Excuse Me If I Haven't Earnt The Right

Infinitum · October 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">to be a little ticked off...</div> So tonight I once again manage to draw the glassy shift at work... you know the glassy, he's the guy that gets all your glasses while your at the bar... yeah, it's about as fun as it sounds.

Anyways, I come into work tonight and it was fairly quiet so maybe it won't be so bad... At around 9:30 my boss comes up to me "We need you downstairs" Ok, maybe she needs a hand changing a keg or whatnot.

Raw sewerage EVERYWHERE. Thankfully no brown stuff....

"Ok, I'm gonna need you to start pushing all this out and down to the drain until the plumber arrives"

....

"uhhhhh ok, can I get some boots and some gloves at least?"
"There aren't any, do it without them"
"I'm not really dressed for the occasion here" I wear very old shoes that are falling apart and there is a good chance this **** is gonna leak into my shoes...
"Somebody has to do it."
"WHY ME?!"
"Because I asked you, now shut up and do it."

<b>I F***ING HATE YOU, YOU B****</b> I'm a f***ing bartender, I don't do this kind of s*** (First one to say "No pun intended" DIES)

So there I am, with about 3 garbage bags taped over both of my legs, a makeshift mask, using a broom to sweep the **** down and out into the bottom drain we have in a lower part of the basement.... for an hour until the plumber arrives... and then I don't get to go home early, I have to go back upstairs and continue doing glassy...

THAT. F***ING. TICKS. ME. RIGHT. OFF.

Yet the best part has yet to come... the new manager (Cousin of old manager who got fired for embezzling and blaming it on sexy manager) comes up to me and says "Do you mind coming in tomorrow morning at 9:30 for a few hours?"
"Sure, no problem" Having a pile of glasses in my hand and kind of distracted, I innocently think I'll be filling in for somebody who can't make their shift in time....
So I finish up, tired as hell, heading out the door and I spot new manager. "Hey who am I filling in for tomorrow?"
"Oh, your not filling in for anyone your gonna help us clean out the basement? Is that a problem"
"No, it's alright...."
"Good see you tomorrow at 9:30."
I can't say no to this guy, he's brand new... and I don't want to **** him off but I was just there screaming in my head after he tells me this "F*** YOU, YOU FAT F***"

<b>WHY THE F*** DOES A BARTENDER HAVE TO CLEAN OUT RAW SEWERAGE? JESUS H F***ING CHRIST THAT PISSES ME RIGHT OFF</b>

So I apologise ahead of time if I'm slightly 'less than jovial' over the next day or so, or if I attack and flame you, I just happened to have been cleaning out crap....

Dirty_Harry_Potter · October 2003

/me pats Inf on his head.

there there

this does strangely remind me of "Monty Pythons: the meaning of life"
the scene were the fat bloke: comes in - eats - explodes.

enf0rcer · October 2003

wow... I would definitely said no to coming in at 9:30 after he told me what it was for. I would have said something like I’m sorry I’ve been cleaning up that mess for an hour today and I don't feel up to another round. Saying something funny helps ease the situation but you should have said "fu** off" politely and left.

Infinitum · October 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (enf0rcer @ Oct 12 2003, 02:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> wow... I would definitely said no to coming in at 9:30 after he told me what it was for. I would have said something like I’m sorry I’ve been cleaning up that mess for an hour today and I don't feel up to another round. Saying something funny helps ease the situation but you should have said "fu** off" politely and left.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
I should have, but this is the new manager and I don't know him well enough to tell him to go stuff himself...

So I just have to smile and nod around him for a bit.... I will do it, but I'm not going to be happy about it. Triple time and a half is little compensation for cleaning up human excrement...

BlackMage · October 2003

that ... really ... sucks
erm ... yeah ... play ns and shoot something

Infinitum · October 2003

I'll be sure to fascinate you all with my story about this in a few hours....

good night....

DiscoZombie · October 2003

jeezis... don't bartenders survive on tips? you're obviously not getting any tips doing that horrible, horrible task, so you should at least ask for compensation... like, ask them to pay you whatever they're paying the plumber <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'>

Decimator · October 2003

open console
type "quit"

esuna · October 2003

To be honest, even if it is a new boss, they'd probably understand if you'd have said "Sorry, i've just been cleaning all that and to be honest, i don't feel like doing it again any time soon". No attitude or anything, just honest.

I remember having to do crap degrading stuff like this, and as with you, i just agreed as well. Just slog it out and don't put up with any crap in the future, if anything this will put you in a very good light with the new boss. Also, come prepared in the morning. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

GreyPaws · October 2003

Umm what you just effectively did is make yourself out to be the gopher, so instead of impressing the manager by how dedicated you are to your work you've made it clear that you’re a push over and they will constantly shove s*ity jobs down your throat. You need to make sure to assert yourself next time they ask you to do something that’s not part of your normal responsibilities, it might seem scary, but if they fire you its wrongful termination. Handling sewage is dangerous, you were supposed to get hazard pay, and have had proper training, I would file a complaint with your local labor board.

