Journey & Adventure

The saga of my neighbors in the HR Department continues.  As hard as they are to believe, these are true stories – based on true accounts.  I try not to engage these individuals in conversation because, honestly - I just don’t have the energy.  BUT since I happen to sit in close vicinity to them, I can’t hide from their stupid questions or avoid getting sucked into their conversations. HR Assistant:     (yelling over the wall at me) - How do you spell “dub-a-u”? Me:   Huh? HR Assistant:   I said, how do you spell “dub-ah-u”? Me:   Do you have something in your mouth?  What language are you speaking? HR Assistant:   I’m not speaking anything.  I’m trying to type the word “dub-a-hu” and spell check is telling me it is spelled wrong. Me:   Are you trying the type the word “W”, as in the lette...

The ongoing saga of my neighbors in the HR Department continues. As hard as these tales may be to comprehend, believe me, these are true stories – based on true accounts of the raging stupidity surrounding me. The sad thing is, there’s not just one individual – there are three of them and a new one is starting today. Conversation No. 1 HR Manager: The monitor in my office doesn’t have anything on the screen. IT Guy: That’s because it’s not turned on. HR Manager: Oh, really? How did that happen? IT Guy: It’s called an OFF button and you push it. At that point in the conversation, I had to leave my desk because I was convulsing with laughter. Conversation No. 2 HR Assistant: Something’s really strange in the bathroom. Every time I walk in there, the air freshener goes off and the lights automatically come on. Me: Really? That is really strange. You’d better call Ghost Busters or at least the faciliti...

It constantly amazes me how corporations hire and retain morons, while letting good employees slip through their fingers. When I first started with this company, I thought “Wow, this place is fantastic and everyone really has their shit together. Finally, I’ve made the right move.” Soon however, just like a new penny, the shininess wears off, reality sets in and I’m left feeling tainted. *sigh* I know I shouldn’t focus on the negative and should spend more time focusing on the positive, but with all of the morons surrounding me, it’s hard. Let me explain… Our new payroll person started yesterday. Thank god, we might actually get paid next week. Oh wait, maybe not…here is a sampling of things that I’ve heard through my cube wall over the past two days. Some of the times, her words may have been spoken to me (over the cube wall), other times; I’m not sure who she was talking too. “I can’t figure out how to lower my chair.” Response from me: ...