White Flag

Mood: Very Weary
Music: White Flag by Dido

Things seem to be getting bleaker.

Work, once my sorce of some joy (love the job, wonder about the mental state of some of my co-workers *cough* hr person *cough*) seems to be getting odder by the day.

I mean, a little while ago Shaggy went and landed himself a position our company's new building. But that's ok. That settled down after a while, after a round of my usual stress induced stomach pains, a couple Big Macs ,many presents from Shaggy and his assurance that he will do anything and everything to move me to the new building too.

Well that didn't quite work. My boss insisted that there were no QA positions availiable at the new building. That was two weeks ago, but low and behold, Monday morning we have a new QA for the new building.

And that's ok too. My boss was nice about it and seemed to know in advance that it would upset me, so he was extra extra nice to me. And it's my boss, and I like my boss alot. He has done alot for me, so I didn't mind too much.

Then I got to know the guy.

I mean I'm sure he made a nice computer programmer, but he is definatly not QA material. He doesn't seem to have the ability to enforce rules that he doesn't understand or agree with (which is about 1/4 of them) and I have a hard time getting him to follow the rules. The very first thing my boss taught me was that if I don't follow the rules I have no chance in hell of getting anybody else to. So what's he gonna do when I'm not in the new building babysitting him?

Then there is his really slow learning time. He hasn't even learned all of the stuff for this building (he says he knows it, but when he does things I can tell he skipped things, or didn't quite do them right. He can't find things that he is supposed to check --') and they expect him to learn both jobs damn skippy? (he's supposed to be able to work in both the buildings) Yeah right, he'll learn it all, by the time hell freezes over.

That and he's already abusing his position. After I dismiss him for the evening he tries to hang around for 15 minutes (go to the bathroom, talk to people) then punch out. Both Shaggy and I have caught him in the act and reemed him out about it.

To boot my boss thinks he smells and won't be in the same room with him if he doesn't have to be.

Oh, did I mention he was a half an hour late today?

To my boss' credit I should say that my boss did not pick him for the job. The sexist plant manager picked him up off the floor. And it was out inventory guy who got him the job here. (I mean how many people land a QA job thier first month in the country. He had help there. Oh, did I mention his English is sub par and he had no health insurance as of yet?)

To boot, the plant manager insists that he is not getting that job and I am on the employee roll for the new building and got the same initial training everyone else who is getting trained got.

Confusing ne? It gets worse.

The plant manager never acted as if I existed before. Now he says good morning and looks me in the eye. Shaggy thinks he wants me in the new building but my boss doesn't want to be stuck with the new guy.

Oh and I forgot to mention the new guys clingy wife who works with us (another deptarment) who sulks and gives me dirty looks if I keep him past 4:15pm. And the fact that someone calls him on his cell phone everyday at that time and he runs off and takes 5 minutes (of paid time) to answer the call.

We're doomed.

PS: Shaggy gave this url to the chicken room manager (Shaggy and I both really get along with him. He is a really easy going, nice guy :D) and his pack of brother-in-laws that work with us. I hope he doesn't find my view of where we work too disturbing. Hello chicken room manager and family! [Sabriel waves]