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Office Space - rant
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My administrative assistant sits outside my office. She constantly complains about sounds in the cube farm that are NBD. Now, I'm sensitive to real issues and address them - like people clipping their nails, talking super loudly on personal calls, popping gum, tapping a pen on the desk all. day. long., etc. But this woman gets mad when someone opens a granola bar. Or takes keys out of their purse. Or puts on a raincoat. She even complained about someone typing too much. Yes, typing in an office... Shocker.
She is my administrative assistant, so I've had conversations with her about this several times and it's a SMH waste of time when she brings it up. She just came into my office with an "emergency" about someone eating a bag of Famous Amos. I was like "people are allowed to eat at their desks, you need to find a way to focus on your work." She said she wants an office. Yea f-ing right. Even some managers are in cubes. I can't justify giving her an office because she can't handle office noises. Ugh.
What's up with your office/place of work lately?
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Re: Office Space - rant
So. annoying.
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In my old office my boss was a nightmare. She would come into my office and pop her gum so loud that my assistant could hear it with my office door closed. She would pop her gum all day every day. By the time I was ready to leave that place, I was like this with my boss:
Another workplace - it was open plan with cube walls that were about 6 ft tall but my boss always left his cell phone volume turned all the way up and his children had recorded his ringtone personally. So at least 4 or 5 times a day you would hear "Pick up the phone Dad, Pick up the Phone Dad, Daaaad PICK UP YOUR PHONE!"
As for assistants, we had one that thought she didn't have any admin support responsibilities. It was ridiculous. Her desk was right outside of my office. And I can't even tell you how many times I heard her telling VP's - "Oh I can't do that it really is easier if you do that yourself!" This included submitting their expense reports and booking their travel which was explicitly part of her job description! She lasted in the role for 5 yes FIVE years.
Edited for words.
Because the office brown-noser just noticed it on his calendar, and is now pumping us for money to get the bosses flowers...and gift cards...and pie. Apparently he wants each of us to contribute some individual gift. Uh, no thanks. I don't like the bosses that much and I don't like him either.
Thanks for letting me vent. I'm seriously about to scream over the cube wall at this guy.