Working a Desk Job

Today is Wednesday 5/07/15 and this is blog number five. Missed my ranting? Well weather you like it or not, you get big heaping helping of rant today.

Is it because it's time of the month, maybe. Is it because it's a freakin Wednesday, maybe. Is it my boss, maybe. But just hear me out. This is my blog and if anyone doesn't like what I have to say, they don't have to read it and can go elsewhere! (Yea I know I'm so hardcore). Not true but just let me have my moment! And please don't go!

This morning I come into work after a full day of work yesterday where my computer was not working correctly thus putting me behind. Instead of catching up, my manager suggests that I get on the phone and continue to take calls while I'm catching up so that I don't miss out on sales. I'm the only employee in my position in the office. This means I'm taking walk in traffic as well. And yet I'm trying to meet deadlines without having a chance to stop. Fine. I still had a great attitude because it takes a lot to piss me off. But then she just continues to ask me about the work I'm doing. So much that I have to stop every 20 minutes to explain to her why I'm doing what I'm doing, how I'm doing it, and what I am doing. Mind you, I am not new and haven't been making lots of mistakes for her to question me. Now I understand. Quality is what we want here. But doing too many things at once and quadrupling my work load before I'm ready to move on to the next task is really only hindering me. She knows I will do my best so I guess that makes her micro-managing acceptable in her head. Maybe she thinks she is pushing me towards some holy grail of excellence. Fine!

 

But here's the kicker. She just stopped me again before she left to lunch to ask why I wasn't done with this particular customer's work yet. Now she sits right behind me. Thus she know's what computer problems I've had and that I'm swamped. She also knows I have never missed a deadline and been the top sales person in the company for two years. So I ask you this.

 

What is her freakin problem?!

If it weren't for doing so much work, I would actually be getting some work done! Isn't it ironic don't you think?

For those who think office work is easy. Yes, it does sometimes include this:

But that is only the calm before the storm. Being that there are pretentious people out there who think that all you do in office jobs is sit around and gab and they think they are going to be your only customer, rest up if you have one of these jobs. Because you will soon get one like mine that I'm working with today who has ordered work from you time and time again to prepare something for them over and over again (which took me hours each time by the way). And they will give you a deadline of a few days even though they don't actually need it for months. And when you do it, they will change their mind about what they want and ask you to redo it and say you did it wrong even though you I verified their order with them each time and wrote it down and read it back to them right in front of them. And you will have to do so with a smile because that's good customer service. What does that mean? You have to learn some acting skills to succeed.

If you can not handle being basically an actress/ actor and catering to each arrogant jerk who comes in and can make money for the company, and getting underpaid by things like bonuses that get taxed to death and free meals that actually cost you an arm and a leg in work, then a desk job is not for you.

But I'm just having a bad day. What do I know???

If  you work a desk job and need to read something workplace safe that will make you smile, here's something  I found today which I used in my work huddle this morning (all credit goes to http://www.sfwjokes.com. I hope this helps you get through the rest of your day:

Top things to say when caught sleeping at your desk

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Top Things To Say When Caught Sleeping At Your Desk:

15. "They told me at the blood bank this might happen."

14. "This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time management course you sent me to."

13. "Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper"

12. "I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!"

11. "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!"

10. "I was testing the keyboard for drool resistance"

9. "Actually I'm doing a "Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan" (SLEEP) I learned it at the last mandatory seminar you made me attend.

8. "I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work related stress."

7. "Darn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem."

6. "The coffee machine is broken...."

5. "Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot."

4. "Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off!"

3. "Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!"

2. "I wasn't sleeping, I was trying to pick up contact lens without hands."

AND THE #1 BEST THING TO SAY IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR DESK:

"Amen"

Lots of love,

The Girl With Sparkles in her Eyes