Complaint Department

[blueerica]

Even though it's just for a stupid business communications class, I really hate being forced to make a resume. Worse yet, I have to add in goals and objectives that I plan to meet. Will these people ever quit?

Why do they have to push me to do the right thing?

(Post your complaints below)

[Alex]

Out of curiosity, in doing this resume what are they telling you about length?

When I went through high school I was told that a resume should be one page long. And so that's what I do. After getting hired for my current job, one of the things I was told was that mine immediately stood out because it wasn't a short book.

I don't know how consistent it is across industries but I do know that me and my colleagues rarely bother reading anything beyond the first page or two of a resume. The shocking length of resumes these days has really surprised me and I'm curious if people are being taught to do that.

We've also never said "wow, this is good paper" or "what a nice layout this has." But we have frequently said "if they can't be bothered to spellcheck their resume, that may indicate an issue later on."

[Capt Jack]

one of the reasons they dont like/recommend against longer resumes is it tends to make them look like a job hopper.
most ask for 10 years of work history. if you have mutiple pages built up over just 10 years, maybe you ARE a job hopper

complaint: Im sick. Im also sick of being sick and it just started. I blame those who dont go home sick from work....as I sit here sick at work. :p

[BarTopDancer]

People who don't follow through
Double standards
Unreturned phone calls
People who circumvent policies and expect special treatment
1st place hockey teams that are quickly losing rank

[Tref]

Yes, I have a complaint!

Why do toothpicks only come in three flavors (mint, cinnamon and wood)?

How about a peanut flavored toothpick?

What about it science?

[CoasterMatt]

I hate people who don't read "THIS IS YOUR TICKET - PROCEED TO THE TURNSTILES" on their print at home tickets.

It's printed in 18pt. BOLD - the whole damned reason you buy tickets at home is so you don't go to the ticket booths...

Frickin' idiots...

[blueerica]

Out of curiosity, in doing this resume what are they telling you about length?



The ideal is that it is to be shorter in length, around one page. I am going to post another thread about this....

[blueerica]

New complaint received!!!

The upside of moving in with your grandma is the cheap (read: free) rent. The downside is that she goes through everything. Everything. In the past, she's pulled out my B.O.B from my underwear drawer - and today, she went through a box of stuff I cleaned out for a friend, to find a shirt I'd missed stuffed away in what looked like a garbage bag and 28-cents in miscellaneous coins. This is a box of what I told her was trash. What must she be doing with my real trash!?

There are few things that grate on me like that. Respect my privacy, at least. I don't complain, because loss of privacy is to be expected at such low rent costs.

Sigh - though I must admit, the incident with the B.O.B was the most embarrassing of all time.

[Alex]

Developers who decide on their own that they can't what was designed and documented and therefore just decide how they'll make it work and don't mention this until it hits testing.

[Alex]

Sigh - though I must admit, the incident with the B.O.B was the most embarrassing of all time.

Unless she used it without your permission, nothing to be embarrassed about.

[Nephythys]

B.O.B??

[BarTopDancer]

New complaint received!!!

The upside of moving in with your grandma is the cheap (read: free) rent. The downside is that she goes through everything. Everything. In the past, she's pulled out my B.O.B from my underwear drawer - and today, she went through a box of stuff I cleaned out for a friend, to find a shirt I'd missed stuffed away in what looked like a garbage bag and 28-cents in miscellaneous coins. This is a box of what I told her was trash. What must she be doing with my real trash!?

There are few things that grate on me like that. Respect my privacy, at least. I don't complain, because loss of privacy is to be expected at such low rent costs.

Have you met Mima? ;)

Sigh - though I must admit, the incident with the B.O.B was the most embarrassing of all time.

But funny! :p ;) Thought maybe after that she would have learned. It's been what, 8 years?

Time to move out. I think there is an empty room around the corner...

[blueerica]

Unless she used it without your permission, nothing to be embarrassed about.

True, but she's my grandma. I don't want to think about her sex life, and I don't want her surmising about my own. And leaving it out. For what felt like the world to see. In the bathroom. Next to the sink. Seriously. Maybe she thought I didn't know... Nevermind.

B.O.B??

Battery. Operated. Boyfriend.

