~What in the Hell?~

Thursday, November 15, 2007

~ A Work Rant ~

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!

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The Rogue Goddess saw shadows dancing at 11:51 AM

Monday, November 05, 2007

~ It's Been A Very Long Time ~

And I apologize. Vegasm, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you worry. Things have been hairy here lately.

First off - War. It rained and rained and rained like a mother. Wrath of God type rain. No tornados, tho, thankfully. They came pretty close on two occassions. But we survived. The theme of packing up was "separate the merely damp from the truly soaking". The yurt kept everything dry which was good. And when it wasn't raining, it was a virtual steam bath.

Needless to say - hardly any of the rum got drunk so I had to haul it all home and then to Harvest Days up in Yellow Springs. But I FORCED people to drink it all. ALL two friggin' GALLONS of the stuff with the pineapple. Oh, they pleaded and begged for mercy but I would have NONE of it. "DRINK THE DAMNED RUM!!" I commanded my minions. Thankfully, they obeyed. It's a sad, sad day when the flying monkeys refuse to do my bidding. *sigh*

So every campout this year it has rained - without fail. Gah! Mud, crud, soaking wet - but it was still fun.

Work - let's see - got put on another cost savings project. No dealing with fucking idiots which has been a total BLESSING. The guys I'm on the project with have just started to deal with the franchise/marketing fucktards. They can't believe how hysterical and aggressive those morons are.

Hello? Why do you think everyone in my job HATES them? They refuse to listen to anything you tell them and will continually ask the same question over and over again hoping you'll finally tell them what they want to hear. And if you refuse - they go ask everyone they can think of until SOMEONE tells them what they want to hear. All the while getting more and more hysterical about non-issues. Why, I dunno. But it's annoying and unproductive.

So, I'm working on this project where I don't have to deal with those hysterical harpies and it's just great. The only bad thing about it - it's gonna end. Like in two or three months. And unless I find something else, I'll be forced to return to the depths of hell.

That really has taken up most of my time lately. It was rather a game of "chicken" between us and the plants. They kept saying they could go with new formulas as soon as we had them written (thinking we wouldn't have them for a month or more). Well, they got caught napping because we had those things ready to go in two weeks. HA! And we gloated amongst ourselves.

Skating is going ok. My pro's adult students (there are 4 of us) are going to do a spot in the Xmas show. That should be pretty fun. I haven't done a show in a long time.

Still working on my jumps and that. The PT has helped tremendously, tho. My jumps are a lot higher and I don't get as tired. Lately, however, I've managed to come down with some sort of henious virus I can't seem to shake. Really annoying, too.

It's settled in my back and hurts like hell.

What else? Well, I've been doing more embroidery. The weather has gotten cooler so I'm spending more time inside which means sewing and embroidery. I've taken to embroidering pillow cases and dish towels to practice my stitches. I figure why not? I need to practice and might as well put the floss to good use.

I'm halfway thru another scrap quilt. I think I might give this one to my brother. Becky has asked for a rag rug so that will help cut down on the fabric scraps that continue to breed behind my (aching) back.

We're off to Vegas again for Thanksgiving. Mom's excited. Dad can't wait to run my legs off shopping. Me? I wanna see backstage at the showgirls. My needs are simple - free booze, a craps table and showgirls. Why does life have to be so complicated?

That's about all I'd like to confess to at this point in time.

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The Rogue Goddess saw shadows dancing at 1:47 PM

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