A brief collection of actual work moments experienced by the Dull Co-Worker (I wish I could say I made these up):
- When someone says your new dress makes you look like you belong on Star Trek. What makes this comment more disturbing is that the person who said this works in I.T. (and I should clearly listen to them because the I.T. department is known for being on the cutting edge of fashion).
(Star Trek dress...not my dress)
- When your company thinks they are doing employees a favour by coming around 5 minutes before you normally leave on the Friday before a long weekend and tell you to all go home early. Thanks.
- When companies do an employee “appreciation” event which requires employees spend a few hours outside in the rain and cold during a Canadian fall. Fun. I feel SO appreciated (note: for those of you who are unaware of the temperatures during a Canadian fall, let's just say it can get rather chilly).
- When a company in an attempt to show employees how much they care about them, give them a no-name treat. Nothing says “I value your service and hard work” like the cheapest version of ice cream/chips/granola bars you can buy. How incredibly motivating!!!!
- When your company listens to the consultant they hired and mandates that all employees must track every minute of their work day including trips to the washroom, phone calls and casual conversations with colleagues. They must then enter that information into an Excel spreadsheet to send to their manager at the end of every day. In case you’re wondering, stop watches were used to track the time and the actual time spent tracking the time is 30 minutes per day.
- When the President of your company thinks it would make a nice Christmas gift to give all staff the book he wrote as a Christmas gift… two years in a row.
- When the President of your company writes ANOTHER book and he decides it would make a nice Christmas gift to give all staff the book as a Christmas present. Do you know what I’m expecting this year for Christmas?
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