The grumpy thread

[plasticvandan]

Its my birthday today (I'm 28 for those who might be curious) and pretty miserable,I really dont want to go back to work,I can't be added dragging the step through out the shed,right now I think I'm heading for a reclusive period where I don't go anywhere or do anything.

[chaseracer]

Dan, come to the next AS Midland Massiv auction expedition.  We'll cheer* you up.  Or at least stand you a bacon sarnie and a mug of tea... 

 

Cadge a lift from Lord Sterling, he lives near you.

[outlaw118]

Mr Hirst, you jammy git. 

I've been given work in an unfamiliar area and obviously I'll be expected to be as productive and efficient as I normally am (not very tbh) despite not knowing where the fuck I am. GR2.

 

And another thing. One of our members, one of my oldest and bestest mates is having a really shit time - his two nephews were involved in a motorcycle accident nearly three weeks ago, and one of them is still in a coma, on life support. Feel useless, there's not anything I can do, but feel like I should do SOMETHING. Know what I mean? I've said I'm available for anything they need 24/7 but so far I've not been needed. 

 

FWIW if anyone's thinking "What Charitable Organisation would like my money?" might i suggest this...https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/commisaris-attfieldvandervalk

[plasticvandan]

I have been slightly mulling at shitefest,as I don't really fit in with the Honda clubs format of hold event,then spend all day riding 100 miles,brief return to camp field,then do same again,after riding for 5 hrs to get there I just want a beer,food,and to talk bollocks with lunatics.

[Barry Cade]

I've just had one of those days, you know the ones, where you are just raging for no reason. Day off and nothing planned, came home this morning and the dog had strewn the kitchen bin all over the house. Cleaned up and then found the hoover was broken. Fixed that then went down to the shed. Started to rain so went back in, in the huff. Sun came out. My mood just got worse and worse and had no idea why. Ended up jumping in the car and just driving for an hour which usually helps. It didn't. Tried to fix my intercom headset in my helmet. All went wrong and lost the temper again. I have beer in the fridge but can't be arsed. Feel like going to bed but won't sleep so will just get even more ratty- feel like opening the window and going all tourettes on the darkness.

[danthecapriman]

If you have an unrewarding, futile and depressing career it can be absolutely painful to return to the grind. You will sit there stewing in your own misery and dread, waiting for the utterly horrid day you return.

Not me though, I booked the day off.

To be fair, my job isn't a bad job. It's all the shit that comes with it, some of the people, and the fact that we did have a big team. Most of the people in that team have now left or gone elsewhere in the company (you have to ask why) which leaves me and one other guy to take all the pressure of doing the work 10 people used to do aswell as supervise and train 4 trainees/apprentices.

There's one other guy still there but for inexplicable reasons he's decided to take himself off the work we are employed to do and takes all the easy work to himself and won't have trainees with him. It really pisses me off as I don't get this option and just get on with it, yet me and him are payed the same and have the same job title! Why the hell he's allowed to get away with this is beyond me but it really makes me feel like I'm some sort of mug! It makes you feel very unappreciated.

The other thing with this is, part of my job involves operating live 11kv electrical switchgear. I've recently had a piece of this equipment blow up (literally! It was utterly horrific to watch and I thought the guy I was working with had just been killed in it) while we stood in front of it. I'm still expected to do this and so should the guy I mentioned above but he won't. Why is it ok for me to carry on doing it but not him!? Am I not worth as much or in some way considered expendable? That's what it feels like!

[plasticvandan]

My job involves fitting accessories to people with pickups that cost more than 2 years wages.I think I'm a frustrated communist.

[chaseracer]

...beer, food, talk bollocks with lunatics...

 

Yeah, that sounds like Shitefest 

 

 

My job involves fitting accessories to people with pickups that cost more than 2 years wages.I think I'm a frustrated communist.

 

What accessories do you fit to these people? 

[Inspector Morose]

I wish I gained some qualification. Do the job? Piece of piss chap. No paper? You are the lowest of the low, thick as pig shit no mark who we won't spend another moment talking to.

