Day 2.

[visp]

Day 2 on the job, the boss shows up to our open-space workroom and just starts in on this rant of "I don't know what your problem is, I don't know if it's a cultural thing, but no, in America you're supposed to be polite to people so you all have no excuse, I can't believe this, it's a small firm, no reason not to..." at all of us. Now, I'm pretty

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[fourcorners]

If the money is good and you like the city/culture, it may be worth it to kiss a little ass to keep the opportunity going

[visp]

Oh, the job's worth having, and I don't mind the bitchiness. It actually makes it easier to use them as a stepping stone, with no compunction, because I don't owe loyalty to shitty people.

[chatalaine]

Ah, shit - sounds like you've got a Drama Queen Boss - if there isn't anything to get her knickers in a knot about, she'll invent something. Good luck wid dat.

On the other hand, this could be a good stepping stone. If you can get through it without giving her an up close and personal demo of all the cool stuff you learned in Japan. (It was Japan, right?)

[visp]

The position is a very good stepping stone - and I find going to work to be like having my own personal Office Humor TV show. So I'm doing ok.