Nursing home wankers
My first *real* job - by which I mean, one in which I actually paid tax - was at a nursing home as a chef's assistant.

The shifts were 13 hours long - which was not really a problem, apart from the fact that we were paid £2.30 per hour, and only for 12 hours (one unpaid hour for lunch) and not allowed off of the site. We were also not allowed to bring food on to the premesis - the chef used to give us lunch if there was anything left after cooking for the residents.

...that was until our boss decided that she would rather see it go in the bin that see the staff have it. If we wanted the left overs, we had to pay £2.30 for it.

Well, that coupled with the fact that there was no smoking at all on the grounds, and you weren't allowed to leave the grounds - even for the hour in which you were not being paid was quite enough for me.

I took to fucking off at lunchtime down the town to spend my money on food that I'd actually want to eat, rather than poison myself with.

One day, I was casually walking back to work, when the mad-fascist-cow boss drove past in her Bently, no less, staring at me wildly as I was smoking a cigarrete.

I got back to work and the chef told me that she wanted to see me in her office, I asked if he knew what about, but he said "I have no idea, but she was as angry as fuck!"

I went to her office, tapped on the door, entered and said "you wanted to see me?"

She said that she did, and that I knew full well what about.

I answered that I had no idea. It was then that she started screaming at me that I was 'smoking in a forbidden area'.

I casually asked her if she owned xxxxxx high street?

To which she *really* blew her top - I shut her up by replying:

"Look, you stupid fucking bitch. You don't own xxxx high street, any more than you own me. You imprison me here, whilst not being paid, stop everyone from smoking, charge for substandard food and then have the audacity to fucking have a go at me for smoking in my own time in a public street?"

Anyway, during this tyrade, the owner of the place was standing behind me.

He casually asked me if I'd like to accompany him to his office.

I did.

He then proceeded to ask me why I was swearing.

I told him, it was because I was angry - I was, this was the truth.

He asked again.

I told him again.

He then said, "Ok, I'll ask a third and final time, why were you swearing?"

So, I said "because I was fucking pissed off, and if you fucking ask me again you are going to be very.fucking.sorry!"

Fuck knows what answer the mad cunt wanted, but needless to say, I didn't work there after that.
(dchurch bah, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 13:49, 8 replies)

*click*
beautiful.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 13:54, closed)

Maybe
He was trying to give you an opening to offload about all the problems with psycho manager. It's a fairly common tactic as people can't be seen to be leading you to criticise someone. If they know there's a problem with someone they're more likely to say "how are things going with your manager?" than "so what's that mental bitch done now?" (even if that's what they're thinking).
( SteamedCleaner, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 14:42, closed)

^
uh huh
( rofl harris, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 14:49, closed)

oops
To be honest, it didn't seem like that at all.

It seemed like he was trying to antagonise me - and it worked if that was his plan.

...but if it was - and in hindsight it certainly looks like that, then balls!

In my defence, I was young and naive ;-)

Bah - it was a shit job anyway!
(dchurch bah, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 15:41, closed)

Young and naive
We were all like that once. Old and cynical takes years of practice :)
( SteamedCleaner, Sat 20 Jun 2009, 1:16, closed)

Hindsight
It's 15/44.

Wait, shit.
(Scritty Bakerman., Sun 21 Jun 2009, 8:52, closed)

^^
what SteamedCleaner said - it sounds like the answer he wanted to hear was not why you'd use swearwords, but what had wound you up in the first place.
( sanityclause is waiting until, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 16:22, closed)

Maybe
But then the second question should have been "What are you angry about", instead of repeating the same thing over and over and antagonising an already irate person. Bit late now to worry about it, I suppose!
(richardm, Wed 24 Jun 2009, 16:40, closed)