I Don’t Give A Damn About My Bad Reputation
Posted in Job and tagged with Coworker, Office on 02/09/2010 08:13 am by Jenn* This occured on Monday, I just wanted to take some time to calm down a bit before I published it*
So I came into work this morning and I was the only one here. Apparently M, who does customer service, wasn’t in this morning, but no one tells me that despite the fact I am only in at this ungodly hour because of service. So I could at least have gone for a coffee or something.
I was getting so mad (this is really just one of many many many things that drives me crazy about this place which is why I have worked out an alternate schedule for myself which amounts to me being temporarily unemployed) so I called MPW to vent a bit. Well, one of my coworkers came in (an hour and half after I started btw) and may definitely overheard some language unbecoming of a lady as I extolled the virtues of punching people in the face and pouted about how under-appreciated I am. Ha.
So, this coworker goes to reception and a call comes in. Obviously M is not in because her station is empty and you can’t hear her swearing at customers on the phone, yet the receptionist proceeds to page her at her desk. Then he picks up the line and tells the customer M won’t be in til 10.
So…you knew she wasn’t going to be in, you were just trying to cover your tracks so you would not be the recipient of said punch in the face.
Apparently my reputation proceeds me.
Oh, and M did come in at 10 and has proceeded to spend 15 minutes clipping and filing her nails at her desk. And let’s not even talk about the service manager’s disdain for anyone not Italian and from the village of his “paisan” or whatever.
Yeah, That Just Happened!
February 9th, 2010 at 11:54 am
some people! i am glad you are getting out of there. i recommend a na na na na na as you go…though it is akward when you see them again in a restaurant when you are very disheveled and not expecting to see anyone you know … then feel obligated to talk to them because they are ‘pretending’ not to see you and that really grinds your gears. so you go and say hi and say ‘this is weird’ and then the snooty guy says “no its not” and you want to do said face punch and yell “DONT TELL ME HOW TO FEEL” but the two judgy mcjudgersons ladies they are with have the withering “ew ew its a girl dressed in non designer clothes” stare down pat so all you can think is escape escape!!! and you end up feeling like taking a bath.
*sobbs quietly*
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Jenn Reply:
February 9th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Oh, Stephtastic…but look at you now! Working on saving the environment. Those snooty people’s children will thank you.
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February 9th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
aww thanks
.. everytime I read the title of the post I think about Shrek…it used to be 10things I hate about you now all i can think about s lord farkwad
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Jenn Reply:
February 9th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
I still think of Rock Band and my horrible attempts at singing that song.
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February 9th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Okay, ew…clipping nails at the desk?! grooosss
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February 9th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Hate. Office. Politics. I’ve only been employed for about six months, but I’m already pretty tired of it.
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February 10th, 2010 at 9:44 am
When I was working (before I got my cushy do nothing stay-at-home mom job … HAHA), I had a bad reputation like you.
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Jenn Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 9:49 am
We are so like-minded. My bad rep is probably deserved. Being “normal” in a place as crazy as this makes me the black sheep I think.
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February 11th, 2010 at 12:50 am
Dont forget the annoying, good looking guy that occasionally drops by and sits beside you.
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Jenn Reply:
February 11th, 2010 at 8:14 am
Yeah, I might actually miss him.
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