Karma
Work has been crazy these past few days. It began with a verbal fist fight with the General Superintendent, morphed into a territorial peeing contest, and ended with the agreement that He is clearly an idiot, and I am the Queen of All that Be.
No one got fired or died, so I'm guessing we're ahead of the curve.
Truth be told, in the midst of the screaming, he actually deciphered the problem. He did not realize that people in his department were circumventing regulations, short cutting rules, and defying company policy. Me and my big mouth...
Effective next week, people from HIS department (the Construction people at Destrukto Corp.) will turn off their trusty Nextels, slip out of their steel toed boots, and step into the life of a cubicle rat. For at least one hour a day, his people shall do the job that MY people do. They shall read floor plans. They shall read take offs. They shall decipher the will of random builders, answer phones, and learn what it's like to be screamed at every day.
Karma, in spite of her random ways, can be wicked sweet.
No one got fired or died, so I'm guessing we're ahead of the curve.
Truth be told, in the midst of the screaming, he actually deciphered the problem. He did not realize that people in his department were circumventing regulations, short cutting rules, and defying company policy. Me and my big mouth...
Effective next week, people from HIS department (the Construction people at Destrukto Corp.) will turn off their trusty Nextels, slip out of their steel toed boots, and step into the life of a cubicle rat. For at least one hour a day, his people shall do the job that MY people do. They shall read floor plans. They shall read take offs. They shall decipher the will of random builders, answer phones, and learn what it's like to be screamed at every day.
Karma, in spite of her random ways, can be wicked sweet.
posted by rennratt at 7:48 PM
8 Comments:
Nice when things turn out for the saner... even if it took a little insanity to get there.
:-)
Dude, I SWEAR my word verification thing is: ollllllowill
Plus, sorry about using the wrong account before.
Karma is often sweet, swift & swell!
I once told the head of the division that even if he didn't like it, it was still the truth. Plus recently I told the boss "It's nice to have an opinion, but I have facts"
Guess I'll never be elected Mr. Congeniality.
Karma and I ... not on such good terms..but I'm glad the wench is working for someone, and doubly glad that someone is YOU.
JC
Sweet. I wish I could do that.
My standard answer for the terminally usatisfied circumventer is "Just because you don't like the answer doesn't mean it's the wrong one."
Fortunately, my new boss is ultra cool and wicked supportive.
What an excellent training tool. Nothing like stepping into the shoes of those that puzzle you to understand what their position might be, why it's reasonable for THEM, and how it is you might actually be contributing to their problems.
Way to rock the corporate world, Renn.
Innit great to watch someone get what's coming to them? Just beware of my grandma's warning: Never gloat too much over someone's misfortune. It may be revisited upon you tenfold. I keep reminding myself that if I'm not careful, I may end up back working with the WEB!
You'll have to let us know how it all works out. For the best, I hope.
Of course, you just have to love it when the head of the department has no clue what his staff are doing. Clueless wonder.
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