I got a bollocking yesterday
because I did something that I was told to do. It's a long story, but essentially I directed people to a particular person as, I was told, they look after one of our apps. He got narked by this and complained about it to the IT Director. I then got naused at by, because mine's on holiday, another department's manager. To say this has put me in a bit of a bad mood is an understatement and chances are I'm going to have to speak to all three involved parties today and I'm not convinced in my ability to hold my tongue.

I haven't yet decided if there's going to be any Honda-style vigilante justice, but rest assured that my karate skills have been honed to ninja pitch since yesterday.
( Kroney, Fri 18 Jun 2010, 9:17, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Just remember they are all ignorant cunts.
and there is nothing you can do to improve them.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 18 Jun 2010, 9:21, Reply)

This does get me through most days
sheer ignorance I can deal with. What really pisses me off is their expectation that because they don't know how to do their jobs half the time (by which I mean setting formulae up in spreadsheets and the like), they expect us to do it for them.
( Kroney, Fri 18 Jun 2010, 9:25, Reply)

You need to adopt and practice a facial expression that makes them feel really bad.
I have several to choose from. I do one that says "you really are wasting your time telling me off." and another that says "You are so low down the tree of life, I do not aknowledge you as a human being."

I have others which are less pleasant.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 18 Jun 2010, 9:32, Reply)

I said "OK, well I'll stop doing it then"
I was told that this wasn't the attitude. I was rather under the impression that doing it was wrong. Baffling.
( Kroney, Fri 18 Jun 2010, 9:40, Reply)

Say nothing, just give them the look.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 18 Jun 2010, 9:58, Reply)