Workday Blues....

October 2, 2006 - Monday

Oh my GOD! I have had the day from hell. To not bore you with the details of what I actually do, I am going to speak in a language that we will all understand.

If you work with the public, private companies, own your own business, or even if you are a house-wife/man, then you will have probably dealt with some of the same things I deal with daily.

I want what I want when I want it…

You know those types right? I swear to high heaven that people think that they are the only human on earth that needs you RIGHT NOW. Why yes Mr. Customer, let me stop what I am doing and cater to you!

What do you mean you can't do that for me?

Well Mr. Customer, I would be happy to pull that OUT OF MY ASS for you, but I kinda promised my wife that I would pull out World Peace and a bazillion dollars first!

I called you 3 seconds ago. You didn't answer so now I am going to page you and not leave you a voicemail.

I am sorry Mr. Customer, I am a smoker… BECAUSE OF YOU! I am allowed to take smoke breaks and I am sure that after we hang up AND after I pull something out of my ass for you, I will go have another cigarette to calm down.

We never do anything wrong so why can't we ____________ (fill in the blank)?

Yep, our customers are never wrong in their own eyes. So let me kiss your ass some more… I THINK NOT! Thank goodness where I work, the customer can be wrong in some situations..

We spend a trillion dollars with you or we have been a customer for X amount of years. We are more important than God.

I understand that you spend a lot of money with us, but we have RULES. But, Rules are meant to be broken right? Not if you are a peon like me, but give it to a supervisor and miracles can happen and rules go by the wayside.. meanwhile the peon looks like an ass. Thankyouverymuch.

Can we get this done in a hurry… I just got this order and I need it ASAP.

Translation – I have had this from my supervisor for a week now and I forgot about it… so now my ass is in trouble and I need you to once again PULL SOMETHING OUT OF YOUR ASS to get it done. Remember people, my wife takes priority here!

I guess I could go on and on… but why… what good would it do? I sure do feel a bit better.

What kind of work things piss you off?

~Peace