Your co-workers can also have my bosses.

SOunds good to me.

Now, she thinks she's going to get a raise. My Boss doesn't even have enough money to pay his bills. What makes her think he'll give her a raise (which she doesn't deserve.)

And FYI to people: doesn't matter how important you think your call is, I'm not going to give you my Boss's home number. Leave a friggin' message!

When I ask you if you want to leave a message and that my boss is not available, leave the message or get off the phone.

Do not ask me where my boss is. He ... is ... not ... available.

That is all you need to know.

I hear you on that, Mythos.

And don't say "it's ok, I'll call back." He won't be available then either.

I got yelled at by a caller today. I was really angry, but I felt mostly powerless.

Fight or flight instincts.

I couldn't just hang up on them (even though I wanted to), but I didn't want to take that really malicious resonance. It's something I have to learn to deal with, but hopefully not anytime soon.

Back to work tomorrow. And that's all there is to it. That and a constant incantation of neutral voice repetition.

Isn't it funny how, when dislike someone, no matter what they say, it pisses you off?

Waspfearer, is this going to improve your situation at all? I am hoping it will at least help you get paid what is owed you. *crosses fingers and vibes*

I don't think so, as it does n't include our store. Plus I just got my P45, listing my last day as may 31st! But I have no intention of letting them forget about June...
I at least now have a part-time job somewhere else which is better than nothing.

What a bunch of idiots they are, Waspfearer. Sigh.

Speaking of idiots, I just got off the phone with my benefits department. Now they're just getting stupid silly.

yes well, they'd better give me the money I'm owed or I'll sue and go to the papers. Lucky I made friends with all those lawyers and journalists at uni.

The weird people from abroad had the idea that I should do two visits for the price of one. I mean, yes, sure, I just love taking the train for 2 1/2 hours (one way) in order to check a few signatures. It's not as if I have anything else to do.

Interestingly enough, when I explained to them that either they would pay us for two visits or they could bloody well do it themselves, they suddenly decided one visit would be enough... & remembered they'd done exactly the same thing in all the other cases.

I'm beginning to think they're starting to fear me like a three-headed dragon. I knew I must inherit at least some of my dad's more positive characteristics.

I just found out I will be given Six Sigma Black Belt training this fall. It's really not as cool as it sounds. Someone shoot me now. I'm sure Tongster is already laughing.

Fuck.

I too get to bastardize mathematics in the name of process improvement.

*starts laughing*

Oh dear.
Will they reduce the work load on you for that time, at least?

Heh. Please....

I'll be starting back up with fall semester of my masters at the same time. And my project list won't shrink because the new chemist won't start until late September and the trasition period will take at least 3-6 months.

I'm a material development engineer. I'm sure I'll be able to develop ulcers, heart disease and maybe mysterious pustules.

Matt...
It's not fair.

*hugs*

i thought this was the boob thread. It's taken an odd turn.

*annoyed*

Looks like my boss is giving idiot J a pay raise. Not $1.00, like she asked, which is good, I guess. But he's still giving her a 50 cent raise, which she totally doesn't deserve.

Heh. He really doesn't care, huh?
*hugs*
Your boss is an idiot.
Looks like as long as nobody suffers because of her laziness (except you) nothing is going to change.

No, he really doesn't. Or else he's so desperate to keep her, he'll put up with it. He's having a hell of a time replacing the girl who left in Feburary. I doubt he want to try to replace two.
Although, from what I gather, if she doesn't get her $1.00 pay raise, she's cutting back her hours here anyway.
She just drives me nuts. I want to smack her and tell her to grow up!

She has no reason to grow up. Everything's going just fine despite her being the laziest asshole of a coworker I've ever heard about. She even gets a raise when she wants one. Why should she grow up?

*redirects smacks to your boss*

He really deserves them. Idiot.