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lunatica

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17. Where do you work because that's not the case where I work

Fri Dec 16, 2011, 06:04 PM

Dec 2011

I work in Administration in UC Berkeley. Our managers and High Officials aren't popular and they never lose their jobs no matter how much everyone under them hate them.

This University has taught me one very harsh lesson. Management always sticks together even if someone is a sociopathic abuser of their staff. Always. And Faculty fall right in line when it comes to staff.

After working under some of them I found one who is a professional and actually fights for the staff against everyone and treats us with dignity and respect. Some staff have come followed her to this job. When you get a good manager you simply don't want to let go.

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When I have a 9% approval rating at my job [View all] Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 OP

A-fucking-Men!! Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2011 #1

That's because you're not the boss. Lots of managers have ratings that low. saras Dec 2011 #2

that suggests that our congresscritters are our bosses. To that, I say ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2011 #6

Huh? abelenkpe Dec 2011 #8

Where do you work because that's not the case where I work lunatica Dec 2011 #17

Bummer abelenkpe Dec 2011 #19

+1 Sherman A1 Dec 2011 #21

You don't have to fool all the people all the time... Bucky Dec 2011 #3

Perhaps the saddest truth yet. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #5

American memes: If you're not succeeding you're not screwing the other guy... TheMadMonk Dec 2011 #16

Problem is, how? They are like roaches- they just keep coming. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #4

Boxer? abelenkpe Dec 2011 #9

Read it and weep... I believed in her for decades! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #11

Aaaauuuuuggggh!!!! abelenkpe Dec 2011 #18

At will employment means you can get fired for a 99% approval rating too. ANY TIME, no reason patrice Dec 2011 #7

Not if you have a contract. sulphurdunn Dec 2011 #30

Time to send that one to our "representatives" onethatcares Dec 2011 #10

they won't care... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2011 #25

We would get fired long before it sunk to 9% liberal N proud Dec 2011 #12

How many of them folks in that picture come from the working class? nt Modern_Matthew Dec 2011 #13

as they sit unionworks Dec 2011 #14

9% is misleading. People generally think Congress sucks - except for their Representative. Alexander Dec 2011 #15

Yup. n/t progressoid Dec 2011 #23

Just read an article that spoke to exactly that: My Congressman can beat up your Congressman gtar100 Dec 2011 #26

Also, everyone hates pork projects, unless it's THEIR pork project. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #29

Only 242 of them need to be fired. baldguy Dec 2011 #20

so can Dem conventions NOW have signs with zip codes & local Dem clubs too, to sign up voters StarsInHerHair Dec 2011 #22

As good an illustration as any how it's not a "job" treestar Dec 2011 #24

As good an illustration as any how it's not a "job" AlbertCat Dec 2011 #31

RWers I talk to actually tried to claim Cain's experience as CEO constituted treestar Dec 2011 #32

that text is possibly clever enough to go on a Big Dog shirt BOG PERSON Dec 2011 #27

Unless you are the CEO getting mega-bucks. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #28