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>> | No. 1795
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ITT: Workplace annoyances. |
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For a bit of perspective, this is what being thick and working a menial job is actually like. |
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I think we're leading onto a bigger, and perhaps, in my opinion, more interesting question, here. |
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They're really funny at work about crossing on the stairs. I think it's a West Yorkshire thing; I never experienced it before I moved here. |
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Week six of call centre wagie life. |
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>>14827 |
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>>14827 |
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I didn't have a sniffle before I went into work today. |
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My stupidly bad call on staying in a role on a counter offer for more money when I was poised to leave. |
>> | No. 14833
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They like to send around an email on a Monday morning outlining who has days off this week. There's been three follow-up messages since then about people who've either changed their leave or booked a day off that's not been logged on the main records. This happens almost every single week. |
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>>14832 |
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"I saw on LinkedIn you changed jobs about five months ago and I always make a note to phone people four or five months after starting a new job to see whether they're settled or if I can help them find somewhere new." |
>> | No. 14836
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Next Tuesday (Halloween) we have an office "fuddle". We're encouraged to dress up and bring in food and stuff, and we all socialise. I don't know how it works in terms of they need staff on the phones to actually operate the business. Can we fuck customers off so we can dress as sexy nurses and eat sweeties? We also have a Halloween quiz. |
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>>14836 |
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>>14836 |
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The senior leader I report to has decided to harness my reputation for creative problem solving by holding a discussion session on key future questions for the entire organisation. Mostly how we manage ambition against a difficult fiscal and staffing environment. At 9am the morning after I've had to go to a conference all-day today and when I've been run ragged all week with work. |
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>>14839 |
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I'm going to have to start buying jumpers because the office is slightly too cold and the women get all fussy about the heating. |
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A couple of weeks ago I had one of the directors sound me out about a new role they are creating, essentially managing the team I'm in now with a few other responsibilities thrown in, which I said I'd be interested in. Realistically there's only one other viable candidate and I know they're interviewing for a job elsewhere so they're unlikely to go for it. |
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1c3c36564394384d3a8a1b2466aa2c69.jpg The company that bought my company (we were a better company and yes, everyone is bitter) is going to buy all of us a Christmas present. We can choose one present from a list that was sent round today. There are two chocolate gift boxes to choose from, or you can have six bottles of wine or prosecco. |
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At some point in December we've got a celebration day, where instead of having our regular team meeting and our individual lunches, we get a 1.5 hour mega lunch for socialising and Christmas activities. I'm dreading it because I have no social skills, but then again 1.5 hours away from the job instead of just 30 minutes is appealing. |
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We've got an office jobsworth. I'm not entirely sure what her job title is but most of her tasks could easily be automated through spreadsheets or using our client management system better and I think she is aware of this, so she gets very petty about the general upkeep of the office to try and seem important. |
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Sweet suffering fuck. I would be choking down sarcastic reply-all emails. |
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>>14851 |
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Work in energy. Had a customer call without hot water. Next appointment available is in a week's time. She says it's an emergency as she has kids, youngest being 8. I foolishly say we only consider children 5 or under as priority. |
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>>14854 |
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I guess it's less of an annoyance and more of something I find really bizarre but, for some reason, at work all of the men get addressed by their full forename. Not even my parents call me by that. |
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It turns out it's tradition for the women at work to bring in all the chocolate and junk they've received over Christmas which they won't eat at home. I've already eaten enough as it is over the past week, I don't need a mountain of chocolate near my desk. |
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I just wish that I could do one thing at a time. |
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Can you lads recommend a decent and inexpensive hands-free kit? There's a lass in my team who has ADHD and autism who calls me every day and I'm lucky if she's on for less than an hour. |
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>>14895 |
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When a customer is unhappy or explicitly raises a complaint, it goes on the caseload of the advisor who picked up the phone/email. So if someone rings up to moan her bills are high (as happened this week), I have to investigate and take responsibility for it. |
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