tamest perhaps but the only one where I seriously considered litigation. My manager did not want me working there and did that sort of stuff all the time. I mean, if I am QA and the software is being released Wednesday, that means I have to be done by Monday if any fixes are needed, right? But nooo... that was "inappropriate." It wasn't even a matter of overtime as I was on salary. It was fucking endless, a constant parade of sanctimonious undercutting.
The taxi job was obviously the most dangerous, but at least it was fun. Dana >> wow, worst job stories... > >> There was the guy who hired a phone bank to commit >> fraud... the job was convincing people they needed to send >> this guy $200 so he would listen to business deals they >> had for him... many did, actually. I tried to report this >> but got written off as a disgruntled employee. > >> There's always tech support at AOL, that's in the >> running...There was the taxi company that had me driving a >> vehicle with no brakes and an iffy starter for three >> months...in Langley Park at that. It was just the thing to >> keep me from worrying about the bullets I kept find in the >> backseat. > >> Then there was the manager of a campus computer lab who >> reprimanded me for showing someone how to use Wordperfect >> 6. She wanted me to teach calculus but would not approve >> displaying a list of the equivalencies, because, according >> to her, I should have them memorized and so should the >> students. > >> I think the all-time winner though might be the company >> that would give me software on Friday afternoon, tell me >> it was being released on Wednesday, and then get upset >> because I was in the building on a Saturday doing the >> QA... > >funny... you're all-time winner sounds to me like it's about the >tamest of the ones you've described. > >s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 >new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > >add features without fixtures with >the onTap open source framework > >http://www.fusiontap.com >http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201394 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
