Comments on: Wednesdays are torture

By: Gaia

Gaia — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:51:25 +0000

I had to laugh about your “advertiser sending over 10 pages of copy for a 2×2 ad”. I used to be an advertiser - employment classifieds - and my hiring managers would pull the same crap. I cannot tell you how many times I was labeled “unhelpful” because I edited their crap down to the 5 lines that COULD fit in our ad template and then they’d complain to my boss. Bitches. I feel for you.
P.S. I got laid off from that job 6 months before I was fully vested in my 401k plan. Guess they showed me…

By: opposite_prime

opposite_prime — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:36:27 +0000

Oftentimes, I get the: “can you copy this CD for me?” or “why doesn’t my computer do this [insert simple task like opening Word or Excel]?” or “see this disc? can you put it in your computer and tell me what’s on it?”

ah, I breathe a small sigh of relief as of today, and a little laugh that, shortly, like in 2-3 weeks, I will no longer be in this office.

I can’t wait for the sit-down w/ my boss when I give my notice. Hell, I might even record it and post the audio on Tell Him Fred

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:43:54 +0000

I must admit, as far as Wednesdays go yesterday wasn’t so terrible. I was actually out of work by 11 p.m.! And Eyebee, I can’t believe I forgot, “Incessantly Ringing Phone” Torture! I might have to add a Part II!

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:38:31 +0000

Another crappy day at work huh? I always feel better about my job when I read you complaining about yours

Anyway, hope the rest of your week goes better (don’t it always)

By: Eyebee

Eyebee — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:03:09 +0000

I mostly work from home, and the thing that pisses me off the most is the telephone.

OK, I need the telephone for business, sure, but it’s the needless calls that really bug me.

“No, I haven’t finished your project yet, because, you stupid smuck, if I had, you’d have had an email back confirming such, and the invoice would have been close behind it.”