Some people were never meant to have jobs, I guess.
Third World Company
So, you think you have it bad?
Okay, think about this the next time you order a cup of coffee. This guy has definitely gone WAY over the edge!
How Third World Is Your Company? You’ve Written to Us
You know your company sucks if you’ve submitted to Third World Company. It’s gotta be pretty bad if you’ve done that, especially without requiring anonymity. Doing so means you work for the corporate equivalent of Mogadishu.
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[photo by ctsnow via Flickr]
Our Strategy Is Loud
We have no strategy, no direction. Nothing. My company survives on some combination of momentum and the fact we can’t realize just how screwed up we are.
Oh, and volume. Since we don’t have a strategy, the CEO makes up for it by YELLING ALL THE TIME. He thinks that yelling means excitement, but sometimes he thinks it means authority. Or fear. Loud means a whole lot of things I guess.
I still don’t know why anyone would buy anything from us.
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[submitted by email, photo by Lara604 via Flickr]
Job Search Is Complicated: Afraid to Confess
I’m actually afraid to look for a new job. Seriously. I don’t want to admit where I work. I don’t want to put it on my resume. I don’t want to tell a headhunter. And I sure as hell don’t want to have to fess up to it in an interview.
Thought about calling myself an independent contractor and saying I’ve been working for myself.
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[submitted by email, photo by quinn.anya via Flickr]
Encroaching on Personal Time
It’s bad enough that my company spent a butt load of money on a holiday party to impress clients rather than give us bonuses, but on top of that, it was held on a Friday night.
Geez, seriously, it’s not like we don’t give enough during the week.
And knowing our jerk of a CEO, I’m sure he did it on Friday so we wouldn’t come to the office the next day with hangovers and be less productive. Bah humbug. Why do all the group hugs have to be on personal time?
[submitted by email]
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flickr: Hryck
Happy Holidays … Now Get Your Ass Back to Work
Is your company having a holiday party? Last year, it was pretty rough, as businesses slashed this “perk” among many, many others. There really was nothing to celebrate. Well, it looks like they’re back, even if on a smaller scale.
Executive search firm Amrop Battalia Winston estimates that 79 percent of companies are having parties, still the lowest level in 22 years. And, two thirds of them are restricted to employees only … not that you’d want to take anyone you know to your third-world dive. After all, you probably lie about where you work anyway.
[photo by adria.richards via Flickr]
(Source: vancouversun.com)
I See This Every Day: FML (NOT JOKING)
I get off for work at this subway station every day. Seriously. I wish I were joking. It’s just so fucking depressing to see FML on my way to work and on my way home.
FML, seriously
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[submitted by email]
Leave Your Boss at Home
Okay, I can’t stand my boss. But I work for the guy, so I get it. I’ve worked for other bad bosses in the past, and I’ve learned to live with it. Shit happens. But, it’s never been this bad. I had a client tell me not to bring him to meetings. They really told me not to let him come. How effed is that?
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[submitted by email]
Wow, talk about a bad day….maybe the help desk should’ve actually paid attention to his request.