:blush:

I'm a surprising mix of modest and mouthy.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Developers who decide on their own that they can't what was designed and documented and therefore just decide how they'll make it work and don't mention this until it hits testing.Preach it brother.

Here's a good one: Anyone can just walk into the front door of our building and walk into our test lab with millions of dollars' worth of equipment without a single obstacle. At MOST, if you take a more direct route, you have to scan your badge twice.

Compare that to...getting to the shower room of our little gym. It's 2 badge scans at minimum, 4 badge scans for the most direct route.

As for resume length, I've had people try to "teach" me that in the tech industry, > 1 page is the new standard. I refuse to buy that and always keep it to 1 page (though I thankfully haven't had to make use of it in over 2 years, knock on metal).

[Mousey Girl]

Coworkers who cause my moral alarm clock to ring. If you are going to do bad stuff, stop doing it in front of me!

[Tref]

Coworkers who cause my moral alarm clock to ring. If you are going to do bad stuff, stop doing it in front of me!

I can only wish my moral alarm also had a clock, I might not always be late to the race track.

What about it science?

[Not Afraid]

The average time the hiring person looks at a resume for the first scan is 30 seconds. Make it easy to read and scan and only talk about the thing that apply to the position you are looking at.

[Nephythys]

Battery. Operated. Boyfriend.

:blush:

I'm a surprising mix of modest and mouthy.

ahhhhh.....I see.:p

[€uroMeinke]

Re: Resumes -

The automated review of resumes has prompted the growth of resume length. In some large companies (like the one I happen to work for). Resumes are scaned, OCRed, and then key word searched to match the job criteria - the more and better buzz words you use, the better the chance of getting a "hit" so that an actual human will be engaged. So in a way two different documents are required as a "resume" 1) to pass the automated screener - common font, lots of text, no line, common bond paper (if it can be scanned it gets tossed as a paper jam); 2) A pretty, 1-page resume, with lots of white space, bullets, and texture, to present in person (or direct mailed) to the people likely to be doing the hiring. The second is probably most important, but HR has claimed often enough that the candidate inquired about "never submitted a resume." So it goes in my workplace.

[Alex]

At my workplace you can't even submit a paper resume. You're directed to an online form where you enter all of the information that might go on a resume. You can attach a word or PDF document of your resume but I know from experience that it is pretty much ignored (my hiring manager had never seen mine, just the online form).

[€uroMeinke]

At my workplace you can't even submit a paper resume. You're directed to an online form where you enter all of the information that might go on a resume. You can attach a word or PDF document of your resume but I know from experience that it is pretty much ignored (my hiring manager had never seen mine, just the online form).

Here too - which is why I mention option 2 has to be directly to the hiring supervisor - not into the black whole of the HR Recruiting department. The whole purpose is to get the attention of this person so if you don't show up as a candidate, they at least ask about you and possible rescue you from whatever fallout came from the HR machine. This is entirely against the published process - but it is what many of the successful candidates do.

[Capt Jack]

Ive always used head hunters (except the current job). Has worked out well. most of the resume is filled out during their interview, he sends a nicely formatted copy to me to carry into the job interview.

with luck I'll retire from my current gig and never have to do it again.

with even more luck this lotto ticket in my pocket will get me out of all work for...awhile.

:D

[katiesue]

My last resume - and it's been 8+ years now was the old one page clear cut way. I can't tell you how many comments I got on how people liked it. I've had to look through resumes in various other lives. If I have to sift through to find the info I need, I'm not even going to bother.

[BarTopDancer]

Did I mention hockey teams who forget how to play hockey?

Oh wait, it's a complaint department, not a pet peeve department.

My formely first place Ducks - the team to beat - the team with the most points in the entire NHL has forgotten how to play hockey.

/sigh

[bewitched]

Parents who complain that one class got an extra $.05 valentine favor than the other class.

It is likely the same parents complaining that the weekly spelling words are too hard for their babies...your kids go to a frickin' private school you knew what was involved...DEAL.

[katiesue]

Teachers who assign 5th graders a crap load of homework nightly. Which of course I have to supervise. I made it past 5th grade I don't need to go back.

And No Child Left Behind is a bunch of hooey that creates a lot of unnecessary crap.

