Absolutely disgusting.
Dear $Boss,
Calling out every single mistake, no matter how insignificant, is not exactly going to inspire me to do more than the bare minimum.
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Youâve already primed me for hearing âyeah, we canât give you a raise this yearâ in March 2026 by telling me that Iâm maxed out now.
So youâll have to deal with the consequences of that sometime this year. I hope.
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I can fix the issue or I can attend a meeting to talk about the issue and what I need to do to fix the issue. Your choice.
Dear $Boss. I have been doing desktop for nearly a quarter century. So stop treating me like Iâm some kid fresh out of school.
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Dear $mangler
I did not use my own car for travel, I used a company car. Now my claim will be late, and I do not have fuel funds.
Next week Iâm going to play some silly buggers. And itâll be your fault.
Excuse us?
Think on it for a while. You are responsible for CPE (client premises equipment) at specific toll plazas.
Wednesday we started to have issues with a CPE router (Cisco) at plaza #1. After kicking the can around a bit, it was determined that yes, the switchâs borked, and yes, it is YOUR responsibility to replace.
You then sent an email to our Project Mangler, telling him that youâre waiting for a Purchase Order for a new switch.
Strike 1.
Then, this morning, Plaza #2 did the same thing. Same make and model of gateway router. We did what we could, and put the ball firmly into your court.
Then you sent out an email to the plaza manager, asking said manager that somebody should take that switch and drop it off at your offices. What?
Strike 2.
This, to me, tells of a piss-poor IT department who just loves to kick the can down the road and not take any kind of responsibility for any equipment thatâs under their responsibility.
And the weekend is here. Plaza #1 is still down. And Plaza #2 is down as well.
You guys better pray that shit doesnât happen over this weekendâŚ
So somebody did a sudden resign because of a upcoming hearing⌠and still got his company laptop and phone.
It is not ITâs responsibility to go and lay a charge at the police station, itâs the managerâs responsibility. So get your butt moving and go to the police station already.
Rant streak over. Itâs weekend.
Cheers!
Plaza #1 is back online. Yay. One worry less.
Dear $Colleague
You knew last week that you were going to Mozambique this Monday.
When you arrived at the office, you asked me for a cellphone charger.
Tough shyte. Iâm not going to give you my personal one. Suck it up, go to the shop and buy one.
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I gave you options on tracker software to use on laptops and cellphones.
You shot it down, deeming it to be too expensive.
Now somebody resigned suddenly, without returning company property.
Now youâre doing the same song and dance again.
fuck off.
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Real email from our Change Management manager re: our new time and attendance system (with some details redacted):
"Hi all,
This morning one of the Managers [at pilot store] mentioned that for whatever reason when she tried to sign into [T&A app] using SSO, it never pre-populates her email and/or password, as it does for other systems.
Is there any way that we can change that?"
What I want to say: Seriously? I can think of about 20 other âissuesâ that need to be solved, and this is what you want to focus on?
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âWe offer a remedial course in âHow to use a browserâ at some locations. Please have the luser contact HR, IT, upper management, training support, facilities management, and parking enforcement for more information.â
[Iâm assuming that this system is browser based.]
Nope. Mobile app.
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So youâve sent me a new overtime agreement which I have to sign and return.
This time I got a lawyer on retainer, and will send it to him first before Iâm gonna sign it.
Once bitten, twice shy and all thatâŚ
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Iâm disappointed and upset about my performance rating, $Boss. I completed three high-profile projects, did major production support, worked my ass off helping my fellow BAs with questions about the HR system, vacation entitlement, and a bunch of other stuff, including leading a lunch and learn session on all the benefits and perqs we get as employees, and that only rates a âMeets Expectationsâ? Maybe your expectations are too high.
And, having been extensively involved in the performance management cycle at other companies, I know all about the âbell curveâ grading and all that crap, and I know because of that itâs likely that at least one person on my team got an âExceedsâ. And maybe if I was part of the SAP team, not the only person supporting the HR team, my contributions would actually be valued.
Oh, wait, I did say all that. Maybe itâs a good thing Iâm going to be on vacation for the next two weeks, and unreachableâŚ
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How did that go over?
Start of a new quarter? Check.
Start of a new fiscal year? Check.
Surprise meeting suddenly scheduled? Check.
Iâm sure this will be all rainbows and sunshine and nothing bad will happen.
Not sure. I got a bunch of excuses, and how hard it is for him to manage his team because heâs so busy. And then he mentioned the social committee thatâs our SVPâs new idea and would I be interested in being on that. I actually would, but I told him that - given my review this year - Iâm not really sure I want to be putting myself out doing stuff beyond my basic job anymore. So, weâll see what happens when I get back, I guess.
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