Random Rants

This is for my random rants about life and mostly work. The people and stories are real, but the names are not.

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Do What I Say, Not As I Do

My boss makes a lot of rules but only after he says the complete opposite is okay. For example, he would tell people to take a longer lunch if necessary because he wanted his team to enjoy their time at work. After a week of 70 or 80 minute lunches, he blames us for abusing the policy and no one can take long lunches anymore. Or he encourages us to take time off but then rants about so many PTO requests. However, his rules don’t seem to apply to him. He’s out all the time, takes long lunches, and “works from home” without prior notice. We need to get congressional approval in order to work from home and he won’t let us forget it. 

I really think he’s trying to sound like a cool boss that is trying to be popular. He’s just a petty asshole hiding behind a facade of nice and cool. 

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Mid level executive pain in the...

You know this person. They have a vp or director title. They act like the boss. They act like they know everything. They attempt to show off their relevant newly acquired knowledge from reading one sided case studies found using google. These are the people without any hands on experience attempting to stay relevant and not be made obsolete by the younger generation. I hate these posers the most. Their ideas are from 5 years ago. That's onsolete by today's standards. And I have zero respect for people who micromanage their team just to learn from them. #annoyed #stepaside #sigh #dumb #stupid #corporate #bs #rant

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Micro managing 2.0

People hate being micromanaged. Organizations spend a lot time trying not to micromanage employees. So they don't it anymore. However, the new micromanagment style comes in the form of powerpoint decks.

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#MicroManagement

We all hate it. I haven't met anybody who likes being micromanaged. I see it a lot from managers and directors to their direct reports. However, I've never seen it from a VP to the whole team...interns included. #signoftrouble #badtimes #badnewsiscoming

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The art of being badass

People just need to let me work. I like to optimize and make things better. However I hate being controlled and forced to conform to irrational ideas.

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The Art of Exiting

It's not easy to quit. Actually, it is. Two words is all it takes. However the impact on everyone and a company is much bigger. I'm just ready for a change. It's just a messed up situation with no solution in sight. I only see more executives making it more difficult to get things done.

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Exodus

Every company is worried about a mass employee exodus. But isn't overall employee satisfaction the bigger issue? It's clear my company doesn't care about anything other than generating more revenue.

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Business ethics

I finally know why I'm so against this company. I don't agree with their business ethics. They don't do right by their customers. That's not what I signed up for. People shouldn't be duped just so that a corporation can make a buck. I'm not down with that.

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Hypocrites

A few days ago, the CMO penned a “personal” email about Trust. It was more like propaganda if you asked me. She stressed the importance of trust in the workplace and that she trusts us to do our jobs well in order propel the company forward.

Then someone mentioned integrity and being transparency from leadership. It was obvious that our CMO was being a hypocrite and not listening to her own words. Leadership was not being transparent with customers and employees. How’s that for trust.

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Time To Go 2

You know it's time to go when you feel like calling in sick everyday.

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Time to go.

You know it's time to go when you're tired of lying and making up excuses for the company's business practices.

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Shell Game

What do you do when you're tired of the company playing the shell game with people? I will not participate in this kind of bullshit with people being tricked into an inferior product. The business, although legal, is shady and unethical. The leadership team is spewing nonsense about trust and an excellent customer experience. They are so out of touch. Have they read the customer reviews or are they lying to themselves?

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Failure across the board

Finance, unable to keep up with the books. Biz Intelligence, cannot tell me anything about our data. Engineering, cannot build something reliable. Legal, working with rules of the 18th century. Leadership, clueless about online in general. Marketing, can't even say anything good about the company. Accounting, issues checks at a snail's pace.

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You know it's time to go when...

You know it’s time to go when you say “F$&K” before you get out of the car in the morning at the office. Also, you know it’s time to go when all you have to say to the corporate execs is “F$&K You BITCH!” and not care.

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Free press?

It really says a lot when the only kind of press a company can get is the kind that is bought. News outlets and blogs don't even give this company the time of day. What's worse is that the company is playing it off like the press is clamoring for a chance to cover this company. Nothing but smoke and mirrors, much like the business practice

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Politics

Working at a big corporate company is like working in congress. Sometimes I feel like Frank Underwood when he whips up votes. Building those relationships is crucial in succeeding in a corporate environment filled with egomaniacs with a false sense of grandeur. Either you're with them or against them. I think I'm against them. Time to plot and scheme to manipulate.

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C level departures

3 C Level departures in under 2 months. That's pretty significant and telling if you asked me. No one wants to stick around on a sinking ship.