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Not really a suck or anything, just felt the need to vent/rant/etc.....
To celebrate our sales dept making budget last month, the big boss decided we should have a staff BBQ. Not a big deal right?
This means that the Sales/servcie dept have to do all the organising, planning, cooking, etc...... Again, not a big deal.....Under normal circumstances....
However, The sales reps are almost constantly on the road these days as said Big Boss wants them out there selling, selling, selling..... This leaves the internal sales girls and service to do the work.
The head of the service area's wife is about to give birth at any moment (she is 3 days overdue at time of posting) so he is not able to help, cause he's running his area and taking his wife to doctors, and such. The 2IC just found out he needed urgent heart surgery and will be off work for the next 2-3 months.
This leaves the Sales/branch Manager (my boss) to organise. Which means *I* get to organise it for him.
Now I have no problem with this. My area (warranty service) is quite around this time of year so having something to do in the afternoons (other than check out the posts here) is welcome.
What is not welcome is the lack of information, interest and basic assistance from him and from the woman who organised the last one - I shall call her "L" (she organised the last one cause I was on leave getting married)
I ask some basic questions. What is the budget? How many people? Do you want basic BBQ (snags on roll) or something different (like a sit down spit roast)?
My boss, just wants me to take care of it and he doesnt' want to be bothered with it. I managed to get a head count from HR and L sent me a base list of what she bought last time (BTW - they ran out of food i was told).
Did I mention I got this task on Monday morning? And that the BBQ is Friday! - 5 days!
Now I have managed to arrange everything and have bought in the BBQ for 70 staff for A$300.
Not too shabby I think
Anyways,I was in the lunch room yesterday and L comes in and asks "So, have you torn you hair out over the BBQ yet?"
I say "no, actually it's all well in hand thank you"
L says "Oh! so you went to >insert generic supermaket< for the meat then did you?
Me: "No - I went to my local butcher. he did me a great deal and the meat is better"
L: "Well I would have bought it from >supermaket< it's just easier, and did you Blah, blah, blah....*this was where I started to tune out*
I cut her off with a hasty "Well since I'm organising it, I will do it my way. If you want to take it over, please feel free"
L: "Oh no! I have *WAY* to much work to do. I'm sure you will do fine"
OK - so this woman doesnt realise i used to organise staff BBq's at my last job where we had over 300 staff. I know what to do, provided you give me the paramaters. But DO.NOT. Patronise me like I am some ditzy little bimbo.
And I guarantee you she will complain about everything on the day and tell everyone else how she could do it better but was too busy.
Oh - and I even had enought left in the budget to do a guessing comp. I filled a jar full of jelly beans and whoever guesses the closest wins the jar - it's a shame I cant enter 
Will let you know how the 'Q' goes tomorrow
To celebrate our sales dept making budget last month, the big boss decided we should have a staff BBQ. Not a big deal right?
This means that the Sales/servcie dept have to do all the organising, planning, cooking, etc...... Again, not a big deal.....Under normal circumstances....
However, The sales reps are almost constantly on the road these days as said Big Boss wants them out there selling, selling, selling..... This leaves the internal sales girls and service to do the work.
The head of the service area's wife is about to give birth at any moment (she is 3 days overdue at time of posting) so he is not able to help, cause he's running his area and taking his wife to doctors, and such. The 2IC just found out he needed urgent heart surgery and will be off work for the next 2-3 months.
This leaves the Sales/branch Manager (my boss) to organise. Which means *I* get to organise it for him.
Now I have no problem with this. My area (warranty service) is quite around this time of year so having something to do in the afternoons (other than check out the posts here) is welcome.
What is not welcome is the lack of information, interest and basic assistance from him and from the woman who organised the last one - I shall call her "L" (she organised the last one cause I was on leave getting married)
I ask some basic questions. What is the budget? How many people? Do you want basic BBQ (snags on roll) or something different (like a sit down spit roast)?
My boss, just wants me to take care of it and he doesnt' want to be bothered with it. I managed to get a head count from HR and L sent me a base list of what she bought last time (BTW - they ran out of food i was told).
Did I mention I got this task on Monday morning? And that the BBQ is Friday! - 5 days!
Now I have managed to arrange everything and have bought in the BBQ for 70 staff for A$300.
Not too shabby I think
Anyways,I was in the lunch room yesterday and L comes in and asks "So, have you torn you hair out over the BBQ yet?"
I say "no, actually it's all well in hand thank you"
L says "Oh! so you went to >insert generic supermaket< for the meat then did you?
Me: "No - I went to my local butcher. he did me a great deal and the meat is better"
L: "Well I would have bought it from >supermaket< it's just easier, and did you Blah, blah, blah....*this was where I started to tune out*
I cut her off with a hasty "Well since I'm organising it, I will do it my way. If you want to take it over, please feel free"
L: "Oh no! I have *WAY* to much work to do. I'm sure you will do fine"
OK - so this woman doesnt realise i used to organise staff BBq's at my last job where we had over 300 staff. I know what to do, provided you give me the paramaters. But DO.NOT. Patronise me like I am some ditzy little bimbo.
And I guarantee you she will complain about everything on the day and tell everyone else how she could do it better but was too busy.
Oh - and I even had enought left in the budget to do a guessing comp. I filled a jar full of jelly beans and whoever guesses the closest wins the jar
- it's a shame I cant enter Will let you know how the 'Q' goes tomorrow
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