Strategic Unpleasantness

[deird_lj]

My job would be an excellent outlet for grumpy people.


"Be unpleasant to people" is practically part of my job description. Really, they could get ideal employees by advertising "Must Have A Horrible Personality".

Why? Because I have no power.


The larger part of my job involves getting people who work for another company to do things for the Minister's Office - things they are actually supposed to be doing anyway. The only problem is, I can't actually do anything to them if they won't do what I ask them to.

So I basically have two options.
1) Bluff, and pretend I can do something nasty to them.
2) Be horrible until they give in.

I spent most of today repeatedly ringing someone's office number, and also repeatedly ringing his mobile number, and sending him increasingly nasty emails, in the vain hope that he'll decide it's not worth dodging my horribleness any longer, and actually do his job.


*sighs*

This is not the sort of thing that leaves me in a nice and happy mood for the rest of my day...

Comments

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

Well . . . is your job at least a bit more pleasant (or at least easier) during that time of the month? It sounds like being bitchy an PMSing would be a benefit to the job - use that rage for something constructive, maybe?

But no, it doesn't sound like a job that leaves you serene and at peace with the world *hugs*

[deird1]

*hugs back*

Not exactly a peace-inducing job, no.

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

So basically, you're Australia's answer to Malcolm Tucker. Which is pretty awesome. :-)

[angearia.livejournal.com]

"Maybe we can download rice." Hahaha time travel. :P

"Don't you ever, ever, call me a bully. I'm so much worse than that." *snort* Bwah!

So Deird, the answer to this is that you have a camera follow you around for your job or maybe you re-enact it. Bam! Australian gender reversal of Malcolm Tucker.

[deird1]

Exactly. But with less swearing. :)

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Nothing like having no power or authority. Sounds like a blast.

[deird1]

Total blast, yeah. *waves flag*

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, that sounds so bummer-ful.

But I thought your job was poking around at trains? Is this new and different, or a different aspect of it?

[deird1]

Same job - different aspect. Just... an aspect I've had to do a lot lately, which is bumming me out.