I need to vent....

[STEVENSKI]

Well another shitty day bites the dust in the world of Staples & I am starting to feel like Peter from Office Space except I actually care.

Starts with a 2 hour product meeting & having to listen to the Kool Aid drinkers talk absolute shit about CSR & "premium own brands" whilst real work builds up. Not that it matters as I am stupidly backlogged & being reactive not proactive which really shits me to tears.

I was so demotivated I went out & smoked a bunch of cigarettes & talked shit with our warehouse staff then roamed the office in a somewhat aimless manner.

The only two parts of my day that were good were the woman I had/have a crush on for 5+ years popped in to see me & I entertained myself by having a filthy discussion with her & I got a text message from my girl saying how much she loves me etc (a good result for me after 3 years together).

I managed to get a bunch of things done but I am fucking over admin & as a national account manager I should be focused on key stakeholder relationships not filling in 5 forms to get a item added to a contract.

Another thing that is shitting me is our "women in leadership" focus is as wrong as our Reconciliation plan for the Abos. How about you fucking reward people who perform rather than some cunt who is recognised because they have cunt lips or dark skin. I strongly suspect it is just priming us for Affirmative Action which I believe Staples encourages in the US.

Sorry for the rant guys but working for a company as inept as Staples is even more frustrating than when it was Corporate Express.