[innerSpaceman]

Uh-oh ... my resume is a full 2-pager ... and only covers my one job position (that I've had at 3 firms) over the last 20 years. But I have lots of job duties and lots of specific know-how.

In my field, lots of people claim to have the requisite skills, but often don't. Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I find throwing in enough information to make it clear I know what I'm talking about makes a difference.


Still ... maybe I'll try to condense.

[CoasterMatt]

My resume makes me look like some kind of pedo-creep

[bewitched]

My resume makes me look like some kind of pedo-creep


You're HIRED!!! :D

[CoasterMatt]

Ten years of experience at amusement parks, toy stores, and porn editing facilities :D

(No, it wasn't all the same place)

[Stan4dSteph]

I hate HR people who won't even bother to return phone calls or emails. If I'm out of the running, please be courteous enough to send me a form email at least.

[Betty]

I've left 3 messages for my daughter's lang. arts teacher. haven't had one returned yet.

My daughter is struggling for some reason - never had trouble like this before - but boy, oh boy, she sure is now. Getting an F. I've asked for progress reports from her and my daughter and still a struggle to get them.

I know my daughter's no angel - but I think there might be more to the story then I know.

Signed,

Waiting by the phone.

[blueerica]

This is going to be a stupid story to tell... but I'll go with it. It's my hidden complaint about myself... The story goes like this:

I'm on the 405 heading into West LA, when I hear about a traffic accident right around Inglewood Ave. Apparently, it's blocking the carpool and the left lanes, so as expected, the freeway slows to a crawl as the left two lanes merge over. I merge over as well. There's an elderly (and by elderly, I had to question that the man at the wheel had the facilities to react quickly to any situation. A CHP cruiser had its flashers on behind this gentleman, so I allow some space for him to move to the right... but he doesn't seem to do it. He stops in the lane the officer needs to move through to get to the scene. Eventually, he makes his way in (I left so much room in front of me, it was rediculous), still partially blocking the carpool lane - however there was enough room for the officer to go around the left side of the appropriately champagne-colored sedan the elderly man was driving.

As we creep forward and eventually move past the wreckage, the traffic picks up for all of about 40 seconds, and then we're slow again. The elderly gentleman starts making his way back to the carpool, which is equally as slow, trying to merge into a spot where a van was. I notice another lady in the lane to my right chuckling and laughing at the situation. I look again, and she turned to light her cigarette... with one of those giant lighters that I think I've only used for starting fireplaces and barbeque grills.

Anyway - I had to laugh. Not so much a complaint, but to me a very silly view on California traffic. There's always something interesting to see, particularly if you're into the mundane. As I apparently am. :D

[Betty]

I hate it when you mistake spray adhesive for canned air, as my husband did at work today, and blew off his entire desk, mouse (in his hand) and various other things. I didn't witness it - but I hear he's in a sticky situation.

I was having such a frustrating time with getting some new software configured (even their tech support is scratching their head which isn't a good sign) - hearing that he'd done that made me laugh and cheered me up for some reason. Just knowing it could be worse.

[blueerica]

HA! Good times, Betty, good times...

[Mousey Girl]

I had a manager at SBC who once mistook her nail glue for contact lense eye drops. Luckily the lense saved her eye, but she still lost most of her eye lashes.

[Kevy Baby]

B.O.B??I was curious too.

Battery. Operated. Boyfriend.I had pretty much figured out what you were referring to, but I couldn't figure out the acronym.

My resume makes me look like some kind of pedo-creepWell you are!

[CoasterMatt]

Battery. Operated. Boyfriend.


For just a second, I thought you meant ole B.O.B. from The Black Hole
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/matthewn/images/bobrobot.jpg

[RStar]

Battery. Operated. Boyfriend.


I reprepresent that remark.

~Bob

[Kevy Baby]

I reprepresent that remark.

~BobWere you momentarily possessed by NA?

I reprepresent that remark.

~BobAre you battery operated?

[BarTopDancer]

Complaint:

Refs who make phanton calls
Refs who don't allow any fights. It's HOCKEY people!

[blueerica]

Herding cats.

Nuff said.

[Alex]

That I had to leave the campground a day earlier than everybody else because of crap I have to do.

