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[Cake Boss]

Ok number 1- You are a 28 year old trained accountant, when you went into this field, what the hell did you expect?

Number 2- What did the corporate world do so wrong to you to be like this? They paid you not to work? Is it because they wouldn't take you back? Why the hell would they take back an employee because he couldn't cope without doing anything for 2 hours. Its more like the company dodged a bullet.

 

[Trouble]

You want to hear about fuck ups, listen to this.

I was routing a heart for transplant. Surgery was in Dallas. I accidentally sent the heart to Detroit ( the airport codes are simliar).

We didn't catch it until the heart landed in Michigan and by then it was too late to retender for a flight the next morning.

Because e of that, the heart didn't make the surgery.

You're mistake wasnt that bad. So being such a baby

Damn, DFW/DTW. Seems like an easy mistake to make.

Did you get fired?

 

[Russ T]

For someone majored in communications, you might want to start communicating with the people at your work instead of walking out. Damn dude. You were getting paid for doing nothing. PAID FOR DOING NOTHING.

Much as I think this guy's off his rocker, c'mon.

Have you ever literally had NOTHING to do at work? Because I have. It's fucking torture. I don't care if I'm getting paid, I'm literally miserable the entire time.

but 2.5 hours lolololol come back to me after a month

 

[Live Free or Die]

OP is basically Judd Nelson at the end of The Breakfast Club here.

Except he probably isn't going to get laid later like Judd Nelson totally did.

I'm hoping this turns out to be some sort of joke thread. I just can't even...lol here is no way this can be real.... can it?

 

[PeskyToaster]

There's a Gaffer trying desperately to get approved so he can leave his country and not have to wait for hours to get necessary food and this OP is contemplating killing himself because he got paid to sit on his phone for 2 hours.

 

[G0523]

OP do you live with your mum?

I mean a lot of people hate their jobs, but they have to earn money to live, sounds like you've gotten too comfortable.

God no. I moved out many years ago. I live with my boyfriend now.

 

[NotBacon]

Yeah you dun goofed.

But why would you think your life is over? Wtf? Just go get another job and stay for longer than 2.5 hours.

 

[Escargo]

Haha I thought getting a job was the hard part. To think some one had a tough time staying put on their first day after 2.5 hours. God. I'm still trying to let that sink in. There was so many options. Op, build as many bridges as you can so you can choose which one to cross. Not burn many as you can because your satisfied with the one you're walking on right now.

 

[Incognito]

Ridiculous and privileged are some words that spring to mind.

 

[dem]

Holy crap..


your mom must be so embarrassed.



Go grab a fucking coffee next time. Jesus fucking christ.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

I'm used to making quick decisions at my previous jobs so I guess I was doing the same thing here. It didn't work clearly

 

[| Praxis |]

Much as I think this guy's off his rocker, c'mon.

Have you ever literally had NOTHING to do at work? Because I have. It's fucking torture. I don't care if I'm getting paid, I'm literally miserable the entire time.

but 2.5 hours lolololol come back to me after a month

Some of us do manual labour, doing nothing for a couple of hours sounds fucking great.

 

[Korey]

So wait, the first thing you say to someone after waiting at your desk for 2.5 hours is that you quit, instead of asking for help with your computer or guidance on what you should be doing?

 

[xxracerxx]

OP, does your mom work for the same company?

 

[Dreamgazer]

I guess I wasn't thinking. I'm so used to everything getting done immediately that I wasn't used to doing nothing. I feel like if I'm doing nothing then I'm missing something.

Wait till the days when you have to work on something that will never be done and means absolutely nothing.

 

[marrec]

Much as I think this guy's off his rocker, c'mon.

Have you ever literally had NOTHING to do at work? Because I have. It's fucking torture. I don't care if I'm getting paid, I'm literally miserable the entire time.

but 2.5 hours lolololol come back to me after a month

Nah nah nah.

