Monday, January 22, 2007
Who left the freezer door open?
Exercise: Yah right. At 2F with a windchill of -16F and no shoveled walks you can bet your ass I wasn't out running. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind running in the cold but even I do have limits. LOL
To start off today's post....A little ranting
So last Monday was our first commute during a winter storm this season. The good part about it being the first time is that people generally will go slower and be more cautious than they tend to be if they've already delt with slippery roads a couple of times. The bad part is no matter if it's the first time or the last time in the season, people don't seem to know how to clean their fucking cars off. I can't tell you how many I saw going around with a back window completely covered. Then again, now that I think about it, I shouldn't be surprised. It's not like most people look behind them when doing things like changing lanes these days anyway. *RE*
Now what I really can't understand is the road reports given on the news. I mean they pimp those things to sound as though it's going to be trecherous then you get out there and it's not so bad. That's not to say caution shouldn't be taken and the roads are as good as they are when dry, but I've noticed lots of times they make it sound a whole hell of a lot worse than it really is. My traction control light came on a couple of times (once on the way to work and once on the way home) but compared to some of the weather I've driven in, this was nothing.
Then there's the state of the neighborhood streets when it comes to the winter season. I swear the people hired to come and plow them don't know what the hell they are doing and it would seem that each year they neglect the sidewalks more and more. Two days later those fuckers still weren't shoveled. Well, I take that back. It appeared a feeble attempt was made to get the snow off them. Of course what pisses me off most about that is they leave half the shit on there and don't put any ice melt down, it refreezes and rather than just being light fluffy snow, it turns rock hard making it even more dangerous to walk on than before it was shoveled.
I'm really beginning to hate the toilets we have in our house. I swear the drain pipe in them is smaller than your average dump station. It seems like things that would easily go down in most toilets end up clogging ours up. Now there have been times when Chi has flushed wads of hair down (something I tend to get on his case about since that's trouble just looking for a place to happen) but these three little bastards have sort of been this way since we bought the house. I know it's not an actual plumbing problem (which is good) but it's a pain in the ass. Of course after my experience last Sunday, I have to say I would really like to replace these little pansy ass flushers with the high power models (you actually have to try if you want to clog those fuckers up).
So what happened Sunday your wondering? Oh let me tell you. I spent a good hour cleaning the toilet and floor in our master bathroom because one of those piss pots decided to overflow. That has got to be one of THE grossest tasks a homeowner may have to ever do. Luckily there wasn't that much water that came out but even a drop is more than I wanted to have to deal with (luckily it wasn't brown and turd infested). What made matters worse is that it ran along where the carpet meets the bathroom flooring at the door and there was just enough of a crack there so some of it leaked through to the kitchen floor downstairs. I was so pissed when Chi called my attention to it and yep, I once again called our house The Fucking Money Pit. At least the ending turned out happy. There wasn't any lasting damage and I was able to get the toilet sorted out without having to call a plumber because that's one expense I didn't want to have to face. We just got the $10000 put back in the savings which was withdrawn for Chi's car and didn't want to have to start taking it back out again.
On top of all this, there's work. You know most days I don't mind my job and I have to say I'm glad to have one but then there are other days where I just want to choke the living shit out of someone and tell just about everyone else to do to hell. last week was a real doozy for that.
Are annual review assessments were due and I swear I don't know why those of us who are administrators have to even bother. Every year it's the same questions and every year I get the same scores. What's so ridiculous about this is that we've basically been told by our supervisor that she's not allowed to score more than one or two 4s per evaluation (each question is rated on a scale of 1 - 4) so basically a three is all the better you can do. Oh and no one gets a 4 for attendance even if they only take time off which is accrued and advanced notice is given. How ridiculous is that? I swear every time we do these things I feel as though I am wasting my time because I will never get any better than where I'm at now. The sad part about it is, it's not because I don't try harder or do more stuff beyond the call of duty but because the "system" of higher ups won't allow it. Totally pathetic I tell ya. Oh and if that isn't bad enough, I don't like the fact that my supervisor will go and talk with the business managers then rate me based on what they say rather than getting both sides of the story first. There have been a couple of times now where I've been scored lower because a business manager decided to only fill my supervisor in on half the details of the story. What is it with people and not wanting to be accountable?
Last week also seemed to be "You're So Stupid" week too. There's an error in one of the financial planning tools we use for one of our manufacturers and the person at the helpdesk we have been talking to about it is, in my opinion, dumber than a rock. Now I've dealt with this woman before and let me tell you every time I've had to talk to her, I've wanted to reach through the phone and slap her. She's one of those people who won't listen to a word you say because of course she's right, you're wrong, and that will never change. Then there's the fact that she won't shut up long enough to listen. You try to say something and she'll just over talk you. Oh and this isn't just my opinion of her. The business manager thinks the same of her. What's truly scary is he told me that he had heard this woman helped develop this POS software. The BM and I had the exact same thought about that....If it's indeed true, it's no wonder the database is so completely fucked up.