 

I hate parts of my life at the moment. A lot of the parts, in fact. Not all.

[captain_70s]

I too am becoming tired of work. Very tired.

 

The last month or two has been hell, mostly 6 days weeks working 50-55 hours. I know in the grand scheme of things it's not that bad but it really gets to me. Has to be done though, money is required. Doesn't help that most of the people I work with are lazy, feckless morons and nobody expects anything of them. Most of them don't need a job because they still live with parents (for little or no cost) or their parents have given them a house, so they moan about their 34 hour work week being too long and how life is hard while I stare into the abyss and pray for the sweet release of fucking death.

 

More and more frequently I find myself coming home and going straight to bed at 6pm, can't even be arsed eating. Either that or I have a beer and crash out, I'm drinking booze on a fucking Monday and I'm not even a native Scot FFS. This is my first day back at work after having the whole weekend off and I already find myself having to resist the urge to find out if you can bundle somebody into an automatic shrink wrapping machine... 

 

My temper is becoming more and more apparent. I'm largely known as a relatively cheerful and quick witted sort of person, as of late my comedic quips are becoming more and more barbed. I'm not sure if I can actually class "the only thing you're good at it is being a disappointment to your parents and looking like a bloke despite being a girl" as being anything other than rather rude and mean spirited. I don't really enjoy being horrible to people, it seems a good pressure relief at the time but I'm just projecting my own self loathing on to other people who I perceive as not hating their lives enough.

 

I think I'm starting to lose the fucking plot. I can't afford to lose the plot, I'm 24, I have another 50 years of this to go...

[danthecapriman]

Isn't it odd, that there seems quite a few of us 'youngsters' (I'm 32) that seem so down? I know a few people at work that are a bit like it too. I don't know why though.

[cort16]

Captain 70s. Do something so you don't need to work as much. Share a house , get a smaller place , move in with parents . There's no shame in it. Figure out what you want to do , make plans - Escape. You're young enough to be able to try to do, something fuck it all up and it not matter .

[Urko]

I've just had one of those days, you know the ones, where you are just raging for no reason. Day off and nothing planned, came home this morning and the dog had strewn the kitchen bin all over the house. Cleaned up and then found the hoover was broken. Fixed that then went down to the shed. Started to rain so went back in, in the huff. Sun came out. My mood just got worse and worse and had no idea why. Ended up jumping in the car and just driving for an hour which usually helps. It didn't. Tried to fix my intercom headset in my helmet. All went wrong and lost the temper again. I have beer in the fridge but can't be arsed. Feel like going to bed but won't sleep so will just get even more ratty- feel like opening the window and going all tourettes on the darkness.

Glad someone else has these (although I know that's not much help) mine often revolve around flicking the Vs skywards and blaming God (who I don't strictly believe in) for whatever act of ineptitude I've just carried out, or ranting for ages about whatever piece of crap (not just cars) I've got that has stopped working this time.  SInce I spend such a lot of time on my own I have also taken to replying "not that twat/slag etc" to anyone who is being introduced on the radio for no good reason.  Sympathy from me - but as usual no good answers.

[Barry Cade]

To try and lighten my mood, I've been watching YouTube clips of Men and Motors. I now want to hammer a smaller socket over Richard Hammonds bollocks.

[Richard]

I think it's impossible for work to not be shit and take over your life.

[Inspector Morose]

Dear work.

 

What you FAILED to say is that I've no need to be on site till 12 today so me getting up at 4:30 to get over by 6 was a complete waste of my time. Hey let's look on the bright side, it's a good job I did though because

 

What you FAILED to say was that I'm working until Sunday this week even though you knew this fact last week and never mentioned it. Do you think that I have no plans for the weekend I might need to rearrange? I don't see you very often available at weekends so why are you assuming it's okay for me to work at the drop of a hat?

 

What you FAILED to say was that I'm overnighting all week. And how did you expect me to wash, change clothing or anything else in this time? Or I need to tell the wife I won't be around all week so anything planned will have to be put on hold?

