So, I'm sure this topic has been touched before...and I my rant may be somewhat hypocritical...but:
I work in a Document Control department, and we have several temporary employees from Kelly Services. One in particular is this guy (a little off-set, but hey, I never judge) that bitches about every aspect of his day. Even the most juvenile, and minor things will get him on a rant for about 20 minutes where he ends up repeating the same sentence about 12 times.
Now, granted the guy works two full-time jobs and has I think 3 kids and a wife, I understand the stress. He now has another child coming on the way. He talks about how stressful his life is and how he's always sleep deprived. He's always complaining about money and finances because the kids and wife are expensive...but yet after all this, he knocks his wife up again....WTF? This is after he has complained to all of us in a staff meeting that he cannot provide them with health insurance because he is a temporary employee here, and at the post office...where he has worked for I think 5 years without being hired on. I've tried telling him "Look, I know jobs are hard to get right now, but maybe you should look at something else that may in time hire you on permanently and provide you with benefits. That way you don't waste another 5 years..."
I guess you can't force people to do things, and I wouldn't want to...but at this point, I don't sympathize, and I'm really sick of 8 hours of constant sighing, endless grumbling, and bitching because someone submits a file to our department that is bound differently or he doesn't recognize it.
I feel better now. If anyone would like to vent, feel free
Unfortunately, his personality may be the reason why no one wants to hire him permanently but I think it'd be incredibly hard to tell someone "Maybe you shouldn't present everything in a work environment like you do? Maybe it's making you less attractive as a permanent hire?" :?
Oh, I know. I am an Aussie and I work for an Australian company... and at times we do get together and vent about our frustrations, I just think it's bad to do that in front of someone whose country you're currently residing in... I think it's rude and makes us seem arrogant. I'm always embarrassed when I realise I've run my mouth off... but then again, I live in NYC... it's kinda expected
I feel sorry for my American coworker, surrounded by Australians with our little Gen Yer taking her to task for everything she thinks is wrong with America. I leap straight to America's defence on her behalf.
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Unfortunately, his personality may be the reason why no one wants to hire him permanently but I think it'd be incredibly hard to tell someone "Maybe you shouldn't present everything in a work environment like you do? Maybe it's making you less attractive as a permanent hire?" :?
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Oh, I know. I am an Aussie and I work for an Australian company... and at times we do get together and vent about our frustrations, I just think it's bad to do that in front of someone whose country you're currently residing in... I think it's rude and makes us seem arrogant. I'm always embarrassed when I realise I've run my mouth off... but then again, I live in NYC... it's kinda expected
I feel sorry for my American coworker, surrounded by Australians with our little Gen Yer taking her to task for everything she thinks is wrong with America. I leap straight to America's defence on her behalf.