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I'm having a schitty day
I'm totally convinced that the leadership here are all mentally ill. That's not hyperbole.
I will give you a few examples:
The top dog's EA hand-measures the kerning on PowerPoint slides. It's simple to check it in the program, but he prints them out and measures them with a ruler because he doesn't trust Microsoft.
The program lead has early-onset Alzheimer's and is a poor communicator. I want to rip my hair out on a daily basis because I literally live the same day over and over again and have the same conversations over and over again. The irony is that it actually is Groundhog Day today. There is no continuity - a decision made one day will be completely overturned the next, but you won't know about it. Processes change at a whim. There is just no sense.
The old project lead (who was asked to step down a year ago) still thinks I'm to blame for his incompetence. He refuses to acknowledge my presence and talks schit about my work product to whoever will listen. Of course, the work product has vastly improved after his departure from the team, and if we're acknowledged for a job well done, he attributes it to my all-male team. He's a very angry, very sexist man.
I am going to get so drunk tonight.
Re: I'm having a schitty day
I'm sorry, Bowies. I wish I could say something like, "It's Friday!" to make you feel better.
Oh, wait. I have one! It's still not Friday, buuut the Gators have a nice class of recruits coming in this year. Including, what looks to be a potentially decent QB.
Actually, it IS Friday for me. I took tomorrow off because Mr. Stardust has planned something for me. He's being secret squirrel about it, but I'm hoping it's a spa day.
Awesome! Things are looking better already!!
dude, who measures kerning?
(although, quite honestly, kearning adjustments are how I managed profs who didn't do word counts all through college...they weren't saavy enough to check (even w/ electronic versions) and every 5 page paper was exactly 5 pages and 1 line :-P)
I will drink with you--it has been a week ehre too. I'll tell the story in a few, once I'm sure no one can look over my shoulder.
I'd be more than happy to shank some people for you if you'd like. Or kick them with steel-toed boots, if anyone has some for me to borrow.
Sorry to hear. Crappy weeks suck. So do crappy coworkers.
'k, we (meaning, my coworker) hired a new student employee, named, oh, lets say Malachi. Malachi seems like a nice enough kid--he's a 'dual enrolled' student--meaning he's 17 and still in high school, but taking college classes.
Some of the faculty know Malachi because his dad (call him A**) used to teach her part time (fired for ethics violations--unrelated to the college, of a 'nonviolent' sexual nature--incest related to female relatives, that he did prison time for. I'm apparently in the loop, one of my coworkers shared this tidbit)--that's one of the reasons Malachi got this job--not because his dad is a creeper but because Malachi has proven, over time, to be a decent kid, hardworking, and has connections eough that coworker thought he was worth taking a risk on.
So, at the end of a crappy week (official grievance was filed, secretary throwing things, computer system down--repeatedly, other computer system down repeatedly, announcement about them janking my health insurance, boss being IRATE and spewing hate all around), A** showed up to berate boss for correcting Malachi on something.
Apparently poor Malachi can't possibly be told to do X because it looks more professional than Y because his ego is to small. I'm personally of the opinion that Malachi will be mortified to find this out--he asked me for clarification re: what he was corected on (and boss didn't yell or anything, just said that she'd prefer he do X instead) and was very polite about it.
Mythought is that A** doesn't allow anyone female to correct his sons.
Malachi, however, is *this close* to being on Boss's permanent crap list over this (somewhat understandably) and if that happens, he wont' be employed.
Poor Malachi is doomed for life.