What type of work do you do and what do you have to deal wit
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I work for the Government, in Child Support Collections. People hate me for this.
no offense to you.. but I think the CSEB needs to die a slow sadistic death... most crooked goverment agency...
I wish someone would actually help me get all the back support that is owed to my kids. They are the ones who go without. I don't want the money. I want them to have it so their quality of life is better. Only so much I can do on my own and my local child support "enforcement" is a joke.0 -
Type of work - Pharmacist
Population - Addictions and mental health
Can't really relate any stories about my current work, but I'll say it's never boring.0 -
I work for the Government, in Child Support Collections. People hate me for this.
Can I give you my son's dad's phone number?0 -
Tech Support
1- Why dont my wireless work? - cause you dont have a wireless router/modem
2- My computer is making noise? - get your foot off of the side and move your purse away from the fan in the back
3- my email doesnt work - yes it does, you just didn't receive anything...
and before you ask.. NO! you are NOT important enough for me to read your email.0 -
I work for a beer distributor. I'm the Executive Assistant. I also help out or non-alcohol sales department and our accounting department with little things here and there, but my typical duties include arranging travel for my bosses, setting my main boss's calendar, random personal things from time to time, lots of meetings being the boss's extra ears/note taker, and my favorite: potential brand meetings or "brand appreciation" meetings.
Those are meetings where we are either sampling a new brand's full line of beers or tasting a full line of an existing brand's beers and learning about the flavor notes/food pairings etc. I'll get an email from our Brand Development Manager to come to one of those and basically I just get to go drink beer at work. THIS IS THE BEST JOB I HAVE EVER HAD. I love my company and the people I work with/for, and the perks are pretty awesome
Um...are you hiring?
Haha my friends ask my like on daily basis if we're hiring! My boyfriend is such a happy person since our fridge is always full of beer and he gets to go to events with me...that all involve beer...
I got SUPER lucky with my job, I'm one of the few women that works here, and I'm NEVER EVER LEAVING haha0 -
I work for the Government, in Child Support Collections. People hate me for this.
no offense to you.. but I think the CSEB needs to die a slow sadistic death... most crooked goverment agency...
I wish someone would actually help me get all the back support that is owed to my kids. They are the ones who go without. I don't want the money. I want them to have it so their quality of life is better. Only so much I can do on my own and my local child support "enforcement" is a joke.
Knew I shouldn't have said anything. :ohwell:0 -
I work for the Government, in Child Support Collections. People hate me for this.
no offense to you.. but I think the CSEB needs to die a slow sadistic death... most crooked goverment agency...
I wish someone would actually help me get all the back support that is owed to my kids. They are the ones who go without. I don't want the money. I want them to have it so their quality of life is better. Only so much I can do on my own and my local child support "enforcement" is a joke.
Knew I shouldn't have said anything. :ohwell:
My deadbeat ex is not your fault.
I dont' take my frustrations out on the people on the other end of the phone when I call. It isn't their fault. It would just be nice if everyone on the planet did what they are supposed to do.0 -
I work for the Government, in Child Support Collections. People hate me for this.
no offense to you.. but I think the CSEB needs to die a slow sadistic death... most crooked goverment agency...
I wish someone would actually help me get all the back support that is owed to my kids. They are the ones who go without. I don't want the money. I want them to have it so their quality of life is better. Only so much I can do on my own and my local child support "enforcement" is a joke.
Knew I shouldn't have said anything. :ohwell:
I have no kids so I don't hate you!0 -
I drive a school bus so I have to deal with:
1. A-hole drivers who have nothing better to do than cut me off because heaven forbid should they be "stuck" behind a bigger vehicle for any length of time.
2. Students who don't listen and there is only so much "disciplining" I can do while I'm driving.
3. Parents who are never at the stops on time so some days I'm waiting until the very last possible minute to go then I have to explain to said parent that I NEED them at their stops 5 minutes early, as per school board policy because it gives me extra time to get to my next stop where the poor child is waiting in the bitter cold or pouring rain.
4. Parents who insist their life and schedule is more important than a dozen buses filled with kids and decide to park in the bus zone in front of the school (I've called by-law many times!)
The good side:
1. When a grade 2 boy gets off the bus and every single day he turns around and waves at me, saying "bye Shawna" before proceeding home.
