Posted on 03/15/2006 by you're over
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i work with someone who smokes pot in the restroom DAILY then proceeds to stink up the whole floor some more burning popcorn to take care of the inevitable munchies. after a coworker finally complained to management there was one lame generic email about not smoking in the restrooms, subject to termination, bla bla...but it didn't stop. i brought it to the regional manager's attention again later since others were too afraid of confrontation. after a scribble on a notepad and "i'll look into it"...nothing. the party line excuse is this person "has problems". so friggin what? so do all of us but we don't light up at work! go to rehab/therapy. not to mention this someone is overtly loud and obnoxious during work. never reprimanded for being at least 15 minutes late (sometimes 1 hour+) on a daily basis. we all have to clock in on computer but this person is friends with the supervisor who adjusts the computer time clock saving their a$$ and her own (she comes in 2+ hours late every day and she stinks like the clearance aisle at ulta 3). all in all my job's easy i sit in my little converted closet (literally)room with the door closed and wait for my shift to end. i do leave funny background imagaes on my computer when i know pothead will use it next like "ozzy - flying high again", anything cheech and chong, doobie brothers, smokin in the boys room, rocky mountain high, you get the idea...heehee! thoughts?
POST A COMMENTHaveADamnNiceDay(03/15/2006)
Yeah, I agree with Just Me. Don't put that stuff on your computer. People WILL associate you with the culprit. Back off and just let this person can themself. Eventually, it will happen...hopefully. If not, jump ship. You don't need that kind of crap interfering in your workday. Shame on your supervisor, who is accomodating this illegal behavior.
Ivy(03/15/2006)
What, Ulta has a clearance isle? How did I miss that!
Smash(03/15/2006)
I say keep the computer backgrounds. Freedom of speech!!!! And heck, if they are that accusing - take a urine test or a hair sample to the lab and prove them wrong!
RedStapler(03/15/2006)
I love this site because I get so shocked at what is permitted in work place environments. I'd love to know what kind of company you work for, it is shocking that they obviously overlook such craziness. Are you sure the big boss isn't whiffing the wacky weed too? I wouldn't know first hand, but I can tell you I've smelled it from a distance and that stuff has a very distict, hard to hide, smell..at least it did when O'Hare Airport officials found like 5 acres of it growing and started it on fire to kill it.
TheNewGuy(03/15/2006)
Ganga...you know the evil weed? Seriously though...it's amazing what people will look the other way for just because a person has a particular talent in a given area. Although in this case the talent appears to be shopping at Ulta.
Dharmadee(03/15/2006)
I WISH they recognized talent...that just does not seem to be the case. It is more like recognizing who knows who.
C - -(03/15/2006)
Looks like they are sharing and caring - thanks for a good laugh.
you're over(03/16/2006)
I seriously doubt anyone will ever associate me with pothead. the pothead hasn't spoken to me in a year and a half. that's a GOOD thing! i had a good review and had a folder of documentation ready to counterstrike any BS from dumb as a J-Lo film stinky supervisor & regional supervisor. No one here really cares about my joke computer backgrounds or is smart (sober?) enough to get the joke anyhow!
C - -(03/16/2006)
Not talking to the popular drug of choice & pothead, was mentioned in my review and held against me.
cnubelevit(03/16/2006)
"duude (dudette). Like, that is so riteous. Totally...radical...awsome...wow..i'm soooo stoned..got anything to eat.." Average vernacular of the stoner.
C - -(03/16/2006)
Whose lunch is missing this time?
you're over(03/17/2006)
UPDATE: last 2 weeks, pothead has been showing up 2-5 minutes late instead of 10+...a big improvement I suppose. Must've had a good talking to! Me on the other hand received an email not too long ago reprimanding me for...get ready...clocking in TOO EARLY! I used to clock in 10 minutes before my shift start time or less because that's when i started working. So I'm stealing from this stupid company and the other idiots stroll in whenever they want and go to dunkin donuts during the middle of their shift (not on break) and nothing happens. am i bitter? you bet! oh the stories i can tell about this place....
C - -(03/21/2006)
Amazing! There is always another creative way to p*i*s*s off and alienate a good hardworking human being.
you're over(03/22/2006)
50 minutes late today. nice. how do i get a job where i can smoke pot take long dunkin donuts runs yak on my cell phone (personal calls) be loud & obnoxious show up whenever i want and have my "supervisor" cover for me? i used to be of the mindset that if i worked hard, never took sick days, did extra work on my own time, and got along with everyone was the way to get ahead. how foolish and naive i was. all i do now is clock in do my work and leave the second my shift is over. no meetings no overtime no sucking up no extra ANYTHING and life is fine! i may be the lowest paid full time employee here with far more experience & skill than all of 'em but you know what? i enjoy my life! when i go home i could care less about this place. it's just a paycheck. who needs that kind of stress?
SouthenProgrammer(03/22/2006)
If I recall correctly, if you have a known drug addiction a company CAN'T FIRE YOU without PROVING they are doing everything in their power to help you and give you all the accomodations you need to help you get over your addiction! I have a co-worker who has told me if he knew HR was coming after him, he would go to the company nurse and announce he is an alcoholic (he's not).
lah-dee (03/15/2006)
"The clearance aisle at Ulta"!! LOL Well put.
just me (03/15/2006)
One piece of advice, I wouldn't be so quick to use those kind of backgrounds on your screen, someone might make the wrong association and think you're partaking as well.
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