Why I am up so early on a Saturday.
I work for a large corporation, and for the most part I like my job. However, corporations sometimes do things that they think are "feasible solutions" and the rest of us think are "really stupid."
The corporation I work for decided to go with a new computer system. This is a big deal, because everything I do all day long depends on this computer system. It's drastically different than what we're on now. They decided to switch everyone over to this system at the same time. Well, it's very complex, but instead of giving us a few hours a day for a week, which would be the best way to help us learn and retain and allow us to still get some work done, they decided we'd allll go over to one location today and learn it for eight hours, non-overtime. Furthermore, we HAVE to learn it today, because starting on Monday we're only using the NEW system. Meaning on Monday nothing will get done and the whole thing is going to crash, at least, this is how I see it. Furthermore, this office we're all going to barely has enough parking for its current employees, and since it's not downtown there really isn't any available street parking. How will this work? Who can say?!
The company decided that since making us come in all day on Saturday (non-overtime) was harsh, they decided to give us all a comp day. Here's the catch: EVERYONE has to take their comp day next week. Next week when we're all going to desperately be trying to use the new computer system. I don't know what we're going to do when all the trainers take THEIR comp day, but I suspect it's going to suck.
So I'm a little bitter. Also, since we didn't get a choice of training days I'm missing out on the church Christmas pageant dealey I have done every year for about six years, something I'd already agreed to do months ago, and I'm also supposed to go in for a blood test this morning which will make me just late enough to miss the part on how to log in, but not late enough that I'll feel justified going to get breakfast. Hurrah!
I'm sorry this is boring and whiny, but that's how I feel right now, so suck it up.
Vent, vent, vent.
The corporation I work for decided to go with a new computer system. This is a big deal, because everything I do all day long depends on this computer system. It's drastically different than what we're on now. They decided to switch everyone over to this system at the same time. Well, it's very complex, but instead of giving us a few hours a day for a week, which would be the best way to help us learn and retain and allow us to still get some work done, they decided we'd allll go over to one location today and learn it for eight hours, non-overtime. Furthermore, we HAVE to learn it today, because starting on Monday we're only using the NEW system. Meaning on Monday nothing will get done and the whole thing is going to crash, at least, this is how I see it. Furthermore, this office we're all going to barely has enough parking for its current employees, and since it's not downtown there really isn't any available street parking. How will this work? Who can say?!
The company decided that since making us come in all day on Saturday (non-overtime) was harsh, they decided to give us all a comp day. Here's the catch: EVERYONE has to take their comp day next week. Next week when we're all going to desperately be trying to use the new computer system. I don't know what we're going to do when all the trainers take THEIR comp day, but I suspect it's going to suck.
So I'm a little bitter. Also, since we didn't get a choice of training days I'm missing out on the church Christmas pageant dealey I have done every year for about six years, something I'd already agreed to do months ago, and I'm also supposed to go in for a blood test this morning which will make me just late enough to miss the part on how to log in, but not late enough that I'll feel justified going to get breakfast. Hurrah!
I'm sorry this is boring and whiny, but that's how I feel right now, so suck it up.
Vent, vent, vent.
posted at 6:20 AM
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