There are so many awful things about working in an office:
—Laquisha two cubicles down talking (very loudly) on the phone all day about personal business
—Endless stupid meetings, often called with minimal warning, often on topics that have very little to do with your particular job
—Interruptions of all kinds that disrupt the flow of work
—”Covering” for other folks who “call out”—so your tasks cannot get done
—The commute—life is too short to waste your time on that if it can be avoided
I could go on and on....
“—Laquisha two cubicles down talking (very loudly) on the phone all day about personal business”
Well, I supervised Edna, a Filipina, who spent hours a day on the phone speaking Tagalog to family and friends. She was receptionist but IGNORED visitors. I discussed with my boss, Director of H.R., but I was told to “stand down”. All I wanted was for her to speak English because it was so damn RUDE clicking away her gibberish — and discussing us (it was obvious).
“—Endless stupid meetings, often called with minimal warning, often on topics that have very little to do with your particular job”
Excruciating staff meetings when my eyes almost got tired from rolling. For every meeting I took a clean copy of “Wonk Word Bingo” to see how long before I scored.
“-The commute—life is too short to waste your time on that if it can be avoided”
That’s one reason we relocated from CA to TN. When Obama’s policies caused DH’s office to close they were going to transfer him to a new location — from Simi Valley to Seal Beach. Two hours each way. Nope.
“Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. *JUST* a moment.....Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. *JUST* a moment.....Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. *JUST* a moment.....Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. *JUST* a moment.....”