Ex-Employee Speaks

I used to work at a theater company where there are no redeemable characters. Everyone was absolutely cut-throat, backstabbing and downright non-caring. We were a small office of 8 people and worked long hours and weekend performances with very little pay. Since I rarely had quality time for my family, you'd think that a family-ISH environment would foster from this communal set-up.... but think again.

The man who ran/runs the place is sixty-eight, psychotic and in dire need of retirement. You would never know when his feeble top was gonna blow. Now get this, I'd understand it if I were yelled at for submitting the wrong budget, screwing up with ticket sales, getting caught porn-surfing on the internet, embezzling or some other heinous crime ---- but this old fart would go ballistic over the smallest stuff: no rubber bands in the cabinet, you used a pen instead of a pencil, you are using yellow legal pads instead of white paper.... the ranting that resulted from these small things would go on for HOURS!!! I had to actually go on meds to keep my nerves from breaking through my skin --- either that or drink on the job!!!!

He was also a MASTER at micromanagemet to the point where it was absolutely crippling. He even wanted to be copied on EVERY email that was sent to anyone outside and INSIDE the organization. And to make matters worse, he had the password to all email accounts. His nighttime pleasures came from reading the office email transactions of the day. (TRUE STORY, I kid you not...) We all know he read our stuff, because he could repeat "word for word" conversations that were held only via email.

Now... to make this LONG story shorter. He had an old, loyal cronie female spy who had worked for him in that torture chamber for 20 years -- T W E N T Y years. She (Matahara) was notorious for fixing everyone in the office a nice healthy plate of cold HELL. She enjoyed - relished getting us in hotwater with Mr. Psycho. By the way... she was terribly in love with Mr. Psycho who didn't give a damn about her. When Mr. Psycho would tell Matahara to do something, he would often use the words "get off your fat a**". (I know that your and my Human Resources bells are ringing... but this is a small privately owned company ---- HR was / is Mr. Psycho).

After a year of this insanity, I QUIT....and left the asylum with my dignity intact. But just the other day, I heard through the grapevine that Matahara had been fired. Someone new had come in and encouraged the old coot to fire her.

I don't know how to feel about it. Matahara must be devastated. That theater company was her life and so was the boss. I thought that I would be smiling about the spy getting the boot. But I can't help but feel sorry for her. Matahara is only a couple of years away from retirement. The sun is shining outside, but I find myself being drawn back to her and the darkness that she must be feeling on this beautiful day.

I wish that I could be cold and heartless like one of those daytime soap opera characters --- but that's not me. I'm human. I have feelings. My friends are all telling me to rejoice and they don't want to hear any talk about being sorry for Matahara. I wish I could be a cold fish -- but I've learned the hard way that karma is as unpredictable as a hurricane.

So.... I'm releasing these thoughts into the void. I hope that by doing this tht I can mentally put an end to my thoughts about Matahara, any connection with that nasty theater company, and my fears of all the evil people that still remain.

POST A COMMENTthe confessor(04/22/2008)
I have to agree. At the Radio Station From Hell, The owner's secretary Miss Buttock went through the trash, eavesdropped around corners, and used the intercom system to listen in on others, even though we had only a dozen employees!
She eventually made so many enemies in and outside of the business that she had to be let go. The owner stated that she "lived in a fantasy world".

WARNING TO BACKSTABBERS: IN THE END, YOU'LL BE SCREWED OVER TOO, AND THE PEOPLE YOU STUCK IT TOO WILL FIND OUT AND HOUND YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAYS.

P>S> Buttock got tossed by her boyfriend after an anonymous caller told him of her affair with the owner...

JobSchmobber Community Comments

Wage Slave (04/18/2008) The Mataharas of the world get what they deserve! Write her a letter and explain Kharma to her. Detail all the pain she caused other people and how she made this workplace toxic. Every office has spies who feel that their contribution to the office is ratting out their coworkers. They cause misery and mistrust. They kill morale and comraderie. You don't even have to send the letter. If you do send the letter, you may help her and her future coworkers.