Just Dumb

At work today, I got a phone call from an executive. "I know that someone like you can help me." He paused. "What do we call our really low level employees?" I'm dumbemployed.

At work today, I had to transfer callers to our replacements in India. Then, I got another honor. I got to fix the issue when India transferred them back. I feel so useful. I'm dumbemployed.

At work today, I helped myself to some of the pastries in our waiting room. My coworker Denise saw me and scowled. "Those are for customers," she scolded. We didn't have a customer the entire day. I'm dumbemployed.

At work today, I was busy prepping parts for something in my line. Busy like I usually am, two co workers told me to stop working. Why? So that they could hear each other talk about scrapbooking. I'm dumbemployed.

At work today, I heard music in the store and thought that maybe- just maybe- we finally got a radio. Not the case. A busker was playing accordion outside. The beggars have better sound systems than our store. I'm dumbemployed.

At work today, I was told I have "no credibility" at my new job of 4 months. I've worked in the same profession for the last 13 years, and for the world's largest and most successful company in my industry. Then I was asked to help interview 3 people. They'll probably replace me. I'm dumbemployed.

At work today, I finally received a raise. Ten cents. One extra dime an hour. I have been working there for almost 6 years now and make ten whole cents more per hour than employees who started last week. I'm dumbemployed.

At work today, I had all of my stuff in my hands, my bag was on my back, and I was waiting on the elevator with the down arrow pressed. My coworker who also has her stuff together and is waiting on the elevator says, "So... You going home?" I'm dumbemployed.

At work today, I received an email from someone wanting to take a tour of my workplace. In a previous email I told her that I was unavailable Wednesday at 9:30 am but any other day would work. Her reply to what day works best? "I'll be there 9:30 am on Wednesday!" I'm dumbemployed.

At work today, a man is outside begging for money. I call management to come tell him to leave. They tell me I'm a leader and to do it myself. Later, when a customer is yelling at my cashier and says vulgar things to me, I tell him to leave. Now management says that's their job. I'm dumbemployed.

At work today, my coworker told me his personal plan for beating the recession. He is going to save all of his 20 oz. soda bottles and refill them with 2 liters. I'm dumbemployed.

At work today, they held a meeting to get ideas on what kind of questions to include in an employee survey. So I just asked, "How in the world did we get all the way to the decision to have a survey and no one has asked for our input?" I'm dumbemployed.