why I hate working by rev aaron michael pepelis
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[Jan 4,2006 1:41pm - the_reverend ""]
so all in all, giving up personal time/life isn't worth it.
first, I was given a month to do 6 months worth of programming. I spent a bunch of nights working on it until 11pm-1am.
the demo date dec 22nd. rolls around and it's met with amazement.
I take all their suggestions and they give me until jan 6th @ 4pm to get them done to demo it.
I was suppose to take the dec 23-jan 2nd off from work, but they really really needed this to be done. so I cancelled my vacation for tuesday (dec 27) and wednesday (dec 28) and almost had to cancel my thursday (dec 29)/friday(dec 30) vacation.
I was suppose to be helping my dad on his farm one of those days.
this also meant that I lost 2 vacation days cause I didn't use them by the end of the year.
so last night at 5:40pm, I get an email telling me that my rush towards the 6th@4pm demo was now due this morning at 11am for a demo at 11:30am. I worked last night until almost midnight on their fixes.
this morning, they go to the demo with all my fresh code that I raced to finish. they come back and tell me that the project was cancelled cause my group isn't the group that should be building it.
so... my boss gives me the afternoon, but then schedules a meeting that I have to attend for 2pm.
all this when I was haven't yet recieved the promotion that was promised to me oct 2000 for oct 2001. I've been in my group the 2nd longest and I'm the lowest on the totempole.
and if all that whining werent enough, I really want a bean burrito... hm...
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[Jan 4,2006 1:46pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""]
shotgun time
[Jan 4,2006 1:47pm - Joe/NotCommon ""]
Raise some hell!
[Jan 4,2006 1:53pm - succubus ""]
i jsut read your email about this..
i was happy we were able to still leave for our mini vacation but we didn't know until the last minute that we were able to go
i keep telling aaron to get a job somewhere else where he'd be making more money because he's underpaid...
ps: did you remember the tupperware
[Jan 4,2006 2:01pm - the_reverend ""]
yes, my boss loved them.
she wanted to pay me back for them, but I said no.
[Jan 4,2006 2:07pm - brian_dc ""]
"you know what the worst part of this is? I'm not even supposed to be here today."
no, that really sucks, Aaron. You should lay the hammer down.
[Jan 4,2006 2:14pm - the_reverend ""]
if by that you mean sitting in a meeting trying not to fall asleep until noone knows when, then yes, the hammer is down.
[Jan 4,2006 2:22pm - succubus ""]
well hopefully your meeting ends soon and you can leave
good that she liked them
[Jan 4,2006 2:24pm - the_reverend ""]
nope.
they are all blah blah blah
[Jan 4,2006 2:24pm - succubus ""]
your favorite word
that sux
[Jan 4,2006 2:25pm - brian_dc ""]
you should suggest a "white out party" and then not explain what you mean.
[Jan 4,2006 2:32pm - the_reverend ""]
some guy just talked for a while and I said "what was the purpose of this meeting?"
[Jan 4,2006 2:37pm - TheWrldCanWait ""]
It's times like this that you need to start considering each and every possible meaning of the phrase: "Going Postal..."
[Jan 4,2006 2:40pm - HailTheLeaf ""]
that sucks...I've waiting 5 years for a raise from clear channel...
[Jan 4,2006 2:45pm - SPALDINO ""]
working is gayer than aids on toast
[Jan 4,2006 3:38pm - sepulgish ""]
I've only gone a year and a half without a raise and that still sucks.
[Jan 4,2006 3:44pm - largefreakatzero ""]
SPALDINO said:working is gayer than aids on toast
What you said.
[Jan 4,2006 4:08pm - the_reverend ""]
I'm finally out of my meeting.
yeah for going home early~!
[Jan 4,2006 4:08pm - the_reverend ""]
oh, I was being sarcastic.
[Jan 4,2006 4:20pm - wade ""]
I literally could not prevent an outburst under those circumstances.
[Feb 8,2006 2:41pm - the_reverend ""]
ok, this project just came back..
*joy*
it's due for a demo friday.