Sitting in an office doing nothing isn't shit compare to some other "nothings" to do.

I once had to wait in the nacelle of a wind turbine for 3 hours (alone) while my partner got a specific part needed to complete a weekend midnight troubleshooting. This was back when cell phones didn't have internet. Best I could do was try to piss off the edge of the thing and throw small nuts and bolts at passing antelope.

 

[low-G]

I would literally sit in a room and read books for a year if I was being paid.

Give me a window and I don't even need a book.

 

[ClosingADoor]

Much as I think this guy's off his rocker, c'mon.

Have you ever literally had NOTHING to do at work? Because I have. It's fucking torture. I don't care if I'm getting paid, I'm literally miserable the entire time.

but 2.5 hours lolololol come back to me after a month

Sure, if that is literally your job for years on end it gets boring. But for some time? No problem at all for me. Do some browsing, grab a book, watch a show, whatever. This is an office job, not like sitting around in the cold watching some warehouse.

 

[stump sock]

Fuck that, I'll defend it. There are real people feeding their families with their corporate jobs. Lots of us here. We just trying to pay our bills like everyone else.

Celebrate being average.

hell yeah man. not everybody gets to work their dream job. sometimes the best you can do is find something you don't hate and realize that your job doesn't define you as a person. you work to live. if you're doing the inverse, you better love your job or you're a lunatic. treat yourself to nice things sometimes. being an adult means having to do things you don't want to do so that you can do the things you do.

 

[AtomskEater]

That's fucking nuts. The slow paced early days/weeks on a new job are among my favorite.

 

[Skulduggery]

There's a Gaffer trying desperately to get approved so he can leave his country and not have to wait for hours to get necessary food and this OP is contemplating killing himself because he got paid to sit on his phone for 2 hours.

Life is hard

 

[CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls]

How can you say that you've learned anything from this situation? You now think corporate jobs suck based on your embarrassingly slim 2.5 hours worth of "experience"--of which you did jackshit. That was barely enough time for the office coffee pot to finish brewing.

There's a Gaffer trying desperately to get approved so he can leave his country and not have to wait for hours to get necessary food and this OP is contemplating killing himself because he got paid to sit on his phone for 2 hours.

Fucking truth. Now my jimmies are over-rustled.

 

[Stilton Disco]

Have you ever had to deal with hiring a member of the "entitlement generation"? Because this is pretty consistent with that.

Thankfully working in a Lab means I generally only deal with the dedicated and swatty

Though thinking about it, there was a girl in the office once who quite after less than a month because work was harder than getting benefits.

You're saying that's actually a common attitude? Bloody hell!

 

[esms]

Much as I think this guy's off his rocker, c'mon.

Have you ever literally had NOTHING to do at work? Because I have. It's fucking torture. I don't care if I'm getting paid, I'm literally miserable the entire time.

but 2.5 hours lolololol come back to me after a month

In the depths of the summer lull, fuckin around with co-workers makes my day.

 

[Russ T]

Some of us do manual labour, doing nothing for a couple of hours sounds fucking great.

Yeah, that's fair, haha.

 

[T-Rex.]

Wow. This reminds me of the dude on Gaf who was looking for work, finally got an interview, and then left before it cos apparently they made him wait too long before seeing him. Just fucking chill.

 

[Nibiru]

Just say something terrible happened in your life I don't know make something up, say it hurt your judgement and then beg for your job back.

 

[Calamari41]

Also worth noting is that their apparent struggle to quickly/efficiently incorporate a new hire implies a low turnover rate, meaning you likely would have been safely working at that company for as long as you wanted.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

I have learned from this, thankfully, and realize that corporate jobs fucking suck. I know I can be making more money than I do now but damn, if this is the way the world works, I don't want to be a part of it. That's kind of how the whole "killing myself" thing festered its way into my head.

