ARRRRRGGG!!

So I tried being Katie Couric for a while and that didn't work out so well so I'm back to being me.....whatever.

I'd like to send a shout out to Paul and Tim for actually inquiring about not only my blog but my actual well being. Rumors of my demise are in fact greatly exaggerated. Thanks guys.

So now down to business:

I'm looking at him right now; my bitch of a co-worker; I'll call him.....Bruce, because that's his name and I know he doesn't read this thing or any other blog. In fact I don't think he really even knows what a blog is, and for a tech guy, that's just fucked up. But for him, it's not really unexpected. He's the only I.T. guy I know who isn't into technology (read he's not at all geeky).

So the story goes like this: Bruce and I have worked together for 6 years. He's actually a nice guy. We've always gotten along really well. He and I are the two "Windows Environment" guys on the I.T. staff. He does mainly the server side of things and I do the desktop (aka PC) side of things. Six years ago, before I worked here, he had my job. Over the last few years, the company has changed alot; going through reorg's and lay offs and as a result, we've both lost alot things we used to be responsible for. It's enough to make anyone a little nervous about job security. Bruce however has become a miserable paranoid ass about it. He's angry and bitter all the time and has become more and more reclusive. To spite that, he and I have still been getting along great....until last Thursday.

You see one of the things that has Bruce's panties in a bunch, is that when people have a tech problem the tend to come to me first. This includes both people on the floor and people in our department. This is of course some sort of evil plot on my part to push him out of a job, 'cause we all know that I'm that kind of prick right? The two HUGE fucking pieces of information that Bruce can't seem to get through his self loathing, beer addled skull is that 1.) People come see me because I actually talk to them about stuff other than their PC problems! Imagine that, I'm actually social!! I take interest in their personal lives and HEY..I actually make friends at work that I sometimes go to lunch with >GASP<. Like I said Bruce is not a bad guy at heart but when it comes to being social, he rides the short bus. When you're all grumpy and shit, people tend to avoid you...go figure. This spills over to fact number 2.) You have to interact with the guys in your department on things OTHER that work. Once a month or so a bunch of us go out for lunch and beers and he NEVER goes, he always has some lame excuse. They'll come over and shoot the shit about the latest thing Apple just came out with or the latest TV technology and I can feel Bruce across the way getting pissed cause they're talking to me and he's odd man out.

Bruce continually bitches about not feeling like "part of the team" but refuses to look in the mirror for the cause. No, instead he gets all pissy and jealous with me. Yes of course, it my fault he's a fucking misanthrope! Yes please Bruce, come on, give me that famous cold shoulder for yet another day. And please forget about the fact that I've ALWAYS tried to include you in everything that's going on, ALWAYS shared information about solutions to problems that I've worked on. Oh, and please disregard the fact that I offered to take you out for lunch on Friday, MY TREAT to let you know I'm still here for you.

It's in my nature to apologize for things, even if I'm not at fault, just to smooth things over. I frigging hate conflict. But this time, as uncomfortable as it is, I just can't do it. I'm sorry if he's pissed, I'm sorry if he's worried about his job, but this time, it's just not my fault..... 
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Posted by PunkAss at 8:38 AM