--

Also, that my sister sent out an email pointing to a newspaper story detailing a massive firefight my brother-in-law was involved in (12 paratroopers, initially, holding off about 400 at a helicoptor crash) without specifically saying he came through ok.

Since she didn't say otherwise I assume it is so, but it would be nice to have it said explicitly.

[€uroMeinke]

Time - there's just not enough of it

[lindyhop]

Time - there's just not enough of it

No kidding.:snap:

Complaint: I never manage to click the quote button when I need to so it takes me twice as long to post.

[JWBear]

Rob and Amber are still F-ing irritating. He's such a slime.

[Prudence]

Why why WHY must the twatwaffle drivers infesting this area swoop over before the merge point on the freeway on-ramp and then pace you so that you can't possibly merge onto the freeway yourself? Are the drivers here so completely impotent that this little trick is the only way to engage some sense of virility?

[BarTopDancer]

Why why WHY must the twatwaffle drivers infesting this area swoop over before the merge point on the freeway on-ramp and then pace you so that you can't possibly merge onto the freeway yourself? Are the drivers here so completely impotent that this little trick is the only way to engage some sense of virility?

Have you met CA drivers?

[Prudence]

Have you met CA drivers?

CA drivers have nothing on WA drivers for passive aggressive asshattery.

[mousepod]

Why why WHY must the twatwaffle drivers infesting this area swoop over before the merge point on the freeway on-ramp and then pace you so that you can't possibly merge onto the freeway yourself? Are the drivers here so completely impotent that this little trick is the only way to engage some sense of virility?

I just learned a new word.

[Kevy Baby]

I just learned a new word.Did you catch the subsequent "asshattery"? Equally descriptive.

[Alex]

Having long experience with both Washington and California drivers I'd say they're about equally bad at freeway driving.

Though I think Oakland has the nation's leading per capita on the number of drivers who consider stop lights to be friendly suggestions.

[BarTopDancer]

CA drivers have nothing on WA drivers for passive aggressive asshattery.

Come spend 5 days a week for a few weeks in rush hour traffic, then we'll talk ;)

[blueerica]

No no, BTD! I have discovered that drivers *everywhere* regularly engage in asshattery, particularly when there's rush hour involved, and unless someone's living in the boondocks, these days you can find rush hour just about anywhere (yes, I found it in what felt like the middle of nowhere in UT... I've seen it in Michigan, too!). Unfortunately for Southern Californians, such as you, myself, and probably 50% of the people reading this post, rush hour is a 24-hours a day, thing.

The only thing I'm glad for is that I don't have to drive in Washington, D.C. Have you seen the way people drive out there? If you haven't been - check it out. It's insane.

[Alex]

Recent studies have shown that the safest driving areas in the country are the areas with the worst rush hour commutes. With everybody going 12 miles an hour it is really hard to hit someone hard enough to kill them.

[BarTopDancer]

Recent studies have shown that the safest driving areas in the country are the areas with the worst rush hour commutes. With everybody going 12 miles an hour it is really hard to hit someone hard enough to kill them.

That is what the guns are for.

[Not Afraid]

Clue: bald tires on newly wet and oily road will not stop well.

[wendybeth]

Recent studies have shown that the safest driving areas in the country are the areas with the worst rush hour commutes. With everybody going 12 miles an hour it is really hard to hit someone hard enough to kill them.
That's what I tell people when they wonder how I could ever gather up the courage to drive in SoCal. (Actually, I got my first permit in Cali, so I learned on those roads). It's not dangerous driving, just hugely annoying. Now, night driving down there is a different thing- people can finally go fast, and they do!

[BarTopDancer]

That's what I tell people when they wonder how I could ever gather up the courage to drive in SoCal. (Actually, I got my first permit in Cali, so I learned on those roads). It's not dangerous driving, just hugely annoying. Now, night driving down there is a different thing- people can finally go fast, and they do!

We're making up for lost time!

[CoasterMatt]

Rose and I have witnessed 3 accidents with rollovers by vehicles just going too fast - all 3 happened while we were driving home from Disneyland.

[Prudence]

We actually did drive in rush hour traffic the last time we were down there. It was many times better than any recent commute up here.

