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Generally speaking, I only contribute to my own blog when something pisses me off enough to provoke a rant. Why should tonight be any different?
My vacation to Chicago last week was a wondrous trip filled with cramped airplane seats, extensive subway rides, tourism, Carl Winslow's house, and of course, liquor. Since I've started working, I can't ever recall taking a vacation, not even actually being allowed time off- paid or otherwise.
My vacation was the perfect time to relax and put my life into perspective. The first thing I realized, was how much I actually hate my job. (Note: from this point on, this will be about how much ass my current employment situation blows. Bear with me...)
Not 15 minutes after setting foot into the Home Depot Monday afternoon, the good mood brought about by a leave of 9 days, was ruined by the stupidity which inspired the idea of taking a vacation in the first place.
Anyone who's familiar with the movie "Office Space" should be able to empathize; you know your job, you know it well. Occasionally, someone changes a minuscule detail pertaining to your job while you're still doing things the old way, then after the initial "we've changed this" spiel, 15 other people come and tell you the same thing.
Aside from the lack of leadership, the job also comes with a hearty serving of ineptitude. Generally, management works together with their team to accomplish their goals and build confidence, this idea is completely thrown out the window, and replaced with a system of dictation and ass-backwards delegation. The previous year on the job, was much different. Without the uncertainty of the economy, most people were comfortable with their positions, and were not intimidated by idle threats. It seems that this year, more and more people are being intimidated into performing certain tasks that overstep the boundaries of their job descriptions, and in some cases, their personal safety- all in the name of aesthetics. As I was getting intomy car, I saw a day employee coming in for his shift 3 hours early, just because he's worried about "the big walk". Since when did appearances and nitpicking become huge turn-offs for the type of shopper who frequents The Home Depot?
Business has definitely shifted gears, and it's headed right for a brick wall. Aesthetics and overbearing customer service are slowly taking over properly stocking in-demand product, and providing a functional and easy shopping environment. Running around like a chicken with his head cut off, doesn't sound like any way to go to work every day. This may be your livelihood, but for me, it's just my job. I refuse to be intimidated by those who believe they have power over me, because once I relent, they actually do.
My vacation to Chicago last week was a wondrous trip filled with cramped airplane seats, extensive subway rides, tourism, Carl Winslow's house, and of course, liquor. Since I've started working, I can't ever recall taking a vacation, not even actually being allowed time off- paid or otherwise.
My vacation was the perfect time to relax and put my life into perspective. The first thing I realized, was how much I actually hate my job. (Note: from this point on, this will be about how much ass my current employment situation blows. Bear with me...)
Not 15 minutes after setting foot into the Home Depot Monday afternoon, the good mood brought about by a leave of 9 days, was ruined by the stupidity which inspired the idea of taking a vacation in the first place.
Anyone who's familiar with the movie "Office Space" should be able to empathize; you know your job, you know it well. Occasionally, someone changes a minuscule detail pertaining to your job while you're still doing things the old way, then after the initial "we've changed this" spiel, 15 other people come and tell you the same thing.
Aside from the lack of leadership, the job also comes with a hearty serving of ineptitude. Generally, management works together with their team to accomplish their goals and build confidence, this idea is completely thrown out the window, and replaced with a system of dictation and ass-backwards delegation. The previous year on the job, was much different. Without the uncertainty of the economy, most people were comfortable with their positions, and were not intimidated by idle threats. It seems that this year, more and more people are being intimidated into performing certain tasks that overstep the boundaries of their job descriptions, and in some cases, their personal safety- all in the name of aesthetics. As I was getting intomy car, I saw a day employee coming in for his shift 3 hours early, just because he's worried about "the big walk". Since when did appearances and nitpicking become huge turn-offs for the type of shopper who frequents The Home Depot?
Business has definitely shifted gears, and it's headed right for a brick wall. Aesthetics and overbearing customer service are slowly taking over properly stocking in-demand product, and providing a functional and easy shopping environment. Running around like a chicken with his head cut off, doesn't sound like any way to go to work every day. This may be your livelihood, but for me, it's just my job. I refuse to be intimidated by those who believe they have power over me, because once I relent, they actually do.
posted by Tom, Not Jesus at 12:09 AM
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