I just lost my 💩 at work over janitorial supplies being kept under lock and key: stupid and frustrating.
Background: our maintenance guy is out with an injury, so as a group we're compensating by handling stuff on our own. But you can't just take out the trash and replace the bag without access to a special closet where the supplies are kept. You can't just replace the toilet paper, because of course you can't, someone might steal rolls of TP.
😠
After gaining access, I took the liberty of exfiltrating supplies to strategic locations. 😤
On the bright side (I guess) after my profanity-laden rant, I feel a little better than I did before.
Other stupid, insulting things...
There's a dress code, which is apparently based on an anti-gang (i.e. racist) school dress code.
School dress code. WTF.
There's a padlock retrofitted to the refrigerator that contains soft drinks for clients. Consider for a second the optics of calling for the key to open the fridge to give a soda to a customer.
I think this is a result of the special affinity the previous owner had for local cops, which led to former cops being hired in HR and maintenance.
@emdeesee wait wait. A dress code based on a school dress code, at a workplace for professional adults?
I totally understand "business casual" or similar even when spelled out, but "no gang symbols?" Wat.
@Annalee Yes, in a nutshell. Here's how it came about...
Founder hired a retiring cop for position of HR director. (!) Dude had no previous HR experience.
Dev made questionable work-attire choices while founder was trying to sell the company and potential buyers were visiting. (Pajama bottoms 😬)
Founder demanded a dress code, so ex-cop googled and copied the first one he found into the employee manual, so now we can't wear bandanas or flashy athletic shoes.
But at least it's mostly ignored.
@Annalee It was definitely a mess, however you sliced it.
@emdeesee YOW. I mean, expecting people to come to work fully dressed (and not IN PAJAMAS) makes perfect sense, but good grief, it's an office.