L M A O

 

[Snkfanatic]

There's a Gaffer trying desperately to get approved so he can leave his country and not have to wait for hours to get necessary food and this OP is contemplating killing himself because he got paid to sit on his phone for 2 hours.

Ok?

Never mind the fact that the OP mentioned they are battling depression, surely it's only because of the job.

 

[Megalosaro]

Damn, DFW/DTW. Seems like an easy mistake to make.

Did you get fired?

Nope. Shit happens. Wasnt disciplined at all.

Client wasnt happy, but no one bats 100. I carry that one with me though.

 

[Hysterical]

OP, I'm sorry you are going through this situation. The best thing you can do is learn from your mistake. I think you should also get some professional help. On my first day of retail ( my first job at the time) I didn't do anything. I was 18, and just did training on a computer in the back. When I was done I just sat there for a few hours. After that, I went over to the department I was supposed to be in and introduce myself. From there I had something to do. At my current job (office IT job), I was very bored with my first week. So I just introduced myself to coworkers and eventually got my hands in some projects. Now I am a big part of their team. Yes, you will be bored to tears your first week of any job. You cant expect to immediately be a big part. Learn from your mistake OP and you will be fine. Try to relax now

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Much as I think this guy's off his rocker, c'mon.

Have you ever literally had NOTHING to do at work? Because I have. It's fucking torture. I don't care if I'm getting paid, I'm literally miserable the entire time.

but 2.5 hours lolololol come back to me after a month

You poor soul, lemme explain. In many corporate jobs you're going to have downtime. You don't literally sit at your desk doing nothing. You can read up on work related skills and study (independent research), figure out ways to improve your own job performance (Im always on the hunt for good tools that help me do work better) or load up a few podcasts and figure that shit out at your desk.

It's not torture. Torture is arguing with your spouse because you've been unemployed and can't find a fucking job. Torture is being up to your eyeballs in student loan debt and unable to find a job despite trying as much as you can.

That's torture. Downtime at work? Mofo, please....

Wow. This reminds me of the dude on Gaf who was looking for work, finally got an interview, and then left before it cos apparently they made him wait too long before seeing him. Just fucking chill.

Haha, I remember that.

 

[MoodyFog]

You made no mistake, you're just not about that life.

 

[shacklesmcgee]

God no. I moved out many years ago. I live with my boyfriend now.

What does your BF say or think about all this?

 

[Russ T]

Nah nah nah.

Sitting in an office doing nothing isn't shit compare to some other "nothings" to do.

I once had to wait in the nacelle of a wind turbine for 3 hours (alone) while my partner got a specific part needed to complete a weekend midnight troubleshooting. This was back when cell phones didn't have internet. Best I could do was try to piss off the edge of the thing and throw small nuts and bolts at passing antelope.

That sounds like a pretty great "nothing" to me, to be honest! I wouldn't throw things at an antelope, though. ):

Grass, greener, I suppose.

 

[CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls]

Ok?

Never mind the fact that the OP mentioned they are battling depression, surely it's only because of the job.

Depression is not an excuse for OPs actions, come on. His depression is being treated via psychotherapy. He's not risking death waiting in line for rations like it's the fucking Great Depression.

 

[Skeyser]

Wow. This reminds me of the dude on Gaf who was looking for work, finally got an interview, and then left before it cos apparently they made him wait too long before seeing him. Just fucking chill.

I was chatting with one of the interviewer at my job the other day and he said they do this on purpose to see how people react, that gaffer didn't pass the test I guess.

 

[TRios Zen]

Judging corporate experience off of 2.5 hours seems a bit myopic to me, however given the manner in which you decided to react, I would guess that you would not be a good fit for the corporate world.

Saved you and your employer some time and money, so while I would never have done what you did (I've been in corporate America for 16 years now) if it's not a good fit, it's not a good fit.

Some general un-asked for advice (for free!): things that don't match your personal tastes do not "suck", they are just not for you. Learning that different folks have different VALID tastes and likes is pretty key to understanding and getting along with different people.

