work: April 2006 archives


Eastgate Defeats Me

[ rakaur on Sun Apr 16 at 10:53 PM // category: eastgate, work ]

When I go into something, I tend to like to make that something better. I try to fix things. I went into my relationship with a pregnant girl wanting to make her better. For the most part, that has been successful. Most times, for the most part, I’m successful.

Not this time.

I’ve been trying to make Eastgate a better place for a long time. I helped get rid of two of the people that lived to make it hell (and still do, even after leaving), but there’s still one left that does nothing but start shit and get away with it. I learned how to do everything, and learned how to do it better than everyone else. Managers asked me to help them, to tell people to do what they’re supposed to do, and to do what I do. Eastgate was a good place to work in December.

It’s not a good place to work anymore.

The new manager isn’t a good manager. The place has definitely gone downhill. She lets people walk all over her 99% of the time, then when she tries otherwise she gets laughed at. She’s now close to being fired, because of that other person that likes to start shit. Tell me, Valerie, how will that get you anywhere? What if she DOES get fired? Then we get someone from ShowPlace that will run it a hell of a lot more strict than Tracy ever did, and you’ll be fired within a week. You know why? You’re a bad worker. You’re a bad person. If hell exists, Satan is worried that you’ll try to wrestle the throne from him.

So, I hereby officially give up on Eastgate. I used to care about the place. I don’t anymore. It’s clear that it will never be anything more than the shithole it is now. I officially give up on being a good employee. I give up on fixing things, making things better, and doing things that aren’t in my job description. I’m not going to be a bad employee, I’m just going to stop being a good one. There’s shit on the wall in the women’s’ bathroom? Damn shame. There’s a film that wrapped? That’s unfortunate. It’s 4am and you can’t find anyone to build and preview? Well, go get some coffee, ‘cause I ain’t coming in.

For me, it stops now.

-- rakaur // 2006.04.16 @ 10:53 PM

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