I learned this little fact while shopping the Costco website for cookie packs to give away as tenant treats on Black Friday. You can get caskets, urns, flowers, and other decorative funeral items at very reasonable prices. Just make sure you order your casket by 12 noon to ensure timely delivery. Not sure why, but this creeps me out so much.
I also learned, along with my work friend Candace, that our conversations in her office can be heard across the hall in the Director of Operations office. There's a vent for the AC system that apparently has perfect acoustics. Oh No. Candace's office is where most of our bitch sessions take place. So for the past few years that Director has learned QUITE a bit about us that we normally would not share with others in the office. It's a good thing we both have a high opinion of this man and I'm sure he knows this by listening to our conversations. Otherwise, he could easily get us both in a heap of trouble. Nonetheless, I think we need to find a new location for our therapeutic venting sessions.
And now we have a very touchy subject. I have an employee who I should have been allowed to fire about 3 months ago due to customer complaints about attitude. However, Crazy Ass Boss Lady would not let me fire her at that time because she didn't want us to be short handed. Now we have 3 employees we are getting ready to bring in as seasonal help. Now she is on the bandwagon for firing the girl. Now is NOT the time. This poor woman just got back from Puerto Rico because her mom passed away. She is grieving. And CABL wants to fire her as soon as she returns to work. After an entire day of CABL coming to me every hour with a different approach for letting this woman go, I put my foot down and said I won't be a part of it. If we ignored her poor performance for 3 months, we can ignore it till we get another complaint about her. And of course CABL can't get her own hands dirty with such things, so my employee is safe for now. But damn. How heartless is that?
And that's all for now, folks! Let's hope the rest of this week goes by fast, eh?
CABL is the worst person ever to be in management. I feel so badly for her son.
ReplyDeleteYou seem like the perfect combination of no-nonsense and tender hearted. I like that.
ReplyDeleteAud - yes, it is a frequent topic of conversation that CABL is in the wrong line of work, and that her son has no hope. It's bad.
ReplyDeleteElaine - Why thank you lady. You're pretty awesome too!