But, I have to vent my frustrations about work here. I don’t won’t to complain, because I actually look forward and dread going to work today. However, there are some things I want to get off my chest, off the record.
- Not to be a complete bitch, but why is it I have to spend precious minutes of my time putting the conference chairs in the correct position. There’s no reason why 23+ year old adults can’t take two seconds out of their time to push in their chairs.
- My work load is somewhat skewed. I realize everyone on the team had/has to do this, but I don’t get why I am in charge of cleaning a confusing maze of cubicles, conference rooms, and offices, which is equivalent to half of the sprawling 8th floor (and expected to keep up with the more experienced workers). I am new, so I am way behind as it is, whining about this and that won’t help me until I know the schedule and practices by heart.
- It seems like everyday, there’s some new chore to complete. I didn’t even know I supposed to clean the water fountains on the 8th floor or vacuum the hidden conference rooms. And of course, I was written up about it. Not fair!
- The vacuum cleaner sucks. Its outdated and in addition to that, the electrical outlets are all wonky. Can’t tell you how loathesome vacuuming becomes when it barely sucks up anything or the electrical outlets don’t work or are blocked.
I would ask to be reassigned in the same building, but that wouldn’t look good to my employer. I can’t say, wait a minute, why aren’t there at least two people working the large, confusing floors, because everyone else on my team is in the same boat.
Also, its somewhat insulting to say I can’t do this or that because I am new. Everyone else had to do it that way when they were new too.
I guess I just need time to adjust, but I also need time to catch up with everyone else, in addition to the duties of my job. Its just frustratingly slow, and if I can’t complete my job, it feels as though it affects everyone else.
Furthermore, I’ve been trying to push myself harder, to complete my work in a timely fashion. However, it seems like the more ground I make, the more ground I lose.
I gonna try to take it easy this time, instead of rushing through and exerting more effort… Perhaps then I can improve my performance. Also, I can request staying an extra fifteen or thirty minutes next week, so I can play catch up.
But the conditions are frustrating to say the least. Not to be a bitch, but I deserve more money for this.
At least I can get a PS2 (and my beloved Square-Enix games) and pay my UMKC bills…finally. That is, of course, assuming I can improve my job performance.
I admit that’s not bad (the pay rate), but currently it seems as though I doing the jobs of two people. The job is nothing like what I expected. It seems frenzied and rushed, but hopefully that will change tonight.
I know I am taking it a little too seriously, but this is essentially my very first job. I don’t want to be fired or leave a bad impression on my employers.
