The evilness within me is rising...

[K'Ehleyr]

and I'm not sure I will be able to contain it

Background ~ New boss at work. Dull, humourless, lickarse who gets orders wrong and rubs everyone up the wrong way whilst running to the 'Big Boss' about anything.

She has bought me up on an accidental timesheet slip ~ which has been approved for 18 months and no one else neither noticed or bothered about, a half hour! Gosh take off my head!

This has been on a thread before so forgive me for ranting but I hate myself for how I'm feeling at the moment.

Today she called me one of 'her staff'

Is it bad that when she was in the kitchen today and I was 'out front' I took great glee in taking orders that are not on the menu, rolling my eyes at customers when they complained they had been waiting so long, poking my head in the kitchen and asking 'do you need a hand?' Explaining that we had no ice 'for some reason the ice machine isn't working' (she had put it back together wrong), sorry we have no mushrooms etc.. 'the order obviously didn't come in' *said loudly so she could overhear*

We have a big day tomorrow with a competition match and I'm dreading it.

I really dislike myself for hoping that she totally cocks it up.
It's a bloody buffet for 40 ~ cold meat, salad, bread etc. and she's bought in a chef to help! For crying out loud!

It's not the fact that I could have the job and I know I could do it better, I don't want it. But I really hate this thing inside me ~ I want her to fail and the schadenfreude within me it truly raised.

When she first joined she said she didn't want to 'tread on any ones toes' or steal peoples hours ~ which is exactly what she's doing.

As I'm typing this I know I should address this with her ~ but for the moment, I'm enjoying being evil

Has anyone been in this position and has the Machiavellian approach ever backfired on you?

Or plan B is to retreat to the cellar and be found in the corner with an empty bottle of wine and the remains of a packet of frozen teacakes

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Throwing a hissy fit where others can see and hear, is never a good idea. I suggest the first option. Look at it this way, no one likes drama so throwing a hissy fit makes it worse. Use your Zen-like words.

However, once words fail, it;s time to kick ass.

Also, i thought this was gonna be something about Dr. Horrible ...

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Or plan B is to retreat to the cellar and be found in the corner with an empty bottle of wine and the remains of a packet of frozen teacakes

Hey!



Bide your time my dear, bide your time. The undoing of these types is inevitable. I've seen it in the hospitality industry many times. She will be a complete wreck and you will be still there, still calm, no dirt on you.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Yes, as the old saying goes, give them enough rope to hang themselves.

 

[K'Ehleyr]

Or plan B is to retreat to the cellar and be found in the corner with an empty bottle of wine and the remains of a packet of frozen teacakes

Hey!



Bide your time my dear, bide your time. The undoing of these types is inevitable. I've seen it in the hospitality industry many times. She will be a complete wreck and you will be still there, still calm, no dirt on you.

Took me a few seconds but you're safe

Yes, as the old saying goes, give them enough rope to hang themselves.

I think you are both wise and true.
She may have bitten off more than she can chew.

I rhymed!

Seriously, I think you're right. But I should be supporting her?
But then again she is really boring and doesn't get any of my ST references. When I go to the cellar and say 'You have the Bridge' she just looks at me with the same recognition than my Cat does when I say 'You can't eat off the plates'

 

[Sephiroth]

be a klingon, woman, tear out her entrails, lightly sautee them and serve them to your customers

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Is there some sort of HR department/person you can go to to discuss the matter? Or can you go over her head to her boss?

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

No, don't support her at this point because there is always the chance that support will turn into doing her job for her. Just do your job with really strict boundaries and let her flounder and fuck up. The point with these people is to wait them out. They either quit, get better or find someone nicer than you to do their job for them.

Act like you are really dense about anything other than your specific job. So if it's her jurisdiction and you know she is seriously screwing up something be oblivious (I'm sure you have worked with folk who are that oblivious that you can use as a role model.)

 

[K'Ehleyr]

be a klingon, woman, tear out her entrails, lightly sautee them and serve them to your customers

Well they have got to be better than the burgers she made *not biased obviously *

Is there some sort of HR department/person you can go to to discuss the matter? Or can you go over her head to her boss?

Oh she has her head firmly shoved up the bosses backside and he wouldn't see me for the glittering of her goldenness (not sure if that's a word? )

But no ~ I suppose I could always lead a revolution.

Would mean clandestine meetings in shady places ~ and some of the guys in the gym are pretty scrummy.
NO, Shameless you cannot come ~ unless you have a banner

No, don't support her at this point because there is always the chance that support will turn into doing her job for her. Just do your job with really strict boundaries and let her flounder and fuck up. The point with these people is to wait them out. They either quit, get better or find someone nicer than you to do their job for them.

Act like you are really dense about anything other than your specific job. So if it's her jurisdiction and you know she is seriously screwing up something be oblivious (I'm sure you have worked with folk who are that oblivious that you can use as a role model.)

