I get that you’re 20-something and this is your first job because your parents waited until now to teach you responsibility. I get that your mother works for a subsidiary of our company, and begged (blew?) you a summer job. I get that you think you know everything, and can run the entire operation after having been here for two weeks. I get that you are a fucking moron who refuses to take direction, sticks your nose into conversations that have nothing to do with the job you were “hired” to do, argues about EVERY instruction you are given—even by the company’s owner, and can’t even answer a telephone properly—even with a Post-it note on it to remind you to tell callers your fucking NAME. I also get that if it’s the last thing I do, you will NOT be here making work for everyone for another two weeks. Signed, If I threaten a “her or me” situation, it won’t be me going. —The Boss is Aware
This article appears in Jun 28 – Jul 4, 2012.
you know o.p., i run across this same thing from time to time, in my computer repairs. they think they know everything, so why call me to fix your fuckups? there is this one guy, relative by marriage, that knows everything there i to know about every fucking thing. well, just last week he called me about a problem he was having with his system, i started to give him the answer, the real one, then he starts into yeah, that’s what he thought it was. if fucking so, why waste my time getting out there, taking fucking thing apart, and spending 2 1/2 hours listening to his bullshit.
i told him fine, fix it yourself, and walked out, no money there, anyway.lo and fucking behold, his sister calls last night, and asked if i could go back out, and fix it for him. i told her flat out no. said that if he wanted me out there, it would cost him 50 bucks. found out that he fucked up one or more pins on the cpu, after taking it out and trying to put it in wrong way. there is a dot there for a reason. now he wants to have it dropped off, to get a new( get this) motherboard put in it.uh uh, i am not doing fuck all for him. so, this buddy of yours is nothing compared to this dude i have for an in law. just wait a bit longer, he will royally fuck up, and when he does, let him fix his own problems. and oh yes, laugh long and hard at it, in front of him.
Well then… Sucks is a computer genius too. Is there anything you can’t…well…you know… find your shift key?
Which is why some companies do not hire relatives of employees. The interview/screening process isn’t as rigourous.
now, now shithead, did i ever claim that? no? but you don’t have to be a genius to figure out what makes a system tick. wellll, maybe in your case. computer repairs and shit is real easy, if you learn to do it from a course, like microsoft. yep, i’m certified by microsoft. have been for about 4 years now. online and everything, ain’t the net wonderful. i also have a business course, lockksmithing course, and a few other things up my sleeves. see, i am a busy guy sometimes. I TRY TO BETTER MYSELF. not like some assholes that just whine and cry over not having a job or money.
i guess that leaves you out there, stevie boychick. neven a trained monkey can be a p.m., and in real life,too. have you been trained yet, doubt it.
OB, this employee sounds like a nightmare, but so do you.
My favorite part is the Post-It to remember to tell people your name when answering a phone. I suppose it makes it easier to pretend you’re not responsible for screwing something up…