 

You have now cost me extra fuel and time and hassle again because you FAILED to keep your staff informed. Tell me, if this is the way you wish to portray your professionalism to me, and this hasn't been the first time you've done this, why should I give a fuck? All of this could have very simply been avoided by you actually informing people. It's not rocket science now is it?

 

Person for hire. Someone please help get me out of this nightmare of ineptitude.

[mrbenn]

First day back at work after a wet, grey bank holiday weekend. Of course, this morning the sky is bright blue with nary a cloud to trouble it. And its warm. For absolute fuck sake.

[Richard]

That all sounds familiar. According to my calendar I have about 15 hours of work to do today. They phoned me about the straightforward job. The other two just appeared in my calendar, I have no idea what needs to be done.

[Vantman]

Bloody English weather! I was up at 5am yesterday for a 2 hour train journey to the outskirts of Brighton to take part in the filming of the final scene of the film that my Saab is in and then drive it back home.

 

Drizzle and low cloud stopped them sending the drone camera up and they called the shoot off after 2 hours and they are rescheduling it. All we done was loads of static shots which to me was quite interesting. Drove the Saab home via Hastings and got snarled up in what seemed like the biggest motorcycle event ever,thousands of bikes and people every where.

 

Glad to get home and of course today the sun is shiining!

[mrbenn]

FFS!!

 

[laser wheels]

Plenty of people will drive closer or at you if you're driving a small car, either in the mistaken belief they can bully you out of the way or that you'll be more scared as you're in a little car.

Quite a few of them shit out if you just keep on going, it's like a mental game of chicken with them. 

 

I've been telling myself I'm being paranoid, but going from a 5 series to a Ka I was sure I was seeing a difference in the way people behave! And why does everyone seem intent on 'racing' me now?

[Captain Furious]

'Completely Anonymous' Employee Surveys which arrive with a 'unique to you' URL and are mandatory to fill in

 

Call me paranoid, but I'm doubting the complete anonymity here...

 

binned

[dave21478]

I guess its Depression Week, this week.
Even supernoodles on toast for lunch hasnt cheered me up.

[dugong]

'Completely Anonymous' Employee Surveys which arrive with a 'unique to you' URL and are mandatory to fill in

 

Call me paranoid, but I'm doubting the complete anonymity here...

 

binned

"On a scale of 1 to 5 with one being the lowest how do you rate work?"

[Supernaut]

"On a scale of 1 to 5 with one being the lowest how do you rate work?"

Work is fine. It's the weak management where I work that pisses me off.

[dean36014]

We had the work survey forms when I worked for a company with yellow trucks, and who also deliver parcels to your door. Everyone I knew filled them in as bad as possible as we were all hacked off with the way us drivers were treated. Surprisingly when the results where published the drivers reviews were outstanding, plus 4 more questionnaires had been completed than there were drivers.....go figure. 

[Captain Furious]

I am not filling it in as part of a brilliant* sting operation, if I get pursued by anyone for not completing it I shall say A-HA!  How do you know I've not if it is completely anonymous?!

 

And they will be left red-faced and defeated

 

Or will be like "just fill the in the form dickhead" and then i'll be like "OK"

[Urko]

I've been telling myself I'm being paranoid, but going from a 5 series to a Ka I was sure I was seeing a difference in the way people behave! And why does everyone seem intent on 'racing' me now?

Dunno but I have surprised a few people in my Puma

[Urko]

A place I used to work has been getting a (richly deserved) slating on Glassdoor.

 

Insiders and recent leavers report marketing has e-mailed everyone demanding positive reviews to counter all the bad ones and game their scores back to something reasonable.

[Urko]

TV schedules aren't different on Bank Holidays any more. Put the telly on when we got in a while ago expecting something slightly watchable, only to be greeted by Chris-fucking-Packham on The One Show.

 

Bank Holiday telly used to be like a mini Christmas.

Good point.  I mainly listen to the radio - yesterday it was really like Christmas - a lot of pre-recorded stuff, all the usual slots filled by stand-ins.