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Drawing during staff meetings?
15. Jul, 2010 
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The only solution is Sketch Crawl DC
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Sketch Crawl D.C.
22. Jun, 2010 0 Comments
What is Sketch Crawl D.C.?
A FREE all day drawing marathon in Washington D.C.
Artists explore the city with pen, pad and their imaginations; vividly documenting the nation’s capitol. Hosted by Bored of Trade illustrator Elizabeth Graeber and the “work less, enjoy more” themed blog I Hate My 9 to 5 .
Follow theses steps for crawl success:
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Women in the Workplace: Is this woman “too hot” to be a banker?
05. Jun, 2010 2 Comments
My work attire consists of grey cardigans, floral blouses and the occasional knee length skirt. On casual Fridays I like to be adventurous and wear jeans paired with an original (yet conservative) Urban Outfitters t-shirt.
No one will ever claim my clothing is risqué…being “too hot” is not option at my 9 to 5. But apparently [...]
Read moreOut of office Boss equals RELIEF!
01. Jul, 2010 0 Comments
My boss has been out for the past three weeks on vacation. During this time: I have been able to complete all of my work each day; I have learned more from ferreting out information from other staff than I have ever learned from my boss; I’m not waking up at 2 am (and staying [...]
Submit Your Horror Story!
01. Jan, 2008 Comments Off
Welcome to I Hate My 9 to 5. We’ve established you’re a “hater”. What’s the next step? Well, inhale deeply and then anonymously post your vent here. They’re dozens of people just like you.Waking up, sitting in traffic, clocking in 8 grueling hours and doing it all over again the next day. It sucks. And [...]
The only sentence not bolded was highlighted
07. Jul, 2010 0 Comments
Hi Everyone,
Attached is the schedule for tomorrow. I will be sending the remaining schedule out late Monday evening due to many last minute requests for time off. REQUESTS FOR TIME OFF ARE GRANTED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. Please note that between our 3 restaurants. I have had over [...]
King Cake be the death of my boss
01. Jul, 2010 0 Comments
So my VERY first day working was coincidentally on Fat Tuesday, and one of our vendors had brought in a King Cake. Sometime in the afternoon, I approached my ghetto manager and she made a comment about not having had a piece of cake yet. I joked and said she was better than [...]
Summer Interns a.k.a Dishwashers
30. Jun, 2010 0 Comments
Yesterday I found out that I was getting paid wayyyy less than I thought I was hired for. As I’m on the phone with my mom ranting about being underpaid, my boss runs out of her office, hands me her lunch tupperware and goes, “I don’t usually ask these favors but can you please wash [...]
Taking Anal-Retentive to the 17th Level
23. Jun, 2010 0 Comments
My family own a small jewelry business that has been around for almost 60 years. We obviously have many long-time resident customers who return for repeat work. Considering I have only worked at the store for a few years, I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting many of these customers…until this past week. One woman, [...]
Spreadsheet Torture
23. Jun, 2010 0 Comments
Today my boss called me to go over and pick apart a simple spreadsheet I had created line by line just to make me feel stupid. She asked me questions that she knew I knew the answers to. I hate her.
When Interns Party Too Hard …
11. Jun, 2010 0 Comments
Email from our unpaid intern …
“Hey man to be honest with you I partied too much this past weekend and I got sick. I’m feeling like shit. I don’t think I’ll make it in tomorrow, but I should definitely be feeling better by Thursday. Hope all is well..”
Not Optional
01. Jun, 2010 0 Comments
Today, the admin at my office sent out an e-mail about Memorial Day. At the end, she signed it with “This is NOT an optional holiday. Enjoy the weekend!” I kind of like my 9to5 today?
Boob Grabbing Boss
17. May, 2010 0 Comments
My boss is a complete douche and on the verge of a sexual harassment suit. He finds it acceptable to call me (and other women in the office) “board” or “toots”. Yesterday he “accidentally” touched my breasts in a room full of people. (He said he was attempting to fix my lapel.) My frustration is [...]
Bengay, Inc.
