Blue Collar Job conflict (Long)

[Lazymeatball]

So I work at this animal hospital at an entry level position that consists of walking dogs and doing laundry and other basic custodial duties. Over my last three years of experience I have basically mastered the basics of vet tech duties as well as become well above average at handling dangerous animals. (I'm talking 130# rottweilers to 12# pisseed off cats.)

I work under this women who is idiotic, mistreats animal patients, and who call in sick about 1.9 times per month.

After my coworkers and my personal complaints to her superiors it has become apparent that firing people at my place of business is difficult.

So I want to know what my play is.


Keep complaining, moving farther up the authority chain?

or

Start slacking of completely, drinking at work etc.?

I'm leaning towars option #1 followed by two when that doesn't work, because if this women can't get fired, no one can.

[BoogerFace]

I vote for going back to school or getting another job.

[Lazymeatball]

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I vote for going back to school or getting another job.

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exactly right, I should just go back to school. problem solved.


ps. no sacasm intended. this is obvious. you're right.

[jedi]

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So I want to know what my play is.


Keep complaining, moving farther up the authority chain?

or

Start slacking of completely, drinking at work etc.?

I'm leaning towars option #1 followed by two when that doesn't work, because if this women can't get fired, no one can.

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Don't do option 2. There's no need to be an ass to your employers. You're hired for a job, do it to the best of your ability. But keep complaining further up the authority chain. If you're a great employee you may just get promoted above little miss [censored].

[Lazymeatball]

I like your attitude towards option 1. but right now I'm trying to justify option #2. When I wake up later tonight I'll probably be doing option #1. hmm. it's irresponsible I know, but apparently irrespnsibility doesn't hurt my job employment, so I find little incentive to work tonight.

I hate my [censored] coworker, but I don't think slacking off will deliver the correct message, yet I think it's totaly justified. I need some OOT morals fast.

[Aces McGee]

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apparently irrespnsibility doesn't hurt my job employment

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unless you plan on working at this place forever, a little (or a lot) irresponsibility WILL hurt your career opportunities, whatever they may be.

-McGee

[MelchyBeau]

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OOT morals

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no such thing

Melch

[Cosimo]

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Keep complaining, moving farther up the authority chain?

or

Start slacking of completely, drinking at work etc.?

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If you care about your job, you'll never be able to pull #2 off. So hopefully you don't care about doing the job well, ie the work that you're doing, ie the animalz.

However, you only live once. I think you'd be amazed at the proportion of the work force that's utter slackers. One more slacker will not cause the world to fall into ruin. You will be amazed at how liberated you will feel when you throw off your shackles. But... most people don't have the courage to go through with it. Do you have the courage, or are you a puss?

[Lazymeatball]

hmmm. I was really drunk when i made this post.

So I went to work tonight and put in my usual performance. The problem with deliberately slacking off is that it would directly effect the other competent employees, who I like. My plan is to continue to complain up the command chain, and make formal complaints about the racist comment she made once. I'm very against hyper sensitive political correctness, but I'm not against using this to my advantage.

ps. I got bit by a macaw this week. Luckily it was still young and didn't really know how to bight down hard, otherwise a bird of his size could have taken off my finger.