10.26.2004
- So close, yet so far away. My company hired my replacement. She started on Monday, so I started showing her the ropes. Later on, my boss came in and told me that I "can't train her, it's against company policy to let you train your replacement." What kind of bull is that? How is she supposed to know what to do if I don't tell her? Magic?
Anyway, he hemmed and hawed when I asked about my last day, so I didn't push it. Today, however, was a different story. First of all...I walk in the morning, and my desk is a mess. She stayed later than I did last night (I left early) and in the time that I was gone, she managed to completely re-arrange my desk. Mine! It isn't hers until I leave, god bless it! GR! So, I spent 10 minutes fixing it. Got it done just in time for her to walk in. And wow, does she walk in. She's an older lady, a mother of 7 (!) and wow, does that lady not understand the meaning of SHUT UP!!! She talks so incessantly that I never have a chance to train her; I can't get a word in edgewise! THEN she has the nerve to bitch that I'm not training her enough. HELLO! I'm not even supposed to be "training" you, you're supposed to sit your happy ass down, shut your happy ass up, and WATCH!!!
Today, again, when I came back from lunch, she had not done one thing I asked her to do, and had completely re-arranged my desk again. TOO MUCH!!! For the first time since I started at this company, I was pushy with my boss. My job has always been VERY laid back, no tempers, no pushiness, no hurry, nothing. Now, this BLEEP comes in and tries to boss me around at my own job! SCREW THAT!
Oh, yes, I found out how she's supposed to learn my job. After I'm gone, a man from our corporate office is going to come in and train her. Hm. Let's see. When I started, my predecessor trained me, this man came down, said "Yeah, good enough." and flew back. He calls me on a regular basis to ask ME what exactly I'm doing, which is always funny because usually it's not even me doing it....and this moron is supposed to be training the imbecile they found to replace me? HA! Oh well...as everyone keeps pointing out to me...it's not my problem after I'm gone....BURN, BABY!!! BURN!!!
Okay...sorry about this...just had to vent somewhere.
On the brighter side, I will be out soon. I don't have a new job yet (haven't been looking too awful hard, bad me!) but I do have a few prospects to investigate tomorrow. Well...maybe. :)