Today at work was the suckiest day I’ve had in a loooooong time. Someone I deal with at work (not someone in my actual office, but in another state) totally chewed me out over the phone. And it was for something I didn’t even realize I was doing wrong. She actually went so far as to say that my boss would have to go to the other person involved and explain that I “screwed up.”

What I hated was that she didn’t yell–no, that would be too kind! She had this weird, controlled anger that freaked me out. Like this creepy Hannibal Lechter kinda thing. I felt like a little kid who did something wrong without KNOWING it was wrong, and then being reprimanded for it.

Worse yet, I work in an open area with several other people, so I couldn’t just start arguing with her because I didn’t want everyone to hear, so I just got stuck saying “yes” and “uh huh” until the lady was done with me. I couldn’t help it–when she finally hung up, I went to the bathroom and started crying. It SUCKED. I kept trying to make myself stop and it just didn’t work. So I had my little cry for about 5 minutes, then went back to work.

My boss is out of town this week, so I emailed him to let him know that apparently I’d screwed up royally and that I was sure he’d hear about it from the mean lady. Well, my boss called a little later and said that he spoke to her and straightened things out. A) he said I didn’t do anything wrong and B) just because she didn’t like what I did, didn’t make it the wrong thing. PHEW! I don’t think I could have gotten in trouble twice in one day like that. I would have run my head through the wall or something.

ok, here’s the thing. The business that we deal with every day is retail-oriented. So the huge freak out that this lady was having with me? All comes down to MONEY. The bottom line. Her SALARY, basically. I understand we all have jobs to do, we all have to make a living…but really. Is it necessary to belittle others and make them feel, oh, about 5 years old? Just because there was some kind of misunderstanding? She totally flipped out on me, and for little reason, according to my boss. And he should know, seeing as how I feel clueless most days at work still.

But it just pissed me off. This lady gets paid quadruple what I make every year (I’m not kidding), at least. I don’t get paid enough to be belittled, no matter how passively! It just seems morally wrong, somehow. I know it’s the norm that we little people get the short end of the stick, but it’s still wrong. Period.

Besides, I really don’t think the world is going to end if a certain brand of watches is no longer carried in her store. Really, life and the human race itself WILL GO ON, lady. ughhhh!