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Reasons to be bummed out at work
Posted by Fired Fred on September 26, 2007 3:47 PM
Just in case raises that are less that inflation, endless meetings, numerous reports, and the usual band of idiots in management haven't ruined your day, here's a chunk of the Funtasticus list of reasons to be cynical, all related to your crummy, unrewarding job...
losing most of our day to meaningless workThat's just the job-related chunk of the list. Depressed yet? Go read the rest. That'll do the trick.
having to play office politics
having to play golf with your superiors
the term “superiors�
the term “subordinates�
cubicles and other sensory deprivation cells
people who thrive in cubicles
people who thrive on 14-hour workdays
people who take their cell phones on vacation
“A� students who end up working for “C� students
“It takes money to make money�
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know�
the “power words� used on resumes to impress employers
the fact that employers are impressed with power words on resumes
college graduates who have to settle for a job at Blockbuster
the salaries of liberal arts graduates in the business world
the miseries of liberal arts graduates in the business world
prostituting yourself for less than a prostitute makes
staying at a job you detest because the alternatives are even worse
people who get promoted on the basis of the right shoes or haircut
people who get promoted because they resemble their vice president
executive bonuses that exceed your annual salary
the “fast track�
the “glass ceiling�
being underemployed
being overworked
being reprimanded
being ignored
being framed
being demoted
being moved into the hallway
watching everyone but you rise to the level of their incompetence
the annual incomes of CEOs
the writing ability of CEOs
multimillion-dollar “golden parachutes� awarded to dismissed CEOs
the practice of terminating veteran employees a year before retirement
the term “terminating�
“leveraging�
“targeting�
“impacting�
calling downsizing “rightsizing�
downsizing profitable companies for the sole purpose of wooing investors
the fact that investors reward companies for downsizing
the fact that companies now exist primarily to woo investors
bonuses and stock options for executives who “trimmed the fat