This is the first installment of Dispatches From the Ashtray... a wee blog of generalized anxiety, employment displeasure, and overwhelming loathing for a never-to-be-named non-profit organization. It is, in short, a blog about job dissatisfaction in the deepest sense of the word.
Why? You ask. Why has our dear blogger taken to the Internet, anonymously, clandestinely, begun a cloak-and-dagger underhanded cataloguing of complaints instead of just, say, quitting the job in question? Why attack an innocent and quite venerable non-profit organization? Why air one's dirty laundry in such an obfuscatory way?
Easy. I need my job. Who doesn't in this economy? Truly, it's absurd to think otherwise. (Not that I - and scads of my coworkers - are not seeking employment elsewhere. Oh no. We are.)
More importantly, however, I am writing to expose the misuse of funds, the unethical hiring and firing practices, the failure to work toward a completion of a cohesive mission because one does not exist, and the micromanaging and employee intimidation that occurs regularly.
And I am writing anonymously, and changing all names, so that I can remain safe in my (meager) employ while working to poke holes in the wholesome facade of this organization.
So should you be interested, if you enjoy a bit of office drama with a side of snark and more than a little humor, read on. If not, flit through to other blogs and have a wonderful time. However, if you've ever wanted to light up in your non-smoking-even-out-of-doors workplace, sought to get a raise only to be told everyone (except the darling CEO) is on a pay-freeze, or brought more work home with you than you will ever be reimbursed for in lost time, sleep, and good health, then this is the blog for you. I welcome you and hope you share your thoughts, as well.
And for the record, I am not bitter, but I am determined to bring about change, one way or another.
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