July 28, 2005

• Seniority v. Favoritism

  
  

  So I’m not sure when this came about, but apparently the new trend at work is to put people less experienced than other people in chare while Miss Boss Lady is gone for the day. You know what, it’s really starting to piss me off royally. I was told at the beginning of the year that I “would be given more responsibility when she [the boss lady] was not there.” Where the fuck did my responsibility go? I think she gave it to someone who, frankly, in my opinion, has no right to have it. This is my FOURTH summer at this job. Yet, the people who have only been there for two, or even worse, one.. have suddenly become my fucking boss when our real one isn’t there. I know people from work read this sometimes, and might even be rolling their eyes or spouting off something about me. But let’s put it this way: If you were the one who has been there the longest (besides one other person – who actually has been in the same department with me for only three of the years), wouldn’t you be a tad bit pissed off if the boss put someone who has been there less years in charge? Yeah. Yeah. Fuck that.

  
  

  I am so sick and tired of answering to people who I shouldn’t have to be answering to. I guarantee that everyday that the boss lady isn’t there, I get sent home early. It is almost a 100% guarantee. And today, I had the option of leaving two hours early or staying two hours late. I got shit to do, I want to work my eight hour shift and leave. I mean, how fucking hard is that to understand? How about you start going home early almost every day and you will see how it fucking feels? Yeah, I’m pissed. I have been pissed since eleven this morning after boss lady gave someone that did not deserve to be charge, the radio and told him to be in charge. I was three seconds away from just clocking out and walking out of work.

  
  

  I didn’t think I was a bad worker – in fact, I think I am pretty damn good one. I do my job the best of my ability, carry the slack of people who do jackshit, and try not to bitch about this stuff while I am at work. But it is seriously hitting a nerve with me and I about to flip my lid one day. I was so close today. So damn close.

  
  

  All I want is that our boss gives our responsibility fairly. What does she want me to do? Not be friends with almost everybody in my department and in many others? That is the way I am. I talk to people – I get to know people – that is the part of my job that keeps me sane while behind the scenes I’m being fucked over by a bunch of people who have their panties so far up their ass it will take them four thousand years to get them out.

  
  

  It doesn’t matter what I say now – I am leaving in two and a half weeks. Tomorrow, I am saying something. I am going to confront her and say something about all the shit that has been going on for this entire season. It is bullshit. It is complete and utter fucking bullshit.

  
  

  I am sick of being sent home early because the person put in charge probably does not like me. Fuck that. I am a better person than that, I refuse to let anyone walk over me like I am nothing. I have never in my life been treated so poorly by fellow coworkers and a boss. It is seriously wearing me down and stressing me out because I hate going to work every day, knowing that I might have to deal with having to be told what to do by someone who shouldn’t be telling me what to do.

  
  

  I am so angry now I am shaking.

  
  

  -Kate

  
  

  Feel free to comment on this – how I should deal with this – if this is even a big deal – etc.

  • 11:14 pm
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