Does anyone else (I hope there are more) here really dislike the office environment?
Things I dislike about it:
Face time
Structure/Routines
Boredom
Do ALL office microwaves smell exactly the same? Why is that?Smells
Because nobody EVER cleans them, wherever they are.Do ALL office microwaves smell exactly the same? Why is that?
Wondering if I will be telling a consultant that I love Michael Bolton some time in the near future...
No windows or any indication of what is happening outside the building. Hot and stuffy or cold, no control over the temperature. So depressing.
Smells
What I hated most about the office were the constant interruptions. To be most effective I really needed uninterrupted stints of a few hours. When I worked late I actually enjoyed the silence and the dark windows.. got a lot done. Too bad coming in at noon the next day wasn't in the cards.
I loved it when we worked on a project for some folks in Europe; at least I knew they wouldn't be calling me every five minutes in the pm. Likewise the quiet mornings courtesy of the folks in California.
Do ALL office microwaves smell exactly the same? Why is that?
Khan
Why do people have to drench themselves with perfume/cologne/aftershave?
On a calm morning, I could detect the scent trails across the parking lot.
It gives you time to hide when you DETECT the boss in the area.
A few months ago a huge project I was working on finished and I was "unassigned". This meant that for 3 weeks I had no boss, no assignment, just had to put in the 8 hours a day face time. It was fascinating because even that level of "work" I wouldn't want to do for the rest of my life. It really drove home that the thing I don't like about working is that I HAVE to do it.
That head dog is probably trying to have you guys help him figure out what to put in his own performance review. If they can't remember how you're making their money, then screw 'em.Well, things were OK at my current gig, but I returned from vacation to find that a head dog requested a job description from everyone while I was away in the middle of a market crash.
I've got two problems with my current gig. Our customer points of contact are all just freakin' terrible to deal with, blamestorming incompetent liars who drive me crazy. My second problem is my coworkers consist of two groups, brilliant but overworked and totally incompetent and lazy. The latter group will never get fired because our company's stupid "lattice structure" makes nobody truly responsible for anybody, and you need 3-9 months of constant monthly "personal improvement plan reports" lodged with HR, weekly meetings with the employee, etc. etc. Nobody has the time to go through with it. My lead is trying to get someone canned right now, been trying for a year. He's not just useless, he's dangerous. Deletes files, makes unauthorized changes because he feels like it, it doesn't end. Hopefully I'm only in this gig for another 9 weeks, a position is opening up due to retirement back in my old department, it had it's flaws but is much, much better....