Crabs...

Well I'm taking someone's advice and blogging about some things that have been irritating me lately. Here lately my co worker has really been making me want to just politely push her out of a window. (to the FBI...if you're reading this..I'm not seriously going to push her, it's merely a statement of frustration) Anyhow...I just...she just...I just...wow she just irks me SO bad. One, she has a -600 score on the people skills meter. She just DOES NOT know how to talk to people. She's had hmm...5 or so assistants in the year that I've been here and they all throw their hands up and quit. Why? because she doesn't know how to talk to folks. The funny thing is...I can't understand why I even give a damn, b/c I told her the FIRST time she came at me sideways that my name wasn't Fido and I didn't live in her backyard tied to a tree. In other words, I'm not a dog and I don't take commands and shit. Since then she either doesn't say anything to me at all or grins and grits her teeth when she has to talk to me. Whatever works... *shrug*

So...what made me so upset that day? Well we are launching a huge tour for one of our clients and for some reason (which I will reveal in a second) she wants to do all the work herself. If you don't know anything about a tour you'd be like...well shit let her, but this client is on the verge of leaving the firm so we have to make sure their stuff is in TOP TOP shape. One person working on the tour is asking for a disaster. What if she makes a mistake? What if she gets hit by a car on her way to work and can't explain how to do something from her hospital bed? I mean...that's kinda far fetched but the theory remains the same. My boss comes to me and says "Lady Doss...I need you to help *Katrina* with this tour. She'll tell you she doesn't need any help but I know she does. She's drowning in there." I say "ok...cool." I go into her office for 5 days straight and ask if there is anything I can do. She says no I got it...ok fine. All the while, my boss is screaming on me to help her b/c she needs help. After about a week of hearing this ridiculous shit I finally say "Look *Steven* I know *Katrina* needs help...you know *Katrina* needs help...but *Katrina* seems to think she doesn't need help. Now I've asked...5 times even...and that's about all I can do. I'm not going to go into her office and demand she let me help her. I'm sorry...that's on you. Your name is on the door." I guess he takes my advice b/c he asks me to transfer him to her. Of course I can't hear what he's saying but I hear her say..."yes she's asked...but all she says is ok when I tell her no" I guess he says something else and she goes "well she gets an attitude when I tell her no repeatedly...and I don't want to deal with attitude." I'm thinking to myself "is this bitch serious?" THAT pisses me off to the point where I go in and tell her..."no the issue isn't about you not needing help nor is it about my 'attitude' it's about you thinking that if I help you I may just do it better than you and we all know what that would lead to right?" I said "and furthermore...I just want you to know that I don't WANT your lil job honey b/c if I did I'd have it. I'm ONLY trying to help you out...nothing more..nothing less. If we lose this client we all can pack up and go the hell home."

She sat there and blinked...I guess my point was well taken.

I DO have some questions though...I'm sure no one knows the REAL answer but hey maybe you've been thinking the same things I have. Why in the hell do people rake leaves? I mean I could understand raking them when all of the leaves fall off the trees in their yard but don't you think you're creating a lot of work for yourself raking them mugs once a week? I mean Fall lasts for quite a few weeks. It seems like you'd let the leaves FALL then rake them up. I understand the well manicured look...but damn.

I'll humor you with more later...as for now. I've got some Lance white cheddar cheese popcorn waiting on me.

G'Day folks!

Lady Doss