Dirty Banana Pants

This was just sent out by our HR dept:
Casual attire is approved for the week of Thanksgiving (11/20, 11/21 & 11/22). We will also be having “Bedlam Wednesday” on 11/22 and encourage you to support your favorite Oklahoma team.

First off, let me just say that the definition of casual attire is rather subjective….no, VERY subjective.  […]

Here at Crap-Ass, Inc. we have a vendor in town this week to install a software package.  After the installation is complete, we are to meet with him to go over a quickie training session to get us started.  This means that I have to be locked up in a room with Bill, the biggest […]

Crap-ass, Inc. has officially become the worst place to work.  We have very few events to look forward to each year.  I’m not saying that they must keep us entertained, but hell, throw us a scrap or something to make us feel like we work for human beings, rather than a bunch of droids.
The creativity that […]

My boss, Bill, has come up with a few innovative ways to guarantee his name at the top of the list for the next round of layoffs:

The old “fat finger” excuse - When to use: you and 9 other people are sent an email with a list of tasks that each person must perform in […]

My admin just contacted me to see if I had heard anything back from the phone interview I had a little over a week ago.  I was sorry to tell her that I had called to follow up and was informed that this organization had received an influx of applicants and they were still going […]

I have a burning question: How do you sleep in the bathroom at work?
The way the system works here is you clock in and clock out to enter and leave the building.  They put the emphasis on your “building time” rather than the amount of work you accomplish.  What are the results of this philosophy?  […]

I work in a very large IT department.  (IT = Information Technology, i.e., computer nerd department.)  As I am walking into the building today, I see several people in the hallway, not one of them will make say good morning, smile, or make eye contact.  I think in order to be able to perform their jobs, they […]

I had a telephone interview with a prespective employer yesterday.  As far as how it went, I’ll put it this way.  If they call me for a second interview, I will be pleasantly surprised.  I had prepared, practiced, and anxiously awaited the phone call.  The recruiter called and I felt as if I couldn’t wake […]

A few months ago, my boss, Bill, tells me that our director has asked him to put together some metrics for our department.  They want to present them to the new owners of our organization.  I ask him what aspects of our department need to be addressed.  Uh, he doesn’t know.  I recommend to him that […]

I know that sometimes I think outside of the box, but this situation made no sense to me at all.  There was a job opening here within crap-ass industries as a project manager.  I hesitantly contacted the hiring manager regarding this position. 
When you apply for a job internally, you have to notify the following:

Your current […]