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Blogs > secret_lade > Ramblings of the depraved.....

Ever wonder what your coworkers REALLY think of you?  

secret_lade 49F
14389 posts
10/8/2020 1:29 am
Ever wonder what your coworkers REALLY think of you?

Leave your office door open, stand out of eyesight around the corner, and wait for them to engage in conversation.

Never fails!

Working in retail means.... Never working the same schedule as the person you are trying to touch base with.

Guaranteed!

Which means, the utilization of mailboxes becomes essential.

Got something they need to sign?? Leave it in their mailbox!

Received a package destined for the guy on third shift?? Leave it in their mailbox!

Find random shit on your desk that belongs to someone else?? They probably FORGOT it on your desk when they were waiting for you to get back, so guess what! You can leave it in their mailbox!

The leadership mailboxes where I work are right around the corner to my office on the opposite side of the wall.

It's a fantastic place to learn new info and get the scoop!

In my world, it is the equivalent to the office water cooler.

Feeling a little bored? Check the mailbox, there's bound to be another bored leader milling about there too.

Got some gossip you just don't think you can keep to yourself? Check that damn mailbox, someone is bound to show up and ask you "what's new?"

I was at the mailboxes distributing internal communication to a few people when I heard Deputy Don and his trainee entering my office.

"This is [secret_lade's] office, she does everything around here. Her door is open, she's got to be around here somewhere..."

"She seems like a nice lady."

"She is an absolute fucking sweetheart."

Ever wonder what your coworkers really think of you? Listen to what they say about you when they don't think you're around.

They left as quickly as they arrived, so I ended up meeting up with them later on, but it was kind of nice to catch that unsolicited compliment. Sometimes it's those small things that can be the bright point to your day.

lunchandconvo 53F  
4034 posts
10/9/2020 1:11 am

 back when i had that co mailbox i had a roladex. i actually had so many contacts i had two. and then the co was really into us using franklin planners and got them for us. for a long time i used one.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/8/2020 6:34 pm
    Quoting pocogato12:
    Retail is at it's worst in the lunchroom when they think no one is around and the bathroom is even better
The bathroom is a hot bed of activity! It's like, they get in that stall, and forget that people continue to come in and out of the bathroom. I've heard everything from cheating boyfriends to who is pissed at who for smiling at the wrong person. Insane.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/8/2020 6:30 pm
    Quoting lunchandconvo:
    i miss having a company mailbox. i don't think i've had one since 2001. back then if i needed someone in house counsel to get me some case law that hadn't published yet they would kindly drop it off in my mail box.

    now i don't even rate a business card.

    everything is digital. i handwrite notes as i go along with my day. but the official file is all electronic.
We've gone electronic in a lot of ways as well.... I like the ability to have everything at my fingertips, something that came in handy for me today as I had to access a termed employee's imaged file. Much easier to search a database than it is stacks of boxes.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/8/2020 6:25 pm
    Quoting MrWrong4RghtNow:
    It’s great to be appreciated. I hope he has said that to your face as well. In my years at Wally World, I always got glowing reviews from management. Simply because I got the job done and usually went the extra mile.
    Being seen as a “fucking sweetheart” is very nice. I’d make a joke but the good ones were already taken.
    Just gotta fucking try harder next time
My coworkers are all very appreciative of the work I do each day. It's a pretty good group, actually, we're always telling each other how much we appreciate each other and the contributions we make.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/8/2020 6:22 pm
    Quoting pagancountrygirl:
    I was laughing at the "fucking" part but I know he meant it as a very high compliment. A well deserved one at that.
I was a little surprised to hear him say it too! LOL He doesn't normally swear around me, apparently he's a potty mouth in disguise. LOL


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/8/2020 6:20 pm
    Quoting citizen4722:
    When deputy Don couldn't find you in the office you'd probably gone to the mail box?
That's exactly where I was.... I was sticking papers in mailboxes. LOL


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
10/8/2020 4:25 pm

 When deputy Don couldn't find you in the office you'd probably gone to the mail box?


pagancountrygirl 66F
Ask me for a photo
6466 posts
10/8/2020 3:18 pm

 I was laughing at the "fucking" part but I know he meant it as a very high compliment. A well deserved one at that.
Pagan
Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!


MrWrong4RghtNow 57M
2439 posts
10/8/2020 10:42 am

 It’s great to be appreciated. I hope he has said that to your face as well. In my years at Wally World, I always got glowing reviews from management. Simply because I got the job done and usually went the extra mile.
Being seen as a “fucking sweetheart” is very nice. I’d make a joke but the good ones were already taken.
Just gotta fucking try harder next time
My name is MrWrong and I approved this comment


lunchandconvo 53F  
4034 posts
10/8/2020 10:12 am

 i miss having a company mailbox. i don't think i've had one since 2001. back then if i needed someone in house counsel to get me some case law that hadn't published yet they would kindly drop it off in my mail box.

now i don't even rate a business card.

everything is digital. i handwrite notes as i go along with my day. but the official file is all electronic.


pocogato12 71F  
37235 posts
10/8/2020 4:14 am

 Retail is at it's worst in the lunchroom when they think no one is around and the bathroom is even better
(Virtual Symposium Group) use Virtual Symposium Group


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/8/2020 3:49 am
    Quoting mc_justmc:
    now you gotta be a "fucking sweetheart".
If I could find the right guy.... I wouldn't mind being a "fucking sweetheart".


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/8/2020 3:46 am
    Quoting lindoboy100:
    I tried leaving my door open once, but I got too many complaints about the smell of farts emanating into the main office!!

    Now, why does this news not surprise me?!?
It's the haggis..... Lol.


mc_justmc 63M

10/8/2020 3:00 am

 now you gotta be a "fucking sweetheart".


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/8/2020 2:18 am
    Quoting Paulxx001:
    Hmmm... Yeah, that is nice. Now all you have to do is live up to it.
I've worked with Deputy Don for close to 2 years... I'm not worried about living up to it, he's seen me at my best and worst now. LOL


lindoboy100 61M
23969 posts
10/8/2020 2:12 am

 I tried leaving my door open once, but I got too many complaints about the smell of farts emanating into the main office!!

Now, why does this news not surprise me?!?


Paulxx001 67M
22642 posts
10/8/2020 1:51 am

 Hmmm... Yeah, that is nice. Now all you have to do is live up to it.


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