SO I plan on going into this subject in more detail, but Apple's way of forcing people to "keep up" and adopt "new" technology (i.e. Tech that is really just something new they can sell you) is really insidious to me. Sales is sales, and I get that. And maybe the company's computers are good. But... Sign in to see full entry.
Our new manager walked me outside for our chat. He's wants to know "where everyone's at" with regards to their work. Also, he wants to know who is on board with his new plans and who isn't. He asked me how I felt when I come to work. I told him it is frustrating, that there is too much to do and too... Sign in to see full entry.
Some day, I hope everyone I work with will wake up and step out of the weird bubble we work in. We'll be honest and have grace. We'll be comfortable in our own skin. We'll be able to solve the problems we are faced with instead of covering them up and hoping they don't come back. After so many years... Sign in to see full entry.
So it was back to the insanity today after a nice relaxing biopsy. Much of the day went well enough until I saw that the most bestest company in the whole wide world f'd up my paycheck - again. It's not like I need to pay rent or anything. They screwed up my sick time so my pacheck is missing two... Sign in to see full entry.
No anxiety? No fatigue and unsteadiness? No feeling overwhelmed and overrun? What the... Oh wait. It's my day off! I went to see the dermatologist today to get my yearly skin check. My family has a history of cancer and I myself have had 3 basil cell 'spots' removed. So a yearly checkup is important... Sign in to see full entry.
Its euphamism is "multitasking." Really we're being told to do twice the work in the same amount of time for the same pay. Many times we are told to help 2 or more customers at the same time. Why? Because we want to look cool? Because we want to viewed as totally in control of the chaos? Every day... Sign in to see full entry.
An interesting article I found - as interesting for the content as it is for the way the author sublty lumps together obviously frivolous lawsuits with the current one. In my opinion the customer has a legit beef. But, the company's watchdogs make it seem like the customer's concerns are nothing to... Sign in to see full entry.
Most of the people who work at the store are very nice and normal. That may sound a little boring, but at a job where you are crammed into a box with very little room and everyone has to work around each other, boring is quite suitable. But, since we are the self-appointed elites of the technology... Sign in to see full entry.
For hours at a time, my colleagues and I are bounced from customer to customer, inundated with complaints, yelled at, lied to, pleaded with and on and on. To the best of our ability, and to preserve the reputation of the company, we smile and deal with it. But at the end of the day, working in an... Sign in to see full entry.
The first computer I bought on my own was a Gateway – yes, a Gateway. It had a 600Mhz processor, and 768MB of RAM. It was badass in my book. About a month later though, when I went to shut it down, it froze on me. I got it to work again but the problem kept getting worse. After speaking with a tech... Sign in to see full entry.