Category: In The Coal Mine

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POSTED: November 14, 2007 at 9:57 pm / Popularity: 4%

Forced to Fight

Well I didn’t ask for it, but I’m now in the middle of a poop storm, and I’m gonna have to fight my way out of it.

I’ll tell you something though: I hate unions. @#% hate ‘em. They steal my money by calling it dues, then use it to fund political candidates I can’t stand, or organize picnics I’ll never go to. But when it…..

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POSTED: November 12, 2007 at 7:45 pm / Popularity: 6%

Fighting The Devil Woman

Oh man, I’m in for it now. Without getting into too much detail here, suffice it to say that things have suddenly come to a head at my job. :wideeyed:

One of the supervisors here is, to put it charitably, an evil spawn of Satan from hell. A few months ago she put my family through some tremendous grief because of her outrageous behavior, until the department finally…..

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POSTED: November 2, 2007 at 9:35 pm / Popularity: 6%

When Vocal Chords Become a Runaway Train

You ever know somebody you hope never ever manages to back you into a corner so they can talk and talk and talk talktalktalktalk till your ears scream out for mercy?

That was me yesterday. I’m here minding my own business and doing some data entry, when I get verbally jumped by one of my coworkers, who decided I really needed to hear what he had been doing for the…..

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POSTED: October 18, 2007 at 8:00 am / Popularity: 5%

Cutting Through The Poo

Here’s a scene you probably never want to see at your job:

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When we got our computers upgraded, they opened up the ceiling and yep, down came the mouse crap, cradle and all. Then they just left the ceiling open like that. Are they nuckin’ futs???

When I went to see about contacting OSHA to clean up this mess, it turns out…..

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POSTED: October 16, 2007 at 8:00 am / Popularity: 6%

When You Want Something Done…

Lately I’ve been trying to understand the nuances of office politics, and man, I’m telling you this is some messed up jojo that can seriously mess with your mojo. I have a supervisor that I’ve talked about before under different names, but for today I’ll refer to him as Sergeant Assfart. Sgt. Assfart has proven himself to be one of, no, scratch that, THE worst supervisor I have…..

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POSTED: September 13, 2007 at 3:12 pm / Popularity: 4%

I Hate Crazy People

I have this supervisor right, and I swear I don’t know whether this guy is coming or going. Yesterday I’m coughing and he asks me if I’m ok. Today I say hello to him and he ignores me. One minute he’s as friendly as Mickey Mouse. The next minute you get treated like you just shot his mother. You never know where you stand with…..

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POSTED: August 30, 2007 at 9:10 pm / Popularity: 6%

A Touch of Diversity

It couldn’t be avoided any longer.

After a few months of weaving and dodging, I was finally cornered and sent to attend a mandatory day long seminar on… diversity training.

8 hours of learning to appreciate and understand other cultures and ethnic groups. In other words, 8 hours of pure hell.

Honestly, I don’t need to attend a seminar in order to know that calling black people…..

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