I've been with the same company for two years plus some. I've been at my current location about 18 months. I've worked my butt off, and applied for promotion several times -- to no avail.
I've watched as people who did not even meet the requirements were promoted to the positions I had applied for, and they were offered the job directly.
Several months ago, someone left and I applied for the opening. Two months ago, I saw yet someone else working beneath me get the job. So I said, 'Screw it.'
I stopped trying so much. I did the bare minimum, and whatever I had to do so I didn't get any of my coworkers in trouble.
Last week, I was called to the manager's office. They did a quick interview, leaving me baffled as to why. I hadn't applied for anything in months. Yesterday, I was called in again. The manager offered me a promotion that I had never applied for. He gave me a hell of a raise, too.
I feel like I live in Office Space.
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Want more proof? I dated a coworker for a while, and she'd never seen Office Space. So we watched it. When Bill Lumbergh made his appearance (TPS report ordeal) she said, "Oh my god! That's <name of a member of management>!"skywarrior wrote:Congrats, but yeah, you live in Office Space. I'm sure of it. :shock:
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Wow, it really is Office Space! That's awesome! Now you just need to pull a Superman 3 on your company with your two disgruntled co-worker friends.
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Congrats! Just like office space! haha!
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I was a Software Engineer and Systems Administrator in another life. I worked in Office Space for 16 years. I know it exists.Eastree wrote: Want more proof? I dated a coworker for a while, and she'd never seen Office Space. So we watched it. When Bill Lumbergh made his appearance (TPS report ordeal) she said, "Oh my god! That's <name of a member of management>!"
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I already have the stapler (I just had to). Perhaps this would suffice for work, except we're not allowed anythign on our oh so nifty vests
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cubegoodies/8e6c/
and/or this:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/humor/999b/
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cubegoodies/8e6c/
and/or this:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/humor/999b/
