TVCH FORUMS HOME . JOIN . FAN CLUBS . DONATE . CONTACT . CHAT  
                  Quick Links   TOPICS . TREE-VIEW . SEARCH . HELP! . NEWS . PROFILE
Archive through July 20, 2010

Reality TVClubHouse Discussions: General Discussions ARCHIVES: May 2010 ~ August 2010: Free Expressions: The return of The Return of the Gripe Thread: Archive through July 20, 2010 users admin

Author Message
Dogdoc
Member

09-29-2001

Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 3:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
Ack! I hope not!

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 5:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Christy, how about just a new parking lot ding on the door of their car when they returned to leave after making a mess of the rug display.

Hukdonreality
Member

09-29-2003

Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 7:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I think it would just be smart to put each of the colors out for display and maybe it would stop the people from making a mess.

Holly
Member

07-22-2001

Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 8:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Karma could get you too for wishing a car accident on someone :-)

Sugar
Member

08-15-2000

Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
I generally think this type of behaviour (I worked retail for years) and bad driving warrant the diarrhea curse, if it is really bad, I throw in a case of pink eye.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 10:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I too, think it is a bit much wishing them getting into an accident... I also think it is a much better idea to just display one rug and then have a small sample of each color available. If you can't get a color sample from the rug maker, then just display the smallest size rugs and put a sign that lists the larger sizes available, plus a note that says see an associate to see the larger sizes...

Colordeagua
Member

10-25-2003

Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 2:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Gripe thread -- huh? The above reminds me of a gripe or two in grocery stores. Tag on the shelf says this specific product is in this place. Store doesn't get it in so they put similar product in that location. Grrrrrrrrrrrr. That makes me mad. If you don't have that specific item -- sorry, leave the space empty. So sometimes I rearrange the shelves for store, putting products which aren't in the correct place by shelf tags some place else

And then shoppers who leave their carts in the middle of the isle. And maybe someone is standing next to cart looking on shelves. Then ya can't get through. Watch out . . . I AM coming through. Most of the time I leave my cart at the ends of the isles. If I do take my cart down an isle and walk away from it, I put it to the side.

Christy358
Member

07-10-2007

Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 11:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christy358 a private message Print Post    
Ok Ok, I take back the car accident. But I do LOVE some of the other ideas.

As far as how the rugs are displayed, I have less say about that than I would like. Does that count as another gripe?

Dogdoc
Member

09-29-2001

Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 3:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
I am glad you took back the accident.

Jimmer
Moderator

08-30-2000

Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 4:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
LOL- That certainly counts! It's so frustrating when you see a better way of doing something and you can't get your boss to implement it.

Sia
Member

03-10-2002

Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 6:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
My gripe: today is DH's day off, and he's been grumpy. I'm ready to go to the cottage and just stay there. Once I get my e-mails taken care of, I think that's just what I'll do.

Maplsyrp
Member

02-10-2009

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 6:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maplsyrp a private message Print Post    
My gripe today is guys I work with that are higher up than me that don't do their jobs and expect me to pick up their slack. I am a adim. asst. for three different dept's, with a total of 10 guys. Out of the 10 there are 3 guys that half a** do their paperwork and expect me to fill in the blanks. It doesn't do any good to complain cause I have and there is never any punishment so they continue to slack. UGH! Oh and I hate mondays, can you tell?

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 9:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Maplsyrp, turn in their paperwork as they give it to you, don't fill in the blanks.

Alwayzmovin
Member

11-06-2003

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 9:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alwayzmovin a private message Print Post    
Maplsyrp, I'd chuck it right back at them, until they get the hint.

Maplsyrp
Member

02-10-2009

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maplsyrp a private message Print Post    
I used to turn in all the reports with the incorrect or incomplete data as it was given to me to input but it started causing mass confusion as it entered the system. Do you think that these guys were called in to answer why they weren't doing their job??? Nooooo I got called in and was told to double check all their work and fill in any incomplete data that was missing and research anything that didn't look right. Every once in awhile I do chuck it back and refuse to cover them. Somedays I feel like a babysitter.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Does fixing their mistakes fall under your job responsibilities? if not, I'd see what I could do to add it--just make sure you get to add compensation for that added responsibility!

Maplsyrp
Member

02-10-2009

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maplsyrp a private message Print Post    
Yeh according to the boss it is my job to fix anything that they have screwed up. LOL.

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Ok, maplsyrp, then I agre with Alwayzmovin, send them back with sticky notes and a arrow saying Missing, please complete, until they submit it completed.

Documment when you returned it and for what was missing, then if anyone says you didn't do your job on-time you can show that you did your checking, they didn't complete it properly and you returned it.

It will be a pain in the butt for a while, until they do it correctly, but that is how you train them to work for you, sort of like training dogs and children, LOL.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 12:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Unfortunately, if your boss says it's your job, it's your job.
But it's still ok to gritch about it! LOL

Maplsyrp
Member

02-10-2009

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 12:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maplsyrp a private message Print Post    
Yes the three I have trouble with are untrainable. I have tried. LOL. At least I can gripe here, get feedback so I know I am not totally out there and not be told I must be sufferin from that PMS thingy!!!!

Alwayzmovin
Member

11-06-2003

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alwayzmovin a private message Print Post    
How about getting one of those air-pistols that shoot those little rubber bb's, next incomplete form they give you,pull it out of your desk, ready, aim, shoot em in the buttocks and say, "That's one!" Rinse and Repeat! j/k

Colordeagua
Member

10-25-2003

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
This reminds me . . . . Sorta LOL something. I was a legal secretary. For a while I worked for a female attorney who was generally considered "difficult". But we got along just fine. After she traveled, she'd leave receipts on corner of her desk. I'd pick them up, do expense report, and turn it in. A couple days after she came back from a trip I asked for receipts.

"I don't have them. You took them."

"No, I didn't. I never saw them"

"Well, I don't have them. You picked them up."

"No. I never saw them."

Kind of dropped it at that. Little while later I heard from her. The receipts were in her purse. Being the person she was, it was very very difficult for her to admit that and apologize. No biggie. It happens. I laugh about it now.

Texasdeb
Member

05-23-2003

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 3:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
do you have inter-office e-mail? I have found this to work like a charm when dealing with the 1/2 A$$ folks I have to work with.

John,
I found some mistakes/missing info. on that _____report you submitted. I've flagged the problem areas & returned it to you (ck your "in" box). Please correct & return to me asap. thanks,

You also now have a tracking record to cover your own butt with.

Maplsyrp
Member

02-10-2009

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 5:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maplsyrp a private message Print Post    
Thanks for all the good ideas you guys. I have recently started sending emails and cc my boss and their boss just to cover my booty. And I have had the same problem with receipts for their expense reports, most of the time they lose them. I have some of those giant rubber bands that I shoot at them. They think it is funny and it makes me feel great when I hit one of them.

Sia
Member

03-10-2002

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
I think you've gotten some great suggestions here. Isn't this just the best message-board/forum? E-mailing the offenders is great for providing coverage for yourself to prove that you have been doing your job--AND MORE.

Thanks for sharing that story, Color. It is hard for some people to admit when they've made a mistake; I'm glad that the woman you told about did finally admit that she'd had the receipts all along. It's hard to keep your cool when you know you're right!