Pet Peeve of the Day

[tutusue]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

[...]I actually think that people prefer the virtual me to the real me. The virtual me is easier on the eyes...and I think more clever than the physical me; and believe it or not I'm kinda shy in public.

Ya know what, LG? You are dy-no-mite...be it virtual or physical. The eyes have nothing to do with it. The brain does. I think the majority of us are shy to a degree. That degree is dictated by the circumstances.

Now, stop this nonsense!

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

I hate...

paranoia.

The family cat has been missing since last thurs. I hunted the region, drove to the animal shelter, feared that she mortally fell from the trees (she's a birder) or was mortally attacked by the neighbor's dogs (and proceded to plan vengeance upon said canine vermin).

She shows up tonight, skinny and tired, and several days and buckets of tears later. I now assume that some evil neighbor caught her and dropped her off 20miles away (which would explain the days it took her to trek it home) and procede to plan vengeance upon said mystery neighbor....

*sigh*

I am *so* happy my beloved lil furry girlyfriend is home with the fam. And, she's fixed, so a heat is out of the question.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

the real life me is smaller than anyone expects, and many who initally meet me virtually, upon meeting me in reality, expect me to be meeker than my cyber self because of my lack of height.

some of the most ballsy chicks I know are quite petite. My dad has a saying, "the big guy fights to subdue, the small guy fights to destroy" and I suspect that having the whole world pretty much bigger than (the proverbial) you must impart such attitude. It is a pragmatic headspace, I would assume.

[lavagal]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

thanks! coming from you, that is a true compliment.



the real life me is smaller than anyone expects, and many who initally meet me virtually, upon meeting me in reality, expect me to be meeker than my cyber self because of my lack of height.



pet peeve for today? people who bring their love triangle/rectangle/octagon/whatever in to work, causing a distraction for everyone else. talk about a quick way to make your professional rep tank.

It's sweet to see these nice sentiments in a thread about pet peeves! I always enjoy reading your comments and you made me hungry on another thread today! As for your colleagues, think how small their world must be that they have to drag it into work.

Ya know what, LG? You are dy-no-mite...be it virtual or physical. The eyes have nothing to do with it. The brain does. I think the majority of us are shy to a degree. That degree is dictated by the circumstances.

Now, stop this nonsense!

Sue:
I needed this. I feel like I am rocketing into space with this new job...you know, where the rocket ride is all bumps and turbulence and mach 8 g-forces flapping your cheeks around? I'm waiting for my breakthrough when work turns into a smooth ride in space. I need some prayer!

I hate...

paranoia.

The family cat has been missing since last thurs. I hunted the region, drove to the animal shelter, feared that she mortally fell from the trees (she's a birder) or was mortally attacked by the neighbor's dogs (and proceded to plan vengeance upon said canine vermin).

She shows up tonight, skinny and tired, and several days and buckets of tears later. I now assume that some evil neighbor caught her and dropped her off 20miles away (which would explain the days it took her to trek it home) and procede to plan vengeance upon said mystery neighbor....

*sigh*

I am *so* happy my beloved lil furry girlyfriend is home with the fam. And, she's fixed, so a heat is out of the question.

I'm glad she's home, too. My girly cat outside is skinny as can be. Her brother is an amiable tub of goo. Their sister, I assume, had her neck twisted by a hateful neighbor, and I'm pretty sure I know who! My cats are neutered, but we still have a neighborhood of rude toms who enjoy howling in my yard, keeping me awake. Kitty Girl whoops their ass some, but I worry for her!

[LikaNui]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

A friend of mine went to a big chain grocery store.
They have an automatic water mister to keep the produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the sound of distant thunder and the smell of fresh rain.
The veggie department features the smell of fresh buttered corn.
When you approach the egg case, you hear hens cluck and cackle, and the air is filled with the pleasing aroma of bacon and eggs frying.
When you approach the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and the scent
of fresh hay fills the air.

My friend doesn't buy toilet paper there any more.

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

some of the most ballsy chicks I know are quite petite.

The Alpha Female is rather petite. I do my best to NEVER get on her bad side. Her stink-eye alone can paralyze, while just one raised eyebrow frightens medium-size dogs.

(Then again, I don't plan to p!$$ off any Amazonian-build titas, either...)

[Serenity]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

What I hate about today at work is.....

I had work today from 8-12, but there was another lady that I work with that would end up working from noon - 3 all by herself, so I figure I would help out & stay till 3, when the manager would come back again to close with her.

For that duration of the 3 hours, I just got yelled at, to top that off, she turned it around to make it my fault that she ended uo being angry at me !!. So, what is up with that ?!?!?!

Thanks for the appreciation that I end up working longer hours than I wanted too. My hubby & I were suppose to visit his dad today, but we didn't because he wanted to visit on a different day instead.

Lucky thing for her that I staid, because it got really busy for that 3 hours!.

What would happen if I left at noon, & she was all by herself & needed an extra person to help out & I wasn't there. GAWD!!.

I just hate people with no appreciation what's so ever!!.

Gawd!!

[tutusue]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

What I hate about today at work is.....[...]GAWD!!. [...]Gawd!!

Now you know not to stay, Serenity. First time...shame on him/her/them. Second time...shame on you. Was this the first time that this situation happened to you? If so, you now know what to expect the 2nd time. Sad, huh?

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

It's amazing when you bend over backwards to help the company you work for and get no appreciation for it, but the minute you do something wrong, they're quick to nail you for it.