2. When a kindergarten kid tells you that you're beautiful, even when you don't feel like it at all.
3. When the parents give you a present "just because" and in the card they thank you for keeping their child safe.
4. The beginning of every school, meeting all your new students for the first time and hearing all about your previous year's students' summers.
I love my job...so all the bad things that occur are quickly forgotten...0 -
Service Manager for a small commercial/industrial Electrical Contractor in Jax., Fla.working on getting my state masters.
Dealing with bidding on projects against people who arent qualified to tie your shoe. Do not provide any type of benefits to their employees. End result you get what you pay for.0 -
I work for the Government, in Child Support Collections. People hate me for this.
no offense to you.. but I think the CSEB needs to die a slow sadistic death... most crooked goverment agency...
I wish someone would actually help me get all the back support that is owed to my kids. They are the ones who go without. I don't want the money. I want them to have it so their quality of life is better. Only so much I can do on my own and my local child support "enforcement" is a joke.
Knew I shouldn't have said anything. :ohwell:
lol, yeah
your job DOES suck. super condolences.0 -
I work for the Government, in Child Support Collections. People hate me for this.
no offense to you.. but I think the CSEB needs to die a slow sadistic death... most crooked goverment agency...
I wish someone would actually help me get all the back support that is owed to my kids. They are the ones who go without. I don't want the money. I want them to have it so their quality of life is better. Only so much I can do on my own and my local child support "enforcement" is a joke.
Knew I shouldn't have said anything. :ohwell:
lol, yeah
your job DOES suck. super condolences.
I actually LOVE my job. It's really rewarding.0 -
I'm an Advanced Individual Training Platoon Sergeant for Army Aviation Soldiers. We get them right after Basic Training.
1. Showing up at the bar I go to when they finally get a pass on the weekend and I have to cut my night short to bring them in. (They aren't allowed to drink while in training)
2. Constantly catching them trying to hide cell phones and supplements everywhere in the barracks. (Cant have these either)
3. Acting like a bunch of high schoolers instead of Soldiers.
4. Having to answer the same question, a million times, about why they are locked down.
This assignment has been an experience. Thank God I go back to the regular Army next week!0 -
I drive a school bus so I have to deal with:
1. A-hole drivers who have nothing better to do than cut me off because heaven forbid should they be "stuck" behind a bigger vehicle for any length of time.
2. Students who don't listen and there is only so much "disciplining" I can do while I'm driving.
3. Parents who are never at the stops on time so some days I'm waiting until the very last possible minute to go then I have to explain to said parent that I NEED them at their stops 5 minutes early, as per school board policy because it gives me extra time to get to my next stop where the poor child is waiting in the bitter cold or pouring rain.
4. Parents who insist their life and schedule is more important than a dozen buses filled with kids and decide to park in the bus zone in front of the school (I've called by-law many times!)
The good side:
1. When a grade 2 boy gets off the bus and every single day he turns around and waves at me, saying "bye Shawna" before proceeding home.
2. When a kindergarten kid tells you that you're beautiful, even when you don't feel like it at all.
3. When the parents give you a present "just because" and in the card they thank you for keeping their child safe.
4. The beginning of every school, meeting all your new students for the first time and hearing all about your previous year's students' summers.
I love my job...so all the bad things that occur are quickly forgotten...
They sound lucky to have you!0 -
I am an ultrasound technologist in an OB/GYN office. I love my job, but I am so sick of hearing "look at that big head!" or "can you check again (for the 5th time) and make sure it's a girl/boy". Most pregnant patients are awesome, but some are just plain pesty!!
OH YES>>>>>and the late night trip to the ER!
Lets call in the ultrasound tech...hmmmmm, can you tell me the sex...NOPE....not tonight! Why are you here?!!!!!:noway: :devil: :mad:0 -
I'm a nanny, I watch 2 children at their home from 6:30am-4:30pm, with a 2 hour break while the youngest is in Kindergarten. I am flexible, but have a life, so I have asked them numerous times to let me know ahead of time if they need me all day, like when the kids are out of school, or they'll know they know they have meetings & will be late . And I get paid every 2 weeks.
