Stupid CoWorkers

July 28, 2007

Why is it when coworkers become supervisors they become tyrants who micromanage and control everything? I’ve known perfectly nice people (I am a counselor after all) who have been promoted and literally become unrecognizable to those former co-workers who have the unfortunate fate of sticking around afterwards. In my most recent position as an adolescent drug and alcohol counselor for the city’s health department, I have seen it the worst it’s ever been. Is it due to working in a system that supports managers and supervisors no matter what the issue is? Is it because city workers are typically people who have stuck around in the system for so long waiting for their pension to kick in that they are bitter and looking for someone to take out their anger on? Is it because they’ve been in the trenches for so long that when they’re lifted up and given a small amount of power they go nuts with it?

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Girl cuts work all the time

July 26, 2007

Hello everyone ,this has got to be the oddest situation I have been in my whole small life.I work with an MIS group that maintains servers /workstations alike and control the whole facility here at company xyz.Now let me tell you xyz is a “GREAT” company and very profitable indeed and there is an 80/20 split on the good people and the shitheads that work here at xyz.This group inhouse is managed by staff in another state (Which are great people and strong management)but are being snowjobbed and do not know it by a staff member here at xyz.This individual comes in late ,leaves early anywhere from 1-4 hours almost every daY (Especially Fridays …. Anyhoo this does not directly effect my position until management comes to me and asks where is so and so ?

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Stupid CoWorkers

July 18, 2007

I work in a company that is provides communication services. I work in a cube ( what else is new ) along with two other men both married. The company was the bastard company of a take over. I work on the computer all day writing programs, my co-workers are all within 3 feet of me in their part of the cubicles. Co-worker A is married with 2 kids. He is having an affair with a another married woman in another dept of the company. She calls him at least 20 times a day. The have a “quid pro quo” arrangement. he helps her out and she HELPS him out, if you get my drift. I am so sick of listening to his wispers and moaning when he is on the phone with her.

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Stupid CoWorkers

July 8, 2007

I used to work at this clothing store. It was amazing. The people were great and welcoming, the managers made you feel at home. My boss’ name was “Jake”. Jake was such an awesome guy, very well respected and fair. He always made sure that us employees were always satisfied. 6 months go by after I got hired and Jake got moved to manage another store with with better opportunity, so we were excited for him. He then appointed one of the few managers we had to become our next boss, and he chose “Stacy”. She was nice too but was really close with “Rob” and “Nick”. However after she was made into our new boss, us employees figured, well, now that she’s our main management, she will keep a level of professionalism and distance herself from these two boys. Needless to say, she grew even close to them and played favorites.

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