OK, reading that doesn't so much fill me with sympathy for put-upon employees as make me think they're insane themselves for putting up with it. I'd quit if 3, 4, and 7 happened on the job and possibly punch out the perpetrator of 8 and 9.
What should I do, then? Send her a gift? Sacrifice? … Unholy fruit basket?
Angel ,'Just Rewards (2)'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 06, 2005 11:39:21 am PDT #5724 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Kristen - Apr 06, 2005 11:41:48 am PDT #5725 of 10001
It's like a rite of passage. I will always look back fondly on the day I finally had an assistant of my own and could make her deal with our coked out boss, instead of doing it myself.
Ah. Good times.
Scrappy - Apr 06, 2005 11:42:52 am PDT #5726 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Well, I know someone who put up with all sorts of crap as assistant to the President of {Large Agency} and used that position as a springboard to an assistant position with {famous director} and is now head of their production company and producing movies. So two years of crap for a lifetime of a great job seems like a fair trade.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 06, 2005 11:45:16 am PDT #5727 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I suppose my crap tolerance is low, but I'd rather do a harsh menial job where I'd have my self-respect than put up with that sort of thing. Plus, I don't think I'm good enough at concealing contempt to be able to last in such an environment even if I wanted to.
Kristen - Apr 06, 2005 11:49:04 am PDT #5728 of 10001
There's a reason postings for those kinds of jobs usually request people with "thick skins."
Allyson - Apr 06, 2005 12:06:18 pm PDT #5729 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Plus, I don't think I'm good enough at concealing contempt to be able to last in such an environment even if I wanted to.
Yeah, I'm with Matt. When I have to explain to a scientist how to refill a stapler or put paper in the copier, the snark just bursts from me. If any of them were abusive or treated me like shit, I'd make them cry and take the unemployment benefit.
msbelle - Apr 06, 2005 12:23:57 pm PDT #5730 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
oh hells no. I hate my job, but if someone threw shit at me it would be all over.
tommyrot - Apr 06, 2005 12:25:54 pm PDT #5731 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I hate my job, but if someone threw shit at me it would be all over.
Which is why zoos have a hard time finding people to tend the monkey cages.
Kristen - Apr 06, 2005 12:27:09 pm PDT #5732 of 10001
But it really hones your reflexes.
Barry Woodward - Apr 06, 2005 1:50:18 pm PDT #5733 of 10001
I fought the law and I won!
Considering The Inside's season is only 13 episodes long, I assume the 13th episode will be the finale. However, if the series gets the ratings it deserves, would the season be extended 9 episodes or would work on a second season begin?