17. May, 2010 0 Comments
The average age of employees at my office is 55 years – old. I’m 25 years – old. The office reeks of bengay and typical water cooler conversation is about arthritis or grandchildren. To make matters worse my boss is a cougar and is constantly attempting to seduce me.
Wilderness Staff Retreats
17. May, 2010 0 Comments
Last year on our staff retreat we went camping in the middle of nowhere. For three days we were inside watching powerpoint presentations and doing team building exercises. On the last day as I was literally walking to the car and I stepped in poison ivy. I had a terrible allergic reaction and [...]
My office receptionist is a psychic-loving Aries
17. May, 2010 0 Comments
At our front desk sits an Aries receptionist named Nikki. Daily during lunch she reads staff birthday horoscopes over the office intercom system. She also claims to be a psychic.
Is this the Titanic?
14. May, 2010 0 Comments
In the span of 5 months, we have lost 5 employees. All of them quit! We’re not even a large organization…only 25 full-time employees when we were fully staffed. Our Captain may want to go down with the ship, but I’ll tell you right now, I’m on the first available life-boat outta here!
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Let’s stress professionalism
04. May, 2010 0 Comments
My boss was crying in her office today and if anyone went in, she just sobbed in front of them. Then she went home at noon because she was “too emotional.”
Meat Sweats
15. Apr, 2010 0 Comments
Today my boss sent me an email with the subject line “Man vs. Food.” Inside the email was a message reading “My husband got the Meat Sweets from this, with an attached picture of a ginormous burrito.
I replied with the message “Cool burrito”
Powerpoint
14. Apr, 2010 0 Comments
My boss was giving a lecture on how to make a give a good Powerpoint presentation.
I created the WHOLE Powerpoint presentation, effectively teaching the teacher how to give a Powerpoint presentation!
Ironing
14. Apr, 2010 0 Comments
My boss made me cry over not ironing properly.
Yes…I can officially say that I’ve cried over ironing. Quite an achievement!
Dog Farts
08. Apr, 2010 0 Comments
We have a office dog…who farts all day long. I’m getting tired of this shit! Literally.
The Golden Rule
08. Apr, 2010 0 Comments
I work in sales for a small construction materials company. I come from a tech sales background and have turned things from a fingers crossed environment to a seek and destroy, create pipeline and forecast model. Needless to say sales are up. Commission however is hard to come by and my boss is always slow paying his bills. (Sucks to be him actually, his customers consistently slow pay him.)
Office Supplies
07. Apr, 2010 0 Comments
My office is going through a budget crisis, so they stopped buying office supplies. I have to bring my own office supplies to work.
My Boss Is Sick Today
05. Apr, 2010 0 Comments
My boss is sick today. She’s been running to the restroom like Jamie Lee Curtis after eating a washtub of Activia. I know it’s evil, but this makes me happy.
My boss doesn’t speak to me…except in nasty memos
05. Apr, 2010 0 Comments
My boss doesn’t speak to me. He doesn’t even email me. He has his secretary send me memos. They usually involve a rule I failed to follow, like turning something in by COB. (Except I almost always did.)
MY OFFICE SHOULD B IN A SOAP OPERA
02. Apr, 2010 0 Comments
I hate this job, but I’m grateful to have one. The people that I work with I think were put here for pure comedy. I’ve had two different supervisors in the past eight months. The supervisor that I have now, does not kno her job. She was just working in the Library in the Archives. So how does that qualify you to be a manager or a supervisor.
Routine Cubicle Nap
02. Apr, 2010 0 Comments
Exactly at 2pm, I place one hand on my keyboard, one hand on the mouse, skillfully position my head and take a nice half hour nap in my cubicle. Most days, I wake up and my screen saver on…I’m sure some passing by has witnessed this very natural activity.
Spring Break
02. Apr, 2010 0 Comments
I work at a school as a secretary. Come in early, stay late, every day, and no overtime. One of the true benefits that keep me working for low pay is spring break.
i love my job
01. Apr, 2010 1 Comment
instead of bitching about your job why don’t you go out and find a good one- lazy ass
Birthday Blues
01. Apr, 2010 1 Comment
My boss yelled at me on my birthday, she told me I was unprofessional, had no attention for details and was worse than her 16 year old son.
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