Category: In The Coal Mine

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POSTED: March 5, 2008 at 7:31 pm / Popularity: 6%

Meet the new guy, just as batsh*% crazy as the old

So my new supervisor has been here a few days, and so far I’m thinking he won’t be too much of a problem. He knows enough to stay out of our way, and he’s already carved out an cubicle igloo for himself, leaving me to keep what is now formerly the supervisor’s desk, so I’m happy. :shades:

But there are little ripples here and there that might indicate the…..

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POSTED: January 8, 2008 at 10:35 am / Popularity: 5%

Out of Uniform

Ever gone to work without your pants? :D

When I first started my job we were all supposed to get new uniforms, but unfortunately there was a severe pants shortage at the time, so some of us had to place them on backorder. My pants finally did arrive though… 9 months later. And they were ladies’ pants too, though the tailor assured me there was no notable difference between…..

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POSTED: December 8, 2007 at 9:32 pm / Popularity: 7%

“You are the MAN!”

I walked into the Chief’s office and sat down. The chief took his seat behind his desk and leaned back a little in a more relaxed position.

“So, tell me what the problem is…”

…three hours later I got a frantic call from my lieutenant asking me to call him back as soon as possible. I guess people were finally starting to take me seriously. :D

It wasn’t easy though.…..

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POSTED: December 3, 2007 at 11:59 pm / Popularity: 5%

Line in The Sand - Taking a Stand

I stepped inside the Commisioner’s office and entered another world. Leather couches, windows with curtains, and a bowl full of Hershey’s kisses placed neatly on a glass coffee table.

I felt like I was in an office at Trump Tower. :wideeyed:

“Can I help you?” A detective approached me.

“Yeah, I have a letter here for the Commissioner requesting an urgent meeting?”

“Hmm, let me get one of our secretaries here.”…..

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POSTED: November 30, 2007 at 11:20 am / Popularity: 6%

The Last Mile

“She’s still here Linc.”

I blinked a few times. “Are you @#$% kidding me?”

“I kid you not.”

I hung up my cell and threw it across the room. The woman almost drew a gun on my relative (who also works the same job), and they expect me to work in the same section as her???

3 weeks of this crap. I called my union. My union thinks I’m the bad guy. But after…..

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POSTED: November 25, 2007 at 3:41 pm / Popularity: 7%

Countdown to Showdown

I won a small victory at work, but it may not be over just yet.

Tomorrow I go back to my job for the first time in a month since this whole debacle began. Even though my union called and let me know the Devil Woman would be moved back to her old section, my coworkers were telling me a different story. I also heard that my supervisor…..

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POSTED: November 15, 2007 at 10:09 pm / Popularity: 6%

A Battle Won

I called up the Director’s office, but apparently the Director is such an important guy that I have to write a letter formally requesting a meeting with him first, then outline the reasons why. Good grief. :eyeroll:

So I wrote a nice long letter explaining everything: naming names, describing Devil Woman’s long and sordid history, and my request to be immediately transferred either to another division altogether, or…..

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