[Feb 8,2006 2:55pm - HailTheLeaf ""]
*sigh* I keep getting offered $8-$9/hour for a job that starts at $12/hour according to salary.com, and I was making almost twice that 4-5 years ago...are wages actually dropping or what? It's not like $12 is an outlandash starting wage to ask for..christ...
[Feb 8,2006 2:56pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""]
i made 10 bucks to start and now i just got a cool 50 cent raise woo hoo, for taking a pee test
[Feb 8,2006 2:57pm - HailTheLeaf ""]
sellout..haha
[Feb 8,2006 2:58pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""]
yeah i know, i actually pay my rent and can afford shit i want what the fuck was i thinking.
[Feb 8,2006 3:14pm - davefromthegrave ""]
I got fired from my job on saturday. Someone there didn't want to respect me, so I wouldn't respect them either, and they couldn't handle it.
Here's the text of a blog that I put up on myspace about the whole thing:
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My frustrations with my job came to the point where I slipped up and gave the management a reason to fire me.
Since I started working there, the cooks and myself didn't exactly get along all that well. the problem was, I was serious about my job. You read that correctly. I wanted to get my job done as well as I possibly could. Does that sound to you like something that would be a problem? It is when your coworkers prioritize fucking around instead of getting their work done. throwing shit at me, making fun of me and calling me names and shit, that crap started going on and I really didn't give a shit. There came a night however, when the fucking around that they were doing started to have an adverse effect on the work that I was trying to do.
yeah, them screwing around made it harder for me to do my job. that's when I actually got pissed off about it. they noticed that, and of course, they started trying to piss me off as much as they could. it wasn't all the cooks, actually just a select couple of them. The management didn't seem to care. way to go, losers.
Another cook was hired after some time, and this guy decided that he was just better than I am. there was a little drama thing that happened, details of it are really too stupid to be worth repeating, but from my side,all i really did was start making it harder for those three cooks to do their jobs. Exactly what they were continuously doing to me. They couldn't handle that so the new guy decided to make a problem for the other cooks. he got fired, I got suspended for two weeks. Honestly that was a sweet vacation. This guy was basically some loser hippy who did nothing but somke pot. it's kinda funny because one of the other asshole cooks, Trout, was applying for a part-time job to get more money, and after this guy got fired he happened to walk into the same place at the same time, and they applied together. Trout told me that the management there asked him if he would recomend this hippy nobody, and he told them flat-out that he wouldn't, because the guy was lazy. Pay attention to this last part because it plays into the management's scheming and using drama inside the restaurant to fire who they don't like. Welcome to the restaurant business, where nobody seems to have noticed that they're not in high school anymore.
So i come back from my vacation and the shit starts all over again. Once again I take it like a man, and last night I gave a little bit back. We're down to two asshole cooks at this point, their nicknames are shank and trout. Trout is currently saving up money so that he can move to Cinncinatti to be with his daughter and the mother of his daughter, who ran off on him a while ago. I'm sure that his daughter being gone influences that decision, but what kind of pussy lets a woman, or anyone for that matter, dictate his life like that? I sure as hell don't.
The other asshole cook is named shank. he's married. to some big fat lady.
So, last night, Shank was handing me a plate with an enchilada on it, and I asked him to garnish it with some lettuce. he grabbed a handful of lettuce and threw it at me. oh, the hilarity. A manager happened to be standing right there at the time. I told Shank that I have go out and serve tables and I don't need food all over me, but that didn't make a difference to him. So, then I said, "Maybe you should throw some lettuce at your fat greasy wife, it might help her lose some weight." The kitchen fell silent at that point, and Shank replied "What the fuck did you just say?" The manager told me to walk away, so I went ahead and got back to work.
after I finished my shift that night manager told me I didn't have a job there anymore because that shit kept going on. he also told me that Shank had almost started crying because of what I said.
Another thing he said was that the cooks actually liked me a lot, and they did all that shit cause they liked me. If what you do to the people who you like is make it harder for them to do their jobs, well then fuck you, i don't need you.
There were a bunch of reasons why I was planning on quitting this job anyway.
