What Alphabet Person are you?

Oh my ever loving goodness. I work in L.A. in a very old building. Well, actually it is four small buildings that have been converted into one large one. Next door to the main building we have a smaller sales office. The sales office was remodeled 8 years ago. At the time the plan had been to then renovate our building. However, after September 11, 2001 our business was hit financially pretty hard. We have been improving steadily and they decided to go ahead with the renovations in our building. That was welcome news as our offices last saw new furniture and décor circa 1940. No joke.

So we are now days away from the completion of “phase one”. This phase just so happens to include my new workspace. A gen-u-ine cubicle instead of the “nook” I have been occupying (thanks for the use of your word there Rachel). The people at this company are babies. Seriously… they are whining, crying, please-change-my-pants kind of babies. Here is the lowdown of the complaints so far:

Person A: Wanted the corner cubicle that had already been assigned to another person who actually has need for the space because that person is our graphic designer and has two printers. Person A is fuming loudly and slamming doors since the news that he will not be getting said office real estate. Threatened to quit should he get a smaller cubicle.

Person B: Very upset about the lack of light in their office and the fact that there are no windows in the office assigned to them. Person B has calmed down some and is not happy with thing as are and therefore gets a pass on this rant.

Person C, D, E: These subjects are the worst kind. They do not even work on our side of the building. They work in the warehouse, not even in the offices. They are bitterly angry that we get new carpet, paint, etc. A campaign is underway by C, D, and E to complain until they get new carpet in their area… in the warehouse, where it is dusty and dirty and no customers ever tour, unlike our area which is part of the company tour. This has gotten so vicious that Person C will not even speak to me because I have a spot in the new area. Person C and I, until this point have eaten lunch together every day. In fact, Person C, D, and E have made numerous excuses to come over to this side and look at every thing and then snub anyone who will actually be sitting there.

Person F: Has been sitting in a confined area, with wood paneling on the walls, holes and lumps in the carpet, with terrible lighting, one outlet, and has even gotten splinters trying to put up post its on the wall. Person F does not have the largest nor most private of the new areas. Person F has not been involved in any decision making about who gets what where. Person F is just happy to have a spot to work even though it is right next to Person A who has launched a campaign to speak so loudly that everyone around Person A will complain until Person A gets an office built just for Person A. Person F cannot figure out why grown people act like such babies and why Persons A through E don’t get that in our economy when people are being layed off all the time don’t see how lucky they are to have jobs and paychecks and work, even getting frequent bonuses and not having to pay for a single benefit… not even insurance or pension. Person F just does not get this, and Person F should get back to work and stop writing this blog.

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