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corporate america is horrible

all the politics and ass kissing, horrible co-workers/bosses...bleh...i really wonder how people can put up with the crap for their entire working lives without going postal!

IMO 90% of the stress comes mostly from interactions with your co-workers/boss and only 10% from the actual function of the job...

I've become desensitized to it and have stopped caring. I see so much messed up shit at work all of the time and it used to really bug me, but now I just shrug it off and go about my way.

I dunno, I found the job itself the worst part when I worked in the dairy / frozen department at Target. My boss seemed decent and was interesting to talk to, but the work I did was mind-numbingly boring...

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles I dunno, I found the job itself the worst part when I worked in the dairy / frozen department at Target. My boss seemed decent and was interesting to talk to, but the work I did was mind-numbingly boring...

I'm the evening dairy order clerk at my store (see: not Target), and I love it. That job is one of the more independent ones in my department, so all of my bosses just leave me alone and let me do whatever I think needs to be done. It's nice.

Frozen order clerk, however...

id much rather be in a corporate job than some stupid ass retail job that you have 5 chores and thats it. at least the admin job has things that make it more interesting.

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Originally posted by idoru I'm the evening dairy order clerk at my store (see: not Target), and I love it. That job is one of the more independent ones in my department, so all of my bosses just leave me alone and let me do whatever I think needs to be done. It's nice. Frozen order clerk, however...

my ideal job would be like that in the sense that my boss would just leave me the fuck alone to do what i had to do...unfortunately i've learned that more often than not they tend to be control freaks =/

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Originally posted by AnotherWay83 my ideal job would be like that in the sense that my boss would just leave me the fuck alone to do what i had to do...unfortunately i've learned that more often than not they tend to be control freaks =/

Pretty much. I mean the job itself is boring, but the simple fact that I don't have to deal with any bullshit from people above me is what I like.

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Originally posted by idoru I've become desensitized to it and have stopped caring. I see so much messed up shit at work all of the time and it used to really bug me, but now I just shrug it off and go about my way.

Same here. I get shit from my immediate supervisors or managers sometimes because, to quote them "I don't give a shit." I tell them they're spot on. I don't give a shit. Moving fucking tables isn't something that I will dedicate my life to, and it certainly doesn't define who I am. I come in, do what's expected (sometimes a little less) and leave. I'm not gonna go out of my way to save their incompetent asses every time they screw up and I won't buy in to their corporate propaganda about how amazing it is to work for this damn company.

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH Same here. I get shit from my immediate supervisors or managers sometimes because, to quote them "I don't give a shit." I tell them they're spot on. I don't give a shit. Moving fucking tables isn't something that I will dedicate my life to, and it certainly doesn't define who I am. I come in, do what's expected (sometimes a little less) and leave. I'm not gonna go out of my way to save their incompetent asses every time they screw up and I won't buy in to their corporate propaganda about how amazing it is to work for this damn company.

lol totally. another reason i like corporate jobs. they usually have tuition reimbursement programs.

And that reminds me why I love my job. I'm a web programmer/designer in a Japanese language school (awkward, I know) and, even though I could be earning more than I do now, the freedom I'm given is priceless

Also, it's almost drama-free.

i don't know. the previous job i had, i was listening or talking with managers 75% of the time, and doing actual work 25% of the time. i left that job for something better, and now i with co-workers to help them or help managers 75% of the time, and doing actual work 25% of the time ..... and the bosses ask why my production is not as quick as it used to be.

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Originally posted by Lira Also, it's almost drama-free.

both ways for me. i have worked in big and small corporations, white and blue collar jobs, desk and factory jobs my whole life. same ol' drama for me.

The corporate ladder can sometimes be very frustrating.