The strict boundary thing ~ I used to shop for the club in my own time, I created a library with my own books and got customers to contribute and use (then they all stole the glasses that I bought ) Grew spider plants and potted them for the tables, I did posters, bought a bell (to summon us from the washing up, which She dropped and broke) replaced it with a ... God I'm boring myself... anyway I've done beyond the call. But now, as you say, that's it.

I just really don't like being like this.

 

[Amaris]

I'm suggesting the wine and the non-teacake teacakes. Then again, I'm an enabler.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

I'll make up a banner then.

 

[K'Ehleyr]

I'm suggesting the wine and the non-teacake teacakes. Then again, I'm an enabler.

That will do

I'll make up a banner then.

Oh honey, if you saw Josh your banner would be enormous

 

[Goliath]

Whatever you do, don't have a hissy fit and storm out.

Remember: there are four basic types of behaviour.

1. Behaviour that benefits both you and others.
2. Behaviour that benefits you, but harms others.
3. Behaviour that harms you, but benefits others.
4. Behaviour that harms both you and others.

A hissy fit sounds like option 4 to me.

Try to find some solution that fits option 1. Failing that, go for option 2. That's what a truly evil person would do.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

The strict boundary thing ~ I used to shop for the club in my own time, I created a library with my own books and got customers to contribute and use (then they all stole the glasses that I bought ) Grew spider plants and potted them for the tables, I did posters, bought a bell (to summon us from the washing up, which She dropped and broke) replaced it with a ... God I'm boring myself... anyway I've done beyond the call. But now, as you say, that's it.

I just really don't like being like this.

You have to embrace your inner fuck it.

That stuff is fun to do as long as it is FUN.. if it's starting to feel like you are being taken for granted then it's time to find somewhere else to apply all that loving improvements. Unfortunately this happens at work places a lot IME.

It has taken me years to realize that I have a burn out trajectory and there is no stopping it. So I'm really cautious now about how much I throw myself into that kind of thing because once I'm burned out on it I'm utterly sick to death of it. Not saying that's your case of course.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

I'll make up a banner then.

Oh honey, if you saw Josh your banner would be enormous

Don't tease me this way.

 

[K'Ehleyr]

Whatever you do, don't have a hissy fit and storm out.

Remember: there are four basic types of behaviour.

1. Behaviour that benefits both you and others.
2. Behaviour that benefits you, but harms others.
3. Behaviour that harms you, but benefits others.
4. Behaviour that harms both you and others.

A hissy fit sounds like option 4 to me.

Try to find some solution that fits option 1. Failing that, go for option 2. That's what a truly evil person would do.

I fear that throwing a hissy fit at this time would end up with option 3 ~ all it would do is please my inner Diva and then I would have to live off baked beans forever whilst She basked in the 'well she was always difficult' smugness.

The strict boundary thing ~ I used to shop for the club in my own time, I created a library with my own books and got customers to contribute and use (then they all stole the glasses that I bought ) Grew spider plants and potted them for the tables, I did posters, bought a bell (to summon us from the washing up, which She dropped and broke) replaced it with a ... God I'm boring myself... anyway I've done beyond the call. But now, as you say, that's it.

I just really don't like being like this.

You have to embrace your inner fuck it.

That stuff is fun to do as long as it is FUN.. if it's starting to feel like you are being taken for granted then it's time to find somewhere else to apply all that loving improvements. Unfortunately this happens at work places a lot IME.

It has taken me years to realize that I have a burn out trajectory and there is no stopping it. So I'm really cautious now about how much I throw myself into that kind of thing because once I'm burned out on it I'm utterly sick to death of it. Not saying that's your case of course.

I just have this naive belief that if you do something for somebody/work.. whatever, you get a return?

You should not expect one, but it would be bloody nice if someone acknowledged it

teacake you obviously feel the same, but I just can't help helping. But as you say you get to the point when you just say 'fuck you, you ungrateful bastards'.

Oh if I only I had the money to walk I would do it my highest heels with a toss of my hair and some sly comment (can't think of one at the moment ~ too busy putting my cat's tail out. He swished it on the candle ~ see more evil, I'm, laughing at my beloved Squeak on fire! Evil rating 10!)

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

I hate Kobayashi Maru scenarios ...

 

[K'Ehleyr]

I'll make up a banner then.

Oh honey, if you saw Josh your banner would be enormous

Don't tease me this way.

Look up my horse ~ 'Bob Lecheval' on FB ~ you will not be disappointed! Trot on

Josh is the gorgeous blonde

And this battle is not simulated!

 

[Goliath]

I fear that throwing a hissy fit at this time would end up with option 3 ~ all it would do is please my inner Diva and then I would have to live off baked beans forever whilst She basked in the 'well she was always difficult' smugness.

Exactly.

That urge to throw a hissy fit? That's the death instinct.

Don't listen to it.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

I always go with the hissy fit option.