Today's complaint:

Kids who clog up mall hallways by skidding hither and yon on their wheelie shoes should be shot, and their indulgent parents' heads mounted on pikes in the food court to serve as a warning to others.

[Ghoulish Delight]

When service people give you a time window in which they are supposed to arrive, why do they wait until AFTER THE WINDOW to inform you they'll be late when they know damn well before the window passes that they'll be late. :mad:

[lindyhop]

Why did Saturn design my car so rainwater collects on the trunk lid and then drips directly into the trunk when you open it? It's the lamest piece of engineering I've ever seen.

Why does my company deploy software before testing all the kinks and making sure the users are fully trained? And why do I even ask?

[BarTopDancer]

Why does my company deploy software before testing all the kinks and making sure the users are fully trained? And why do I even ask?

When did you start working in my office?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Why does my company deploy software before testing all the kinks and making sure the users are fully trained? And why do I even ask?

As a test engineer by trade...it's all the developers' and marketing people's fault.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

As a test engineer by trade...it's all the developers' and marketing people's fault.

As a developer, users *are* the best testers.

[Alex]

As a designer if you'd all just do it the way you were told to do it, all would be fine.

[BarTopDancer]

As a tech support specialist if you would allow users who have some grasp of the program test it before releasing the program to the masses (most of who are technically challenged) it would allow us to concentrate on the larger issues.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

So it's everyone's fault. :)

[Not Afraid]

As a marketing person, make the best of it, it's for your own good.;)

[BarTopDancer]

If Marketing quit giving random (ie not approved by IT) release dates for software that wasn't developed yet we wouldn't be in this mess to begin with. Same goes for saying the software does x when it doesn't and expecting the developers to drop everything and create x functionality to save their butts. :p

[Alex]

So it's everyone's fault. :)

It is a small, but vital distinction from what you said:

It is everyone else's fault.

[BarTopDancer]

Someone just took my food out of the microwave because hers took less time. Then I watched her as she put my food back in, for the time left, on the wrong power level. Had I not seen it the food would have been incinerated.

[katiesue]

That sucks.

I had a lady take my stuff out of the washer before the cycle was done and just leave it on the counter. I turned off all her dryers ;) I wanted to put dye in her laundry but I contained myself.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

My complaint:

I think its grand that waitress' can memorize your order and then bring you something you didn't order.

Isn't that why God invented Pen & Paper?

[Brigitte]

My complaint of the day:

When your child is sick and not going to school where I usually pick them up at noon, call me so I don't look like an idiot waiting for a child that is not there. Apparently you had time to call the school to tell them he wouldn't be there but couldn't call the daycare who picks him up...

[Strangler Lewis]

Speeding ticket. 60 in a 45. Five miles from home after a round trip to court in Sacramento.

[Morrigoon]

Wouldn't it be nice if I had a working computer and a working phone in the same location at the office? Even better if the computer and the phone were at my desk... :rolleyes:

[wendybeth]

My complaint of the day:

When your child is sick and not going to school where I usually pick them up at noon, call me so I don't look like an idiot waiting for a child that is not there. Apparently you had time to call the school to tell them he wouldn't be there but couldn't call the daycare who picks him up...
I know of some daycares who charge for such things. It's amazing how considerate people can get when they're hit in the pocketbook.

[lindyhop]

As a developer, users *are* the best testers.

No kidding. There was a "pilot" in a few offices and then I noticed more and more offices were showing up in the system. Sure, they told me, as the agents go through training they start using the new system. When was accounting asked to sign off on it? I asked. I didn't get an answer but at least no one laughed at me.

Now I'm getting my revenge. I e-mail them every day to tell them the latest stupid travel agent trick.:evil:

[Not Afraid]

I'm trying to register a complaint to the Department of Viruses. I've done my duty this season and I don't appreciate being singled out for a FOURTH time to be the lucky receipient of another cold. Why can't I just refuse like I would if it was another request for Jury Duty?

[Brigitte]

I know of some daycares who charge for such things. It's amazing how considerate people can get when they're hit in the pocketbook.

I haven't run into this problem before, but that would be a good thing to charge for. It's not like his school is on my way home from the other school I go to at noon, it is out of the way. She called at about 5 last night to apologize and said he'd be in school today. I was nice about it but let her know how I felt about it.

