Were the rules really made to be broken?

Why do I feel like one of the few people in this company that actually attempts to follow policy and procedure? Is it so frustrating, especially now that I am in this position which is full of policy and procedure. I can't do my job right because others won't do thier's right. Is it lack of training or just pure lack of respect for others? I say the latter. I understand that we are inundated with emails everyday and it may be hard to read them all but come on, that's part of the job. It's not my fault that email is the main form of communication around here, God forbid we actually talk face it face about something important. I read email that is not even meant for me, although I have finally been removed from the AA list so I won't be getting those anymore. I read them and ask questions if I have any, especially if it's a new procedure that doesn't quite make sense or that I have issue with. I don't just move them to a folder and then deny they ever existed. UUGGHH!

I hear someone in accounting has an inflatable bat that they beat people with. I need to borrow it and put rocks in there. Wasn't I supposed to get a stick? Just another promise broken to go along with all the broken rules.

Will Work For Shoes (and conformity to rules)

What's going to happen today?

You ever have one of those days when you just fill like something, you don't know what, but something is going to happen? I am having one today. Hopefully nothing does happen or if something does it is good. The last time I got this feeling was back at the big orange box and someone broke into my car and stole my radio. We'll see what happens. I'm going to just jot down today's events as they happen since I haven't posted in a while and don't have a specific topic.

Our customer service reps got a closed-door talking to about coming in on time. I think they have to be here by 8:00 now. Lamar is done playing around I think.

There's a rumor going around that the "best tech ever" (that's what I heard 3 people say yesterday) is coming back on the 6th, the one who has been MIA for the past two months. From what Uncle Randy said, we don't have room for him so it should be interesting to see what happens with that. Someone may have to get the boot. I also heard that The Boxer is becoming a sill tech. Krunk Daddy told me about that one.

I just overheard our old lunch buddy (JG) telling Caveman that Africa is a continent and not a country. WOW.

Krunk Daddy finally got his own account. There's a going away party for KM tomorrow at PRs. I won't be in attendance. BTW, I thought it was her decision to leave and it was not. She got laid off so to speak but Congesty gets to stay. Krunk Daddy and I think she should have got the boot and KM could do HR and training like she used to. We think Bad Perm or Congesty would have been better choices to give the boot to but oh well.

So the day is almost over, at least for me since I am leaving an hour early.

Maybe tomorrow will be more exciting. Until then,

Will Work For Shoes

P.S. Nothing happened so my feeling may have been nothing. Yeah.

Crack Kittens and the Water Wasters

Lunch was fun yesterday. Krunk Daddy and I ate together in the breakroom. There was a new bulletin posted by Peta. Apparently a friend of her's bought a house in the Parramore district so they can refurbish it and they found a cat and two kittens. The special thing about this house, or maybe it's the special thing about the cats, is that it was a former "crack" house. I found this to be extraneous information that could seriously alter anyone's decision to adopt these poor crack kitties. It can either turn people off ( it turned me off) or make people feel sorry for the cats (I kinda did.)

We joked about that most of the lunch (we asked almost everyone who came in the room if they wanted a crack kitty, no one did.) We were about to go back to our desks for work and I noticed a puddle of water had formed under me. I hadn't spilled anything and my seat was dry so Krunk Daddy and I had to investigate. We discovered that one of the 5 gallon bottles had small cracks in the bottom and was slowly leaking. We wondered how to solve this problem. Put the bottle on the cooler perhaps? No, there's a full one on there. So I say let's just dump it in the sink. As we are dumping it, Peta returns from lunch and goes to put her left overs in the fridge. She asks what we are doing. We explain and she wants to know why we would just dump it in the sink. I think she assumed the we hadn't considered putting it on the cooler. She asked about the cooler in the back. I told her it was full because the guy changes them every time he makes a delivery and had just been here that morning. Plus it would have been risky to carry a 5 gallon bottle of water with a fragile bottom through the office. We continued to dump the water and she left the room. We should have just handed the bottle to her and let her deal with it. Maybe she could donate it to the animals or something. I think our water wasting truly offended her.

