Ever feel like you just want to want to walk out of your job...

[ILovePapaSmurf]

Yeah, that's how I felt today.

[marksiwel]

Been there done that.


Just do it in a fun way

jerry Style!
http://www.izcallibur.com/ocio/jerry/fjerry_a03.jpg

Whose coming with me?!

[ILovePapaSmurf]

We don't have any fish in our office. :(

[ozchick]

Sure have. Told my manager that I wouldn't be staying after my contract finishes in October and immediately felt like a weight had been lifted! DO IT!

[Threadkiller]

I'm leaving exactly one week from today. Yeay me.

[BAMSS04]

I have felt it and done it... Just depends on how much you are willing to take. I actually can take a lot of shit, but when someone crosses my line... It's over.

[Dave]

Sure have. Told my manager that I wouldn't be staying after my contract finishes in October and immediately felt like a weight had been lifted! DO IT!


And you were so excited about that move when you made it not to long ago. :(

What happened?

[ILovePapaSmurf]

So, here's what exactly went down. I went up to the editor of the pape yesterday and asked her for some things to do... since I'm not working on my normal duties anymore (they gave the work to someone else... part of the big "change" here.) So, when I was told this, I went up to the managing editor and asked him what I was going to be doing from now on and this was, um, about two weeks ago. So, yesterday, after sitting at my desk for 2 1/2 hours with NOTHING to do, I went up to my editor, frustrated, and asked her for somethings things do... well, fast forward to later on that afternoon. As I'm walking back to my desk, in a good mood - I might add - she decides to stop me and ask me why I replied to her e-mail that she sent earlier with somethings that she wanted me to do. Basically, she was upset to me that I responded to the e-mail that was originally sent to another ACE and a big boss... I just simply clicked REPLY ALL. So, I'm like, whatever. She decideds to rip me a new asshole in front of everyone telling me that she didn't appreciate my attitude and that I should be happy with the few stories that I've already had published and not to expect so any anymore. But she adds, for a while... blah! Basically, there's more, but I'm trying to keep a positive 'tude today and just not think about it as I work. I'm so done with this place and it saddens me because I've loved this paper growing up.

Oh, and one of my news idols died today. :(

[Threadkiller]

That's a rough day Smurfy. Especially with the death :(. Try not to worry too much about the job thing, it sounds like that editor is having a hard time dealing with the changes and is getting pressure from both the workers below and the management above to make it work. I doubt things are going to continue as they are for long and if you stick it out you might find yourself in a better position than the one you were in before the "big change". Just a guess but that's what my own working experience teaches me.

Still, if there's anything we can do to cheer you up or help out let me know. I'll write a letter to management saying how awesome your stories are if you think it'll help. Of course, I'd probably want to read them first, but I'm sure they are awesome.

[Zens7s]

I usually am pretty positive about my job. For the last few weeks I have felt like an enormous dark cloud is hovering over my head and spitting acid rain onto me.

[marksiwel]

I usually am pretty positive about my job. For the last few weeks I have felt like an enormous dark cloud is hovering over my head and spitting acid rain onto me.
So then you are saying are turning down my application for the postion of "Sexy Intern"

[Razorback]

I usually am pretty positive about my job. For the last few weeks I have felt like an enormous dark cloud is hovering over my head and spitting acid rain onto me.

Mmmm... I felt that way about my last job. When the lay-offs happened and I was part of the bounced, people thought I would be unhappy.

Best day of my life. :)

[Robbo_the_Hood]

You know, I've been pretty positive about my job even though we're using seven year old technology as an internet business model. My main problem is dealing with alpha-male, ex-high school football player car dealers who think they can push you around just because they've been pushing around the same people since they were teenagers.

I'm still good at my job and I enjoy the overall crux of it.

Just got back from an all right vacation (me and seven relatives on a houseboat: my parents, my aunt, uncle and their three kids the oldest of whom is twelve years my junior. 28 years old and I'm still at the fucking kids' table.) and I have found myself extremely unmotivated. I'm sick of dealing with prima dona luxury auto dealers, and I'm sick of checking my voicemails and answering e-mails.

Maybe it's just work.

I think I'm just completely bored with myself.

So Smurfy, I say walk out. DO IT DOUG!

[JDGAFFLIN]

I feel like it today. And Ive only been here 15 minutes.....

[JWC]

I feel like walking out every day. Unfortunately, I own the company...:mad:

[By-tor]

I feel like walking out every day. Unfortunately, I own the company...:mad:For the love of Odin, I feel your pain. I put in my notice last year to my 2 partners. Went looking for jobs, figured out I couldn't afford it, and suffered through the rest of the year. Drinking all day, everyday. Then stopped the booze(jeez, is my wife happy), and figured out I'm stuck here. Might as well make the best of it. Much happier now. Once you know your gonna be locked down to the same job, in the same town for the rest of your life, it easier to handle. Doesn't suck any less, but it's what it is.


