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New job: Manager and co-workers already hate me (GAF hates me too)
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Jamesfrom818
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Oh I get it. The OP is a douchebag for Halloween. Excellent costume.
Whatever, this debate could go on forever. I'm so glad my next job will involve working from home a couple days a week and not going to an office with a bunch of fools.
I worked in an office once, and it sucked. But even they didn't care about this kind of stuff. I don't know what planet you guys are on, but where I'm from, if you choose to make "sacrifices" and become a team player, it goes far beyond the trivial stuff discussed in this thread. Unless you work at some shitty retailer (which is to be expected, but is also a far cry from an office job that actually pays, too).
I worked in an office once, and it sucked. But even they didn't care about this kind of stuff. I don't know what planet you guys are on, but where I'm from, if you choose to make "sacrifices" and become a team player, it goes far beyond the trivial stuff discussed in this thread. Unless you work at some shitty retailer (which is to be expected, but is also a far cry from an office job that actually pays, too).
Diablos said:
Amen. I'm here for a few more months, just until my house is built, then I am gone.
But like I said, going along to get along is the key to getting out soon.
OP is destined for a life of being the asshole middle manager despised and depressed.
you're laying it on a bit thick
lil smoke said:
It's not about casual friday, it's about the OP being a weirdo misanthropic butt-kisser. See ski-trip crow derailment for hard proof. Those dogpiling him from the start were the ones with the correct instincts.
OP, you're probably a weirdo and if you want to get ahead, as you claim, you're going to have to do a massive self analysis and probably a major reinvention of yourself. The only path for success with your current attitude is as the next Jack Thompson.
But good luck. I am here to help.
MidiSurf said:
You don't get it. This has nothing to do with what clothes the OP is wearing. It's the mountain-sized chip on his shoulder, massive ego, and plans for global domination
by sucking his way to the top (both figuratively and literally)
If the OP could just be cool and not piss off those around him, nobody would care that he's dressed up on casual Friday. But all the baggage and that attitude are the real problem.
Tim the Wiz
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There's nothing wrong with being a gunner, wanting to achieve career advancement. There's nothing wrong with learning from your superiors to become better at what you do. And yes, on the road to attaining that, there's nothing wrong with trying to impress your superiors - whether it be with presentation or hard work or whatever - but there's no reason to turn into prima donna, like the OP has with his last few posts, over this stuff. Some people just can't stop making drama out of everything, indeed, perhaps a One Tree Hill-type obsession with theatrics? Pretty immature in my books.
lil smoke said:
Yes, and the op is one of them too. He's dressing up because he has an agenda. No one likes a kiss ass. If you make co-workers look bad because you do a better job than them fine, but if you're going out of your way to make them look bad on trivial shit you're no better than them.
maybe.. but i was only half serious.eznark said:
EDIT: i'm almost certain if we were talking about female bosses and a male gaf poster posted he would love to have a sexy ski trip with his boss, you wouldn't have said anything.. but thats a whole other subject thats not really necessary to delve into when this thread has already got enough arguments.
lil smoke said:
listen to this.
if your job has a certain working environment that everyone is use to, then there is usually good harmony within the workplace. after a while, you and your co-workers can joke with each other, treat each-other like friends/family and even hang out after work.
but ( i know from experience ) when some douche-bag comes along and fucks that shit up, usually things don't run smoothly from there on.
MidiSurf said:
I guess i totally mis-read the thread title... oh wait.
I guess I hear you. Our job isn't 'family' like that, so i can't really relate. I come in and mind my business and do my job.KevinRo said:
Even if we were like that, I probably wouldn't make such a big deal about a noob coming in with a desire to dress that way he wants. It's kinda childish.
