Which came first: the stupid, or the boss?

smashinator · Post by **smashinator** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:15 am

I hate my job. That is all.

Merlyn · Post by **Merlyn** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:33 am

smashinator wrote:I hate my job. That is all.

Trade ya

Merlyn
Rotting in the IT hardware room at GCC

smashinator · Post by **smashinator** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:37 am

Merlin wrote: Rotting in the IT hardware room at GCC

Change it to "Rotting in IT at GCC" and you've got my job. I'm guessing we're at different GCCs though.

dysco · Post by **dysco** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:56 am

Rant here. Good people bitching about bad bosses.

Merlyn · Post by **Merlyn** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:14 pm

smashinator wrote:
Merlin wrote: Rotting in the IT hardware room at GCC
Change it to "Rotting in IT at GCC" and you've got my job. I'm guessing we're at different GCCs though.

Glendale Community College here

Merlyn

Vance · Post by **Vance** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:41 pm

Oh don't even get me started on life here as a contractor at Echostar! Project Management standards! HA! Yeah... when I try to employ some of them they all look at me like I'm some sort of taskdriving freak.

Oy! I ALMOST miss IBM and that resentful prick of a manager.

Delphia · Post by **Delphia** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:31 pm

Im a rentacop.

I win.

No contest.

denverbikeguy · Post by **denverbikeguy** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:38 pm

Vance wrote:Oy! I ALMOST miss IBM and that resentful prick of a manager.

Dude, don't EVER say that.

You know I know where you've been. We have both been to the hell of IBM. In the words of the raven ... "nevermore!"

Wrongway · Post by **Wrongway** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:42 pm

My boss just eliminated my job that I've had for almost 20 years so now I can go riding for the summer, works for me. Happily unemployed in the Great White North. Leaving tomorrow for the Blue Ridge Parkway and points south.

Ames · Post by **Ames** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:51 pm

Wrongway wrote:My boss just eliminated my job that I've had for almost 20 years so now I can go riding for the summer, works for me. Happily unemployed in the Great White North. Leaving tomorrow for the Blue Ridge Parkway and points south.

Safe trip, and if you're in the Denver, CO area give us a shout. I've no doubt there'll be lots of places for you to crash...uhm...sleep.

Vance · Post by **Vance** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:38 am

denverbikeguy wrote:
Vance wrote:Oy! I ALMOST miss IBM and that resentful prick of a manager.
Dude, don't EVER say that.

You know I know where you've been. We have both been to the hell of IBM. In the words of the raven ... "nevermore!"

No... seriously man... a month and a half, or maybe its two months now... and I've never come to dislike the work I'm doing, or felt so totally lost (and not by my own fault as much as the backward nature of this company's supposed "process") as fast as I have here. IBM was a dream by comparison in the fact that at least they had some sort of proceedures to function off of compared to here which is pure chaos under the disguise of an established system.

I don't hate IBM in the least - they didn't drive me out - it was one f'ed up resentful spiteful prick who did. I only fault IBM for not moving me to the Project Office where I should have been... then I wouldn't have been the 'square peg' being a PM under a Sys Admin title giving the prick an excuse to get rid of me thus exercising his resentment of the fact I made PM certification in one shot and he could never achieve it after 3 tries. Anyway... old wounds...

The point is... I need to find a new job! And soon!

maniacles · Post by **maniacles** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:22 am

Hey Vance! Hook a brother up! My rez can be sent if needed.

You (Denver) guys bitching realize that the greater Denver area bleeds around 30k jobs a year right? (2001-2002, CO unemployment page). And that if you get chucked you'll be out of work for at least 6 months and will likely have to relocate? Make it work or start your own! Life is too short to be that miserable. Starting your own company adds fianncial security to everyone and dilutes the labor bargaining position of big corporate biz. The ones that drive productivity through intimidation.
Perhaps you've seen the tactics. Start laying off the workforce to cut costs, the remaining get scared and end up working twice as hard just to stay employed. Then comes another round of layoffs. Xeno's paradox driven by fear and greed. Shareholders love it, they aren't affected. In the words of Mel Brooks: FUCK THE POOR!!!!!

On second thought, Vance, never mind....................

brockster · Post by **brockster** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:45 pm

Vance wrote:...Oy! I ALMOST miss IBM and that resentful prick of a manager.

Change IBM to HP, and prick to ***** bitch and it's almost eerie what we have in common...

Post by **Beemer Dan** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:18 am

Oh bloody hell! I forgot to work last week!

Seriously, I did.

Seriously, being your own boss can be fun, but if the work isn't good it sucks just as bad as any normal job. Well, without the health benefits....wait you poor fuckers don't get health benefits anymore anyway. Ok, it can suck as bad as a regular job but without getting a raise every year.....wait, you guys don't get raises anymore either. Well, it sucks like a regular job but without the knowledge that you'll actually have work next week....wait, you guys could get laid off at any moment. Ok, it sucks like a regular job but without someone else making the coffee in the morning.

If you tell me that you have to make your own fuggin coffee when you get into work, quit now. You can make more money and have better job satisfaction training the neighborhood squirrels to steal people's wallets.

Seriously tho, I forgot to work last week. I need to hire a boss.[/list]