 

[panty]

Are you serious..? I dont have any words... unreal comes to mind. There really are people like you?

What the fuck were you thinking?

 

[backflip10019]

Imagine the giggles the office are having right now.

I would probably be saying "What the fuck?" like a hundred times.

 

[Comfort Jones]

I think I'd disown you if you were my son.

 

[Winterblink]

Thankfully working in a Lab means I generally only deal with the dedicated and swatty

Though thinking about it, there was a girl in the office once who quite after less than a month because work was harder than getting benefits.

You're saying that's actually a common attitude? Bloody hell!

Among people being hired into the industry (IT here), yes. There's a hilarious notion that when hired on at enterprise-level IT that you're walking into a Google-style office with everything all set up and ready to go for you, along with a six figure paycheck like you're at a startup playing with huge sums of investment capital. Invariably you'll be doing fuck all for a day or so while everything's provisioned and initial training kicks off.

 

[Russ T]

You poor soul, lemme explain. In many corporate jobs you're going to have downtime. You don't literally sit at your desk doing nothing. You can read up on work related skills and study (independent research), figure out ways to improve your own job performance (Im always on the hunt for good tools that help me do work better) or load up a few podcasts and figure that shit out at your desk.

It's not torture. Torture is arguing with your spouse because you've been unemployed and can't find a fucking job. Torture is being up to your eyeballs in student loan debt and unable to find a job despite trying as much as you can.

You're making some pretty wild assumptions about what I have and haven't been through. O:

I was unemployed for over a year. Nobody would hire me. My student loans kept accruing interest. I had to move back to Ohio from San Francisco, a city I loved living in, to live with my parents, because I had run out of unemployment insurance after being laid off. With my parents!

Yo I been through that hell. That doesn't make having absolutely nothing to do at work any less unbearable.

 

[gaiages]

As someone that waited over a month to get access at work, and is still waiting on authorization to software that'll actually let me do my job, I gotta say:

LOL OP

It was free money essentially.

And then your take away is contemplating suicide and that corporate jobs are evil? You're a trip, OP.

 

[Pifje]

I'm young and even I could have had the respect and patience to keep my mouth shut and just wait.

 

[marrec]

That sounds like a pretty great "nothing" to me, to be honest! I wouldn't throw things at an antelope, though. ):

Grass, greener, I suppose.

I was just about to go insane when he showed up with the part.

Now, when I have downtime at my deskjob, I think back on that time like "man, I had it fucking ROUGH back then".

Like Mammoth said, now when I've got downtime I spend that time engineering more downtime for myself in the future. Streamlining spreadsheets and databases, removing redundancies, following up on open issues.

I think of it a bit like a farm (I'm a farm boy), there's never any real downtime unless you actively choose to do nothing.

 

[Comfort Jones]

As someone that waited over a month to get access at work, and is still waiting on authorization to software that'll actually let me do my job, I gotta say:

LOL OP

It was free money essentially.

And then your take away is contemplating suicide and that corporate jobs are evil? You're a trip, OP.

He's either trolling at this point or beyond help.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Holy crap OP

 

[G0523]

There are other alternatives, you know. It's not just "be part of the corporate world" or "kill yourself".

Hell, there are "corporate jobs" (office jobs working for large companies) that are not boring or slow at all.

Or you could go back to a job that pays less but makes you happy. Or you can eventually find a job that pays well AND makes you happy. It doesn't have to be an either/or proposition.

Just keep on trucking. Seek help, talk to friends/people, and always, always think things through when it comes to important choices in life.

And tell your mom to get off your back for a bit. It'll surely help.

What corporate jobs are there that are not boring or slow?

And for everyone saying not to list this job on my resume: of course I won't. Lol. I have previous jobs where I've worked for multiple years that are on my resume. Why would I put one that I've been at for a few hours on there?