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[cpip]

My new boss is a two-penny martinet with an obsessive and slavish dedication to rules and metrics. He is eminently suited to the call center environment. Shame we're only a call center in name, but he sure is trying

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[sperose]

Yeah, that's some asssucking right there.

29 seconds? FFS.

[cpip]

Yup. Logged out of my phone at 5:59:31, and got marked down as an "early leave" for it.

"THE RULES ARE RULES," I was told.

[sperose]

What a dick.

[cpip]

Chris,

I understand that 29 seconds may not seem like a big deal. However, the rules have to be black and white to make sure everyone is held to the same standard. If you log off before your shift ends it will count against you. Let me know if you want to discuss further.

[siadea]

That's pretty impressive! Do you know anyone in the organization who may be able to tug a few strings? IIRC you've been there a while.

[cpip]

5 years in November on the rolls (started as a temp in May, so I'm actually coming up on 5 years by my own count).

Unfortunately, I can't imagine anyone who could tug a string, short of actually getting me OUT of there, and I'm trying that trick. We'll see by next week how THAT goes.

[byzantienne]

-- good GOD.

I'm sorry.

[cpip]

Appreciated.

[archangelbeth]

I... have... no... words.

[cpip]

I was scolded by the HR rep for using the words "fucking ridiculous" during the meeting.

[archangelbeth]

Well, yes, because no self-respecting ridiculous would be in bed with that sort of nonsense. Clearly, you should have said, "So unrealistic that he should've been marketing this to a publisher."

[cpip]

I wish I'd had my head quite that much about me at the time.

[gileonnen]

That's ABSURD. I just--WHAT.

*kicks them all* And the worst bit is, if you'd logged out twenty-nine seconds late, they'd probably have chastised you (the way they did me on my line job) for clocking up unsanctioned overtime.

[cpip]

Quite likely. They certainly ignore any comments I make when I DO work late.