Dumbasses upper in the ladder who make you apply their stupid decisions.

i have no problems with my corporate job. i learned all the functions of my job rather quickly that i'm actually bothering my boss for more work. i run out of shit to browse on the web (TA is banned now, the IT dept is onto me it seems) so work makes the day go by faster.

the people that work in my area are cool people, too. we're always bullshitting or making fun of things that happen and the strange people at our job. some black dude that got hired thru a contractor got fired last week for straight-up passing out with his forehead resting on the desk. his boss woke him up and asked him if he wasn't feeling good and needed to go home. his response: "no, i'm perfectly fine. i went to bed late last night so i thought i'd take a 5 minute nap.. i figure a 5 minute nap wouldn't hurt". suffice to say, he was fired 3 hours later. the guy was a prick anyway. it was a black guy that definitely came off as a white racist. a couple people took pictures of him passed out with their cellphone, i'm gonna have to get those and post them up.

i guess i got lucky with this job because i don't wake up every morning thinking "fuck! work )

I work for a big corporate pharmacy chain and can't stand most of my superiors, but the job pays well. There's nothing really anyone can do, you can have all the demonstrations and it will barely make a "dent" in "Corporate America's armor"

Retail jobs kinda suck. Especially when you have retards working above you.

heh Europe ftw.. i work for a multinational and we're supposed to follow the corporate guidelines but instead everybody has their own approach and even our local managers encourage it we're often taking a piss on our American and Asian coworkers if we compare their work life and liberties to ours

my job just affords me the things I do when I get home. It pays the bills. I try to take none of it personally...

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Originally posted by ScuL heh Europe ftw.. i work for a multinational and we're supposed to follow the corporate guidelines but instead everybody has their own approach and even our local managers encourage it we're often taking a piss on our American and Asian coworkers if we compare their work life and liberties to ours

yeah i have heard that working in corporate europe isn't as bad as corporate america...perhaps because they value productivity more over face-time? i dunno...but i would def. wanna go work there for a couple years to find out for myself

that's basically what it comes down to.. they don't really care how you get stuff done - as long as you get it done. if that includes you working at home or working different hours (for instance 11am to 7pm instead of 9am to 5pm) then all of that is fine
(obviously depends on the company but most companies are like that)

sounds like you need a better corporation. Our leaders are hellbent on truly effective leadership. So they all learn from your bosses on what not to do


Of course there are turds everywhere, but the department I am in, turd free.

Re: corporate america is horrible

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Originally posted by AnotherWay83 all the politics and ass kissing, horrible co-workers/bosses...bleh...i really wonder how people can put up with the crap for their entire working lives without going postal! IMO 90% of the stress comes mostly from interactions with your co-workers/boss and only 10% from the actual function of the job...

+1. corporate life has it's ups and downs but usually the only positive thing is the income you're pulling in, and sometimes that's not even the case. it's true, the work itself is usually pretty straight forward. it's usually bosses and co-workers that make it unbearable. half the time you're lucky if you don't become an office cokie at very least. it sure isn't uncommon. you get all this money in exchange for your soul for 40+ hours a week for 52 weeks. pssh! been there, done that. the money isn't worth it..

just quit my last corporate nightmare back in january and i don't plan on seeing the inside of another cubicle for a good long while. sure i took a pay cut, but i'm healthier and happier than when i worked in midtown or off Wall street. sucks watching the best parts of the day pass by from behind the office windows. it definitely feels great to be able to go to the gym at 9 or 10am, or to enjoy an afternoon doing whatever I'd like to be doing, or PLANNING TRIPS AND VACATIONS without worrying about whether or not I'll be ALLOWED to take off to visit my family or in my case, go to DEMF haha! Less than 2 months away now!!

Anyways, the office bites the big one unless you're doing something you're truly passionate about inside the cube.

Kids, stay in school and then become self-employed.

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Originally posted by Blake sucks watching the best parts of the day pass by from behind the office windows. it definitely feels great to be able to go to the gym at 9 or 10am, or to enjoy an afternoon doing whatever I'd like to be doing, or PLANNING TRIPS AND VACATIONS without worrying about whether or not I'll be ALLOWED to take off to visit my family or in my case, go to DEMF haha! Less than 2 months away now!! Anyways, the office bites the big one unless you're doing something you're truly passionate about inside the cube.

totally dude...you spend the whole day from sun-up to sun-down in the office...then when you come back you're too tired to even do anything. the best times of the day really do pass you by =/ thats what surprised me my very first day at work, how people can do this kind of thing to themselves for decades at a time.

now that i've learned my lesson, i'd much rather work someplace that paid me less but was stress-free (or at least as little stressing as possible), than get a high paying job and hate my life everyday lol

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