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| Got a gripe about your boss? Bitter about your internship? Sitting in a dull workplace wondering where it all went wrong? Send your venom to workscum@gmail.com |
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| I was going to say that rule one is, Do not give the real name of the company you work for, but why should I protect abusive bosses and inept corporations? Sue me! |
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| Saturday, November 18, 2006 |
Our first tale of work scum comes from Jen, who whiles away her days in telesales. She writes:
I admit it, I hound people over the phone for a living, selling computer equipment and junk. It wouldnt be so bad if our system wasnt stupidly out of date. The system that autodials phone numbers for us is so shitty that it doesnt register when you try to delete someone from the list. This means me and the other employees end up repeatedly phoning the same angry, angry people every day.
I told you yesterday we dont need any fucking toner! someone told me today.
Are you retarded? someone asked last week. I have told you a billion times to remove us from your mailing list, they ranted.
Weve told the boss over and over again that the system needs fixing but he doesnt seem to care that we get cussed at all day. I actually had to get my friend who works at [xxx] to buy some toner so I could make target this month. I feel like Im not in telesales, Im just a professional abusee!!
I suspect that there will be more tales of managerial incompetence to come... If you, dear reader, also get abused for a living then the Office Devil would like to hear from you. |
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| Thursday, November 02, 2006 |
Welcome, one and all: embittered graduates, abused interns and cubicle monkeys wondering where it all went wrong. This blog is dedicated to you. Did you slog for years at university only to be rewarded with a job that could be ably performed by a silverback gorilla? As a child, did you dream of glittering stardom or writing books, but now find yourself pushing papers for a company you do not give a fart about? Maybe you are a casualty of the intern system: working for free for stuck-up employers because you’re desperate to build up your CV. If so, you’ve come to the right place.
Together, we will expose employers who treat their interns like old cheese and commiserate over how we ended up tinkering with databases for a mediocre salary. If you have a horror story from your internship, job or job-hunting experiences then send them to me and the best will be posted on Work Scum. And if you have an idea for how you think the site should develop, then just let me know.
We might be pushing papers now, but we will rise again!
Yours truly,
The Office Devil |
| posted by Office Devil @ 1:09 AM |
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