Today, the Attorney General released a memo congratulating DOJ employees on making the grade in the "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government". Apparently my division, Environment and Natural Resources, made number 2 on said list of "Best Places." Now, i've been happy working at my job for almost 2 years, don't get me wrong. However, if someone were to ask me to help them get into my section, I would tell them to run for the goddamn hills. This office is poorly run and some people just shouldn't be managers.
For example. My supervisor, Nancy (code name), is a cold heartless 40 something year old bitch. The sad part is, she's a cold heartless bitch without a brain to make up for her emotionless inadequacy. For a woman who barely has a high school degree, she likes to get off making most (if not all) of our lives a living hell. Case in point. I'm supposed to be on annual leave (or vacation for you private sector folk) from May 29th to June 1st. This bitch, comes up to me and says "You're the 4th person to be out that week." What the FUCK am I supposed to say to that? "Yes, [Nancy], you're right."
"Well, I don't think it's right for you to be out. Don't you have a lot of work to get through? You're the 4th person to be out. And, knowing you, you'll be sick when you get back. Don't you dare get sick on me again."
Excuse me? Thank God for proper documentation from my doctors. YOU judge ME when all you do is talk about how your fucking kids have a "headache" in the morning and thats why you SAUNTER into the office at 11am? AND LEAVE AT 4PM? IT IS YOUR FUCKING JOB to find someone to take over my immediate projects. YOU HIRED 3 EXTRA PEOPLE FOR THAT PURPOSE. I like to think that i'm good at my job. But really, you can find someone else to make a goddamn binder. I was unaware that my presence was needed for something so fucking important.
Now, the thing people don't realize with Nancy and myself is that she's been doing this to me since I started working here. The reason why it hasn't escalated greatly is because Brown showed up to be HER supervisor and ultimately, my boss. Brown is great. He'll fix everything. Unfortunately, he's out of town and will return on Monday. But this is not how an office should run. This shouldn't BE like Cinderella with her wicked stepmother (although I'm sure the wicked stepmother had more education than this heifer) torturing her while her father is away on business. The sentiment in this office with that is pretty rampant. Turnover is high. I've heard stories of people just getting up, shutting down his or her computer and leaving in the middle of the day never more to return.
So, the big question amongst us is, where the hell was this survey and why weren't we allowed to partake in it? Is it because the higher management took it and lied? Is it because they surveyed the Environmental Crimes Section who, like Lazy Nancy, also come in at 10am and leave at 4:30? (Yes, that is your taxpaying dollars, people - and yes, they get paid full time.) I do know one thing. That survey did NOT reflect the opinions of the people in the Natural Resources Section. Attorneys and support staff alike wonder, "Who filled out this survey?" My guess? Probably good ol' Al. But if you ask him, he probably wouldn't recall if that ever happened.
