Without going into my third-world working conditions right now and describing the hostile environment, I'll just tell what happened today with the double-sided tape.
I asked the office manager's assistant to pick up some double-sided tape for me the next time she goes to get office supplies. See, I'm the work birthday card specialist. Right now, I use a glue stick to do my cards, but ideally, I'd be using double-sided tape like I used to when I worked in the city (not in the middle of the industrial park where I work now).
I just barely overheard the office manager's assistant discussing the tape with the office manager. The office manager decided that since double-sided tape would only be used for birthday cards, then it's not really necessary. She said that if the accountants looked at it, then we would get in trouble for having purchased double-sided tape. Now, I don't disagree that double-sided tape isn't necessary. I can get by fine without it, but is anyone really going to care about a $2 purchase of double-sided tape? It's an office supply, people! Are the accountants really going to ask what it's being used for? How is it that we're allowed to have a glue stick, but the double-sided tape will send up a red flag to accounting? ATTENTION, ACCOUNTANTS! DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE HAS BEEN NEEDLESSLY PURCHASED! This, from the department that just spent $7000 to frame crappy poster-calendars! This, from the department that is providing all the students with free (and unnecessary) shirts! Accounting might not care about that, but if we recklessly purchase a roll of double-sided tape, we'll all lose our jobs.
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Um, somebody needs to introduce a reality check here, STAT. There are other departments (cough*mine*cough) that throw away money like it's nothing. I think they can spring for some freaking tape. Let me head over to the supply closet and see what I can find.
Idiots.
Keep in mind that this is also the same department where they say that they use food as a reward for employees' hard work. And then they're too cheap to buy utensils or even food. All the food we get comes is personally purchased by supervisors or by employees. Utensils come out of employees' pockets. (Or rather, the fundage for them does--we took a collection. *My* utensils come out of my purse. I've got a knife in there right now.)
Time to find a new job. Good thing that they paid me to fill out an application today while the network was down.
Fight for your right to double-sided tape! Definitely among the most underrated adhesives.
Oh. My. Goodness. I heard you were funny, but you are HILARIOUS!!! Seriously, I am totally adding you to my list of daily blogs. See! There you are!!
Alma, I want you to know that I'm very sorry for your troubles, especially since I may possibly have been responsible for giving you the original job. I can't really remember back that far, but it may have been me. I want to make things right, really I do, and if I can find my way to Office Max anytime in the next month or so, I'll get you some double-sided tape. Then I'll send it at my own expense to your, um, cubicle/work space c/o Alma the Oppressed. If I don't get around to it, just know that I am thinking of you, and feeling wretched about the current working conditions. Also I'm really glad I don't still work there.
Hey . . . don't I know you, daltongirl?
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