This would be different if it were like... he came in and wanted to turn off the lights cause he likes to work in the dark, but everyone else has always wanted the lights on. That is understandable. Threatening someone's job because he isn't wearing the right fabric is... I don't even have words for this sort of nonsense. we're talking about JOBS. The way people pay rent, eat food, live. It's not some kids game.
distantmantra
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seanoff said:
Fridays I wear nice jeans, a button up shirt, loafers and a brown or black courdoroy blazer depending on my shoes. Nice change of pace from the Monday-Thursday slacks/shirt/tie routine.
Diablos said:
What does anything have to do with how co-workers should act? They shouldn't care how he dresses, but they do. Humans can be petty and small and they don't like others who purposefully distance themselves from others. He's working in an actual office with actual people and should act accordingly.
On weekends, I hear you wear leather chaps. Confirm or deny.distantmantra said:
lil smoke said:
look his sense of being 'threatened' is his own retarded thinking.
his job isn't under scrutiny at all. in-fact most people will see him as not doing anything wrong at all. BUT, most people will probably see that their is a discourse between him and his co-workers. over time that animosity becomes more apparent.
no one wants a bad apple in their basket. remember what they ask you in your job interview: "do you work well in a group environment?". they don't ask you that for the heck of it.
distantmantra
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malek4980 said:
Vinyl. Leather is too chafing.
We miss you, Malek. :-(
It's stupid that your co-workers got angry at you for not following their DDF rule. You're a new guy and certain folly are expected to happen.
But it's stupid that you're being equally thick-headed about it. How hard is it just to wear a jeans and a nice t-shirt? I do it from time to time.
What you didn't tell us if if they told you in a nice way and your reaction. That could be what leading to all of this.
But it's stupid that you're being equally thick-headed about it. How hard is it just to wear a jeans and a nice t-shirt? I do it from time to time.
What you didn't tell us if if they told you in a nice way and your reaction. That could be what leading to all of this.
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Like in The Shining?dallow_bg said:
biggkidd32
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Is this the OP's first real job or something? He sounds totally clueless about how to handle himself in office culture.
Dressing up is idiotic unless you see customers anyway. I work for a stodgy defense company, but I wrote software for a living, and practically never see the customer. I'll be damned if I have to wear dress pants and nice shoes every day.
Do your job well enough to be irreplaceable (or at least difficult to replace) and nobody will give a shit about your clothing.
That said, your coworkers are definitely being unreasonable. I don't see why 1 person dressing up will threaten their casual Friday. And if it does go away, tell those fuckers to leave the company. I'll leave in a heartbeat if either a.) I'm forced to dress up or b.) GAF is blocked.
Do your job well enough to be irreplaceable (or at least difficult to replace) and nobody will give a shit about your clothing.
That said, your coworkers are definitely being unreasonable. I don't see why 1 person dressing up will threaten their casual Friday. And if it does go away, tell those fuckers to leave the company. I'll leave in a heartbeat if either a.) I'm forced to dress up or b.) GAF is blocked.
Apparently everyone on GAF works at an office and gets fucking butthurt when someone comes in looking better than them?
What the fuck is wrong with you douchebags?
Don't dress down. Fuck 'em. Do your own thing and let all these office snobs who bicker about petty shit suck the boss' dick under the table to get their measly two-dollar-an-hour more promotion. You work your mojo with those suits.
Thank god I don't work in an office environment anymore. I'd piss off everyone in the fucking building apparently. My dress down technique was wearing a pair of Vans with my suit. Yeah bitches.
What the fuck is wrong with you douchebags?
Don't dress down. Fuck 'em. Do your own thing and let all these office snobs who bicker about petty shit suck the boss' dick under the table to get their measly two-dollar-an-hour more promotion. You work your mojo with those suits.
Thank god I don't work in an office environment anymore. I'd piss off everyone in the fucking building apparently. My dress down technique was wearing a pair of Vans with my suit. Yeah bitches.
Jamesfrom818
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pirahna1 said:
I think you're confused. The OP is the office snob who wants to suck the big bosses' dicks for a measly two-dollar-an-hour more promotion.
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