December 16, 2009
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Body Slam [121]
Today was the day from hell. First of all, it was just crazy I WAS in a good mood, until I got to work and saw how slammed we were. UGH. 2 people called in. Let me tell ya, we are not properly staffed for ANYONE to call in. Just one person hurts us.
Okay, so I’m a lead over a certain area. This area was responsible for MANY mistakes when I started the position a year and a half ago. There was one month where there was 333 mistakes. Through my very hard work over the last year and a half, I have gotten that number down dramatically, to about 30-40 mistakes, if that. When I applied for the position, everyone told me it was not a wise move, because the last 3 people in this position did not last long…but really, they got fired for doing stupid things, so I felt comfortable applying.
Sooo, when I came in today and learned that there was about 10 or more mistakes from the night before, I WAS NOT HAPPY. Not at all. So I had a bitch session, where I specifically told them NOT to do this particular thing. I said it about 10 times. So half an hour later, guess what I see? That’s right, one of my employees doing exactly what I told them NOT to do. He got written up for it. What I really wanted to do with these people was grab them by the throat and body slam them against the damn wall.
Of course, I did not do this, for the simple fact that I do not want to get fired. HE’S the one that will be getting fired anyway, for attendance. I was pretty much pissed all day. And lemme tell ya, when you have to work 11 hours, that is a LONG time to be pissed. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.
And I’m counting down the days…I have FIVE more working days, then I start my new position full time. So I will go from having idiots working FOR me, to working WITH idiots. Not really. The people I will be working with are pretty smart. =]
Comments (11)
Sorry to hear you had a rough day. But as you put it, five more days to go. Happy feelings
Cheers,
Taylor
Body slamming someone would be soo great. Sometimes, I wish I could do it. Good luck with your new position
damn, sorry to hear you had such a hectic day. you’ll soon see salvation within 5 days though like you said so just keep your composure and hold yourself from body slamming anybody, please…..
You’re workplace annoyances are reminding me of my days in retail. It wasn’t the job itself that bothered me… nor the customers…. it was my damn idtiot coworkers making my job unnessesarily difficult. Sorry you have to parent your employees.
Oh I love being in a supervisor position. Because if they do something wrong it’s not only their fault but yours too! ;D
So wonderful!
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I feel for you.
Yes, at my job there are a number of people whom I would love to STOMP into the ground. I’d stomp their ankles and I’d stomp their heads. But I am trying to stay out of jail.
Ms. Crystal, there is a blog, http://www.xanga.com/XxXHatedDancerXxX that I subscribe to and I recommended you to her as a kind of older sister who could help look after her a little bit, she has some issues, cutting, depression, innuendos of having been exploited in some ways, she said she told her guidance counselor in school about her blog and then it backfired because they were going to tell her mom about it, I don’t know what to say to these young girls, I recommended you to her but I do not know if she will visit you. I really think that she needs more Xanga friends to talk to, who can give her some guidance, but I’m really too old and I am a guy. I think she lives in Massachusetts somewhere. I don’t meet 17 year old girls offline so I don’t know exactly where.
Wow, I’m so glad I don’t work anymore. I have no patience for lazy and stupid people.
I have little patience for stupidity. Do they get penalties for mistakes or rewards for having none?
@skylar_rose - Thanks! Today was slightly better =]
@ccarothers - Thanks! So far training for my new position is a piece of cake!
@oOKenesuOo - Thanks =]
@DessertHer - I know =[ Unfortunately, it seems like they need A LOT of babysitting =[
@GiantUnicorn - I feel your sarcasm, lol =]
@forwhomthebelsentolls - I’m trying to stay out of jail too, haha.
@MsKittyCatty - I don’t have much patience either =[ Unfortunately, I have no sugar mama, so I can’t quit.
@doesthisdefineme - A lot of my people are temps, so we can’t write them up. But we are keeping track of how many mistakes each person is making, and if there’s too many, we are going to replace them.
I hope the 5 days go by quite fast
I would like to body slamming someone right now.