They say they have no control over policy however when looking at the policy book, in fine print in many cases adherance to policy is, "At the discretion of the Manager".

That little fine print allows a manager to take into consideration an employee's particular situation and balances out the disciplinary action vs the employee's past performance. In some cases though an employee's past performance can be conveniently overlooked when nailing them to the cross for one bad incident.

I've seen this kind of treatment at every job I've been employed at including the US Air Force.

[cynsaligia]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

i've been trying to lose a certain amount of weight without any long term success for the last five years but last year, i was actually getting somewhere with my weight/health goal and feeling really good about myself. then i decided to go back to college at night. bleh. there went my regular exercise routine. the closest i get to going to the gym is when i trudge to and from my classes at hpu and pass the downtown 24 hour fitness.

anyway, my pet peeve is this. 99% of my days, my appetite is fairly hearty, meaning that i while i don't generally eat more than i should (i've kept a food diary, so i know), i do look very much forward to my meals bcs food is part of life's joys.

unless i'm really emotionally upset about something and my appetite goes down to zero, which is what's going on with me right now. like yesterday, i think i ate maybe five bites of chicken and rice. that's it. nothing else. oh, water. i made sure to drink water.

sure, that's a great way to lose weight in the short term (everyone hail the fifty calorie a day "diet" *rolls eyes*), but in the long term, i'm just putting my body in "survivor mode" and anything i eat, for as long as i have no appetite to eat and for a while afterwards, will just go straight to my ever-burgeoning fat stores.

this sucks butt.

[Serenity]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

What I hate about today at work is.....

I had work today from 8-12, but there was another lady that I work with that would end up working from noon - 3 all by herself, so I figure I would help out & stay till 3, when the manager would come back again to close with her.

For that duration of the 3 hours, I just got yelled at, to top that off, she turned it around to make it my fault that she ended uo being angry at me !!. So, what is up with that ?!?!?!

Thanks for the appreciation that I end up working longer hours than I wanted too. My hubby & I were suppose to visit his dad today, but we didn't because he wanted to visit on a different day instead.

Lucky thing for her that I staid, because it got really busy for that 3 hours!.

What would happen if I left at noon, & she was all by herself & needed an extra person to help out & I wasn't there. GAWD!!.

I just hate people with no appreciation what's so ever!!.

Gawd!!

Actually, what I notice about this lady is...

when it is just her & I working together, she seems to to be mad or get mad rather easily (with me), but when there is a third person working with us, she seems rather nice to be around. I don't understand that type of logic at all!!.

Although looong before, it was much worse than that, so therefore, the manager, her & I had a little meeting to get it all squared out away,

& she changed her attitude, & started being nice once again, so I thought. So Now & then when it would be just her & I, well, now, I am affraid that do Is Have to be walking on egg shells again, or not even worry about it, & just hope for the best either for the same day or the next time I work with her alone again??.

[Serenity]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

It's amazing when you bend over backwards to help the company you work for and get no appreciation for it, but the minute you do something wrong, they're quick to nail you for it.

They say they have no control over policy however when looking at the policy book, in fine print in many cases adherance to policy is, "At the discretion of the Manager".

That little fine print allows a manager to take into consideration an employee's particular situation and balances out the disciplinary action vs the employee's past performance. In some cases though an employee's past performance can be conveniently overlooked when nailing them to the cross for one bad incident.

I've seen this kind of treatment at every job I've been employed at including the US Air Force.

Speaking of which...

I really don't understand that at all, yeah, I try to be nice, & "bend over backwarsd", but "when I do some thing wrong, they are quick to nail me for it"!.

Or worse yet, they ask me one day, to work on a day when I am not scheduled, & they think they can automatically just keep putting me on the schedule when I don't really want to work that much at all,

Another worse yet....

I think we only have 6 people working there, when clearly we really need more people to hire!!. sure....

their hiring sign is on the window, but it is so small, that it isn't even hardly noticable !!.

The DM said that she tried to go to places like neal blaisdel when they have different companies hiring on each booth, but suppsidly that didn't work, so what ever. I don't know why they don't want to spend any money to place an ad in the news paper, to higher more people !!.

I think they are just waiting for people to ask for application & return it back when it is filled.

That is just plain dumb, if they just want to wait, & the want ad sign is so small that it is even that noticable.!!. SIGH!!.

[Serenity]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

Now you know not to stay, Serenity. First time...shame on him/her/them. Second time...shame on you. Was this the first time that this situation happened to you? If so, you now know what to expect the 2nd time. Sad, huh?

Yup, first time. I think I wont care next time, if she will be all by herself, if she will only end up yelling at me !!. , I will only work through my scheduled time (what ever that may be), & if she end up being by herself, when I leave,then so be it!!!

Why stay when I know I wont be appreciated by her, atleast, when I called the manager, she thanked me over the phone for going out my way to stay, when I could have left.

[adrian]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

this week's pet peeve: people who work inside are scared to come out just to push (or even guide) carts for 30 minutes. I want to yell at them saying we do this for 5+ hours, but you can't do it for 30 minutes? Heck, we even push the 30+ carts, you just have to guide it and tell us when we're about to hit a car.

(atleast I'm losing major weight and gaining muscle.)

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Pet Peeve of the Day

When I used to close at Home Depot (I work days now) when the call to Code Push went over the PA system, I'd jump at the chance. Gives me an excuse to get outside for a change.