6 posts tagged “jus' sayin'”

I am opening up a question to anyone who reads this & does/did work in an office environment.

WHAT is up with the passive-aggressiveness?  And the mindless rules for rules' sake?  And the silly processes?

Let me better explain myself.

So, I am currently minding my time waiting for entertainment-industry glory in Manhattan by working at a healthcare-related industry office.  It is a family-owned and operated company that has offices (thanks to its recent growth and success) in several states.  I work in the absolute farthest part of the office, away from everyone.

So, I was recently given these new "rules" that I have to follow since I'm now officially full-time until I get a "real job."  I can't wear flip flops, I must wear pants--no jeans!--and carry myself in a professionally, passive-aggressive mode.  And not ask questions.  And not question anything.  And be a good littling lemming right alongside all the disgruntled housewives.

I mean, this doesn't sit well with me.  I could handle this if I was doing something other than faxing, copying, filling out excel spreadsheets about different spreadsheets, and just generally being hidden from the world for 8 hours a day.  Why do these rules exist, I guess is the question I have.  I mean I know that it's tradition, but don't you want productivity to go up?  Don't you think productivity would go up if your employees were happy?

I realize this is all very stupid and I should just accept it, but I can see why all these housewives are pissed off (aside from the fact that--thanks Gee Dubs & our AWESOME economy, forcing their husbands to ask them to go back to work because, hey, we could use the extra income), because sometimes people just revel in making others miserable here.

But, when I was an intern at a record label, the atmosphere was a lot more relaxed (in terms of general business-stuffery), and people ENJOYED being at work--gasp!--and got a lot of work done and didn't mind pulling an extra hour or two to get stuff done.  I suppose that's the difference in industries, but don't you think that attitude has a lot to do with all of that?

And also, rules for rules sake are just stupid.  There is no reason we need to fill out two INDENTICAL forms everytime someone gets a raise or changes from full or part time status.  And there's no reason this stupid form should hold people up on getting their status changes or raises for WEEKS.  Just sayin'

Lauren Conrad of "The Hills" & "Laguna Beach" fame has fiiiiiiiinallyyyyy answered my prayers, hopes, and dreams; she has let us peons take a glimpse into her beautiful, fancy little girl Barbie Dream Home.  If Barbie was into Shabby Chic.

It is proof that [MTV's] money can buy you lots of pretty pink & orante accessories, but not--contrary to LA's popular belief--a new face.  Or in her case, set of facial expressions.

I present to you...The Lauren Conrad Galleria of Smiles

and the obligatory shot with everyone's favorite bitchface...

...You know what?  I can't hate on Lo (bitchface) really.  If I had to wake up to that much Shabby Chic/Pier One Imports (I should know...I am a former employee from my heyday) pink and prim-pram everyday, I'd be a constant rotation of stink faces, too.

Someone saw "Get Smart" one too many times...

The 25-year-old Knoxville man called 911 from his cell phone before dawn Wednesday saying he was trapped in an air conditioning duct leading from the museum roof, Knoxville police spokesman Darrell DeBusk said.

Police and firefighters reached the roof, found a rope and cable and followed them to a vent shaft. Peering inside, they spotted Smith about 45 feet down.

"Mission failed," he told them.

For the rest of the story, go here.

Smith told police he was a "special agent from the United States Illuminati, badge number 0931" and had rappelled onto the museum from a helicopter.  Oh, and the dude also tried to make up some shit to confuse people, and he said he was following orders to "defuse and confiscate" a Soviet-made nuclear warhead, specifically a "MERV6SS-22AN" warhead, according to the report. The bomb supposedly was hidden in a blue, plastic cow sculpture in the museum basement, he said.

BUT, thank goodness the US Illuminati are so on top of their game; they called while he was mid-duct and told him "LOL JAYKAY, It's totes maybe in Memphis!"  Don't you think someone with such a high track record for greatness wouldn't get incapacitated by something as simple as an air duct?  Guess we all can't be Steve Carrell.

...Methinks someone's just pissed they look entirely too much like the love child of Macaulay Culkin & Samantha Ronson...

Sometimes my friends & I say stupid/hilarious things.  At least we think so.  I document them here for you to see--because I really believe we are that funny.  I apologize for the following minutes you're about to waste.

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Nick Jonas & His 16th Birthday

photo courtesy of Tiger Beat.  Yes, I said Tiger Beat.

No one does colored-shirt-and-suspenders combinations quite like my favorite 80 year old fake-tanned fetus, Larry King.
Case-in-point:

Real men wear purple.  And not just a purple shirt.  But STRIPES!  Purple with Purple STRIPES!  And jeans!  Those oh-so-attractive high-waisted jeans!  And that Cerulean arm candy in the form of Lady O!

I one day hope to have your fashion sense, Larry King of the Live.

photo courtesy of Variety.

Aubrey O'Day is busy NOT being "a ho, a dumb blonde girl."
I give you this pictorial evidenciary support to her claims:

Classy ladies are environmentally friendly: Save Water!  Clean with your tongue!

...and I'm pretty sure this says it all.  Thanks, Complex Magazine.