No No You misunderstood me
 

I enjoy meeting parents on one level: the sincere parents who are genuinely interested in their children and their education.

I like talking to a lot of parents but last week at Open House I had a lot of parents in the audience who kept giving me these looks so maybe it was my perception but none of them bothered to introduce themselves. This was in a classroom with a lot of students who are non Black. Some of my parents are WONDERFUL and I LOVE THEM. There are some parents who I sit at games with and have a rapport with who extend the relationship past the classroom. I am a people person and I enjoy talking:cool: ;) -- like y'all didn't know huh?? Some parents just come off as standoffish and they are the ones who fall in the above category.

Re: No No You misunderstood me
 

Okay, I understand you... Even more so, you've introduced a train of thought that I hadn't considered. I am quite positive you feel you are more than capable of fulfilling the requirements of your position. Do you think that because you are black, parents of non-black children view you as less than capable? I'd never really given much thought to how some non-black parents may view black teachers. I gather it must be quite a challenge not only to meet and exceed their expectations but also your peers if they're predominately non-black. I am saying that because I feel that in all careers that we pursue, we have to go above and beyond to prove ourselves.

You Hit It on the head
 

You captured my sentiments wonderfully.

My school is predominantly white staff. The parents who come out are again predominantly white. They are always amazed by seeing me, they try to say they are shocked to see that I am so young:rolleyes: :rolleyes: . Then when some find out that I went to Wittenberg, a very prestigious college they get all buddy buddy with a sista.

People that ask "Are you busy?", "Got a minute?", "Got a Second?", "What 'cha up to?"

My answers are: "Wasn't I supposed to be?", "no", "no", and "work".

Grrrr. :mad:

OK, I'm thru venting now.

I recently started working at a clothing store in an "upscale" mall (every other car in the lot is a Benz, Jag, Lexus, Range, etc. and every girl has a LV, Gucci, Kate Spade, or Fendi purse--you get the picture) and you would think that it would be the attitudes that I can't stand. Actually I can put up w/ the attitudes to a certain extent, but what I can't stand is all of the folding and cleaning out the fitting rooms.:mad: People go and try on 6 or 7 things and only get one (if any) and leave the rest balled up on the floor. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: After going through that all day then we have to clean and straighten the whole store which takes another 2 hours after closing.:rolleyes:
And REALITYBLACK, I'm feeling you on the shoe store thing. I used to work in one and the worst part was (what we called) the "8:59 shopper."

ladies,
if you don't want to deal with the public don't have a job where you have to handle people and their problems.
my pet peeve is customer service employees who have nasty attitudes. if your shoes are too tight or whatever personal problem that you have going on in your life is going to effect your being polite and friendly when i call or come in to the store, STAY AT HOME! i don't expect to have to deal with your mood and spend my money at the same time.
and if the store closes at 9:00pm then don't lock the door at 8:50! i still have 10 minutes! don't start breaking down the equipment and food if you work in a fast food. if you are going to shut down at 8:45 then post that on the sign in the window.

LAWWWWWWWWD! i need this right now. I do the marketing for a Social Service Agency where I work with Social Workers that tend to analyze every little thing you say. I feel like I'm constantly in group therapy. HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP! Can you imagine being asked all day, "Now how does that make you feel"
Please put me on your prayer list, because I'm about to toss a social worker out the window!

Complaints
 

ALL THESE COMPLAINTS...YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY A SISTA CAN'T EVEN GET A JOB...

IT'S ALL GOOD THOUGH, BE CAUSE MY EYES HAVE BEEN OPENED TO A LOT OF THINGS-EVER HEARD THE TERM OVER QUALIFIED? SHOULDN'T THAT BE ILLEGAL OR IS IT AND I'M MISSING OUT ON SOMETHING?

:mad: And what makes it even worse, those SOB's have the nerve to talk to you as if they have done nothing wrong!!!!!!

Job Pet Peeves
 

I totally feel you 12dn94dst!!! I am a Technical Analyst for Sprint and we support over 300 applications! I hate when someone calls you and tell you that something is wrong with the applications and you ask them what application sir/ma'am then their reply is well I don't know you can't tell what application I'm in? Can I give you my social security number and you find out what application I'm in that way? The other one that drives me crazy is when they want you to map them to a drive and don't know the path and they expect you to know it and get mad that you don't keep up with it like they are the only people that call in. Boy Icould go on and on but I'm so glad there is someone else in the IT field that feels me!!! I can only imagine what it is like dealing with accountants! Hey looks like your company needs to fill the position of Network Administrator! Keep your head up soror!

