You serious? I can't wait for the day when I no longer gotta worry about ranges or pcc's, pci, aar and going out to the field. Well I guess I no longer enjoy doing it. That's why I didn't re-enlist.

[Spadesy]

Fair enough. You did your time.

Anybody here ever work for a guy that asks a million questions about something, until eventually he asks one that you don't know the answer too because it's too detailed or irrelevant, and he accuses you of being the misinformed one?

Douche.

[Jack_Bauer]

^happened to me a few times brother. My former CO from a few years ago sent us for the BUST instructors course so we can teach the BN while we're in the rear at mout town and again during cax. Well after the course was done, we gave him a debrief and he had a lot of questions. They were mainly general question about room clearing procedures. Then he threw a question about whether we use EPW tags were to be used. Obviously the answer is yes but then he asked about what kind of info the tags required.. Well to be honest, at the time I didn't remember and the epw tags was not covered at the course. So the CO made a big thing about it and we had to get a sample tag and do a class about it.

Did I just use a lot of acronyms? My bad.. But yea, our old CO was a total douche.

[Soluzar]

Anybody here ever work for a guy that asks a million questions about something, until eventually he asks one that you don't know the answer too because it's too detailed or irrelevant, and he accuses you of being the misinformed one?
Worse. Once worked for a guy who asked a million questions about everything, and then complained because I was "boring him with technical details". Well, ya know... there isn't a non-technical answer to some questions...

I'm happy to simplify it and just give you the "big picture" answer, but if you go on and ask the "little detail" questions, you're going to get "little detail" answers.

Please don't belittle me for doing exactly what you told me to do, which is explain.

[Spadesy]

^That's a method turds use to try and maintain social superiority. If you call them out on it, they tend not to argue. Sucks when you work for a guy that wants you to talk in a "certain way" and if he doesn't like it, you're wrong. Oh well. If peers try to pull that crap I can be more smart-allecky, like

"You're boring me with all those details."
"Don't want details? Then don't ask mother****er!"

:)

[Jack_Bauer]

Supervisors or anyone who's in an authoraty figure that went to college thinks they know everything.

[Jack_Bauer]

15 mile hump DONE!

[Phantom]

My boss is very emotional which can be bad sometimes. He lets people off and is nice most of the time but he gets unbalanced sometimes and *****es about people. Someone like that should not be in charge of others.

Kill my boss!

[Bernard_Monsha]

One of my co-workers committed suicide, so now all his calls and voice mails are being routed to me. I am shocked that many people do not understand what the word deceased means and why it would affect his getting back to them.

[HSaabedra]

One of my co-workers committed suicide, so now all his calls and voice mails are being routed to me. I am shocked that many people do not understand what the word deceased means and why it would affect his getting back to them.

Dude.....that's really screwed up.

[goddessofanime]

One of my co-workers committed suicide, so now all his calls and voice mails are being routed to me. I am shocked that many people do not understand what the word deceased means and why it would affect his getting back to them.

wow...........

[Bernard_Monsha]

Dude.....that's really screwed up.

You have no idea:

ME: Hi Mrs. Crazy executive of ******** charity in Detroit, this is Bernard from large Japanese conglomerate. I am calling to help you with the issues you were having with X product.

Crazy Woman: Why didn't deceased man call me up?!

Me: I am sorry he passed away last week I am trying to follow up on his customers so we can get any issues resolved.

CW: But why didn't he call me?!

Me: He is deceased ma'am

CW: But didn't no one call me back for one week what kind of company hires a man who don't call people back for a week.

Me: I am sorry about that but he passed away last week.

CW: I left 4 messages for him and he does not have the common decency to call me back.

Me: Ma'am he could not call you back he pas..

CW: WHY NOT????

Me: He died last week, so he was unable to contact you.

CW: What kind of excuse is that, I know he just doesn't want to speak to me! That man was an idiot just like everyone in you alls company!

Lather rinse repeat several times a day for the past 2 days.