Here is the BS:
On Monday: I should have been paid last Friday, but since it was the holiday, I waited until Monday, no big deal. I show up Monday & she says: "I was going to pay you last Friday, but is it of if I just pay you next time."(in another 2 weeks) Me: No, I need money now. She says ok. AND did not even tell me the kids had no school, so I had no pay, & no break, grrrrrr. When she came home she says "Here's half the money, I'll give you the rest tomorrow. (Fine, like I have a choice) Did I mention the kids told me they were signing up for more classes at the YMCA? I love how that takes priority to paying for your child care.
Today: I show up & Mom & Dad are both there, he says, my sister will be here @ 4, but if she's not I'll be here around 6. All I could say is: Are you going to pay me what you owe me today? He said he would.
So either the sister gets here @ 4 & I don't get paid, or I'm stuck here until at least 6 and I get paid. (hopefully) either way it sucks. And if the sister does come over to relieve me, I would assume I'm not getting paid today, so I'll have to wait another day... grrrrr This is the last time they screw with my money. If I'm not paid, I quit!0 -
I am a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator...
I deal with people who truly have an emergency... I get to assist people in delivering babies... but also give instructions on a choking patient and also CPR instructions (no fun)
I deal with people who think there are little people digging tunnels under their homes and steal items in their home... such as their Easter dress, their Skippy peanut butter and their Dial soap,.. you catch my drift.
I deal with people whose house they have lived in for 50 years is burning to the ground... people who have just returned home to have it ransacked and things stolen
I deal with people who think they are truly locked inside of their vehicle when their battery has died... they never think on their own to pull the door handle (this happened yesterday, for real lol)
I deal with people who are contemplating suicide... some have done it while on the phone... others just want the attention.
I deal with people who butt dial us and have heard some very interesting conversations, some not-so-great singing and some very person activities lol
As depressing as it can be and sound, my job is truly rewarding and I love it. It's those small times where I wish the only thing I had to deal with was something minor. The good outweighs the bad! We find humor in little things that keep us going 0 -
Radiology...
Sono Tech, Please raise your shirt and the gel will be warm...
Patient 1..Oh by the way I had sex before I came in and did not shower...REALLY
Xay tech, Walk to ER to get patient who says they have a stomach virus...
How long have you been sick?
patient 2, oh about an hour, I threw up once, Tech..ok, when you called your Dr what did they say? Oh, I didn't call...
Tech, have you ever had the flu? DId you think maybe waiting 24 hours? Thinks to herself, REAL NICE....using the ER as a clinic, must be nice not to have a copay..
CT tech(cat scan)..I will need to start an IV and inject contrast into your vein...
Patient? Contrast? Tech, yes, a type of DYE....
Patient, Will I pee a funny color later, or will it dye my skin...
Xray....NOT OF THE WRIST! lETS SAY CHEST...ptient says, should I take off my watch...
Tech, Rolls eyes, REALLY!
Xray, Dr order says Barium ENEMA...She explains to patient...
Patient...WAIT...no one said anything about my rectum...UH HELLO ENEMA...
This is just two minutes of my career, 25 years later....Questions and people do not change.
It keeps me smiling.
I can sooooo relate!!! Too funny!!!0 -
I'm the Manager of Analytics at a very small finance company. I do a little bit of everything and usually on fairly short notice. Such as this conversation I had with the VP of collections at 10:30am one day...
VP: We have a portfolio we're looking at purchasing, can you run it through the model and tell me how much we should pay for it?
Me: The model is for pre-judgment, this is post judgment, I'll have to create a new model.
VP: How long will that take?
Me: If I push everything else aside, maybe a day or two
VP: OK. I need it by noon today. Thanks!0 -
I'm a custodian for a ghetto high school in a ghetto city.
I work the night shift when the kids are gone so I don't have to deal with them too much, which is good.
I am the one who cleans up the blood, vomit, crap, condoms, urine, kotex and tampons from all over the school.
I have dealt with fecal matter in the urinals, walls, floors.... vomit all over, spit, urine in the elevators, blood all over
leftover from fights (we have a day crew but they leave everything for US because they are lazy and useless), you
name it. I come home smelling like a kennel... I strip then scrub myself clean and do it all over again.
The management is also unreliable, inconsiderate and corrupt but...that is everywhere.
I consider myself lucky to have a city job because I am making more money then most people who do not
or cannot attend college. Despite its gross factor...despite being a thankless job, I am grateful for it.