Then she called just before 7 this morning saying he wouldn't be, but at least she called this time!

[blueerica]

OK, I'm going to register a couple of complaints.

People who call to say they're going to be a couple of minutes late. Save the minute you wasted calling me and get here on time!

Professors who are supposed to post assignments on Monday, but can't manage to do it. It's Wednesday, no assignment, it's due next Monday at 2:00 PM, and I'm out of town and out of touch between Thursday morning and Monday morning.

UGH.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I would like to file a complaint against my body. Namely that, despite getting nearly 3 times as much sleep last night as I did the preceding night, I feel more tired, lethargic, and apt to fall asleep in my chair today than yesterday. Yesterday I made it through the day with a single cup of coffee and felt fine. Today I'm already on cup #2.

Maybe I should just stay up until 3AM every night.

[BarTopDancer]

Ref's who suck and end up blowing the game with their bogus calls.

[Kevy Baby]

Ref's who suck and end up blowing the game with their bogus calls.I'm noticing a trend here...

[BarTopDancer]

I'm noticing a trend here...

Just a wee bit frustrated with the calls being made at the Ducks games lately. Lots of phantom calls against us and no calls agains the other team. The same feelings are occuring even when we win - and are being noticed by other teams fans as well (that is when you know it is bad).

[Mousey Girl]

My complaint...instead of moving our outdoor break area (again!) to install an alarm on our access door, why not just fire the person (people) who are using that door to steal stuff.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

To: Munchkin
Re: Complaint

You silly bunny! You love giving kisses and being petted while on the floor. If you'd just come sit next to me on the couch you could have it all the time. But no, even if you're on the couch you still sit far away from me. I know you like playing hard to get!

[Mousey Girl]

To the idoits at PetCo who continue to buy from bad breeders: I will no longer be buying furry critters from you. THEY ARE DISEASED!

Cupie, our newest, died Tuesday....in Nick's arms. She would get better, then slide back. Her cocked head was part of it. No one else is sick, but Thudder and Squiggles are both pushing 2. In rat life that makes them really old. So today Nick and I are braving a 45 min. drive up 99 to Tulare. It is the closest independant pet store. It is where we got Daisy (and from her, Thudder and Squigs).

[Ghoulish Delight]

To: Carfax

I heard a very damning anecdote yesterday regarding your "service". It seems an acquaintance of mine recently sold his car and was surprised at how much he was able to sell it for. See, in the 2 years he owned the car, he'd been in 4 accidents.

Now, 3 of the accidents were never reported to anyone. They were minor and he repaired the damage himself. But the 4th accident was bad enough that he involved insurance. His insurance paid for the damage to his car, as well as the damage to the other party's car. And, sufficiently scared by the dire "You must report an accident of this magnitude" warnings, he dutifully reported the accident to the DMV. He did everything on the up-and-up, through official channels. This accident was recorded on god knows how many different forms and computers.

And yet, when this acquaintance signed in to Carfax in preparation for selling the car...it came back clean. Not a thing on the record.

Isn't this exactly the kind of automobile history Carfax is supposed to protect its customers from? If that accident, reported through the DMV failed to make it into the system, what the hell else is missing? What good is Carfax if it can't even tell you that much?

[Strangler Lewis]

I think unless the vehicle was totaled, salvaged and a salvaged title was issued, it would not show up on Carfax. I think the requirement to report accidents affects the driver's history, not the vehicle's.

[Ghoulish Delight]

According to this sample report (http://www.carfax.com/vehicle_history/sample_clean3_mxown.cfm?partner=UNK_1&FID=), a simple visit to a collision repair shop should be enough to trigger an "Accident Indicator", never mind a formal filing with the DMV. Sure, a simple accident isn't enough to flag your car with the nasty red triangle, but it's supposed to show up as part of the history.

[Strangler Lewis]

Hmm. Well, they do say it varies from state to state, so maybe California is not on board with them.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Dear Ear Canals,

In God's cruel humor why has he decided to make you both two different sizes? I go out and buy perfectly good headphones so I can listen to music at work. Now it seems, since the left is smaller than the right canal, I have to deal with the left plug falling out of my ear every few seconds.

Why?