That Ugly Head Rears Itself Again

Big Bad has requested that I meet with him tomorrow morning to discuss a case I handled while in my old assignment. No further details were given, even though I asked. He's no longer my supervisor, yet he can still wreck my day.

The temporary remedy to my dismay? Pizza for dinner, an elderflower gimlet for dessert and watching the SATC movie. And writing down phone numbers for my union reps just in case. :-/

I Wish I Had A Megaphone

Then I could have yelled back at the stupid "Yes on 8" protestors that were down the street yesterday. Instead, I had to settle for flipping them off when they tried to capture my attention while I was stopped at the light. I'm so glad I was in my car on my way to pilates, rather than walking Jack around the neighborhood. There might have been a tussle otherwise.


I suspect I am preaching to the choir here, but please be smart like this SmartCar owner and vow to vote NO on Proposition 8.

For more information visit the following website: Let California Ring

Paraphrasing Kathy Griffin

Charter Communications can SUCK IT!

Since November '07:

• 1 change of channel lineup without notification which included moving Bravo to a higher tier.
• 2 malfunctioning DVRs.
• 8 hours of vacation time burned waiting for a service technician.
• 10 days without service due to waiting for a Saturday apppointment slot, in the interest of not wasting anymore vacation time.
• 9 hours wasted on a Saturday for a service technician who never showed up.
• 2 hours wasted on a Sunday morning waiting for the guy who should have showed up the day before.
• 1 hour spent on the phone disputing a bill that charged me for the 10 days we didn't have service.

And then tonight:

• 3rd DVR breaks down or there is a wiring issue.
• Talk to three service reps over the course of two hours.
• All service reps insist the earliest time a technician can come out on a weekend is 9 days from today.
• All service reps refuse to offer any type of credit despite all our ongoing difficulties.
• We find out our downstairs neighbor is also having the same viewing issues. We are the only ones in the building experiencing problems.
• Downstairs neighbor has a service technician coming out on Sunday, 3 days from now.
• Call Charter back, advise them of what's going on and ask if that technician can be sent up one flight of stairs while he's here Sunday.
• Not only do they refuse, but service rep dude actually yells at me, gives me attitude and tries to talk over me as I point out how ridiculous their business practices are. I demand a supervisor.
• The supervisor clearly does not care.

We are now customers of DirectTV.

But they can't come out until sometime during the week or next weekend either. F it; can't win anywhere.

Perhaps it's all a sign from above that we watch too much tv.

All Out of Sorts ...

... and so very frustrated.

The past week or two I was feeling all out of sorts stemming from some family issues. But things got better over the weekend. I decided to stop dwelling on the negative and focus on the good things in life. It seemed to work. I felt great over the weekend and yesterday too.

Then this morning happened. And now I'm not feeling positive at all.

Fearless Leader, the head of my unit, let me know that Big Bad was recently squawking about my trial stats. This issue had come up before, almost a year ago and I thought we were all past it. There shouldn't have ever been a problem at all; my stats are not out of line with the rest of the unit. In fact, Fearless Leader never even had an issue; he was just the messenger. Luckily for him I don't shoot messengers. But I am frustrated and annoyed beyond belief with Big Bad. I am feeling very singled out and very stuck. At what point does one say enough is enough? And even if I did, would Big Bad and his cohorts really care? I sincerely doubt it. Yet the options seem so limited.

I paid oodles of tuition for this?!?

Dear Co-irker(s)

(1) Dear co-irker who hugely abused our office's liberal approach to standard office hours thereby causing management to crack down on all attorneys in our building,

Fuck you.

Signed,
The rest of us


(2) Dear co-irker who is incapable of following simple instructions left for you regarding cases of mine you appeared on during my absence,

Ditto.

Signed,
The person who left instructions for a reason

I need to learn to stop checking work e-mail while I'm out of the office.