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The Bipolar Hippo

So the restaurant I was working at closed down, and I was transferred to a new store as an hourly manager. My new boss, the Bipolar Hippo, is horrible. And I mean horrible.

She has the worst mood swings that I have ever seen from anyone in my entire life. For instance, last Tuesday night I was closing, we needed extra food cooked for a huge order the next day. Well, we were busy. And by busy, I mean BUSY. We ran out of food several times, with wait times building up. So after we closed, I got a call from my boss, who was off that day.

For about 15 minutes she's yelling at me about how I suck, how it can't happen again, and how I need to communicate better with the other employees, and the other manager who was working with me. She then tells me how they'll have to make food the next day, but it won't be done the right way, and it would end up being shit. She asks me over and over where I'm gonna get that food from. I didn't know, I'm still in the training process, as well as getting used to this store!

She hangs up on me as I started to apologize and try to explain things. So I was like whatever, I have other work I have to do so I wouldn't be stuck there 3 hours after close. Then she calls back again, and again yells at me for about another 10 minutes. I was getting sick of it, so I started pretending like I sounded defeated/guilty whatever, I just wanted to not talk to her anymore. And then *SNAP* just like that, she starts telling me how it's not personal, that I'm such a great employee/manager, and I'm "doing my training beautifully.." That was a big WTF moment. And then she tells me to have a good night, and is sincere about it too, and then hangs up.

WTF. She seriously is the most 'bipolar' person I've ever met. Everyone else complains about her too, so whatever.

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jobs suck
Submitted by faerycatcher85 on Sat, 04/12/2008 - 22:29.

Wow.. well, there's a new security guard at my job, who I think might be bipolar. Either that, or just some mood swings. I was just minding my own business, he comes over to me and starts joking around.. then, introduces himself. He tells me he is "trying to get to know everybody, didn't know who I was". I asked several other people "did the new security guard introduce himself to you as well?" and they say "nope.. I've seen him walking around though.. that's it" or "yeah, I've seen him but he seems a little weird". A few days later, I dropped a shelf on my foot, so I had to go to security. We talk for a little while.. seems like a pretty nice guy. He told me about how he doesn't like his job, but needs one because his girlfriend just had their daughter and his dream job is to work at the FBI.
I see him a few days later and we talked for a few minutes, but at end of the conversation he said he thinks I'm dumb. I saw him today and he wouldn't even look at me. If that isn't nuts, I don't know what is.

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27, acting 17
Submitted by faerycatcher85 on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 23:56.

A few days after I wrote that blog, I saw him in the mall and he tried to say hi to me.
But, I wasn't trying to talk to him so I just ignored him and kept walking. He followed me into a store and says "hey! we work together!" I say "yeah, I know.." he says "I tried to say
hi to you but you ran away. Are you okay?!? I was worried" I say "I'm fine..I'll talk to you tomorrow.."
so, later on that day I find him (security office) and tell him I am upset because I felt like he called me dumb. He says "I don't know where you're getting this from"
I say "I have asked several people and they all seem to agree with me"
he says "I don't know what you are talking about"
I say "oh, okay.. so you don't think I'm dumb?" he doesn't
deny it, but instead tries to pretend like it never happened.
What an immature PRICK! I didn't even do anything to him..
and why the hell did he follow me through the mall?

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Bi-polar Hippo..We all have one
Submitted by Bent II on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 02:02.

Your description was so well defined, that I had to read your post to make sure you didn't work for the same company as I do!
You don't, but the descriptive is deadly right on.
The Rhino, beady eyed, waiting for some involuntary movement to incite a charge!
Senseless, mindless, charging at a red flag.
Until their tusks or teeth are so worn down that they are no longer a threat, then they go off to die in the sacred croaking grounds.
May they rest in pieces.

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Bipolar bosses and major moodswings.
Submitted by IHateMyJob on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 18:50.

I used to work for a guy who had the wildest moodswings I had ever seen. One minute he'd be fine to you, the next minute he'd try to discredit you and then would storm off in a shitty mood.

I let rip at him twice when I worked for him to the point that he got in his ute, backed down the driveway in a hell of a rush and crashed the back end into a fence.

I couldn't handle working there anymore so I handed my resignation in. (See my blog about Zero Care Week).

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