This Fish Needs A Bicycle

somehow i doubt that coffee and donuts line would be used on a man.

Sheesssh he is such a nice man lol

Lovely man. You should have coffee at the next meeting - it's easier than spitting directly in his mouth.

"dear" in a professional memo? what???? required donut consumption? telling fish she doesn't know how to write? what sort of fascist work camp is this job of yours?? cheers to the resume update... "nobody puts fishy in the corner"!

Bring coffee and donuts to the next 8 a.m. Monday morning meeting. One donut: for you. One cup of coffee: for you.

Good luck in your job search!

I don't take donuts to meetings I go to because the boss likes to chew on my ass for things I have no control over. Sometimes he'll dunk it in coffee before beginning, too.

Ridiculous. Just ridiculous. Welcome to the glass ceiling in the good-ol-boys club.

Ugh, Fishy! What a terrible experience. I'm impressed that you maintained composure, though.

Maybe coffee is in order for the next meeting. Nothing like a hot cup of coffee "accidentally" spilled in the Big Man's lap to bring him down a notch or two, at least for a minute or so.

ugh -- reading those comments turned my stomach. he should be ashamed of himself. what a small, pathetic man.

interesting how those who want to be surrounded by people with all the answers are frequently in dire need of someone who asks pointed questions.

I kept my composure until I was out of his site, then I cried in the bathroom, smoked a joint with my boss and drank a pitcher of margaritas.

Everyone's already said what I wanted to say, but I'll reiterate: WTF? You're a fab writer and I hope his assinine remarks don't shake your confidence. Some jerks just like to throw their weight around for the hell of it, and 'cause they're insecure wienies....

Fish - marijuana and margarita? I like your coping mechanism. :)

You show that patronising bastard. Great things are ahead, I'm sure.

Just out of interest: what line of work is the monkey job?

Geez. And people think *I'm* an asshole of a boss.

Although my gut reaction was to side with WW and suggest assault w/hot liquid, I have decided that Cleek has the right idea. (No offense, WW.) And if the boss says One. Word. about it, tell him, "This lesson in equal employment law is free. If there EVER has to be another one, it's going to cost you."

Oops. That was advice, wasn't it? Sorry.

Your boss is a pretentious hoser. Hasn't this loser learned that fish do not serve coffee and donuts? Haven't since the 60s? Uh. Fishy, dear, obviously this jerk doesn't recognize good writing. You're a natural. And nobody in the business world uses "dear" in a memo. That's inappropriate. Better things await you, fishie, get those fins moving! P.S. If you have any great white shark friends, why not introduce them to boss? For a little feeding frenzy!

I hate that "I'm only telling you this to help you to grow" bullshit, when what he actually means is, "I'm only telling you this because putting talented people down makes me feel like I'm *growing* some cojones when I have none." Jerk.

But I hope Punkin's Dirty Dancing reference made you smile. It did for me :)

Have to agree with the rest, Dear is not used. Ever. What a putz.

Wishing you job offers,
Moire and Office of Lurkers

how about some scalding hot coffee on your crotch, sir?

Those are the most ridiculous statements I've ever heard. What an utter ass.

I think I agree with him. I mean, you can't write. Your posts almost never use proper subjects, and they are riddled with (often unexplained) abbreviations. If that were not bad enough, you are also a woman.

oy. fuckwit.

All things in life happen for a purpose or so I thought but your boss must have happened in someone elses lifetime & keep being reincarnated until he gets it right.
You dont need to bring donuts to the meeting as the man is a donut.Perhaps you should bake him a humble pie & leave it on his chair for him to eat when he is next talking out of his arse.I to like the coping mechanism you employ it has a certain style about it.
ta ta for now

Where is former boss going? Can he take you with him? Good luck on the job search; so sorry the New Boss isn't same as the Old Boss (at least yours). (Copyright The Who).

Actually, Cleek's plan makes sense. Then you can say "Oh, you meant for everyone else? Whoops."

Tell the "Man In Charge" to read your blog and check out these writing skills ;-)

hang in there fishie.

i have full confidence that your day will come and M.I.C. will be bringing you coffee and bagels.

"kid in corner". pah! what a looooser.

I hope this new boss isn't preventing you from updating, fish. What I hope is that you've taken a well deserved Tuesday off for some shopping and lunching late in the afternoon. Here's another take on his 'tude. He's intimidated by young beautiful SMART women. Because he looks like woody allen or some likeness.

Hey, lay off Woody. As one of few non-New Yorkers here I feel duty-bound to stick up for the guy (you know: prophet, own land, etc.) whose work I still marvel at.

Besides, if Boss Creature had truly been like Woody, surely he'd have hit on Fish?! :)

Ahem, uh, geeky jewish-looking guys are in now, or my name isn't Adrien Brody!

argh - makes you want to spit, doesn't it? in my experience, bad bosses never get better - they only annoy you more. But I agree with Katherine - in my experience, men like that are often simply intimidated by women. It's probably tempting to stay and torment him, but I'm sure you'll find a better fishbowl quick-like!

(sheesh - and I can't write for toffee...)

DOUCHEBAG!!!!!!!!!!!!