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They See Me Rolodexin’
When I was in my early 20s I started working for a small start up
company. I had worked in the same industry for about 2-3 years so I
wasn’t brand new to the work.
Because the company was so new, and was growing steadily, we began to
get very busy but additional help was not hired. I went out shopping
one night, on my own time, and purchased a large Rolodex with my own
money. I kept records of everything at work and it was pretty
valuable.
I worked day and night at this place, I even brought work home with me
and did it at night without being paid for it because there werent’
enough hours in the day to get everything done.
Finally the boss hired a temp to help out. She had no experience and
wasn’t very much help, but hey every little bit helped. She was young
and pretty, and before long my boss started to date her. Inappropriate
much? He didn’t even try to hide it, one night they were out on a
date and they stopped by the office for something.
About a week before Christmas the boss brought me info his office to
tell me that I was being let go, because I “didn’t have a sense of
urgency” Huh? He then told me that he agreed it sucked that it was a
week before Christmas, but hey it sucks any time of year to get fired,
right?
Want to guess who he hired to replace me?
On my way out the door I made sure to take my Rolodex with me. He
called me a couple of days later looking for it, they were pretty
screwed without it.
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Technically, it might have been your Rolodex, but the information on it belonged to the company, so you were guilty of theft.
This story is too vague.
On one hand, that was kind of funny. It’s obvious he didn’t care that he was hiring a poor worker, as long as she kept having sex with him. On the other, I hope you returned the contents, but kept your Rolodex. Maybe accidentally dropped the box you put ‘em in first, so the order of the info got scrambled a bit.
Vengeance, it goes round and round.
I never was big on getting revenge, but I found this story amusing. Sadly, stories of bosses like this seem to be commonplace. You worked after-hours and even at home to get jobs done; you were a hard worker and you showed real promise. Saying you had no “sense of urgency” was a flimsy excuse, since you showed the opposite. Good for you for being a hard worker, and shame on him for being a bad boss. He will get what is coming to him when his business suffers.
I sure hope all my personal information gets taken away in a rolodex by an angry ex-employee in a moment of revenge. That’s how people’s personal stuff gets out where it isn’t supposed to be. People doing dumb shit like that. I hope you at least shredded the info in the rolodex instead of simply throwing it away.
If the OP threw it in the trash or simply kept it, I’ve lost all respect for them. Return it or, if you really must, destroy it. I’d prefer, like I said, to throw it all into as box, shake it all up, and return it scrambled. Let boss’ new employee/girlfriend actually WORK for a change and sort it all out!
The boss’s company will take the hit because he was thinking with the wrong head. That’s why I don’t believe in this “girlfriend” crap. If the boss had been smart enough to simply buy a hooker every time he wanted to get laid, like I do, he could have satisfied his physical needs *and* retained OP’s services, thus getting the best of both worlds.
I do not know why you incurred such an extravagant expense when a less expensive timepiece would serve the same function. It is all about status with you kids these days.
i can only hope the boss’s business suffered from his stupidity. he was a damned fool for keeping the girlfriend over the person with actual experience.
I’m guessing this happened quite a long time ago, as computers and tablets have made Rolodex’s unnecessary. And, I agree with the others OP. Your boss was a jerk. You were within your rights to take your Rolodex with you, since it was your own purchase. But, the client information is sensitive and should not have left with you.
Walt, I think you may have Rolodex confused with Rolex. The latter is a watch, the former is a sytem for filing contact information.
Rolodex, Walter, not Rolex. The latter keeps time. The former sorts files.
Les, do you buy the top-quality call girls, or the filthy, skanky hos you see walking near the dumpy motels?
I mix and match, Mr. Skunk. Sometimes if there’s a particularly good-looking hooker plying her trade on the streets, I’ll buy her “services”: other times I’ll call one of several “escort services” near me.
My dear OP, you left us hanging with no conclusion. What happened to the company? Surely this was some years ago, it’s unfair to bring us to the brink and not provide the climax. I just figured out why the boss says you have no sense of urgency.
The last time I spent an afternoon in DC a street vendor attempted to sell me a Rolodex watch. He claimed it was worth thousands of dollars and he was offering it for $195. Was this gentleman a scam artist? If so, I am pleased I did not fall prey to his scheme!
If the watch said, “Rolodex” on the face, the man in question was–indeed–a scam artist, Walter.
Ah, so at least you don’t go for the “have to make her wear a paper bag over her head” types. Long as you pay well, tip well, and treat them well, I couldn’t care less.
DooDoo Face, if you’re in here at some point to day… to answer your comment from yesterday: no. The secretary who gave me a tour didn’t just have to “identify computers.” I wasn’t talking about office jobs. I meant CNC routers and water cutters, metal lathes, million-dollar equipment designed specifically for their manufacturing – these are the guys who built the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas – and she knew the employees, what they did, how the processes and the machines worked in great detail, etc. Though there wasn’t much to explain there since it was all ordinary equipment, I was also shown a woodworking shop where they build their own office furniture. I think that’s impressive, when every employee knows every other employee and job in the company.
The company went under and the OP got a job paying double. Duh :p
I always pay the fee agreed on, Mr. Skunk, and if the hooker performs well I’ve been known to add to it. And yes, I “tip” at the agreed rate when I hire an “escort”.
I treat them with the same amount of respect I would anyone else I’m engaged in a business transaction with. Keep it professional. I’ve never once had to yell at or engage in a physical confrontation with a hooker — another advantage they have over a “girlfriend”. They give me an orgasm, I give them money [and, I hope, some pleasure -- I'd like to think of myself as a good lover] and we go our separate ways afterwards.
I think that anybody that can find fault with the OP is a f*cking idiot and would probably argue with God about whether or not water is wet.
This guy put in his own time and money to help the boss get the business going and the boss screwed him over for a piece of fluff. On top of that the boss criticizes OP unfairly. Sure, criticism is part of any job but that’s not what I’m talking about. The boss made this up so he could fire him. The OP taking the Rolodex indicates the boss will be redefining the word urgency soon. WTG OP.
Good to hear. To each his own; I prefer steady long-term relationships (my last one ran six years and we parted company on good terms) and you prefer sex-on-demand. But it sounds like you do it respectfully, and I can respect that. Not all women are nuts, though, and I’m sorry you seem to have met the worst of the lot.
Also: Flip, if he took the Rolodex to prove the point that he was the backbone of the business, and then gave the contents back, I’ll agree with you. If he didn’t give ‘em back, he just stooped to his ex-boss’ level.
When you get fired you earned the right to pick your level of stoopage. Now STFU you ankle grabbing dumbsh!t. Man, people like you are so used to being pushed around they argue for the unfair boss. Be a man, you may find you enjoy it.
Re-read my post. I agree 100% with your bigger post above. Can’t find fault with the OP. UNLESS he leaves stuff containing potential personal info where someone else can get it. I’m not arguing for the boss at all.
You get fired, and you’ve got a bunch of company documents with, say, employees’ or customers’ personal info in ‘em. If you just dump that in the trash and some picker finds it, your revenge on the boss might actually only hurt other employees or customers.
This story makes my balls ache. My young assistant keep my rolodex in her mouth at all times
skunk boy loves to play the role of a woman
I thought we were about to get a good story:
“one night they were out on a date and they stopped by the office for something.”
And then nothing happened.
Yeah, having confidential info is kind of a no-no. But what do I care, I’m having Hawaiian day.
…knee deep in the struggle. Two part time jobs to juggle. Got a lady and a seed that you can’t hardly feed. Any day yo’ life can end, so you depend on the reciting and the writing when you got the spare time to spend–to keep you stable, hopin’ one day you’ll be able to be a commodity on somebody’s record label…got your chance. Twenty thousand dollar advance and a car–and all of the sudden you a star! At the bar wildin’, callin’ the waiter to bring one of their finest wines—then you started snortin’ lines–your life defines the misconception of stayin’ down. You can’t be influenced by everybody you hang around! You shoulda been more appreciative–of the life that you were blessed to live. A hundred percent is what you’ve got to give! Cause ain’t no tellin….your bullshittt starts smellin…and you wonder why yo’ record ain’t selling. No more..end up with no dough…and no respect, back in the projects…in building 23. Right next do’ to me! Magic City! 305!! WHAT!!!
Wow, Magic City. I was just having that exact same conversation with a friend the other day. Or, maybe not
.
Thar ain’t no such thang as the exact same. If it is the same, theyunn of coors its exact!
To answer a couple of questions: yes, this was a long time ago, hence the rolodex. There was NO personal information on it, just phone numbers. Very easily replaced, although time consuming. And I did all of the work filling it in on my own time at home.
Was it immature to take it with me ? Yes. But I was fairly young at the time so it seemed appropriate at the time. Would I do it again? Yep.
The fact that my boss stopped by the office with his date just showed that he wasn’t even trying to hide the fact that they were dating, he was such a jerk.
And yes, they are out of business now.