Anyway, here's the email exchange I had with this woman (I think I shall refer to her as SHL aka Stupid Helpdesk Lady)...
SHL: Can you please send me the screen shot of the payment tool...all the pages leading up to the error message?
Me: Please see below. (Now keep in mind here the BM had already sent here a copy of the shot showing the error I had sent him a couple days prior and then I sent her a shot of two screens I go through right before the error comes up).
SHL: Thanks....Can you send me the shot with the error message as well please?
Me: I believe the BM already did.
SHL: It will be more helpful to see the full flow...your last screen shot with the error message on top is what I need.
Me: (shaking my fists at the computer screen because of her stupidity). You have all of the shots. The error comes up on top of the one that says [Screen Title] (2nd shot in the message below) as soon as I enter any dollar amount and try to move to another field or validate the claim.
SHL: I just left you a voice message (not sure why she didn't just call my direct line seeing as the number was attached to every email I sent her. Yet one more thing to give her stupid marks for.). I need to have all the documentation come from the same session. The BM's copy was from a different day. Please just try to clear the deduction and when you get the error message, send me the screen shot. The technical group cannot investigate properly without the documentation coming from the same work session.
I was livid by this point but ended up doing what she asked because I know if I hadn't, I would have given her a few choice words which would have gotten me in hot water. The completely stupid part about all this is the only way she knew what I sent her came from two different sessions is because originally I had given the BM a print out of the error not an electronic copy. He then scanned it and sent it to her. Had I sent it to him electronically she would have been none the wiser. I don't know what the hell she thought she was going to see that was SOOO different because what I ended up sent her was the equivalent of cutting out the paper error screen and pasting it on the other shots I sent her. Nothing like dealing with a bullheaded bitch before 10 am let me tell you.
And next on the stupid list....
A buyer that can't pull his head out of his ass for two seconds to see that the information he requested is, in fact, on the spreadsheet that was sent to him. One of the BMs had come to me and asked if I could combine a price list and a spec list for one of our clients since they don't keep all that information in one file anymore. I told him it might take a little while but it should be completely doable. Anyway, I get it done and then send it on to the BM. He, in turn, sends it on to the buyer who requested it. A day or two later, the buyer sends back a message wanting unit weights (something I had left off since that is something most customers don't typically ask for.). The BM asks if I can put the information on there. Again, doable but it will take a little bit of time. So I get the thing all done and send it back to the BM who then forwards it to the buyer. This morning I open my email and there's a message from the BM - according to the buyer the package weight he wants still isn't on the spreadsheet. WTF? I open it up, find the item and look across to the column where the unit weights are. Sure enough there's a value in there. I even called over one of my co-workers to look at it just on the off chance that I had smoked some crack I didn't know about. Turns out she saw it too which means she either smoked some crack too or the information was indeed there all along. Being someone who doesn't do drugs and knows my co-worker doesn't either, I'm going to go with option two here. Obviously the crack smoker is the one on the other end of the email chain. *RE*
Next up....
BMs that seem to think I'm their fuckin secretary and can't shit without having their hands held. I got this message today from one of them that wanted me to get a stock report from one of our customers for a particular client and then give him the buying bracket information. Ok, first of all, what the hell is the point of calling me to request this information when he could have just made that call to the buyer directly? I mean he calls me, I don't know who buys the stuff because I no longer do the customer service part of the line so I have to ask the BM who I need to contact in the first place. Second of all, the buying bracket information is on the price list located on the share drive where he could easily get to it. I swear there was probably a good 5 - 10 minutes wasted by this process. Then again, I really shouldn't be surprised by his actions. This is a man that will get other people to send his faxes and snail mail stuff for him whenever possible.
And last but not least on the stupid list....
The BM in one of our other offices who, rather than asking me about something directly, will go through one of the BMs in my office. Ok dipshit, why not stop wasting everyone's time and just ask me? I don't know, there's just something about that sort of thing that just rubs me the wrong way. Of course most people here think the guy is a total ass munch so I guess it doesn't really surprise me he does the things he does. The most laughable part about all of it is that it appears that he likes to have this very organized and proper way about him but obviously the guy doesn't even know how to use spell check when he sends emails. I've seen third graders compose better stuff than this guy at times.
And now for something completely different....
I was watching tv the other day and a commercial came on for the Iowa Stars hockey team. I had seen this ad before but never really paid attention to the music they were playing in the background. For some reason, this particular time, my ear picked up on it. I'll be damned if it wasn't Ride Into The Sun by Def Leppard (one of my favs of theirs). I was impressed. I mean it's one thing to pick one of their top ten singles but this one was definitely more obscure and something that I would say only a fan would know to choose seeing as it was originally released as a B side a long time ago and then actually on their Retroactive album from the 90s.
Otay...that about does it from here. I've been working on this piece of crap for about a week so I think I should finally get it posted. Hopefully one of these days I will make it back to daily posting so this shit isn't so long to read. LOL
Til next time....
Knocked Off By The Fashion Diva
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