if you hate your job, then try doing things to get you fired. i used to spend at least 3 hours a day on TA. then, my company promoted me and gave me more money. i have no idea why. so i did my job for awhile and then quit to go to grad school.
Jan-26-2008 07:44
Mebot
Maverick
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Seattle
I don't understand your name. At- mber? @ mber? What's an alt? Have I been had?
Jan-26-2008 09:10
tubularbills
Max Power!
Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Middle of fucking nowhere
quote:
Originally posted by Ted Promo
what happened to forever?
i should have read this thread first
Jan-26-2008 13:56
SkyHigh
hillbilly.......
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: canada toronto
Maybe it's you .......not them
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I am become Hoover, sucker of worlds.
R.I.P English..
Jan-26-2008 16:41
@mber
Suspended User
Registered: Dec 2007
Location: Los Angeles, Ca
Tuned out the absurdity and focused on the job rather than the surroundings... And got a $5000 bonus check for the month of January.
With a great speech from the CEO focused on not following the herd.
Feb-09-2008 20:45
iammesol
Burnt out and grown up
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Atlanta, USA
Re: Re: Stupidity@work
quote:
Originally posted by idoru
How do you deal with it? You become jaded to it and constantly go along with the concept of "always make the customer happy" and do whatever they want. I really have no emotion when people yell at me anymore. I just stand there, look at them straight-faced, daydream about random shit, then when they're done with their five minute tirade I'll just give them whatever they were whining about.
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Yawbs,Giaks,and Automobiles
i've come to a point in life where a 40 hours a week is considered "part time", and 50 hours is considered a standard "full time" work for myself.
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Feb-09-2008 22:32
Meat187
Diese scheiß Katze
Registered: Dec 2007
Location: The Night's Plutonian Shore
I only encounter stupidity at work when I browse TA.
Feb-09-2008 22:34
Dj O'Callaghan
The UKTA Triggerman
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Northampton UK
Find a new job. Or put up with them and have some fun by winding them up, browse the net all day, ring your friends etc.
I used to work with a really aggressive hag at marketing company a few years ago. If she didn't get her morning dose of black coffee you could guarentee she'd make everyone elses day hell. So I switched the Decaffinated with the normal coffee, it was like watching someone getting off a herion addiction.
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Feb-10-2008 01:26
chimera66
PARTOUZE
Registered: Jun 2006
Location: Left Coast
you could treat your boss like s/he's not in the "cool" group and constantly find entertainment in her/his stupidity. i like my boss so not sure what else to tell you...with the people i don't like, i'm all about work and don't attempt to care one way or another about them if it doesn't pertain to work.
quote:
Originally posted by LeopoldStotch
i've come to a point in life where a 40 hours a week is considered "part time", and 50 hours is considered a standard "full time" work for myself.
me too and looks like approaching 55 - 60 lately ...with that said going in tomorrow to work on something
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quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
I once saw Swamper peel off 4 or 5 $100 bills from a fat roll and say this to Donald Trump: "Go clean yourself up; you look like a bum.". And then he threw the bills right in Trump's face/hair! Then Swamper and his entourage of 30, who were all wearing TA monogramed Rolexes, left the room and flew to Hawaii for a few hours because Del wanted fresh coconut.
To his defense, Trump didn't even really look like a bum.
Feb-10-2008 05:21
LeopoldStotch
Suapremae tranecadictt
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Yawbs,Giaks,and Automobiles
quote:
Originally posted by chimera66
you could treat your boss like s/he's not in the "cool" group and constantly find entertainment in her/his stupidity. i like my boss so not sure what else to tell you...with the people i don't like, i'm all about work and don't attempt to care one way or another about them if it doesn't pertain to work.
me too and looks like approaching 55 - 60 lately ...with that said going in tomorrow to work on something
i don't know. maybe it's just me how i've been getting used to these type of hours. a couple of weeks ago, a couple of higher ups were thinking of making the transition towards the "european work hours", where we work 35 hours a week. i was like . sure i would accept it, because i would work less hours, but be paid the same amount, but my life would feel so empty i would actually go out, and find a part time job to fill my void. that's how bad it has gotten for me. save me!