I get through the day because I generally enjoy the company of my fellow workers. We vent, we laugh, we
have outraged ranting sessions, we survive. At 27 years old is this my dream job? No. But it is a job and
I am more than happy to do it. A lot of people are unemployed right now, that could of been me, it still could
be someday... so when I'm doing a particularly unpleasant task I just remember that this job makes it possible
for me to pay my rent, have a gym membership and allow me to enjoy life on a more pleasant level.0 -
Radiology...
Sono Tech, Please raise your shirt and the gel will be warm...
Patient 1..Oh by the way I had sex before I came in and did not shower...REALLY
Xay tech, Walk to ER to get patient who says they have a stomach virus...
How long have you been sick?
patient 2, oh about an hour, I threw up once, Tech..ok, when you called your Dr what did they say? Oh, I didn't call...
Tech, have you ever had the flu? DId you think maybe waiting 24 hours? Thinks to herself, REAL NICE....using the ER as a clinic, must be nice not to have a copay..
CT tech(cat scan)..I will need to start an IV and inject contrast into your vein...
Patient? Contrast? Tech, yes, a type of DYE....
Patient, Will I pee a funny color later, or will it dye my skin...
Xray....NOT OF THE WRIST! lETS SAY CHEST...ptient says, should I take off my watch...
Tech, Rolls eyes, REALLY!
Xray, Dr order says Barium ENEMA...She explains to patient...
Patient...WAIT...no one said anything about my rectum...UH HELLO ENEMA...
This is just two minutes of my career, 25 years later....Questions and people do not change.
It keeps me smiling.
Didn't you know the ER is a free clinic? You can come in for dental caries, request narcotic pain meds, etc and never pay a dime!!!
Oh by the way I'm a nurse.0 -
I'm a college student, I have a work-study job with my university's media services department. We do stuff like make publicity videos and put them on Youtube, print posters, and rent A/V equipment to students and teachers.
We have the typical people who expect us to do magic or something. I love this job so I stay as professional as I can, but here are some things I've *thought* while dealing with customers:
"I'm sorry that you waited this long to do your final video project for that class, but I can't make your DVD burn any faster. Maybe you should try throwing yourself on the mercy of your professor instead of whining at me about how your project is due in an hour."
"You didn't know we existed? Well, welcome to [NAME REDACTED]! Here, let me show you some other exciting features of the library basement, like the 24-hour computer lab and the multimedia lecture hall. What's that? You know all about those places, you're a senior? Then how the [EXPLETIVE] did you manage to miss our GIANT COLORFUL SIGNAGE adorning the MAIN ENTRANCE to this part of the building for FOUR YEARS?"
I've been given more impossible tasks by my boss than by customers, though. Hey, tehzephyrsong, could you take this pile of 6 hours of terrible footage and edit it into a coherent 3-minute video without making our students look like a bunch of racist hicks?0 -
I'm the Manager of Analytics at a very small finance company. I do a little bit of everything and usually on fairly short notice. Such as this conversation I had with the VP of collections at 10:30am one day...
VP: We have a portfolio we're looking at purchasing, can you run it through the model and tell me how much we should pay for it?
Me: The model is for pre-judgment, this is post judgment, I'll have to create a new model.
VP: How long will that take?
Me: If I push everything else aside, maybe a day or two
VP: OK. I need it by noon today. Thanks!
I can relate to this so much. I usually give myself some cushion because I know that things are always due yesterday.0 -
I'm a software developer... but at a consulting firm related to tax/audit and all that junk. So sometimes I gotta deal with people who are big 'people persons' or however it's referred to and that sometimes makes me uncomfortable as I am the complete opposite. Other than that... not much. I don't get too much trouble where I am.0
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OH YES>>>>>and the late night trip to the ER!
Lets call in the ultrasound tech...hmmmmm, can you tell me the sex...NOPE....not tonight! Why are you here?!!!!!:noway: :devil: :mad:
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The reason I am so glad to be out of the hospital setting! Although it does get repetitious just scanning babies all day.0 -
I'm flipping the table on this one:
me: hi my car was broken into about an hour ago and they got my wallett with all of my cards and my cell phone - can you please freeze my acct. i'm not able to call corporate.
branch manager: can i see your debit card
me: only if the thief decides to sit down next to us.
manager: what's your social?
me: 111-11-1111
manager - do you have any way to prove that this is really you
me: are you messing with me? is this going to be on you tube later?
manager: lets take a look at the acct. activity......so i see you made a purchase right across the street at 1:15
me: yeah, it's 1:20 right now and I've been in here for 30 minutes, i'm begging you to cancel the card.
