1976 remixed || finding the beauty within

It’s a crime to close your office door if you have one.  What? You think I am bugging?  I’m serious… well at least at my current company it is.

Need proof? Read on… 

Boss Man,

1976’s door has been shut quite a bit. I was thinking about saying something, then VP of HR came over and said something and suggested I say something. Only once did I notice that anyone was in there with her, that time it was T.

I thought I would ask why her door shut or just ask her to open it. Your thoughts?

Ms. Jekyll and Dr. Hyde

Yes people, this is THAT serious that it warranted a discussion with the VP of HR — when you could have just asked me why.  The real reasons are: (1) I like to listen to my radio when he’s out of the office - granted it’s not on LOUD but still; (2) It’s cold when my boss is not in the office (due to the lack of hot air he produces not circulating lol j/k sort of) and (3) I don’t like listening to the conversations from the cubicles, plain and simple. But honestly why should even be that much of a big deal considering I have a glass panel you can see into (because I keep my blinds open) and I have a door — why the fuck can’t it be closed if I want it to be closed?

So what did my boss say?

That is another thing that [former assistant I abused and fired] used to do, which drove me insane.  When I am not there please treat Ms. Jekyll and Dr. Hyde as though she is me.

Yes that was the whole e-mail and I did not answer that shit. I’m not feeding into their mind games (and pathetic attempts to put me in my place), I have resumes to send without that negativity taking my energy or trying to shake my focus from what I have to do for ME. 

Once again I have to highlight how unprofessional it is for my boss to continue to compare me to his old assistant especially since he used to scream at her all the time when he was under extreme stress.  I always knew who I was working for and always knew to not have certain types of complaints because of it — but these incidents at work are just fucking ridiculous.  I always promised myself I would never take her place in that sense and with the exception of him raising his voice once (you know the day of the flood in my apartment that ruined his day), we haven’t had that same dynamic.  However he is doing what he does best, being passive aggressive until he can’t take anymore and blows up.

First of all, why didn’t anyone just ask me.  It would be different if the door was closed because I was having people over and socializing but I just want some quiet.

Second, she didn’t say I asked her to do work and she refused so why act like I am ignoring her and not treating her with respect — or did I miss that part? Also VP of HR did not talk to me about it (MJDH has confusing writing up there making it sound like she did).

and third, seriously is it THAT serious to send our boss an e-mail about it while he’s on VACATION?  Wow that is some great management going on.

I have said it before and I will say it again, Ms. Jekyll and Dr. Hyde has something against me. Once my boss hired her and she showed her true colors, I knew it was time to move on.  I figured I would fly under the radar and just do my work until I was ready… but it’s become quite clear that this has become do it to them before they do it to me first.  Some people say let them fire me to collect the money but I just can’t go out like that — I would rather leave on my terms which is a major fuck you to them because they like firing people.

Today’s e-mail was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back again (that poor camel) because what’s next? noticing the amount of time I spend away from my office, trips to the bathroom or how many copies I am making or asking what am I exactly doing.  Silly me I thought we were all adults here.

I am so grateful for this three day weekend.  I also decided that I am going to put in for the two weeks off that my son is going to be off when day camp ends in August.  Tough shit if he doesn’t like it but I have the time accumulated and will use it.  I will no longer worry about their schedules or consider what needs to be done outside of my personal life and my job search.  It would be poetic justice to return from vacation and give my two weeks notice. 

Definitely add this one to the I Quit Calendar.