Things in this world that SUCK!

northGAcock

Don't mean to be a Debbie Downer here.... but as I get older, grumpier, heavier, uglier, grouchier, lazier, crabbier, testier, more irritable & cantankerous, ..... I feel the need to share my misery with others. Why you ask? Because dammit you may find some preemptive insight....and avoid them and therefore avoid the suck of myself and maybe even others. My kick-off suck is:

 

Working from home.

·         You must make your own coffee…. unless you have a live in who will make it for you…. which I don’t. Mine doesn’t drink tea or coffee. (She been trouble all my life)

·         You must go out and get your own coffee supplies (yes….no coffee services / delivery)

·         You must fix your own lunch (now sometimes I will go out if the cupboard is bare)

·         You don’t get much out of water cooler talk (fortunately there are you guys here on the forum)

·         Must empty your own office trash. It’s not enough that you must take the garbage out at home…. but you have the added burden of the office stuff as well.

·         You can’t steal office supplies to supplement your home stash. In other words, you must purchase your own tape to wrap presents at Christmas

·         You are home when all the door to door folks stop by. You don’t have to answer but at the same time…you can’t yell at the dogs and tell them to shut up either.

·         Barking animals are seldom welcomed on conference calls are ones with the executives

·         The commute can be brutal as well…..avoiding stepping on the dogs who seem to like to lay on the steps down to the office

·         On a snowy day …. you don’t have a legitimate reason excuse not to work

·         There is no employee of the month / week parking privileges

 

Now of course there are a few benefits of working from home…..but I will save them for the “Things that don’t SUCK” thread …..maybe another day.

JohnInCarolina

How did butt-cysts not make the list?  

lkapigian

I feel for you , my work attire is flip flops and shorts 

GATraveller

This guy was just running from the cops in front of my office and got tazed. Sucks to be him I bet.

northGAcock

JohnInCarolina said:

How did butt-cysts not make the list?  

I can't unload all my suck in just one post. Trust me, I have plenty of material.

northGAcock

lkapigian said:

I feel for you , my work attire is flip flops and shorts 

Got asked today (while out taking the dogs for their morning walk).....how do you do that in flip flops.

JethroVA

I too work from home and I HATE it when I have to put on pants to accept a delivery or let a contractor in.   I also hate it when I accidentally unmute during a the weekly team conference call while cutting the grass.  

northGAcock

JethroVA said:

I too work from home and I HATE it when I have to put on pants to accept a delivery or let a contractor in.   I also hate it when I accidentally unmute during a the weekly team conference call while cutting the grass.  

I Too funny....my biggest fopa was when i thought i was on mute....and flushed the toilet. The folks all broke out in laughter as they new i was the only one on the call working remote.

NPHuskerFL

I'll share this with my Wife whom works from home .Although she has somebody who makes her coffee and takes out the office & home circular file bags.
She typically will name Lili Ann employee of the day if she's a good girl especially during conference calls which earns slices bacon. Conf calls are usually when our outdoor kitty, Tigger, decides to sashay in front of the French doors and ostentatiously groom himself while staring straight at Lili Ann knowing full well she can't reach him. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Been working from home for 25 years. Never had an office job. I worked with my current boss
at my last job and he recruited me
to this one. This is his first office job too. He’s miserable. He’s hilarious though because he “face times” me for conf calls all the time because he knows I’m in shorts and a T-shirt. I have to keep at hat on my desk in case I haven’t showered yet. 

gmac

I hear you on all accounts.  My coffee cup is empty too. My dog has now learned that if I’m on a call, if he starts whining he gets a bone to keep him quiet. So now he just whines immediately when I pick up the phone...

I would also add, elderly parents who don’t understand the concept of “working from home” so they assume if my truck is in the drive, I must be home and there is no reason why I shouldn’t be able just come do whatever they want whenever they want it done. 

NPHuskerFL

@gmac  
My Mother will now look to see if the "SIGN" is up in the window. Wife made a sign because Mom will chat her up while my Wife's leading a conf call.  Good stuff .

Photo Egg

If your biggest gripe is working from home because you have to make your own coffee...You are living the dream buddy. I would gladly trade my 2 1/2 hours, if all goes well, I waste every day driving on the roads with idiots just to get to an office with a K-cup coffee machine. Not to mention all the expenses involved such as gas, oil changes and car repairs for starters. Road construction and cracked windshields...I live for this. Not to mention Mystery Mondays. This is what i call Monday mornings because you never know what new section of road is closed or open to start the week.
Did I mention the added alcohol cost. Cheers.

I'm taking your post as you joking around. But thanks for letting us vent. Ha Ha

Killit_and_Grillit

Wife and I both work from home (at the same desk right now).

