Putting in the Hours

I started taking classes to help me improve at doing my job. I had spoken with my boss earlier about it and he said that they'd work around my schedule and if the classes were work-related, they could count it has "work" hours. He lied. I am now a full-time student working 40+ hours a week.

This is why I Work 2 Rant.

WFH

The lead of my department gets to "work from home" three days out of the week. I just started up taking classes that would help me improve at doing my job. I asked if I would be able to work from home for two mornings (not even the entire day!) to cut down on commute and was told that we would have to "discuss" it since it might be too much time out of the office.

This is why I Work 2 Rant.

Double the Work, Double the Trouble.

It never fails, when someone in your group takes a day off you have to pick up their work. So the expectation level is twice as much. I don't have a twin or a cloan, but I do have doublemint gum.

This is why I Work 2 Rant.

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Under Your Nose

A foreign customer who barely spoke any English approached me and said her shopping bag from another store is missing. She was pointing to a bag she was holding and I asked if it was the same brand/company and couldn't answer me. I also asked if she was sure she had it with her inside the store. She assured me by nodding yes.

So, I went looking around the store looking for a misplaced bag. I announced it on our walkie talkies to other fellow coworkers. I looked in the lost and found. I even asked a manager if anything has been turned in. Nothing.

Five minutes later, the same lady pulled out the "missing shopping bag" from what she was carrying and miraculously "found" it.

This is why I Work 2 Rant.

Told one thing but another expected.

Given an art project at work and told, "You have free range. Be creative." However when you turn it in for approval, they want it done a different way. Next time treat it like Burger King and you will have it your way the first time.

This is why I Work 2 Rant.

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17th Century Breakdown

I just finished a graphic after an intense hour of work, barely making deadline.

Upon clicking "save", the program had a seizure and crashed. Now I have to explain to 8 different people why my computer from 1682 DOES NOT COMPUTE!

This is why I Work 2 Rant.

Spelling Overrated

My photographer was editing a video clip and he asked me, "What is the slug for this story?"

I told him, "TSU."

He than asked me, "How do you spell that?"

This is why I Work 2 Rant.

Overworked

I've been the first one at the office for the last three days.
I've also been the last.

This is why I Work 2 Rant.

Captain Obvious

Me: Taking part in something clearly not fun.
Coworker: "That looks like fun."
Me: *finger*

This is why I Work 2 Rant.

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I Can Read!

First paragraph of the homepage: "We are located _____".

Email sent to me: "Can you please make it more clear where you are located? Perhaps on the homepage?"

This is why I Work 2 Rant.

Clarification please?

A customer pointed to the men's department and asked me if it was men's clothing.

This is why I Work 2 Rant.