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So, then my boss said...

RitalinKid

RitalinKid

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Everybody has them. Things your boss says that piss you off to no end. Hey, I'll start it off.

Yesterday, the lead engineer on my project says, "This isn't coming from me, but I was told, 'No mistakes. No excuses.'" Why don't you tell the team not to breathe while your at it? Tell us not to screw up; that will fix things. That'll make all those problems that happen all the time just disappear. Don't invest time or money in automated equipment and software that will reduce handling problems. Just threaten us. That'll bolster moral, improve working relationships and reduce stress.

Okay, someone else's turn.
 
"I'll get the next one"

Means I am standing in the middle of a devastated room where the last patient hasn't even finished dressing... there's blood on the bluey, gauze on the floor and gel all over everything not to mentioned detritus all over the bedding!

Means I'll have to clean at the rate of knots, hiding as much as I can, cramming sheets into nooks and crannies, hastily cleaning off equipment, as my boss brings in "the next one".

Grrrrrr.
 
Or maybe it is little, but it's repetitious. Usually, it's not little, but it's almost always busy work.
 
Yeah :rolleyes:

I also hate the way they insist that I turn up on time in the mornings and at break times! What a cheek! :D
 
"I know you won't mind coming in on Saturday (or working late tonight)."

No problem, us peons have no life. Why don't I just set up a cot so I can be at your beck and call 24/7!!

Has anyone seen my red stapler? :rolleyes:
 
The Swingline? Swingline didn't make a red stapler at the time Office Space was made. After the movie, there was so much demand for it, they started making one.

I'm working late a lot right now, and I'm going to start swinging by our business office every night when I leave to see if the people that are telling me to stay late are staying late. Okay, I don't need to think about that too much, or I'll explode.
 
i must say one of the benefits of being a stay at home mom, all the orders come from moi!!
 
My last boss: "Word People!!! I need a Word Person!!! Novella, get your ass down here!! I need words!!!"

This place of business I fondly dubbed The Word Mine, in which I would hew sentences from raw alphabet all day, little appreciated and poorly compensated. However, each Word Person was allowed to bring up to two dogs to work every day, so it really was quite nice. :)
 
There are a couple of ones I get fairly often from my bosses. One usually begins with "How would you like to go to . . . tomorrow?" The ". . ." is usually at least 6 hours away. The last one was about 8 hours away.
The other is "I've got to get you some money one of these days." The implication being that I am not going to be getting any money anytime soon.
 
My boss is fond of frequently using 'This will just take a minute ..."

Ie, "Phil, watch the window, this will just take a minute."

Which invariably means I will be sitting around the office for the next few hours getting moaned at by the staff whilst my manager disappears off upstairs to do undefined 'stuff'. Still, my work is generally so damn boring that it doesnt make much of a difference :D

Phil
 
i did have a greek boss once who would yell GIRL!! at the top of his lungs and you just knew you had done something to displease him, and if you were in his good graces he would say 'little one, come here" which usually meant he wanted some kourtaki and olives
 
jenngorham said:
i did have a greek boss once who would yell GIRL!! at the top of his lungs and you just knew you had done something to displease him, and if you were in his good graces he would say 'little one, come here" which usually meant he wanted some kourtaki and olives
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when i was 16 i worked in a pizza joint owned by east indians. the owner would always yell "girl" to me or call me "girl". i don't think he ever used my name

at the place i work now, i always get "jenny, do you have time?" which means "drop everything you're doing right now so i can ask you something"
 
Jenem said:
at the place i work now, i always get "jenny, do you have time?" which means "drop everything you're doing right now so i can ask you something"
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And I thought I was alone. If my supervisor walks into my office, I have to stop whatever I'm doing - phone call, project, email, whatever to address what she needs. And, whatever she needs must take precendence at that moment, even if it is something she is perfectly capable of doing for herself.

Agh!!

(I feel a little better now. :) )
 
My boss left me alone for many blissful months. Then hunting season was over, he sold his bay house so couldn't fish, he broke his hand horseback riding so he couldn't ride the horse or play golf, and he's in between girl friends. So he keeps popping by to poke at files and asking me, "Why did you do that?" Well, I did it because I was convinced it was THE RIGHT THING TO DO. Somehow, this is not the right answer. Neither is, "I did it expressly to piss you off."

So, anyway, I've been on 5 interviews this week.
 
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