Work Day Rant

Lord save me from inconsiderate managers.

My supervisor has an "appointment" and needs me to cover part of her desk duty for her. Her response to me saying that that is during my lunch hour: "well, don't you want to eat earlier?" Um, let's see. It's 9:30am, I'm just getting my breakfast while I sit in cube. No, I don't want to eat lunch in an hour and a half. Her response then basically, is too bad. She'll replace me later in the day - say 4ish. Great, so eat early or don't eat.

I'm sure her "appointment" is another pedicure. A few weeks ago - on a friday when we are always short handed, because 4 to 6 people in our department always have the day off on Friday (it's a rotational thing, gives us a 3 day weekend in exchange for working a weekend). She leaves the desk and the building for an "appointment" which she revealed to someone was a pedicure in the neighboring town 20minutes away. She left on her lunch hour with the thought that she'd be back to cover our lunches. Except, that she was late to the salon, so they took someone else ahead of her. Instead of saying to her self, "oh well, that's what I get for being late, I best get going so I my employees can eat their lunch" she waited.

So my co-worker and I are waiting and waiting thinking she's going to be back so that one of us can go to lunch. But we wait in vain. Finally I tell my co-worker to go that I'll stay by myself (which we are not supposed to do). She took a short lunch and then I did the same.

Finally 3 hours after she left our supervisor calls to tell us she's late )Oh really? I hadn't noticed) and to go ahead with our lunches anyway. Three hours later! She finally showed up about half an hour after that.

God only knows how she made up that time. I wonder how the people reading time sheets don't notice this shit. She's constantly coming in late, asking to switch her desk time, forgetting things at home and leaving for half a day to go get them, taking personal calls at work, leaving interns alone at the desk to take personal calls (it's one thing to leave a professional alone even tho it's a faux pax, but an intern - way to show you care about mentoring).

We had booksellers in the building the other day. They were using our desk area selling to the public and we relocated for a bit. They brought a bunch of stuff (candy calendars etc) and had things set out on the desk near their "registers." The idea being that they'd buy a book get up to pay for it and buy something else. Well, it was sitting out so some people were looking at it even tho they weren't in line to buy a book. My supervisor had a fit. She came over and started demanding that we keep the area clear. And I'm thinking - the stuff is there for browsing. If you want the area clear tell the booksellers to get their shit off the table because that is what is enticing people to mill about in this area. What am I supposed to tell people, "I'm sorry, I know we brought in booksellers for you today, but please don't browse their items." and am I supposed to tell the booksellers "I'm sorry, but it's my sworn duty to keep people from looking at these items so you can make less money and therefor not come back since it isn't worth your while."

In short. I can't stand my supervisor. I don't know how she got this job. She's scatterbrained, with no attention to detail, and runs roughshod over her employees.

Today's task - finish my cover letters, squeeze my resume onto two pages (it's got one line hanging off) and apply to two jobs before 5pm.

I just found out too, that one of my co-workers who I like very much, got a job elsewhere and starts early September. Another co-worker that I also like very much is looking elsewhere too. So, I have very little impetus to stay.