PS: As for the booze, I figured out it's best not to drink in Texas, the Irish Invasion will be the exception. :D

[subMonkey]

Everyone has a bad day... sometimes those days can last a VERY long time... You shouldn't feel like you have to take their crap, but don't let someone else's bad attitude or an uncomfortable situation leave you in a bad position by quitting on a whim. Though if you are going to quit, you might as well stomp into your bosses office and tell them exactly what you think is wrong, and more importantly what you think they should do to fix it, and that you are miserable to the point of insanity. That way they either help you or fire you, and since you were going to quit anyway, no loss.
It worked for me.. I ended up with a better job because my boss liked the cut of my jib...
But it don't work for everyone...

[Aaron]

PS: As for the booze, I figured out it's best not to drink in Texas, the Irish Invasion will be the exception. :D
And I feel for your wife.
I'm going to be VERY nice to her that week in hopes that she doesn't kick us all out for ruining her man.

[By-tor]

And I feel for your wife.
I'm going to be VERY nice to her that week in hopes that she doesn't kick us all out for ruining her man.I've been ruint for a looooong time. I say thankya. ;)

[phit_demon]

I've been ruint for a looooong time. I say thankya. ;)
So you're the tall, monstrously built twin? The other guy must be a midget! ;)

[ozchick]

And you were so excited about that move when you made it not to long ago. :(

What happened?

Just tired of managing our section when it isn't my job to. Also, the new manager is a micro-manager and that sort of shit just doesn't fly with me. I expect to be able to do my job without going through every little detail every day. Anyhoo, I have 3 or 4 leads on jobs within the same department still so things should pan out.

[ratm1966]

Our micro-manager just left and there was such a combined sigh of relief at work that the building's walls almost collapsed.

[acid_soda]

I like my job :)

[marksiwel]

I had that feeling the other day, the if one more thing goes wrong I am walking out feeling.
Saldy I didnt, but I did tell a customer off. Hopefully no one will care, she wasnt coming back anyway.
We just have such staff shortages its gettin really bad, they cant/wont seem to hire anyone, and the few they do are morons and quit within a few weeks (maybe because we call them morons? hmmmm....)
Not to mention the tools we need to get the job done are not there or broken.
Its a joke, a bad bad joke

[acid_soda]

this didnt make me want to quit but i figured this was a relevent thread to post this in...

so this lady gets two rolls of tape and she brings them to me and I ring them up on the register and I total everything in as usual. the total is like $6.50 or something for the whole thing. You know how the woman pays me? she pays me with a 100. That's right, a 100 fucking dollar bill for a 6.50 purchase. so i tell her politely "ma'am, i dont think i have enough change for that bill"

So she gets out her credit card and then she manipulates her body language to make it look like its a huge fucking hassle to get her card and slide it into the pinpad. she slides her card, it processes it, then it gets to the sign screen where it says "please sign in signature box" and then she claims that there's no box to sign in, and before i can even check whats going on on the pinpad, she cancels it out and it goes to the main screen! She then says "well all i have is this credit card and this 100 dollar bill" and I was like "okay fine lets ring it up :/"

93 fucking dollars in change. That ate up all my 20's, 10's, and half of my 5's. goddammit. what also made me wonder is when I saw her wallet on the counter and there were at least 2 more 100 dollar bills sticking out of it. she seems like she's pretty well off, so would it have killed her to just get some smaller bills? gawd >:[

[marksiwel]

this didnt make me want to quit but i figured this was a relevent thread to post this in...

so this lady gets two rolls of tape and she brings them to me and I ring them up on the register and I total everything in as usual. the total is like $6.50 or something for the whole thing. You know how the woman pays me? she pays me with a 100. That's right, a 100 fucking dollar bill for a 6.50 purchase. so i tell her politely "ma'am, i dont think i have enough change for that bill"

So she gets out her credit card and then she manipulates her body language to make it look like its a huge fucking hassle to get her card and slide it into the pinpad. she slides her card, it processes it, then it gets to the sign screen where it says "please sign in signature box" and then she claims that there's no box to sign in, and before i can even check whats going on on the pinpad, she cancels it out and it goes to the main screen! She then says "well all i have is this credit card and this 100 dollar bill" and I was like "okay fine lets ring it up :/"

93 fucking dollars in change. That ate up all my 20's, 10's, and half of my 5's. goddammit. what also made me wonder is when I saw her wallet on the counter and there were at least 2 more 100 dollar bills sticking out of it. she seems like she's pretty well off, so would it have killed her to just get some smaller bills? gawd >:[
Why didnt you get your 100 1 dollar bills peel off 7 dollars and hand her 93 1's I used to do that all the time. I would say, sorry I dont have enough 10's and 5's but I got lots of 1's. And if they complained I would tell them we arent a bank. You get the right amount of change back but it could be in pennies if we wanted to.

[acid_soda]

Why didnt you get your 100 1 dollar bills peel off 7 dollars and hand her 93 1's I used to do that all the time. I would say, sorry I dont have enough 10's and 5's but I got lots of 1's. And if they complained I would tell them we arent a bank. You get the right amount of change back but it could be in pennies if we wanted to.

I never have near enough 1's in my drawer to do that

[marksiwel]

I never have near enough 1's in my drawer to do that
What about rolls of change. Nobody is more pissed than when they have 100 bucks in dimes

[acid_soda]

What about rolls of change. Nobody is more pissed than when they have 100 bucks in dimes

I would but again i don't have enough :(

I wish i could though