I started a new job a week ago. Tuesday was my first day.
Tuesday: I’ve received twenty-five documents to read today. And I don’t have a computer yet. I’ll be traveling a lot, so they’re sending a laptop. Yeah!
Wednesday: All of the documents I received are from 2010-2012. I think they might be outdated. Also they’re all about different subjects and there’s nothing to connect them. I’m going to keep plugging along, it’ll make sense soon. P.S. Didn’t get the computer today. 😦
Thursday: I’ve received a task to complete by Monday. They documents I have are definitely outdated. I don’t have access to the company’s library. Did I mention I didn’t get my laptop today?
Friday: I received my laptop. Yeah! 🙂 I got someone to send me a couple of documents about my assignment to write about something I don’t know anything about yet.
Saturday: Trying to catch up today. I don’t have access yet. I talked to IT, they said the forms haven’t been signed. So I can’t login. In the meantime, people are sending me emails to a box I can’t access. Great. 😦
Sunday: Ok, I bit the bullet and just started writing about what little crap I have.
Monday: I sent out my crap for review. I don’t know if it was a test or hazing, but at least I have a draft. I’m sure I’m receiving lots of informative email messages in the box I can’t open. On a side note – I received a call from 1989. They want their computer back.
Tuesday Morning: Got back comment from the crap I wrote, not too bad. I have several meetings online.
Tuesday Afternoon: I attended this morning’s meetings. Still don’t know crap and can’t access crap. Some people sent me more bits and pieces of their favorite crap to my personal email account. Nothing to tie it all together. When I ask questions, I’m told to look in the documents from 2010. With a warning, these documents need to be updated. They’re three years old. Oh crap.
They’re sending me to the corporate offices tomorrow way up in freezing land. It’s thirty degrees there. I live in a desert, I don’t have a coat. Super crap.
So to summarize, I’m going to the mother ship in the frozen tundra without a coat. I don’t know crap about crap. I have meetings all day about crap, but it’s not related to the crap I’m supposed to finish by Friday.
I think that pretty much summarizes new jobs, everything’s crap for a while.
P.S. My laptop times out when I open emails. I think it might be crap.
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That’s a lot of crap to deal with, Deidra. Holy crap!
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You know what I’m saying.
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I wanted to add that I think they are treating you like crap, Deidra, but I didn’t want to over-do-do it.
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I’m sorry but that’s pretty funny. 🙂 Not so good for you though 😦
I would recommend getting a coat, even if it’s a crappy one. 🙂
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No time. Argh
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Warm thoughts your way.
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Thanks, how about some hot air too. Oh wait I’m bring that myself.
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lol 🙂
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Sioux Falls warmed up to 30? That’s pretty good. Better than -15. Good luck with the new job and figuring out the outdated crap. Trick I learned in my business is that if you make it look like you know what you’re doing, people usually assume you know what you’re doing.
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Good suggestion.
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Hey, I live in the Tundra, where can I get a crap job?^.^ Best luck.
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I often felt this way and faced the same frustrations 33 years as high school teacher.
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Good luck with your crappy job… 🙂
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oh god.
might be right behind you with the new job thing by this summer.
probably with a similar experience
best of luck desert-dweller to the frozen tundra experience!
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Sorry it’s been a hard week. That’s always the scary part of a new job.
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Crap, outdated crap, a laptop from 1989, and more crap you can’t access, and the tundra without a coat, and can’t get to your email. Is that more or less what you said?
You stole my crappy life!, Thank you so much!
ps It does get better, usually, anyway! 🙂
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Crap, Diedra……Love your writing crap….hang in there…that crap will get better!
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Welcome to the company! Seriously, until you reached the weather situation (which has happened many times to our own new hires) I thought you were a new member of our team! Ask around… I keep an extra coat in my car for the sad and miserable southerners.
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New jobs are so strange. I just started one yesterday and I’m still wondering who am I this time? Dislocated self!
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I’ve always been a believer in Crap begets Crap. A life lesson. Good luck with your new work!!
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Beginnings are crap. Sometime s.o.o.n. somebody will need to CUT the crap!
😀 With my blessing and FOR yours.
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hope the pay isnt crap! all the best with new job 🙂
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You should be able to change your timeout. Click on help.
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Don’t knock reading docs when the alternative is Orientation by your supervisorr ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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Just remember there is money in muck!
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Oh Deidra, been there, done that. Writing about crap that the Crap HQ sends and hopes you can understand and care about when they obviously don’t!
Hang in there and make sure you get paid! Money makes crap more bearable.
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I am sensing a theme here. Crap, perhaps?
I really hate that phrasing that companies will crowbar into their employee agreements: With or without reasonable accommodation.
Definitely sounds like you’re being set up to fail. Hope you’re able to conquer the beast, or at least check your email.
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Very funny 🙂
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Hmm … miscommunication, disorganization, bureaucracy, IT not fit for purpose, people still somehow getting thier jobs done by the seat of their pants … sounds like a typical modern workplace! Hope it gets better for you soon.
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This sounds like a very crappy bad dream. good luck to you this week!
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When one does crap for others who are in charge of said crap, one’s life tends to be crappy. Do crap for yourself. You’re extremely talented and soon you’ll be able to hire people to do your crap for you!
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WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAP!!!
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Aw, crap. Hang in there.
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Oh crap…that sounds a lot like my job.
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Just stay at home in the sunshine and write something you want to write. Then eat something you want to eat. Then write some more. Then look at the sunshine. Then smile a little bit. Maybe write some more. Then open a bottle of wine.
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If only I could.
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Thanks for checking out K Rosette Design Blog… I want all the looks I can get…
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This sounds a lot like my last crappy job! Good luck!
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