Do those who are independently wealthy even realize what a boon it is to not HAVE to work? To not have to deal with the bureaucratic mentality and the complete idiocy that abounds in the workplace?
Well, they should. And I'm here to tell you why.
First of all, without naming specific names, I can tell you that I work for a large, multinational very famous company that is publicly traded on the NYSE. As a matter of fact, when I mention the company name, people are all impressed. If they only knew.
This company values meetings and conformity above all (yes, it should be easy to guess who it is by now but I'm not going to confirm or deny your guesses so keep them to yourselves).
This company loves nothing more than to schedule some grandiose all-day event that does nothing more than waste time and let the marketing pukes feel good about themselves.
Why does this bother me? You ask. Because it's a FUCKING WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. Why in the fuck do they do this shit when our servers crash constantly and probably haven't been upgraded since the late 90's?
Take the money you're spending to get all "touchy feely" and upgrade the fucking servers! Everyone would benefit and 30% of the aggravation around this place would cease IMMEDIATELY.
Here's another thought - stop fucking upgrading software on my computer without finding out if it WORKS with what is already on there! There are about 3 applications that I and everyone in my department (over 150 people) use that is INCOMPATIBLE with the stupid shit you keep putting on! So my computer crashes or the applications I need to DO MY JOB won't run!
You know what makes me a happy employee? WHEN SHIT WORKS!!! It ain't that hard, people. If you expect me to use a software application, make sure it FUCKING WORKS!! If you want me to use certain equipment to meet your specs, then it had better be HERE and WORKING. Get it?
All this bullshit "rah-rah" meeting nonsense is a waste of money that could be better used to FIX SHIT around here!
If some program is supposed to run and generate data for project X, it had damned well better be doing that when project X starts. Of course, it's not. It's a fucking mess and nobody knows HOW or WHEN it will get fixed. There's no budget to work on that anymore. Because someone already "fixed" it and got promoted and moved on. (Nevermind that it doesn't actually work. They just said it did which was enough).
WHAT.
THE.
FUCK??
You think I'm kidding? I'm completely serious. Sometimes I think work gets done around here DESPITE management's best efforts.
Somehow it's always one of "us" (the peons) who find a way to get around the "fixes" and get stuff done anyway.
I tell you what - if I spent even HALF of my time going to the ignorant meetings, announcements, Rah-rah crap, I would NEVER do anything other than go to this stuff and read email. Which is what I personally think a lot of people do around here.
Honestly, if just ONE of the systems I use to do my job actually WORKED at it was intended (not as it has been "fixed" to do), it would have saved me about a month on this project. We have lost a month of time (at least - probably more like two) trying to "work around" or "work thru" the busted-ass system that is in place here.
But we've managed to limp along and get crap done on time (did they even bother to look at the OT we've put in trying to get this in on time?) so, of course, actually FIXING the stupid system so it WORKS is not even a consideration. "Well, you got it done with that system so it must work ok" seems to be the vapid logic around here.
Yeah, and we had to move Heaven, Hell and Earth to do it. But lets' not look at that. That would mean the system is fucked up and needs fixed. Oh, why don't we have some meeting to say rah-rah instead? Hmm?
FUCK!
The Rogue Goddess saw shadows dancing at 11:51 AM
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Hey! This has nothing to do with your rant (sorry), so don't post it, but wanted to let you know that the board has moved. Leila is stressed or busy or something, so Krissbeth took over.
http://www.parhelionedit.com/EITR/?sid=f496a03b8209da14f3b0d9a06ae32714
Would LOVE for you to come back, although I understand if you don't wanna! Miss you!
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