I actually was talking to some of my coworkers earlier that night, and I was saying how the only reason I haven't quit is because not enough money is better than no money at all. Yeah, I wasn't making nearly what I'm wortht there. I've been complaining about the shit to all of my friends, and I'm sure they're all sick to death of hearing it.
but, since you've read this far already, I'm going to bore you with the details of why I'm pretty happy that I'm not working there anymore.
Sidework. there was a lot of it. It got to the point at times where trying to get my sidework done became the priority over serving my customers. That aint' cool.
the customers themselves. Can you say stereotype? I sure as hell can. Thing is, I'm not a person who needs any more hate. I've got more than my share already. So working there just wasn't good for me.
The management was not working with me for giving me the hours I needed. I only work at a stupid fucking restaraunt because it allows me to go to class during the day. I've got better shit to do with my friday and saturday nights than wait on a bunch of people who don't appreciate it. which brings me to:
Money. I wasn't making what I was worth there. I always made certain to give my customers the best experience that I could. In the last resaurant I worked at, this equated to better tips. Not here, but i still tried to do it anyway. this is why I'd get so pissed about some stupid food-throwing and shit like that, that made things harder for me.
I worked my ass off and got nothing for it. the bottom line is, the way I work, I'm better than that place. you can disagree with me, but you would be wrong.
here's a few parting thoughts:
Q: Was my comment toward Shank an unsolicited "low blow?"
A: I don't care
When I was younger I used to let people walk all over me. I honestly consider this whole thing to be a little bit of personal growth. I could have knocked out any one of those cooks at any time, but it's just not worth getting arrested for some stupid bullshit.
I guess Shank understands that too, because he came pretty close to hitting me after my comment. The manager who let me go told me that, but to me it was just laughable. I'm twice the size of Shank, and if he had hit me, I would have just called the cops and gotten him arrested for assault. Really not worth it for some stupid food-throwing bullshit, is it? Anyway, if he weren't such a crybaby pussy, I'd still have a job. meh.
Well, there is one definite upside to all of this: At least I'm not married to some greasy fat chick.
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Aaron, when you were told you were going to get a promotion and didn't recieve it, that's when you should have found something else. If I were you, I would do that now. I don't put up with bullshit.
[Feb 8,2006 3:15pm - HailTheLeaf ""]
whiskey_weed_and_women said:yeah i know, i actually pay my rent and can afford shit i want what the fuck was i thinking.
my rent is paid up until April, so I donno what you were thinking...and davefromthegrave, that sucks dude...hope you find something better.
[Feb 8,2006 3:26pm - succubus ""]
your comment to SKANK was hilarious!
I'm sure you will get a better paying job in no time dave!
good luck!
[Feb 8,2006 3:27pm - davefromthegrave ""]
succubus said:your comment to SKANK was hilarious!
I'm sure you will get a better paying job in no time dave!
good luck!
Normally i wouldn't say anthing that mean, and his wife is actually a very nice person, but I knew that would make him feel realy bad, and it did.
[Feb 8,2006 3:29pm - davefromthegrave ""]
btw, if you need any more recipes from there, just let me know. :spineyes:
[Feb 8,2006 3:35pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""]
HailTheLeaf said:whiskey_weed_and_women said:yeah i know, i actually pay my rent and can afford shit i want what the fuck was i thinking.
my rent is paid up until April, so I donno what you were thinking...and davefromthegrave, that sucks dude...hope you find something better.
cause you sold a gtr and stock your family bought you, its not like you did anything to earn it.
so settle down, i mean youre 30 and dont have a job.
[Feb 8,2006 4:03pm - infoterror ""]
Rev,
I think it's resume time. No offense, but it sounds like you're doing a good job and they're not recognizing it. They will continue to push you around and make you pick cotton until you show them otherwise, or have another option. If you get hired elsewhere, let them know before you accept; they can make a counteroffer, but it better be good.
Either that or you can dress up in blackface and sing spirituals, but that is usually not as effective.
[Feb 8,2006 4:08pm - davefromthegrave ""]
for once I agree with Infoterror.
[Feb 8,2006 4:08pm - the_reverend ""]
that's what carina says...
but I'm going to try coming in a couple days in back face first (aka in a suit) and ask to take a "long lunch". that always makes people think that you are going to another ship.
