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Dinomania

Dinomania

Dinomania

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Woo-woo! Chugga-chugga-chugga....

I'm incredibly frustrated at work.

I'm learning on the job pretty much, however the systems in place are INCREDIBLY messy - I can't really learn and independently figure things out as I go along because there's always something /different/ that's wrong. Several sources have varying bits of information in them which then clash and there's no real indication as to which is the correct one. I can't really debug as there's a myriad of things which could be the cause, many of which I'm completely unaware. Training courses wouldn't do any good as the problem lies in files and systems created in-house, and the one person who's really following what I'm up to is a bit volatile and doesn't like to be asked the same question twice (and it doesn't help that he's authored a lot of this conflicting files).

Gah.


RULES:

We don't need solutions, just compassion.

So hugs upwards please!

Express sympathy to the post above, post your rant below, and get sympathy from the next poster.

(Oh, and please don't start bickering about whose day was worse, we all have our ups and downs or varying degrees for various reasons!)
 
On the plus side, it will get easier. I recently got a job at a certain 'Indian food digital highstreet electrical store' and there is a LOT to learn. After 7 weekends, i have got the hang of most of the things and proven myself in terms of my sales.

Chin up mate.
 
Very funny, platypus. Nice to see you're in the spirit of things.

Cheers SideWinder - but it's been 9 months full time 9-5. Messy, messy, messy.
 
sara said:
Very funny, platypus. Nice to see you're in the spirit of things.

Cheers SideWinder - but it's been 9 months full time 9-5. Messy, messy, messy.
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9 months? Wow okay. Admittedly my work is a lot different to yours...is there anyone you can talk to, have a bit of a one to one teaching session at all? Sounds retarded but did you ever have a 'Work buddy' - someone you got teamed up with?
 
Sympathy for all.

My fiancee broke up with me today - we might get back together if she has time to think but I'm rather devastated.
 
SideWinder said:
How come, what happened...if you want to talk about it. :)
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Well I went out yesterday and got very drunk and hadnt told her and because of other things she's going through she got quite emotional, I was very distressed when I was drunk due to being nearly beaten up and then taken to the police station for questioning, and I rang her a lot. She says she can't trust me, which was true for yesterday but I'm devastated she didn't just give me the silent treatment for a bit and then accept my apology.
 
sara said:
Woo-woo! Chugga-chugga-chugga....

I'm incredibly frustrated at work.

I'm learning on the job pretty much, however the systems in place are INCREDIBLY messy - I can't really learn and independently figure things out as I go along because there's always something /different/ that's wrong. Several sources have varying bits of information in them which then clash and there's no real indication as to which is the correct one. I can't really debug as there's a myriad of things which could be the cause, many of which I'm completely unaware. Training courses wouldn't do any good as the problem lies in files and systems created in-house, and the one person who's really following what I'm up to is a bit volatile and doesn't like to be asked the same question twice (and it doesn't help that he's authored a lot of this conflicting files).

Gah.
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That is what you want to do if you feel insecure about your job. He is unsackable as the setup is in his head and not on paper.
 
iamdjdz said:
Well I went out yesterday and got very drunk and hadnt told her and because of other things she's going through she got quite emotional, I was very distressed when I was drunk due to being nearly beaten up and then taken to the police station for questioning, and I rang her a lot. She says she can't trust me, which was true for yesterday but I'm devastated she didn't just give me the silent treatment for a bit and then accept my apology.
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Sounds like she was using it as an excuse for something else mate...admittedly this is just my opinion but you'd have to be extremely tightly wound to break everything off because someone got drunk and hadn't told the partner.
 
A month ago I started a new job, but like you sara, the systems that are in place are all over the place and conflicting. The whole place is full of politics and deep rooted issues. But worst of all are the hours im having to do to get my work finished. At the moment im working 8:20-21:30, then quite often having to work from home on the weekends because they don't have the equipment I need at work. Im going to have to start saying no to a lot of peopel I think. Oh and I don't have a line manager! :/

Edit; On the bright side though it's an intersting job with plenty of potential. Just need to get some of the procedures and facilities up to scratch.
 
I woke up at 12:17 today, now I am sitting here drinking tea and surfing the internet. I will do this until 4pm where I will leave to check the mail. I will then return and watch tv for 4 hours.

It's going to be a bad day.
 
SideWinder said:
Sounds like she was using it as an excuse for something else mate...admittedly this is just my opinion but you'd have to be extremely tightly wound to break everything off because someone got drunk and hadn't told the partner.
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+1

Yesterday was bad, but today has improved some-what.

The meeting I had today was actually interesting!
 
Get it all out lads - but not enough hugs! Come on people :)

Though SideWinder - you're being very compassionate - nah I have no mentor/buddy really but we're a small group and I do get help when I ask for it. It's just very hard when I'm constantly asking for the time of very busy people. Thankfully the rest of the team shake their heads and tut at the boss-man's practices too...

Lots of (((hugs))) up the thread to you all, btw
 
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