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Ah, my work is great some times. Let me give you an example. Ties. We are given nice bright read ties. They are 100% polyester. Which means they get dirty, and there ain’t nothing you can use at home to clean them. I tried, I put one through the wash… when I got all the … Its all about the ties

Well, today my business cards arrived! This marks two things, the first being the first time ever I’ve had a job that the company bothered to print up business cards for me, the second being another step down the path to this McJob dominating my life. I’ve gotten to the point of automation, just get … Another nail in the coffin of life

With the arrival of a box today, my fate feels like it has been sealed. My uniform arrived, my acceptance into this McJob is now complete. What’s that? You don’t think my job qualifies as a McJob? I have to wear a uniform, I get paid less than I ever have for any other job … Trapped

The bitch on the phone that wanted to return software that she bought a year ago and get the new version instead. After ringing around to the supplies and manufactures and finding out that she had left it way too late she was unhappy with that answer and wanted to know what I could do … And todays “worst customer” award goes too…

Had a laptop come in, key-lime iBook infact, brought back found memories. Running an old system, and to make things more fun, it was running it in Japanese. Now, my japanese extends as far as being able to say ‘Moshi moshi’ when answering the phone. But did that stop me? Nope, fixed the computer anyway.

So there I was doing my thing, selling stuff to people, and a guy comes in and buys something. He asks if it is easy to use because he says he is a bit of a muppet. I raise an eyebrow and question him about this and he goes on to describe himself as a … Visit of a Techno-Muppet

So… the tech guys (and I use that term as loosely as possible) at work realised we had unrestricted internet access… and turned on there big bad filter thingy, which is now filtering out actually important stuff that we use at work… for work!!! Way to go guys. I have always hated these sorts of … And down goes the internet…

I did some calculations, and was a little scared by the results. Factoring in the amount of time I am actually at work, I’m currently earning $8.40 an hour before tax!!! I have never worked for so little… never! And after two months I’ve realised I’m not the worlds greatest salesman, but I knew that … For the Princely sum of $8.40

Well here is one to amaze you all. I work in the computer industry, almost always have, know a shit load about computers, and lease this knowledge to the company I work for for a ridiculously cheap price (considering I freelance at $100 - $150 an hour). My employer wants me to continue to keep … No web at work?