[Feb 8,2006 4:11pm - infoterror ""]
Get a friend to call and impersonate another business, or even better, a headhunter
[Feb 8,2006 4:14pm - HailTheLeaf ""]
whiskey_weed_and_women said:HailTheLeaf said:whiskey_weed_and_women said:yeah i know, i actually pay my rent and can afford shit i want what the fuck was i thinking.
my rent is paid up until April, so I donno what you were thinking...and davefromthegrave, that sucks dude...hope you find something better.
cause you sold a gtr and stock your family bought you, its not like you did anything to earn it.
so settle down, i mean youre 30 and dont have a job.
so I sold a guitar that I bought...I'm not 30 yet, and I'm not the only person on earth who isn't employed right now.
[Feb 8,2006 4:25pm - succubus ""]
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[Feb 8,2006 4:03pm - infoterror]
Rev,
I think it's resume time. No offense, but it sounds like you're doing a good job and they're not recognizing it.
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YES
i tell him every day and offer to write up a resume... he's WAY underpaid for what he does...people i work with that don't do as much as he does and they make a lot more
[Feb 8,2006 4:30pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""]
HailTheLeaf said:30 yet, and I'm not the only person on earth who isn't employed right now.
whatever dood, you make it seem like youre cool that you're unemployed and shit. stop being so fucking lazy and just get a job. im pretty sure all your parents would be proud of you if you told them you had a job.
and yeah a lot of people might not employed right now but then again they wind up homeless.
how many months has it been sam, without a job.
[Feb 8,2006 4:40pm - KeithMutiny ""]
aaron, you dont own any rifles, right?
[Feb 8,2006 4:56pm - davefromthegrave ""]
KeithMutiny said:aaron, you dont own any rifles, right?
You can borrow one of mine if you need to
[Feb 8,2006 6:17pm - infoterror ""]
succubus said:i tell him every day and offer to write up a resume... he's WAY underpaid for what he does...people i work with that don't do as much as he does and they make a lot more
This is sadly pretty damn common. Most decent people are not aggressive enough to do the audacious, stupid and ridiculous things necessary to "succeed" in this world. I've been through it myself, and it has made me more aggressive about getting what I need, even though I don't normally think in that selfish of a mode.
I hope he does send out some resumes before the next recession. Then they've got you by the balls :(
OK, enough serious talk. Back to the trolling (just for DaveFromtheGrave)
[Feb 8,2006 6:36pm - the_reverend ""]
my company will be sold in something like 10-14 days. I'm really hoping I get laid off. laid off means 4-6 months of payment! and then mass unemployment ($500 per-week)
[Feb 8,2006 6:53pm - davefromthegrave ""]
dude, that's a great time to steal expensive company property.
[Feb 8,2006 6:58pm - swamplorddvm ""]
I only hate my job when it gets busy with people. When it's calm I feel less shitty.
[Feb 8,2006 7:58pm - HailTheLeaf ""]
whiskey_weed_and_women said:HailTheLeaf said:30 yet, and I'm not the only person on earth who isn't employed right now.
whatever dood, you make it seem like youre cool that you're unemployed and shit. stop being so fucking lazy and just get a job. im pretty sure all your parents would be proud of you if you told them you had a job.
and yeah a lot of people might not employed right now but then again they wind up homeless.
how many months has it been sam, without a job.
when did I make it seem cool? in fact, WTF does this have to do with me being unemployed? I was talking about wages, get off your fucking high horse, you haven't been employed forever, a few months ago the only job you had was working with me.
[Feb 8,2006 8:19pm - woodsicus ""]
Dave where did you work as a server?
[Feb 8,2006 8:20pm - dreadkill ""]
holy crap, a rare post by the person with the best username ever, woodsicus!
[Feb 8,2006 8:32pm - infoterror ""]
When I need a spot job, I pick it by what office supplies they have in the cabinet that are worth thieving. I'm no liberal (LOL) but I think capitalism has some serious problems.