We just had an argument about who's day was busier and who had to get the kiddo to and from preschool.

I won. But it may have cost me my lunch "privilege" of working at home together.

GATraveller

northGAcock said:

lkapigian said:

I feel for you , my work attire is flip flops and shorts 

Got asked today (while out taking the dogs for their morning walk).....how do you do that in flip flops.

Just tell them "Easy because these aren't flip flops......they're chinese work boots!"

blasting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcGwkyzmPmA


Robin, kinda sounds like you might be trolling office workers...

saluki2007

I would gladly take your things that suck any day.  Granted my office is only 12 minuets from home, but would still love to be at home.

blasting

JethroVA said:

I HATE it when I have to put on pants to accept a delivery

They're lucky your covered up at all - it's your office.  #putonpantsfornobody

lkapigian

northGAcock said:

lkapigian said:

I feel for you , my work attire is flip flops and shorts 

Got asked today (while out taking the dogs for their morning walk).....how do you do that in flip flops.

The other day my girlfriend asked "Have you seen my Flip Flops" i said " Yes,now put your shirt back on"

northGAcock

blasting said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcGwkyzmPmA


Robin, kinda sounds like you might be trolling office workers...

Just pointing out the things that suck in my life in hopes others can learn from them

CornfedMA

I hear ya man. I work from home and love it 90% of the time. The other 10% is the honey-do list of crap that my wife calls in or emails over a few times a week. We’ve had the “just because I’m home, doesn’t mean I’m not working” conversation many many times. 

PoppasGrill

I don’t work in an office, unless you count my pickup truck that I sit in to finish paperwork on the job. 
But I hate the person that has been in the field for 2 years that believes he can do my job better than I can, and makes it my fault when he is proven to be an idiot.

CornfedMA

Killit_and_Grillit said:

Wife and I both work from home (at the same desk right now).

We just had an argument about who's day was busier and who had to get the kiddo to and from preschool.

I won. But it may have cost me my lunch "privilege" of working at home together.

Dude...you are a saint. That arrangement would last about 45 mins in my house. 

Side story- I got a job offer from a small company in NC about a year ago. I wanted to jump on it, but there weren’t many employment prospects for the wife in that area. In an attempt to “woo” me even more, they offered to hire my wife as well. They were going to pay for our relocation costs and simoultaneously increase our household income by about $50k per year, in a much cheaper part of the country...We took one look at each other and couldn’t say no fast enough. 

YukonRon

Working from home today, heading out to Sonoma tomorrow.
Can't complain about coffee, as My Beautiful Wife makes a fresh liter of French Press coffe everyday, and pours my 20 oz Yeti full, fixes it just the way I like it. She sets it on my night stand for me until I wake up.
Breakfast is prepared for me, and she always leaves me something for lunch in the fridge.
Office supplies goes right to my corporate card, but I am with you on onr thing Robin, the pets.
If we ever get rid of the cats, the home environment would be productive. 
Alas, I must get back to work. I have to select a wine tonight to go with the pork tenderloin I plan to roast for dinner.
Busy, busy day.

caliking

Killit_and_Grillit said:

Wife and I both work from home (at the same desk right now).

We just had an argument about who's day was busier and who had to get the kiddo to and from preschool.

I won. But it may have cost me my lunch "privilege" of working at home together.

 Dude. That's no win. Do the smart thing and go pick up the kid, so you can get your "privileges" back.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Killit_and_Grillit said:

Wife and I both work from home (at the same desk right now).

We just had an argument about who's day was busier and who had to get the kiddo to and from preschool.

I won. But it may have cost me my lunch "privilege" of working at home together.

That is the best priveledge. 

saluki2007

Killit_and_Grillit said:

Wife and I both work from home (at the same desk right now).

We just had an argument about who's day was busier and who had to get the kiddo to and from preschool.

I won. But it may have cost me my lunch "privilege" of working at home together.

Better go get that kid.

SSQUAL612

Certainly she SUCKS!

TEXASBGE2018

I’m not trying to be a jerk but Man I wish those minor irritations that you stated above were my work environment. Try commuting 1.5 hrs to work. Then when you get there listening to about 15 people whine about how they aren’t paid enough, or are too busy while others are sitting around or the resident person who gives intimate details of their sex life as well as details of how sick they were last Friday even though you didn’t even hint at caring. Then have a boss yell at you for doing your job. Then after all that you go to a meeting where the person running it has no clue what they are talking about. Then after all that you get to oh that’s right drive 1.5 hrs back home. Give me your awesome work from home life any day. I can handle a dog barking it’s called putting them in the backyard. I can see how it can be distracting though because you are tempted to not actually work if you do desired.

HeavyG

"What is this WORK thing?" asks the retired guy.

Legume

Lump threads suck.