It disgusts me that this desecration of the flag has become such a "trendy" things these days. Who are these people? And who are the thousands of people supporting this horrendous behavior and putting these vile creatures on a pedestal?
If you hate the US so much, why don't you just leave? There are plenty of other places that would gladly accept your distasteful ways. We are sick of seeing it here.
People are offended that folks are using the Confederate flag to promote ideas that were not part of the original "plan"...so the answer is to remove it from existence and pretend that part of history never existed.
People are angry that they can't always get their way so they stomp on the American flag...and we arrest those who oppose this action. Saying it's their right to express themselves in that manner.
Tell me how this isn't hypocritical.
Pretty sure there are laws protecting the American flag and giving specific details of how it is to be treated but you want to take away the right to display a flag that represents a time in history because someone is offended by it?
Will we change/ban the American flag next because some folks don't like?
I don't care if you're offended by something. If it's not physically harming you then why does it matter? We waste so much time on trivial bull because we don't want to offend people.
Welcome to life!
You're going to be offended, hated, discriminated against...shit happens. Grow up & move on!
I know I should be happy that we have a place to live and income to pay the bills but I'm really struggling to get out of this funk because it seems like everyone else has such a great life...and I don't.
Ever since I got laid off about 5 years ago, things have gone downhill. It took 9 months to find a job and my severance ran out before that so I was overextended on all my credit cards and never could catch up. Had to file for bankruptcy but I still don't feel like I'm ever going to get ahead...even working 2 jobs.
On top of the financial stress of being a single mom, my son has turned into one of those kids that I swore I'd never raise. He's selfish & lazy and insists on breaking every rule he can. Unfortunately, at 17 1/2 it's too late to "raise him right" so I'm constantly stressed about him.
Add in the fact that I'm not satisfied with either of my jobs & you may understand why I have fallen into a state of depression. It always seems like everyone else has something to celebrate when all I have are regrets. I know they say your attitude determines how happy your life will be buts it's pretty hard to be happy and upbeat when you feel like you're getting knocked down every step of the way. 1 step forward, 4 steps back.
I try not to get jealous of what my friends have but it's so hard to be happy for them when I can't even get a fraction of the joy that they seem to find in life. They have rewarding jobs. Children that did well in school & are driven to succeed. Decent homes, families & friends. I feel like I have none of that. My constant state of worry over my son, finances and mental state have given me ulcers & many sleepless nights.
I'm at the end of my rope & don't know where to go next.
Today begins the BIG move to our new, "enhanced" office. A few going today, the rest on Monday. I visited the site last night and I can say it's not quite as bad as I'd imagined but it's definitely about 10 steps down from where we are now. My starting cubicle at CMC was way better than these things.
They're bringing in food for us today. I imagine because they think that'll soften the blow but they have no idea just how upsetting this is to most of us.
It's as if they are saying that we aren't even important enough to get a real desk. We have room for the basics and that's about it. Barely any room for even a photo of your family.
Seriously, they look like something you'd see in a call center in India...just about 1ft wider. There is no privacy so I don't know how they expect us to be productive, make calls, deal with customers, etc when there is another rep close enough to rub elbows with.
And, the windows we were all so excited about are a total joke. They are about 2ft wide & 4ft high and tinted so the amount of actual light getting through is minimal. Oh, and there are only a few of them. They made it out as if there were walls of windows. #AllLies
I sure hope they don't try to make a huge celebration out of this because it's definitely not the upgrade they kept promising.
It's been a long time since I've posted but this topic is more involved than what I can express on facebook. The management staff at my office won't /can't help me. I think they try but they aren't persistent enough to really bulldog the situation and get results. It seems the approach of ignoring the problems is the chosen path that most take.
Perhaps they are overworked and forget to deal with the struggles of their employees. Maybe they are wrapped up in procedures that must be followed to address issues with other departments and they can't get results. It could be that they don't care. Whatever the reason, they are no help with resolving disputes or concerns in any area.
As an example:
An employee in our pricing group took my request for rush help as an accusation of his failure to do his job. Even after I admitted (3 times) that the rush was due to my error and that it was never my intention to accuse him of anything, he continues to put up roadblocks on my requests.
He even blatantly told me that I should give him the price up front do he could just add it without having to look it up. When I refused to do his job for him, he continue to reject my price request for ridiculous reasons, delaying it by several days.
His boss has been on copy of all the emails and has said/done nothing. When I approached my manager, she suggested I say "please add appropriate pricing" instead of using the term "verify pricing". When I asked her to speak with his boss she just said that she hadn't responded to her email from 3 days ago. No follow up attempted or plan to address further.
It's the same across the board. A peer in our group consistently makes changes to my accounts without telling me. I've addressed it several times, and management claims they have as well, but it continues to happen.
When issues & concerns are brought up, it's twisted into a failure on your part with no responsibility given to the party "at fault".
I recently took on a huge deck of accounts, on top of the 30 I already had. During a particularly busy week my phone was ringing off the hook & I'd been placed on a testing team that was taking a bit of time from my day. On Thursday, I didn't answer one of my calls & the customer went to another rep. When asked if I could take the call, I advised I couldn't right then & was sorry.
Somehow, the message was given to my manager who tore me a new one because I didn't tell the other rep why I was too busy, ask her to take a message & tell her when I'd call the customer back.
Seriously?
1. It's none of their business what I'm doing. I'm just not available
2. Taking a message should've been a no brainer. If the rep didn't know that... Fire them!
3. I don't know when I'm going to call them back. I didn't answer because I'm swamped & don't know when I'll be available to do anything else.
Then, to add insult to injury...I got an email at 1pm asking for an answer on a post mortem review. That means the situation is done and there is no dire need for response. She emailed me 2 hours later and wanted to know if I was going to respond. My response to her was not as nice as it could have been but at that point, I was done with the bull$hit.
I'm sure these episodes will be the only thing she highlights in my annual review next year because she has no clue what goes on in my daily work life. She even admitted as much during my last review and used that as her reasoning for only giving me a "meets expectations" score in most categories. Next year I'm asking my sales reps for written feedback that I can provide her so she can make a better informed decision.
It's frustrating to work in an environment where the management has absolutely no clue what is happening right under their noses. It sure feels like they don't really want to know, either.