30 minutes later:
manager: it looks like a fraud specialist needs to contact you, is it ok if he calls the cell phone we have on file?
me: your husband is a lucky guy0 -
I work for the IRS. I dread when people ask me what I do, because, well....it's the IRS! Nobody likes us. I'm administrative and really just do paperwork, etc. I'm not one of the bad guys.
The highlight of my job though, honestly, is when I get calls from taxpayers (you guys). First of all--if thecall is beind transfered to me, then someone didn't do their job correctly, because dealing with taxpayer inquiries isn't even remotely my job. I'm not an attorney and cannot give legal advice. But, sadly, people like to play "pass the buck" and a lot of calls are just transferred around willy nilly. When a call reaches my phone, the caller is usually quite agitated since they have already been transferred so many times, left voicemails, etc. I ALWAYS am patient with them. A lot of times it's someone with little to no knowledge of tax law, with little money and many frustrations...they just want a sympathetic ear to vent to. And I always listen to their problems (husband got laid off, their mother just died, etc), because I actually give a *kitten*. Since I can't give them any legal advice, the best I can do is actually get them to the correct person who will assist them with their problems. I listen to their tax issues, and using the resources I have, I figure out what tax code section their issue falls under, and then what area would handle that issue. I always take their name and number and give them mine as well; if I can speak to an attorney while they're on hold then I transfer them right over, if I can't, then I leave a msg with the attorney and tell the taxpayer that if they don't hear back in 24 hours, to call me back. 9 times out of 10 I don't get a call back.
I do go above and beyond, and I'm proud of that. And, I have gotten rewarded for it. I like being able to make a difference in people's lives, even if just a small way. Everyone is dealing with so many issues, especially in this economy...0 -
I am a graphic designer by profession (although I put it on hold to be a full time mom) and my usual day went like this:
client: I need a 100 page annual report , full colour, lots of images which we need you to source
me: Ok when do you need it for?
client: yesterday0 -
I am a one man IT department for a company with ~30 internal employees, ~10 employees in our shipping department (about 1,500 miles away), and a couple dozen sales representatives sprinkled throughout the US and Canada.
My typical day is atypical. I help people figure out how to bold words in a document, organize multi-media conference calls, monitor the VPN tunnels and servers, ward off computer viruses, and fix everything from smashed keyboards to nasty trojans.
On a good day I get 15 minutes for lunch.0 -
I drive a school bus so I have to deal with:
1. A-hole drivers who have nothing better to do than cut me off because heaven forbid should they be "stuck" behind a bigger vehicle for any length of time.
2. Students who don't listen and there is only so much "disciplining" I can do while I'm driving.
3. Parents who are never at the stops on time so some days I'm waiting until the very last possible minute to go then I have to explain to said parent that I NEED them at their stops 5 minutes early, as per school board policy because it gives me extra time to get to my next stop where the poor child is waiting in the bitter cold or pouring rain.
4. Parents who insist their life and schedule is more important than a dozen buses filled with kids and decide to park in the bus zone in front of the school (I've called by-law many times!)
The good side:
1. When a grade 2 boy gets off the bus and every single day he turns around and waves at me, saying "bye Shawna" before proceeding home.
2. When a kindergarten kid tells you that you're beautiful, even when you don't feel like it at all.
3. When the parents give you a present "just because" and in the card they thank you for keeping their child safe.
4. The beginning of every school, meeting all your new students for the first time and hearing all about your previous year's students' summers.
I love my job...so all the bad things that occur are quickly forgotten...
I love my son's bus driver and aide!! You guys rock!! My son has low functioning Autism and part of our morning routine is that I give him a hug and kiss goodbye right before he gets on the bus, so one day we had spilled something on our way out and he insisted on cleaning it up so we ran to the bus in a hurry. In all that confusion he got on and I let him without giving him a hug and kiss!! Next thing I know I'm getting ready for work and I hear a bus beeping outside my house, I run out thinking somethings wrong and the aide rushes off the bus saying I forgot to give him a hug and kiss! I guess they got about 2 blocks away and he started crying and saying "Ma...Huh...Ki".0
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