[Feb 8,2006 8:51pm - woodsicus ""]
I know I haven't posted that much and thanks for liking the name
[Feb 8,2006 9:19pm - davefromthegrave ""]
woodsicus said:Dave where did you work as a server?
I'd rather not say. sorry. why do you ask?
[Feb 8,2006 9:44pm - woodsicus ""]
Just out of curiosity....I'm a chef at a restaurant and was just curious. A corporate restaurant?
[Feb 8,2006 11:41pm - davefromthegrave ""]
Im me, davefromthegrave on aim
[Feb 9,2006 11:02am - SPALDINO ""]
any job where you dont deal with customers directly is a good job indeed. if i had a job where i didnt have to deal with old fucktards and assholes all day... i would be so much happier. i hate having to put on a front and having to wear this gay pin and act like i give a shit. after a long time of doing this... it starts to hurt a lot, mentally. it starts to make you feel really depressed all day and it starts to effect your physical health as well. this kind of shit isnt what we were created for.
[Feb 9,2006 11:24am - HailTheLeaf ""]
SPALDINO said:any job where you dont deal with customers directly is a good job indeed. if i had a job where i didnt have to deal with old fucktards and assholes all day... i would be so much happier. i hate having to put on a front and having to wear this gay pin and act like i give a shit. after a long time of doing this... it starts to hurt a lot, mentally. it starts to make you feel really depressed all day and it starts to effect your physical health as well. this kind of shit isnt what we were created for.
you're damn right it isn't...I don't do well with any type of customer service job, even if I only have to deal with people over the phone. Vet tech is ok even when you have to deal with the so called "owners", some of which ask you intelligent questions like this stupid woman once who had a pitbull puppy and wanted to know "how can I make my dog mean?"
[Feb 9,2006 12:14pm - spaldizzle ""]
hahaha!... i think its pretty obvious how you can make ANY animal mean. beat the fucking piss out of it. hahaha.
but man... i have been a full time worker for 2 years and it really really really really sucks so far. and whats even more depressing is the fact that people do this shit their WHOLE LIVES. its absolutely deplorable. the past 5 or more generations have been brought up with the whole "grow up and get a job" mentality. that type of mindset has brought millions into severe financial debt... mainly because they want to go to school to "better" their lives, when 80% of the people that go to college dont even get a job that pertains to their major. this lifestyle only benefits the greedy corporate assfucks at the top of the ladder. work for them and make THEM way more money than they pay you. im already sick of this shit.
think about it... how many of you people that work in a "real" job (not restaurant or arcade or retail) has a boss that cant do your job? what the fuck is that shit? only in america can your superior be inferior and get like double your yearly income... what a fucking rip-off. i want a refund on my life.
[Feb 9,2006 1:05pm - HailTheLeaf ""]
right on, fuck the economy, why can't we live in self sufficent communities instead of having this economy bullshit where the majority of people slave away so a few can live more comfortably?
[Feb 9,2006 4:15pm - davefromthegrave ""]
HailTheLeaf said:SPALDINO said:any job where you dont deal with customers directly is a good job indeed. if i had a job where i didnt have to deal with old fucktards and assholes all day... i would be so much happier. i hate having to put on a front and having to wear this gay pin and act like i give a shit. after a long time of doing this... it starts to hurt a lot, mentally. it starts to make you feel really depressed all day and it starts to effect your physical health as well. this kind of shit isnt what we were created for.
you're damn right it isn't...I don't do well with any type of customer service job, even if I only have to deal with people over the phone. Vet tech is ok even when you have to deal with the so called "owners", some of which ask you intelligent questions like this stupid woman once who had a pitbull puppy and wanted to know "how can I make my dog mean?"
You make an animal mean, by being mean to that animal.
and if you're gonna be mean to a puppy, I will break your fucking face.
[Feb 9,2006 4:44pm - SPALDINO ""]
i love puppies... thats actually a nickname for myself that someone else calls me... her and only her. (its a reference to American Gods by Neil Gaiman)
[Feb 9,2006 4:47pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""]
HailTheLeaf said: a few months ago the only job you had was working with me.
yup while also working at UPS during the day, whats your point. ultra pee pee is the slamdown masta.