We're all supposed to go to lunch together today for Thanksgiving. I'd better go and decide the destination. Happy Turkey Day everyone.

Will Work For Shoes

Technology stands in my way

This Monday is not starting off well. Our computers are working but the main program our work is based in is down. Sofa King Great. Sofa King Spragtastic. Such is life here at good 'ol Spraggy.

8:17AM and I can now start working. Does the mean I should stay until 5:17PM to make up for the hour and seventeen minutes I missed this morning? I think not. Better luck with tonight's updates.

Will Work For Shoes

Donuts Don't Pay the Rent

This week so far has proved to be pretty typical. We went to Jade Bistro for lunch on Monday. The hot topic of discussion was the upcoming warehouse inventory on Saturday. I think they plan to do what Lamar suggested but without the 8 week prep. We'll see how that goes. Chuck Norris was supposed to send an email last week asking for "highly motivated, truly dedicated, hard-charging, romping stomping, whiskey fed, battle bred" volunteers. It came on Monday and was only sent to certain groups. Scooter McGavin is also trying to recruit volunteers. He gave Shuffles and the Roomie the choice to do that or installer breakfast. He actually gave the back of their heads that option since they were not even looking at him as he spoke. Apparently, people are not jumping at this wonderful training opportunity (that's what they are calling it this time.) I suggested to Chuck that maybe a little more notice since most of us have lives and make plans for the weekends in advance. All of that went in one ear and out the other. You can ask Marisa. She was there. The Storyteller asked Chuck what was his incentive to show up. I luckily got to hear this entire conversation because even though Chuck has his own office (the second largest in the building I think) he spent his afternoon at Uncle Randy's desk. This isn't verbatim but a decent paraphrasing.

S: What's my incentive to come?
CN: Incentive? You shouldn't need an incentive. Sometimes at work you have to display certain qualities. That is how you move up. In all my jobs, I have displayed qualities that my boss liked and when they moved up, they took me with them. All my AMs are going to be there.
S: Don't the AMs make commissions?
CN: Commissions, no. They do make bonuses.
S: So they have an incentive to do extra work. I won't get any OT or anything, no incentive for me.
CN: There will probably be donuts and Mr. Cliche might grill burgers.
S: Donuts don't pay the rent.

It was so hard for me not to laugh. And you know that Storyteller has a way with words. It was great.

A few other noteworthy items.
1. Tinkerbell had on sneakers. I think the shoes may have finally broken beyond repair.
2. We have a new Coke/Pepsi machine with bottles and cans. It shoots the sodas at you. They don't seem very cold though.
3. Melissa left the office for lunch to get a soda and then she ate with us in the kitchen.

Email clip: if it is yousr come get it whenever you ready

The installer breakfast was this morning. I had some fruit. Marisa helped out. Maybe she's got a story. Until next time,

Will Work For Shoes

Monday, and it all starts over

A quick update on the end of last week. Pretty uneventful. The most exciting thing was the welcoming of AMB to the world, the Rogue Scholar of the future. Krunk Daddy was out in Boston. I'll get a report on that today hopefully. Marisa and I decided that work is not the place for political discussion. Lamar prepared for a vacation (and boy does he need it.) The lunch crew broke up but maybe we will regroup this week. If not, I can certainly catch up on my reading.
The weekend. Again, pretty uneventful. I got a new video game that's pretty cool. I completed my assignment from Krunk Daddy, watching Requiem for a Dream. That was intense. I definitely recommend it. In fact, I think anyone who has considered drug use (teenagers mostly) or diet pills should be required to see it. It will certainly leave you thinking.
And now it's Monday. Installer breakfast is Wednesday. That's about the only thing on the radar so far. I've got a pretty good seat for that so we'll see how it goes.
Last, a clip from an everyone email. See if you can guess who wrote it:

"were trying to avoid over ordering them b/c there was a lot of 2006 ones that are going to waist"

Until next time,
Will Work for Shoes (and Spraggy)

Dedication

This blog is dedicated to the one and only Rogue Scholar. It will be her link for the next three months. The following stories are loosely based on fact and all names have been changed to protect identities. Enjoy!