The Kabuki Play 3

Kabuki is a traditional form of Japanese theater that portrays the lives of people who lived during the Edo period (1600-1868). While it's subject matter is primarily historical, Kabuki's extraordinary spectacles of color and sound through acting, dancing and music still symbolize contemporary life.

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HISTORY OF "THE KABUKI PLAY"

  • The original "Kabuki Play" writings exposed a brash inner monologue as I struggled through the trials and tribulations as a college student. Broken friendships, irritating dorm-mates and akward trips home between semesters kicked off the first "Kabuki Play" series. However, college didn't last forever and "the real world" was right around the corner with drama ten fold.
  • "The Kabuki Play 2," a darker and more disturbing account, told the unsettling story about my first job after graduating from college, it being one of the biggest trainwrecks in the history of "The Kabuki Play." After being caught in the middle of 10 consecutive firings in less than two years and being stuck with four pisspoor bosses, I decided that I'd had enough. So, I quit my job and cut off all the negativity in my life, and moved two hours away from home to start my life over.
  • With a new job, my own apartment and a new beginning, "The Kabuki Play 3" picks up where the second series left off and revisits my inner monologue as I try to leave the past behind me and spread my wings.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Maybe God has a sense of humor

So… They finally fired my boss after 8 long months of watching that pig-from-hell reek havoc on the department. WHAT TOOK SO LONG? She certainly lied, cheated and stole her way out of doing any work and yet the tables have turned.

It was on a Wednesday where she all of a sudden needed to take a couple of personal days. She was out the door by 4:30pm, told the few people she saw on her way out, and hasn’t been back to work since. That was about four weeks ago.

Things “feel” a lot better than they were now that she’s gone. The animosity and tension isn’t there, although I find myself very irritable these days. What was once a department of 4 eventually dwindled down to three and is now two: my coworker and I.

If you’re familiar with bullshit, you can probably imagine the situation. My coworker and I are stuck doing just about everything, from our own current jobs to senior level work. Neither a raise nor a title change came with the shift in management. In fact, we asked, but our request was swiftly. The money doesn’t really matter to me, but the authority behind a title change would have been nice.

So, I continue to work way beyond the parameters of my job description: designing, coming up with concepts, copywriting, personnel management, proofreading and so on. On one hand, it’s great experience. However, on the other hand, the management side of things isn’t what I really want to do and I don’t feel comfortable. I feel like I don’t know what I’m doing. Furthermore, these extra tasks are taking me away from designing. Mind you, I don’t get any labor support as it is.

People are starting to get on my nerves. I can’t afford these last-minute and half-assed requests. I’ve spend the past two years trying to get people to plan ahead, schedule and be prepared before asking for a request… they don’t do it.

“Can you design a brochure for me? I’ll need it by next week, but the copy isn’t finished. I’ll get that to you next week.” That’s how it is; every FUCKING day and I am sick, sick, SICK of it.

Maybe I chose the wrong field? Maybe God has a sense of humor? Or maybe I’m just plain CRAZY?

OH, and do you know what else is funny? My boss is suing the college for wrongful termination on grounds of sexual harassment.

But, that’s just ANOTHER DAY at the ‘ville!

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