That manager is a total sht head BTW, I'm 30 weeks away from my BS in Technical project Management, and that fool basically violated ALL the base principals of good management. After giving you such a fkt up job he should have given you a day off, or a paid half day or something.... bah... ticks me off to read stuff like this.

pielemuis · October 2003

In a few days you'll look back on this and have a good laugh...either that or you die from some horrible infection

Smoke_Nova · October 2003

It's a violation of Health code to have to do it without proper equipment. You don't know what kind of...sh!t that gets flushed down the toilet.

Next time that manager asks you to be in the next day, ask "what for?" FIRST.

other then that.

good luck Inf.

Infinitum · October 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (GreyPaws @ Oct 12 2003, 04:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Umm what you just effectively did is make yourself out to be the gopher, so instead of impressing the manager by how dedicated you are to your work you've made it clear that you’re a push over and they will constantly shove s*ity jobs down your throat. You need to make sure to assert yourself next time they ask you to do something that’s not part of your normal responsibilities, it might seem scary, but if they fire you its wrongful termination. Handling sewage is dangerous, you were supposed to get hazard pay, and have had proper training, I would file a complaint with your local labor board.

That manager is a total sht head BTW, I'm 30 weeks away from my BS in Technical project Management, and that fool basically violated ALL the base principals of good management. After giving you such a fkt up job he should have given you a day off, or a paid half day or something.... bah... ticks me off to read stuff like this.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Yeah well I rung them up this morning "Yeah I said I could work today, but my family had made other plans I wasn't aware of. Sorry"

They can get some other moron to do that crap, I'm nobodies little sewerage monkey.

I probably won't see a cent of extra pay. I will be lodging a formal complaint through my union boss though about this whole incident. Best to work through the system on this.

I'm not defending my bosses decision to do this, but basically whoevers glassy gets the short end of the straw for the night. That said, NOBODY should have to deal with that kind of crap if it isn't their job....

DiscoZombie · October 2003

*is proud you're not going in* =P you don't wanna end up like Milton, takin' all the crap... cept it could be cool if you set the building on fire...

Infinitum · October 2003

Or I killed them all... then they'll see... oh yes...

<span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'><b>THEN THEY'LL SEE</b></span>

RPG_Jssmfulhud · October 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (pielemuis @ Oct 11 2003, 08:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> In a few days you'll look back on this and have a good laugh...either that or you die from some horrible infection  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Oh my god, this made me laugh like hell... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

I'm sorry Inf, I do feel for you though. You're right. If you're a bartender, you shouldn't be given SO much different tasks that would require a sweage worker, heh. So you were right to deny the second... *ahem* sewage shift.

I hate it when employers go on and push their workers around like that.

PS: Sorry, this post might seem messed up, that's because it's 02:09 here and I need a lot of sleep still... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>

Necrosis · October 2003

Yah, well, **** happens.

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

I totally sympathise - I used to work in a bar, we managed to dodge raw sewage but we did end up on vomit/blood detail. Both equally fun and safe considering how most clubbers aren't laden with disease, oh no.

Solution? Doom. Godmode. Chainsaw. 2 hours.

pardzh · October 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Necrosis @ Oct 12 2003, 10:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Solution? Doom. Godmode. Chainsaw. 2 hours.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Haha, excellent. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

I work in a grocery store and they used to give me the crap jobs all the time.

"Can you go push carts?"
"Can you go clean the bottle machines?"
"Can you go mop up a whole box of spilled milk cartons?"

I eventually started saying no, and surprisingly it worked. Even if it's a manager you're not used to or familiar with, just refuse to do a job that is that degrading/stupid/unhealthy for you. There's a difference between doing your job and doing some **** they tossed at you because they can't find someone who's <i>supposed</i> to do the job.

Anti-Bomb · October 2003

Yeah, I used to work at a law firm, over the summer and all I did was make copies for about 7 hours and then assemble files. So one day, I just say to myself '**** this' and stopped going like in Office Space. I come back 2 months later and they told me to get to work.

;D

Gliss · October 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Necrosis @ Oct 12 2003, 08:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Yah, well, **** happens.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
No pun intended? <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

SkinnY · October 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Anti-Bomb @ Oct 12 2003, 12:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Yeah, I used to work at a law firm, over the summer and all I did was make copies for about 7 hours and then assemble files. So one day, I just say to myself '**** this' and stopped going like in Office Space. I come back 2 months later and they told me to get to work.

;D  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
nice <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>
i wish i had a job so i could do that, but i just sit at home,

and inf, just because they got bigger titles then you, you shouldn't take on jobs like that just say no...

say no to s***ty jobs kids, they can be bad for your health...

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