My boss is a lunatic. On Wednesday and Thursday of last week he was in a mad rush to get functionality into the system. I did. It was working quite right on Monday so I fixed it. This morning I came in and found out he had someone remove it.

Why?

I’m trying to accomplish something, I really am. I’ve been trying for days. Everytime I hit a roadblock I try to get an answer, but it’s very difficult to have a conversation with someone when they don’t respond for hours!
All I need is a couple of, yes/no answers…is that so hard?

Another morning, another drive hoping I’ll be in a horrible accident and be saved from the torture of work…

During my drive this morning I began contemplating what I want to do and realized I have no idea. My current skill set demands the I do web development and continue on the path to an ulcer and heart disease. However, I don’t think I really want to program for the rest of my life. Actually, I think I’ve always known that. In fact it’s something I fought against most of my life. My brother was a comp sci/math person, as was my dad, and my mom is math. Me…I majored in English. It was a natural progression to go from a degree in English to a career in web development right?

Sure I have done a little with my degree. I’ve coauthored a few plays right? They don’t pay the bills unfortunately. In fact, I’ve only received any amount of compensation from one play, and that would barely buy me a greyhound ticket across the country.

Now that I’m faced with the urgent need to remove myself from this pit of bile and puss I ask, “Do I really want to do this again somewhere else?” The easy answer is no. But, what else am I going to do? A bachelors degree in English doesn’t get you much. I’d love to learn a skill like carpentry but that would mean making no money for a while, and dealing with all the contractor types I’ve had such trouble with.

So what’s a guy to do when he’s got a white collar mind and a blue collar soul?

Here’s a new one. I’m really unsure what to do about this…

I’ve heard through the grapevine the following tale of despair…
My boss bought too much furniture from Office Depot or some place and called to return it.
Instead of having someone pick it up and take it back to the warehouse, Office Depot decided to donate the furniture to the Salvation Army who came to pick up the furniture.
My boss being the man of questionable ethics that he is, paid the driver from Salvation Army $50 to leave the furniture and say he picked it up.

The result -
My boss gets his money back.
My boss gets to keep the furniture.
Office Depot unknowingly files an incorrect tax document.
Salvation Army doesn’t have furniture they could use.

This is wrong on so many levels.

The dillema is..
Since I didn’t witness this myself, do I ask my boss about it and find out if it’s accurate?
Do I just let it slide and tell myself the person probably got some facts mixed up?
Do I run screaming into his office waving my resignation and calling the police on the phone? (Since he’s allegedly stolen what probably amounts to thousands of dollars in furniture.)

Sadly, since I can’t seem to even get an interview anywhere, I’ll just sit here and not say anything…if I could get an interview I would be tempted to quit. Hell, the recruiters won’t even call me!

I’m pathetic. For now I’m faced with the old dillema of…If you don’t do something to help someone or stop something bad, are you an accomplice?

UPDATE: I got confirmation from someone who overheard my boss bragging about it. Apparently he topped it off with “Isn’t America great?”