Water cooler!
 

People who don't replace the empty jar for the water cooler!!! :mad: :mad:

I have had to replace that big jug twice this week! :mad:

Re: Water cooler!
 

Ok, I feel you on this, but my peeve is when peeps don't make more coffee!!:mad:
Peeps leave like less than an inch left in the pot and expect the next person to: 1) get a full cup out of an inch and 2) make the next pot!! :mad: It's not that hard to make coffee, especially in our office. That is one of my bigget pet peeves!

Other peeves:

I work in auto claims, so i deal w/ insurance adjusters who try to get values on cars that have been in accidents or stolen, etc. My biggest peeve w/ them is when they call w/ an attitudes, no courtesy or act like I have 5 hands to type with! Geez, I try to be so nice and they get on the phone w/ horrible attitudes, etc. And since they monitor calls, I really can't get an attitude back (not that I would ;) ).

W/ my actual job:
Co-worker A comes to you and says: "Oh, you're supposed to do (insert task) like this."
Then Co-worker B comes around: "Oh, you do (insert same task) like this"
Um, can we get ONE way of doing things? Why am I wrong b/c I don't do a certain task the EXACT way you do??! And why does everyone do this ONE thing differently? I end up knowing like FIVE different ways to do ONE thing! And of course I'M wrong b/c I'm not doing it the way Person A, B, C etc etc is doing it. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Well Sorors and Sisterfriends...I just want to say be grateful that in this time that you at least have a job. I have been looking since December of last year and have still yet to find anything. And with this impending war, and the numerous lay-offs it is going to be very hard to find a job in the meantime.

One thing that I would like to say though that is a pet peeve of mine as an interviewee is this: I absolutely cannot stand when I go in for interviews and I get to the establishment early and I am not even acknowledged. OR, I will be acknowledged by someone, am told that someone else will be with me shortly...only to watch the person that I am suppossed to interview with take a personal phone call and my interview starts 15-30 minutes LATE afterward. I don't know, maybe it is just me, but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth afterward.

Or better yet, how about my alma mater had a career/job fair...but no one there was hiring. Well, I can very well look up information about your company through the internet.

I don't believe in the CP time factor thing. I think that it is a cliche that we as a people need to stop saying, believing, and using as an excuse. I've always found that when you get somewhere late, you could very well miss out on an opportunity!

Enough said, and I'm gone.....

THINGS YOU'D LOVE TO SAY OUT LOUD AT WORK

1. I can see your point, but I still think you're full of ISHT

2. I don't know what your mental problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.

3. How about never? Is never good for you?

4. I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public.

5. I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.

6. It sounds like English, but I can't understand a damn word you're saying.

7. Ahhh...I see the screw-up fairy has visited us again...

8. I like you. You remind me of myself when I was young and stupid.

9. You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.

10. I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.

11. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.

12. Thank you. We're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.

13. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.

14. What am I? Flypaper for freaks!

15. I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant.

16. It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off.

17. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.

18. And your crybaby whiny-assed opinion would be...?

19. This isn't an office. It's Hell with fluorescent lighting.

20. If I throw a stick, will you leave?

21. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.

22. I'm trying to imagine you with a personality.

23. A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door.

24. Can I trade this job for what's behind door #1?

25. Too many freaks, not enough circuses.

26. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?

27. Chaos, panic, & disorder - my work here is done.

28. How do I set a laser printer to stun?

29. I thought I wanted a career; turns out I just wanted a salary.

30. Oh I get it... like humor... but different.

COSIGN on this!!! There is a guy at my job who says I'm always so mean to him. This fits our relationship to a T.

What irks me at my job the most? The lady that I sit next to. She grunts all the time. At first I thought she had a breathing condition, but I asked and she doesn't. And she gets louder when she reads. You know what it reminds me of. The grunt that Beavis and Butthead used to do. Everyone notices it, our coworkers, and even the cleaning lady asked me if something was wrong with her.