Alexander

[scribblesinink]

The movie "Alexander" was my rental DVD delivery for this week (our equivalent of Netflix), and I watched it last night. Can't say the critics were wrong about this one (as they often are).

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Cats in sinks...

[silverwerecat]

Aw... Mine do that in the summer too. :)

[edoraslass]

Why do you have to make the scrapbooks if you don't even know these people? I really, really get resentful of the fact that some companies pull the "we're all family and bestest buddies!" thing. Uh, no. I work with you. I may spend 40 hours a week at my job, and I may like some of my co-workers, but they're not my family or my bestest pals. They're co-workers. Big difference.

Hey, look how that turned into a mini-rant. Er..sorry if that doesn't describe your company. I've just noticed this trying-to-force-camraderie thing as a trend, and it gets on my last nerve.

But thanks for reenforcing the fact that I don't want to see Alexander. :)

[scribblesinink]

Lucky for me, I don't have to make the entire scrapbook (thank heavens!). One page for each colleague is plenty enough hassle. And yes, I agree with you that colleagues are totally different species than buddies or family. But this department is trying very hard to "be a team" (which they are not) and apparently this is one of their methods. I've only worked there for a few months (and have been on holiday half of that time, hehehe) so it's not like I have been able to get a connection with these people. But the peer pressure, eh!

And of course I'm not making it easier on myself by second-guessing every idea I've come up with. But I managed to slap together a few things, so my job is done.

At least I can manage to only go to the farewell parties of people I do have some sort of bond with, instead of to all (which would probably be better for my career but worse for my peace of mind. Plus, I don't drink... :-))

Thanks for your rant, though, I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels that way.

[edoraslass]

Well, at least you got it done - that's all they can ask.

And what drives me INsane is that the trend isn't just offices trying to get everyone to pull together, which is perhaps a bit understandable, as there are usually a smallish number of people. It's HUGE chains stores, like Target and Wal-Mart. I mean, come ON. They have forty katrillion employees, and they think they all should be buddy-buddy? They're crazy. It seems to be a way to try and generate "company loyalty", when companies nowadays, by and large, have no loyalty to its employees. I just find it somehow ..offensive, I guess.

Plus I don't know a lot of people who want to be buddy-buddy with their actual families for 40+ hours a week. :)

I will stop ranting now. Heee.