Hey, all; Happy Friday –   …Yeah, I got nothing. There’s this thing that’s been going around the office for over a week, and long-story short, I now understand why Sudafed is so heavily regulated. Oh, and they had … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/10/2020 – Quarantine

  Hey, all; Happy first Friday of a new decade –   As we collectively claw our way back from the Great Borking of 2019, and collectively steel ourselves for whatever these new ’20’s might roar at us. (It feels … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/3/2020 – Resolutions

  Hey, all; Happy Last Friday of 2019 –   Hope everyone had a great holiday got both everything they want and everything they deserve. But now, as the year draws to a close, it falls to us; the great … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/28/2019 – The Crunch II: The Recrunchening

Work just hard enough to not get fired/as the bennies rather suck/ Chained to a desk, long past 8 o’clock/Your social life’s shit outta luck/ Ev’rybody knows, that traffic on the holidays/grinds your commute to a halt/ Though it’s been … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/20/2019 – Holiday Party Edition!

  Hey, all; Happy Friday…The 13th!   Yes, it’s that ever so rare occasion where, as legend would have it, the law of averages takes a dip, everything that can go wrong will, and I try and fail to make … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/13/2019 – Bad Luck Edition

Hey, all; Happy Friday –   Feeling kind of down-in-the-muoth, this week, so I don’t have a lot to say. (Actually, that’s a damn lie; I have plenty to say, but my head is swimming, and, frankly,  I doubt WordPress … Continue reading Job Rants Thread -12/6/2019 – Open Table

  Hey, all; Happy Friday. And for those of you living in the U.S. Happy Black Friday. And for those of you living in the U.S. who would, of your own volition, partake in Black Friday: In pace recquiescat.   … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/29/2019 – Post-Pig-Out-Consumer-ama!

  Hey, all; Happy Fri–AAA AA AAAA AAA AA AA AAA A AAAA AAA AAA AA AAA AAAA AAAAAAA AA AAAA AAAAAA AA AAAA AAA AAA A AA AAAA AAA AAA A AAAA AAA AAA AAA AA AAAA   AAA … Continue reading Job Rants Thread 11/22/2019 – Just A Long, Continuous Scream

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   So, how about that “Arctic Blast,” huh, Americados? Man, it sure must have sucked to have to have been out in that, all week, am I right? Surely, no one here has to deal … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/16/2019 – So Very Cold

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   Not much from me this week; playing catch-up and anything that set me off this week has already settled into a dull ache, so I leave it all to you. The floor’s open, the … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/8/2019 – Open Table

  Hello, kiddies!     It’s your old pal, the Gimp’d Keeper, back with another chance to discuss the scariest thing, you can imagine! What?! No, this isn’t the Politics Dread, I’m talking about your weekly slob rants! Problems with a co-lurker? Getting frustrated with … Continue reading Job Screams Thread – 11/1/2019 – A Dead Man’s Party

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   First of all, thanks for all the great responses last week. As always, it’s wonderfully interesting hearing everyone’s stories. I’ve noticed that some of you have been concerned that your posts go on … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 10/25/2019 – Healthy, Wealthy And…Wise?

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   At my job, the median age of our employees is mid-30’s at most. Despite this, according to our stats, we have the largest single call-out and tardiness rate in the entire company. It’s … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 10/18/2019 – Tardiness Not Tolerated

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   Another week, another 40 people in and out of my office. I’ve been seeing people basically up until quitting time since Monday. I’ve written so many reports, I think I may be starting … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 10/11/2019 – Open Table

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   Not much to say this week. (less than usual, anyway) Drained physically, emotionally…Financially; y’know, the usual suspects.  Finally got the new computer I was asking for…Only to have the database program we use, … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 10/4/2019 – Open Table

 Oh, like I wasn’t going to use this.   Hey, all; Happy Friday –   In the annals of the JRT, it should come as a shock to no-one that one of the most popular subjects/causes of our collective wailings … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/27/2019 – No Bad News

  Hey, all… <sigh> Anyway…   Back on the horse, back in the saddle; back at my desk, listening to ’em prattle. Truth be told, while I would of course much rather still be on vacation, there’s something to be … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/20/2019 – …I’m Off A Boat.

Hey, all. Happy Friday; pull up a chair- Now, lest you think I’m dredging up an old and tired meme for the hell of it, you might actually be interested to know that this week’s rant is coming to you … Continue reading Job Rants Thread 9/13/2019 – I’m On A Boat!

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   Another week, another piece of my soul rent violently from me and turned into existential confetti. Not a lot to say, as I’m currently devoting most higher functions to both writing this and … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/6/2019 – Open Table

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   So, if the header didn’t tip you off, today’s sub-topic is going to be about birthdays; both in-general, and because, frankly mine’s on Monday, and I wanted to figure out some way to … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 8/16/2019 – They Say It’s Your Birthday

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   Not a lot to say this week. Actually, that’s not quite true. I have a ton to say this week; but I’ve seen so many clients and typed up so many reports, I … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 8/9/2019 – Limping Towards the Finish