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redhedlvr2) wrote2011-07-29 08:25 am
redhedlvr2) wrote2011-07-29 08:25 am
Work insanity
So, since my last post went so well, I thought I'd give another a try. Topic? Work rant! What else?
I have ranted many times over the years about how insane my Boss is. Here is another example.
His family used to own a hardware store. He KNOWS everything about hardware. He is The Hardware King! And cheap, have I mentioned that yet? So, whenever one of the toilets here breaks, he makes our lab assembly guys fix it. No, we aren't plumbers or in the plumbing/hardware business, but the lab guys must drop whatever they are doing and fix the john when demanded.
Now, we have two toilets in the ladies' room. Both tend to get clogged easily and frequently. Two clogs ago, we were down to one john for THREE WEEKS! The women in the building were stockpiling pitch folks and blunts objects for a little party they were planning later in the week and I told Boss I was calling a plumber because the guys in the lab couldn't fix the issue and I wanted to live to see the weekend.
The plumber came in, fixed the issue in like ten minutes and was gone. Boss grumbled about how the company was losing money and I was taking his kid's college education away from them. Whatever.
The next clog came, I stated "I am calling a plumber!" and did. Boss had a huge fit, sent nasty emails to all involved about losing money and told me from now on, to call his personal plumber, Bill. Which was fine. It let the lab guys off the hook and would get the issue resolved with Boss's blessing.
Until last week. The company's VP said to me, "The men's room is leaking". I said, "I'll call Bill the plumber, not to worry". Bill wasn't available (are we shocked?) so I left a message. I emailed all the involved parties so everyone knew I was on top of it. Then Boss came in, read the email and hit the roof. Why are you calling a plumber?! Make the lab guys do it! Don't waste money! He could replace anything in any toilet in the world, and it was the easiest thing and don't I know how much money the company was losing? The sky is falling and the world is coming to an end!!
The man has serious issues. I feel sorry for poor Bill the plumber.
I have ranted many times over the years about how insane my Boss is. Here is another example.
His family used to own a hardware store. He KNOWS everything about hardware. He is The Hardware King! And cheap, have I mentioned that yet? So, whenever one of the toilets here breaks, he makes our lab assembly guys fix it. No, we aren't plumbers or in the plumbing/hardware business, but the lab guys must drop whatever they are doing and fix the john when demanded.
Now, we have two toilets in the ladies' room. Both tend to get clogged easily and frequently. Two clogs ago, we were down to one john for THREE WEEKS! The women in the building were stockpiling pitch folks and blunts objects for a little party they were planning later in the week and I told Boss I was calling a plumber because the guys in the lab couldn't fix the issue and I wanted to live to see the weekend.
The plumber came in, fixed the issue in like ten minutes and was gone. Boss grumbled about how the company was losing money and I was taking his kid's college education away from them. Whatever.
The next clog came, I stated "I am calling a plumber!" and did. Boss had a huge fit, sent nasty emails to all involved about losing money and told me from now on, to call his personal plumber, Bill. Which was fine. It let the lab guys off the hook and would get the issue resolved with Boss's blessing.
Until last week. The company's VP said to me, "The men's room is leaking". I said, "I'll call Bill the plumber, not to worry". Bill wasn't available (are we shocked?) so I left a message. I emailed all the involved parties so everyone knew I was on top of it. Then Boss came in, read the email and hit the roof. Why are you calling a plumber?! Make the lab guys do it! Don't waste money! He could replace anything in any toilet in the world, and it was the easiest thing and don't I know how much money the company was losing? The sky is falling and the world is coming to an end!!
The man has serious issues. I feel sorry for poor Bill the plumber.