[Soluzar]

How do you resist screaming at these people something along the lines of "HE'S DEAD! The second they invent a telephone that works from BEYOND THE GRAVE, he'll get back to you!"

I mean seriously, complaining that a dead person didn't get back to you crosses some kind of line beyond which the person you're speaking to ought to be allowed a little RAGE.

[goddessofanime]

You have no idea:



Lather rinse repeat several times a day for the past 2 days.

Damn are you serious?

I would've been 'WHAT PART OF DECEASED DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?'

[neiru_3]

My gripe with my current job is that they don't give me hours. I really need to make more money and save, but it's hard when they don't give you hours. I also don't look forward to the pairing at work. I don't know who will be my partner for the day. A lot of the people at my job I don't really relate well with. They all seem the same and one dimensional.

[Old Ape Face]

Lather rinse repeat several times a day for the past 2 days.

true story I bet, and coming from Detroit, the only city in the world where you should expect a dead man to call you back.

[Bernard_Monsha]

true story I bet, and coming from Detroit, the only city in the world where you should expect a dead man to call you back.

The entire Northeast is that way all the bigger cities especially. People in the south and Midwest are stupid but they are also nice. People from the Northeast going into Chicago through Detroit and Minneapolis manage to mix stupid and mean which is a bad combo. Days like today make me wonder if I would be upset if the entire eastern seaboard collapsed into the sea.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Days like today make me wonder if I would be upset if the entire eastern seaboard collapsed into the sea.

That'd be awesome because then San Francisco would be the Capital of the United States of America and thus I would be President of the Free World.

[Caster13]

That'd be awesome because then San Francisco would be the Capital of the United States of America and thus I would be President of the Free World.

You'd be assassinated by somebody very quickly.

[ThePhillyFlash]

I've been less than happy with my job over the last week or so. Perhaps it's nothing more than some sort of post-summer malaise, but going to the office and dealing with the people there has become more of a chore that I'm not enjoying. I know I've got no right to mope about my job while millions are unemployed and struggling to make ends meet, but I'm just not feeling it right now. Sigh! <_<

[Spadesy]

^ Hey, I feel you. But don't use shame as motivation to do good.

I could wake up every morning, look in a mirror and wonder what life would be like if I lived in Somalia, but that won't get me anywhere ahead of where I currently am, will it?

Make the best out of what you have, and be almost cocky when you confront those people. If it can't get you fired, ***-chewed or demoted, then by all means say it. :)

[Bernard_Monsha]

I helped one of the ladies here pack here things after they laid her off today. She had worked here for 21 years and everyone is pissed off about this.

[lister]

hahahaha i dont have to work :P

[Jack_Bauer]

I helped one of the ladies here pack here things after they laid her off today. She had worked here for 21 years and everyone is pissed off about this.

That is horrible! Im so sorry for her. After all the years of hard work, sweat, and tears and they just let her go.

[DazzleKitty]

Every night at work is a series of moments and instances that make my rage continue to grow. I work as an overnight stocker at a crappy massive retail store that is known for their 'everyday low prices' (hint hint).
The people there are moody and they all hate their job. The managers expect more than humanly possible. They expect you to get four and a half pallets of freight plus one rollcart done in three hours. No way. Impossible. That's just one example I can think of that shows how silly they are. There is one woman there who will literally raise her voice to us if we don't get it done. She's a support manager that was demoted because of how she treated her employees. They need to just get rid of her.

I was a cashier on evenings before and it was a lot more fun and was much easier. On nights, time goes so slowly because the work is tedious. I prefer interacting with customers more than the boredom of constant solitary work.

On a happier note, I have an interview for a hospital job this week. It's an operator type job. It pays a lot more and the benefits are awesome.

[Jack_Bauer]

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On a happier note, I have an interview for a hospital job this week. It's an operator type job. It pays a lot more and the benefits are awesome.

Good luck with that! I hope you get it!