Is anyone else's job like this?

[Orrex]

In terms of recognition, advancement, and/or pay raises, any achievement--no matter how impressive or profound--is completely negated by any failure--no matter how insignificant.

One could, for example, perform a successful heart-and-lung transplant with only a nailfile and a bottle of white-out, but all recognition would be extinguished because one parted the patient's hair on the wrong side.

[LSK]

1. I thought EVERY job was like that?

:shrug:

[leeroysphitz]

2. Do you work here at Gregory brothers also?

Funny I never see you at break time...

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. My first thought was, "Are you a minister?" That's pretty much clergy.

Here's to RevCheesehead and MyCritters2 and any other clergy we have here at DU - thanks for doing what you're doing!

[smtpgirl]

4. My last job was like that, us "peons" went unrecognized,

while the management is continually dysfunctional and rewarded for that.

My old manager fucked up the help desk so bad, he got a promotion and a bonus as a project manager, while we do more and more work with no compensation AT ALL!!!

[LSK]

7. sounds like this company

[idgiehkt]

5. I did have one like that at one time.

back when I was employed, lol.

I worked an off-shift by myself and because of that the first shift thought that I never did anything, and pretty much treated me like crap. Fortunately the company was Japanese owned and later on the Japanese supervisors came over from Japan. They work alot longer hours than us so they would come in with first shift and leave sometimes after me. They saw that I was working my behind off (because I really liked that job); one of them even called me a 'hard worker' once, which coming from him was a great compliment.

It seems like most jobs are like that 'cause everyone is just so miserable and looking for an outlet.

[NewWaveChick1981]

6. I was getting really sick of that at my old job because I was so

undervalued and unappreciated by the administration of the college where I worked. The students and parents really appreciated me and the office I managed and even told us so, but the administration did not. I left that job in October 2005 for a better-paying job in a different facet of the same industry. Come to find out that although my compensation has risen dramatically, the bullshit is much worse. :( There is way too much bureaucracy in my current position. You'd think because I telecommute that I would not see it as much---and actually, I don't see all of it, which means it would be far worse if I worked in an office. :eyes:

I seriously want to find a higher administrative position at a different college than where I worked before. That's where I would be happiest. I know that from experience now.

[mduffy31]

8. Do you work with me?

Because that is how it works where I am. Never get credit for positives, but if you do something wrong you got seven people telling you about it.

[femmocrat]

9. Are you a teacher?

You can have perfect ratings, perfect attendance, no discipline problems, take extra duties, and be Teacher of the Year, but if one parent complains or some kid has a major incident on your watch, you are on the permanent sh*t-list. I am so tired of being held responsible for the kids who have never learned how to behave properly. Shouldn't that begin at home? Shouldn't parents follow through when we tell them there is a problem? Why is it the teacher's fault???

[Orrex]

10. So it's not just me, then?

I recently made this complaint to a relative, and his answer was "that's how business is," as if that's an excuse for what is, in essence, a thoroughly fucked up state of affairs.

My previous supervisor was widely known to maintain a policy of "the absolute best you can do is the absolute least that's expected of you, at all times."

Nothing crushes morale more effectively than the knowledge that your successes are irrelevant but your errors permanent.

Thanks, all, for confirming that the shit falls on everyone.

[grace0418]

11. Oh GAWD yes. Every day we jump through hoops. We meet ever more

insane deadlines but one little thing goes wrong (usually because we're rushing to meet impossible deadlines) and it's like the world ended. And recognition? HA! Let me give you my favorite example of how my department gets recognized. Read on...

Sept. 11, 2001.
You all know, I'm sure, what was going on that day. I was in a conference room at work, crying with everyone else as we watched the towers fall. I finally decided to go back to my desk to see if my niece at NYU was okay when I saw an email from my boss. Here's what it said :

"Subject: emergency!
More changes on ________(followed by a long list of changes on a product I was designing for a company based in Manhattan, *really* important stuff)...We still need waterproofs on all the changes, and guess what....still comped for tomorrow. (Tomorrow, as in Sept. 12, 2001. A day when not a single plane flew anywhere in the U.S., much less to Manhattan. For a comp of a consumer product no one at that office was going to see because they were all evacuated.)Hope this is clear....I am traumatized (sp)and stunned by the horrible situation. I'll check back with you all as soon as I can. If you need me in an emergency, I'm in _______.

Okay, so that was the atmosphere at my office on Sept. 11. While most people were glued to televisions all day, we had to work on nonsense that wasn't going anywhere because there was no UPS or FedEx for over a week. To make matters worse, the CEO insisted on continuing with a planned "appreciation" dinner for my department that night. And we were all expected to attend.

Fast forward to the "appreciation" dinner. Everyone in my department was in shock. We could barely speak and barely keep from crying for the entire meal. Meanwhile the salespeople and the CEO were drinking and having a grand old time. It was so inappropriate.

To add insult to injury, the CEO decided to make a big speech "thanking" us for doing such a good job. But in that speech, he actually turned to the salespeople to tell them what a fantastic job they were doing at "coming up with all the great ideas" and "providing the artistic vision" for our products. Then he thanked the rest of us (the ones with art degrees who have to come up with 500 ideas before the salepeople with deign to select 5 for shopping around) for "executing the artistic vision of the salespeople so quickly." That was the thanks we got. One of the most backhanded insults ever.


Sorry for the long story, but I feel it perfectly describes how people are (un-) valued and (un-) appreciated the people at my office are. There are so many incredibly talented people here. And we get shit on constantly.