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Author Topic: Things that made you sad today thread.  (Read 9706825 times)

Taricus

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22035 on: February 09, 2011, 08:38:14 am »

Start a union  ;D
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22036 on: February 09, 2011, 08:39:42 am »

The problem is that too many of them are either "never trust the man" types, who disdain turning to authority figures, or they need the job really bad and don't want to come to the supervisor's attention due to paranoia.

We have a union. Like I said, it's just a regular employee pulling shit.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22037 on: February 09, 2011, 08:46:19 am »

Authority figures are there to get shit done for you, even if they like it or not. It's their bloody job. You can take their employment contract and point the "Conflict-solving" responsibility.
Most workers need only write a part of the signed complaint and that's done. No pestering from anyone, except maybe the power-maniac you're trying to get rid of, so at worst nothing changes for a while.
If you're feeling up to it, press the case yourself while others get on with work.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22038 on: February 09, 2011, 08:58:55 am »

I can't press the case. Nothing I'm personally having to deal with is actionable. The people who are bing bullied have to make the initial complaints, and don't want to do so out of pride or paranoia.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22039 on: February 09, 2011, 09:01:01 am »

Appeal to their pride, being quiet about it makes you weak so on and soforth.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22040 on: February 09, 2011, 09:06:56 am »

Appeal to their inner troll; get the bastard fired! Berating them on their complacency is only gonna make it worse.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22041 on: February 09, 2011, 09:33:24 am »

I guess theres also the option of, over the coming months, inviting him over for deep, soulsearching, into-the-late-night conversations about his insecurity and need to take it out on others.

...that's an option, right? :P
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22042 on: February 09, 2011, 09:33:54 am »

Funny.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22043 on: February 09, 2011, 09:54:34 am »

I had the exact same situation, once. A guy who was on the exact same rank as me, trying to lord it over me- Always ordering me around, blaming everything on me, basically trying to be my superior, except a bad one. But yeah, instead of trying to get me fired- warned, etc. He'd just threaten to beat me. We had a few minor scuffles, in the end, mostly because I disregarded him point-blank a few times when he was trying to pin some things on me.

In the end I quit.

But I'm in the same situation here, except it's a girl. Unfortunately, I'm more ok with her bossing me around. The 'unfortunately' part, is that I think it's my inner chauvanist which is causing this.

In other news-

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22044 on: February 09, 2011, 11:35:55 am »

I originally planned to go to sleep at 6AM, 7 at the latest.  It is now 10:30AM.  What have I been doing for the last three hours?  Archive-trawling.  What have I been archive trawling?  Political-flamewar threads on this forum, specifically the ones I remember taking part in.  I have the slight excuse, that I was told by two different people about two different works that I'm apparently an entertaining read.  But seriously, what the fuck is wrong with me.

Also, DFW got iced over again.  Weatherman says it may not melt until tomorrow.  I really don't want to miss another night of work, even though I've thoroughly established that I have every right and reason to down there.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22045 on: February 09, 2011, 12:35:03 pm »

I hate waking up and finding out everyone went to sleep HOURS ago or is gone till who knows when.

And everyone else is sleeping in too...
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22046 on: February 09, 2011, 12:41:50 pm »

If you're needing someone to talk to, add me on Steam. I can't guarantee I'll be interesting to talk to, though.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22047 on: February 09, 2011, 12:43:32 pm »

yea im swimming around here too but i don't use steam, i can't deal with the drm bullshit on my laptop.

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22048 on: February 09, 2011, 12:59:22 pm »

Bah. I have two midterms on Friday, first thing in the morning, and I'm going to do awful on one of them (Greek Mythology) despite it being set up to be very, very easy, because I simply do not have any time to study for it. Between studying for the other one (Histology) and working on a huge assignment due Tuesday that's going to take me all weekend and then some, it's just not going to happen. Then I have another Midterm next Thursday, and a 6-page essay due next Friday that I'll probably have to start the night before. Argargrgaggh.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #22049 on: February 09, 2011, 01:14:53 pm »

I hate waking up and finding out everyone went to sleep HOURS ago or is gone till who knows when.

And everyone else is sleeping in too...
I'd be up for some chatting as well, but like Mac above I can't guarantee the quality of the conversation. ;)
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