To add to my long list of annoyances, the photo copier at work apparently has all of its useful functions disabled.
I needed to enlarge a page out of the course catalog today, since I've been asked to read word for word every course description and check to be sure it matches the description entered in banner. I've been looking at these course descriptions for a day and a half now and have eye strain from trying to read the 8 pt font.
The copier -can- enlarge, but the only button that works on the damn thing is the Do button. They probably decided that their employees were too dumb to be able to use the machine without getting into trouble, so they disabled everything but the standard copy feature. This of course is not unlike all the rest of the functionalities they've disabled around here against the grain of reason.
Apparently during my two weeks out of the office and mandate came down from on high that there would be no Christmas this year at the institution. Some people had already decorated their offices and had to undecorate as a result of the new rule.
It has also been mandated that we not plug anything into the walls in our offices, including but not limited to coffee pots, hot plates, space heaters, Christmas lights...
This rule is because of the decrepit wiring in this building which they are not about to upgrade for silly things like computers, much less someone's coffee pot or Christmas lights.
The other thing currently pissing me off is that an icon for Jabber Messenger appeared on my desktop yesterday afternoon, which indicates that they will soon be cutting us off from AOL instant messaging at work. Fuckers.
It's very difficult for me to not be a disgruntled worker in these conditions. The only rays of hope so far in my two days back in the office is that they decided to go ahead and pay me for the first two weeks I worked (so far, I have not been paid for them) and I will get to take my floating holiday on December 31st (originally I was told I would have to take that day as one of the days I was out for Thanksgiving).
I suppose the other ray of sunshine is that I will pretty much be the only one in the office between Christmas and New Years.
Dec.12.03 at 12:56 PM
diane writes:
P.S. Sometime this weekend I will put up a festive and cheerful Christmas skin for the site.
diane writes:
Update: it's quite possible that the building will burn down over the weekend. There's the acrid smell of electrical fire in the air, probably due to the faulty wiring in the building. The best part is that no one wants to call maintenance or whoever would come deal with the problem because they "aren't sure what they would tell them". I'm taking all my personal belongings home for the weekend, just in case.
AVERAGE JOE writes:
What a dump. But that's academia for you. The staff is considered sub-human and devoid of all intellect. Oddly enough, that goes double for those with a degree from the institution in question... :}
Dan writes:
We'll just have to drop by and roast marshmallows over the burning wires (or the smoldering embers of the building) ;-)
andrea writes:
Good luck on getting burned out of work! It sounds like you've got a good chance...
tim writes:
Woo. I had always hoped my work would do that too, but it wasn't electrical, it was the dust in the heaters burning in my case.
Mom writes:
Glad you took your stuff home. Don't want to lose anything to their negligence.
Ma' writes:
Keep your running shoes on!
And I don't want any marshmallows or anything else cooked over yukky burning electrical insulation, thank you! But we CAN bring you lunch each day...and stay a while...play scrabble, or whatever...hehehe!!!
So...how far IS the nearest coffee pot, etc?
Don't you just love it when you are required to operate at the Least common denominator level...so FRUSTRATING.
athena writes:
*smiles* We miss you here. On the bright side, it provides you with limitless rants, ironic story fodder, and that priceless feeling of superiority. YAY YOU! Decorate for Chanukah or Kwanzaa instead...tell 'em that they can't keep you down!