Yay. I blew up at work today.

[Liberal Veteran]

I had a string of bad customers blaming for shit that wasn't my fault, the place is chronically understaffed. Went to ask someone for some help and that someone said something in a condescending tone and I totally went off, said "Fuck this crap" and stormed out. Came back 5 minutes later and apologized and finished my shift, but if I get fired tomorrow, I won't really care. This has never happened to me in 30 years in the workforce, but for a couple of dollars over minimum wage, I am not going to cry if there are repercussions.

[Skittles]

1. I pretty sure that a lot of people can empathize with your frustration

yes indeed

[shenmue]

2. Yipes

[Liberal Veteran]

4. Yipes, indeed.

Life is too short to let a job destroy you.

[Glassunion]

3. Who's this fellow "Up"?

[Liberal Veteran]

5. I dunno, but he gets all the blows. -nt

[Populist_Prole]

6. It's terrible corporate culture to be set up for failure then blamed for it

We used to have a POS foremen that when giving updates/reports to upper management always said "we" did this and "we" are doing that etc when things were going well; willing to take credit for both the efforts of us on the floor and good luck ( easier to troubleshoot issues, parts in stock, enough manpower and other resources )....But would tacitly blame us on the floor for bad luck ( lack of resources, rare problems, bad weather etc ) even though we busted our buts to work through it. Then you'd hear "they" this and "they" that.

Bastards.

[kairos12]

8. A classic kiss up, kick down person. Hate them.

[Throd]

7. Keep your dignity intact.

It sucks having to depend on a system run by of moronic shitweasels for a paycheck. I absolutely hated it. My conclusion was that I should utilize my talents and eventually create value in my own work as to where I didn't have to rely on others to be the gatekeepers to my success. I said "Fuck This Crap" in 2002, and after 13 years, it is one of the best decisions I have ever made.

[MasonDreams]

9. ditto

dignity is paramount. just quit myself, had to. couldnt hear the n word said anymore. not @ me [I'm white] but they knew it offended me. Now I'm unemployed, but 2000mi. from alabama and my soul is intact.