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[stephanie familiar]

i am starting to hate my job. i don't feel appreciated, no one in charge is competent, i'm constantly having to re-do things, and i'm getting really upset at this point at some of the staff who tease me because i'm still in school. EVERY time i see them now it's "How's school?" *chuckle* Aren't you done yet? How long has it been again? And how old are you again?" i already feel bad enough about it as it is, i don't need them rubbing it in my face every single time i go to work.

at this point, i'm tempted to blurt out why i'm still in school, as i'm convinced it would make them feel very uncomfortable and would shut them up. however, it's none of their business, so perhaps in the future i'll just remind them that none of them have a university degree, so to kindly shut the fuck up.

there's also this one little prick that is a new staff member, and he talks down to me. i've been here longer than any of the staff, not just the ones with the same position as me, yet he has the audacity to talk to me like he's my superior. i really despise him.

[Chris Fenton]

Kick him in the nuts....

[stephanie familiar]

Kick him in the nuts....

i would if he had any.

[steveuk]

Well, as far as a jumped up little sod is concerned, it can be as simple as saying, "I don't work for you." or it can be as complicated as going through the chain of command getting his knuckles rapped.

Some people calm down after they've been at a job for a while anyway but, in the meantime, you're there so you'll have to find the right time/place/way to cut him off at the knees.

[brucegray666]

If you're going to cut him off at the knees make sure you use a really sharp knife - all that bone and cartilage is a nightmare to saw through with a dull knife.

[steveuk]

If you're going to cut him off at the knees make sure you use a really sharp knife - all that bone and cartilage is a nightmare to saw through with a dull knife.

I hope that isn't the voice of experience there Bruce?

[stuperrins]

i am starting to hate my job. i don't feel appreciated, no one in charge is competent, i'm constantly having to re-do things, and i'm getting really upset at this point at some of the staff who tease me because i'm still in school. EVERY time i see them now it's "How's school?" *chuckle* Aren't you done yet? How long has it been again? And how old are you again?" i already feel bad enough about it as it is, i don't need them rubbing it in my face every single time i go to work.

at this point, i'm tempted to blurt out why i'm still in school, as i'm convinced it would make them feel very uncomfortable and would shut them up. however, it's none of their business, so perhaps in the future i'll just remind them that none of them have a university degree, so to kindly shut the fuck up.

there's also this one little prick that is a new staff member, and he talks down to me. i've been here longer than any of the staff, not just the ones with the same position as me, yet he has the audacity to talk to me like he's my superior. i really despise him.

i work with a few 'people' like that,(and i use the word 'people' very loosely) next time he reveals one of his wittisms i find replying with 'do you read much oscar wilde?' or something equally as sarcastic shuts those kind of pillocks up.

in a nutshell - he's a dick.

[Lucian Von Dooom]

Why on Earth would anyone make you feel bad about going to school? Since when did going to school become a low point in one's life? I don't get it.

My advice is to not put up with any of their shit. If it leads to you finding a new job then so be it. It's not worth it in the end. My girlfriend was at a job she hated for 7 years. Towards the end she was even becoming suicidal. It was that bad. She's now at a new job where she's actually appreciated and it's made all the difference in our lives. It's surprising how much of our lives can be affected by something like this.

[Chris Fenton]

I always found that undermining the incompetents running the place made me feel far better about working for them.

This was while I was a swimming teacher, one particular day all the boilers gave out and then the filtration system backed up turning the water brown. I phoned to see how everything was looking and was told not to bother coming in to work. The next day I was called in to the office and reprimanded for not coming into work. I explained my side and asked what exactly a swimming teacher would be expected to do if the pool was closed. I was told that all the other swimming teachers had come in and helped to clean the building. At this point I asked to see my contract, the manager allowed me to look at the copy they had and I pointed out the fact that it said in my contract that I was not able to take part in any work that I had not received the training for and I would be liable if any injuries were sustained. I then asked how many of the other teachers had received KOSH training either before the day in question or on the day in question. He had no answer and I left the office head held high, I was also paid for the day I didn't come in.

So if you can't literally kick them in the nuts do it metaphorically...

[stephanie familiar]

Why on Earth would anyone make you feel bad about going to school? Since when did going to school become a low point in one's life? I don't get it.

because i'm 29 and doing my undergrad, so when they found this out, they started making jokes about it.

My girlfriend was at a job she hated for 7 years. Towards the end she was even becoming suicidal. It was that bad. She's now at a new job where she's actually appreciated and it's made all the difference in our lives. It's surprising how much of our lives can be affected by something like this.

i can believe it. after all, one does spent at least 8 hrs a day, 5 days a week at their job, so if it makes you unhappy, i can see how it might lead to that. i'm glad she's found a place that she likes.

[al-x]

Hello:

Hang in there Stephanie...


Al...

[Lucian Von Dooom]

because i'm 29 and doing my undergrad, so when they found this out, they started making jokes about it.

Well I think that that is just silly. These people sound like idiots. School is expensive and as such should be treated as a status symbol. If I could afford to go to school without needing to work evenings to make ends meet then I would do it in a heartbeat, and I may still do it anyways. I'm 32 and nowhere near figuring out my life.

[njerry]

because i'm 29 and doing my undergrad, so when they found this out, they started making jokes about it.

My sister dropped out of college after two semesters and went to work as a bookkeeper for a law firm. After marrying and having two kids, at the age of 35 she went back to college part-time, got a degree in speech therapy, then continued on to eventually get her Master's degree, and now works in a school with special-needs children, doing something she really wants to do.

So hang in there, Stephanie, and don't let the bastards grind you down.

[al-x]

So hang in there, Stephanie, and don't let the bastards grind you down.

NJerry... you are a gentleman and a scholar.

Just thought I would say that.



Al...

[craggy]

ty for changing the title, mods. I kept thinking Millar had sounded a Browncoat call to arms.

[al-x]

ty for changing the title, mods. I kept thinking Millar had sounded a Browncoat call to arms.

What was it called before "Serenity Now!"?


Al...

[James Dodsworth]

The same but in shouty capitals.


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[Martin Smith]

I'm being childish and playing my stereo quite loudly at the moment (though I have just turned off the bass boost, because it really is powerful) to piss off my neighbour. One of my dogs was barking a bit this morning (about half 7 maybe, so not desperately early) and they thumped on the wall, which they do a lot these days whenever my dogs happen to bark. Doesn't seem to bother them that they used to leave their dog in a small room all day, where it would bang a metal bowl against one of their metal pipes for hours on end.

Anyway, after expressing their displeasure, they've continued being obnoxious by clattering about their house all morning, very loudly. It sounds like they're playing real life Portal and flinging about a companion cube or something. They do this nearly all the time. Even when they're not in, they have workmen around continually repairing their house (for free presumably, as it's a council house).

[stuperrins]

my otherwise stressy mood (i work in a museum and it's half term so its stupidly busy) was brightened a little yesterday when while talking to a female customer she stopped me in mid speel to say 'i think your very attractive' dont get me wrong i wouldnt do anything about it, i logve my girlfriend very much, etc but it still cheered me up.

[Chris Fenton]

my otherwise stressy mood (i work in a museum and it's half term so its stupidly busy) was brightened a little yesterday when while talking to a female customer she stopped me in mid speel to say 'i think your very attractive' dont get me wrong i wouldnt do anything about it, i logve my girlfriend very much, etc but it still cheered me up.

As a fat ugly man that pisses me off no end...