Why do I try to help people who clearly don't want help?
Why do I try to improve a dysfunctional workplace when the people who made it that way don't want it changed?
Why can't I just blend in like the rest, do my job, and punch out at 5:00?
Why can't I just deal with the pessimistic atmosphere that hangs in the air?
Why can't I cope with the stress that the negativity creates?
Why haven't I given up by now?
Why does this have to be so difficult?
Why do I even care when no one else does?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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Because you are in the wrong job. You are an excellent writer, Bob. I think you really missed your calling.
OH, and because you have a brain in your head that you ACTUALLY use. Sounds like those other dumb asses don't use theirs.
I agree with all that RC says above. You give a shit which shouldn't be a bad thing. If it is a bad thing, where you are, then it's true that where you are sucks. If that makes any sense at all...
Leah, what?
Well! You know what they say..."Misery loves company!" So either A. Join the rest of us or B. Join the rest of us for awhile. My job started out being amazing - couldn't have written a better job description. The more the "authorities" (read: gvrmnt) have a hand in it, the more complicated, less joyous, and more boggy it gets. Now? I HATE my job but love my kids. I choose to not let the gvrmnt prevent me from servicing needy ones because they don't fit the description of 411.875B. I choose to do what I can to not let the turkeys get me down. With my staff and peers who are either dysfunctional, pessimistic, etc. I "perform"...not give an eff what they think and act crazy. It kind of lifts the mood and lets me communicate that, "Hey! We have a job to do here. It can be fun or not; your choice!" Thus my nickname: "Crazy Merely".
P.S. I agree with R.C. Maybe not so much missed as now discovering.
I don't know Bob. Why?
Oh, just kidding. Honey, you gotta laugh. If you can't laugh, what the hell's the point. For instance, RC didn't understand Leah's comment. That's funny. RC, read it again, it's like a riddle. Read it three times, carefully, you'll get it. Leah's way too smart for all of us and she's always showing off. Bitch. You know what's so funny about that? RC is way, way, way smarter than me, but I got it before she did!!! Now THAT'S funny!
Bob, enough is enough. 2009 is your year. You're going to blow that joint! I don't want you to work hard fixing them, I want you to fix you. And like RC said, you're an excellent writer, but perhaps you didn't miss your calling. Think outside the box. Have you ever considered free-lance writing? Just submit one article and see if it sticks. Put something out there. There are so many great publications and they're always looking for good talent. Try it. You can write for so many different mags. The possibilites are endless.
Love you baby. Hang in there. And no, you can't fix them.
XO Blottie ;)
Ah, Bob. I have felt that way so many times, I can't even tell you. A palpable negative energy is nearly impossible to deal with on a daily basis.
Try this:
Look at it merely as a means to a paycheck, try to go with the flow, try to stop fixing something that they don't care is broken, nor care if it ever works smoothly, and just try to get through your days, seeking that light at the end of the tunnel, in the form of a newer, better job. Keep in mind this one fact: It is business, and it is not personal. No matter how much of your heart and soul you've already poured into the place, let it go and accept that they will always be small minded assholes who don't give a shit. So why should you? Find a better job that gives more of a shit. Simple.
For now though, and with this fucked up economy, sit tight and USE them the way they've USED you. Hopefully you won't have set a precedence where they now expect the same level of production out of you that you've always done, above and beyond.
You are way too good for that place, they know it and they resent it. You have the upper hand, not them. You are only there for a paycheck. Out there somewhere is a job that will enable you to grow as a person and in your field. Till you find it, just plow through each day, deposit your paychecks, and enjoy the time you aren't there. Find a way to just try to get through each day with minimal pain and anguish. Quit trying to fix them, they are too ignorant to appreciate it.
Love ya Bobs.
Because you are dedicated. Because you take pride in a job well done.
Because you are obviously in a job where you are the only one who gives a crap.
because you're just bob, and just bob isn't one of the herd, just bob doesn't drink the koolaid, just bob hopes for a better world.. and with great hope comes great sadness. and great responsibility!
keep on keepin on just bob, because without you it would be just earth.
What Annie said.
What Megan said.
What Annie said.
Hi Kylie.
Because you are Just Bob and not Just a Dumb Ass. You care and you want to make a difference, and sometimes the corporate world is so stifling it sucks all of this compassion out of you. Hopefully Bob you can hang in there and make it work or at least find something else where you are appreciated. Hope things get better.
Because if you take out the "m" in BOMB, you get Bob. That's what you are, hon, the bomb!
p.s. watching the game tomorrow night? Steelers on Sunday? Come on over I got cold beer and a great group of friends coming!
Thanks everyone for your comments and support. I may be gone for a while... I don't feel too interactive right now. Then again, I may be back tomorrow... I can't honestly tell you right now that I know one way or the other.
A few of you have mentioned writing as a job. I'd love to do that, but have absolutely no idea how to even get started (or if I could make a career out of it). I'd like to hear more about it.
Thanks again everyone... all of you have no idea how much you help me everyday and though I've never met any of you in person you mean a great deal to me.
Just offering my support. You care about your job (that's actually a good thing) but detaching until you find something else is probably wise.
Random Chick makes an excellent point. What about waiting out the economy and trying a career change?
Bob ... maybe we should meet up for that drink.
What's better than pole dancers?
Bring some singles and we'll talk.
For some reason, when I left my first comment I didn't see your earlier response. So sorry about that.
Maybe one way to take on the writing thing is to use writing (such as this blog -- I'm still trying to figure out other writing options outside of the blogging world; there are lots of freelance opportunities online, though they don't pull in the $$$) as the primary source of satisfaction. Let go of the job as being satisfying and focus on the writing and hopefully good things will happen.
Not much of a plan, but it can't hurt.
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