  This is the first use of my new Blog.  I hope it is as entertaining as it is thought provoking as I want it to be. nbsp;  I guess I can give a little background information about myself.  My name is Breanne.  I am 23 years old.
 I live with my boyfriend,  4 cats,  and 1& nbsp; scared beta fish.  I just started a month ago at my current job.
 I work in the Information Technology field.  I waited long and hard for a position in IT.  I graduated from& nbsp; college in November of 2002 with a BA.  in Computer Information Systems.
nbsp;  I tried my hardest from August 2002 to December 2002 to get any permenant job. nbsp;  I had to give up and go to temping.  From there is where I worked at several places including the place I am a permanent employee now.  I was at VW as a temp then had to leave because they wouldn't hire me perm.
 I went off to Sho- Link. nbsp;  Who would of thought it would go from bad to much much worse.  I never knew a " Dilbert"
 office or an " Office Space"  office really would exist. nbsp;  There I encountered all the things that made a bad business.  There was nepotism,
 favortism,  shovanism,  sexual harrassment,  drug usage,  and just plain stupid people.  My first day,
 I met everyone.  I went in there thinking everything will be good and fine. nbsp;  My first day wanted to send me running.  They smoked in the office,  causing me to get migranes all week.
 They did take me out to lunch the first two days but the rest of the week I ate alone and from that point on I ate alone because they didn't want me in their clique ( 3 people were really clique)  This girl,  Deborah,  was the administrative assistant. nbsp;
 She seemed loud,  angry,  and repressed.  After me and her were left there at the end of the day while all the higher up people got to leave before 8 hrs was up,  she would sit with me and bitch about how horrible the company was.  She told me past stories of things that absolutely struck fear into my heart.
nbsp;  I would often go home& nbsp;  and cry. nbsp;  Her misery spread into my misery.
nbsp;  My misery over the next 10 months turned into my own misery,  a reality that I couldn't bear.  Jenny,  my supervisor,  was the dumb blonde that always laughed at what you said yet when you complained,
 she would brush you off. nbsp;  She talked incessantly about herself and would completely tune out others while she went on and on. nbsp;  All you really had to do was knod and say yes every once in awhile. nbsp;
 I started avoiding her after 3 months. nbsp;  Every once in awhile she would corner me in my office and make me talk about something about herself that I didn't give a rats ass about. nbsp;  She didn't give a rats ass about me,  so I could hardly care for her.
nbsp;  While I was there I got really sick. nbsp;  The pressures of having to be at the office 40 hrs a week with no leeway was too much.  I had a rough February with moving into a new apartment.  They weren't particularly fond of anyone taking off work and would talk trash about the person if they were gone.
nbsp;  It made me reluctant to be gone.  It made me want to be around so they wouldn't gang up on me behind my back. nbsp;  I also attempted to ask if I could leave 30 minutes early for two months so I could take a class,  and they said no.
 I couldn't believe& nbsp; Jenny. nbsp;  Her excuse is she has an office to run,  but she is never there.
nbsp;  Also,  30 minutes isn't asking for much. nbsp;  At that point,  I loathed her.
nbsp;  I was determined to leave Sho- Link at this point.  At Sho- Link,  I was a CS Rep.
 There was a girl, nbsp; Shannon, nbsp; that had my position before me that worked at one of the other companies we did business with.  Ironically enough,
 not only did they attempt to fire this girl in the past,  but recommended her to the other company,  Derse. nbsp;  This girl hated me instantly because I had her old position.  She tried to make my life hell at that company.
 And it worked.  She got exactly the reaction from Jenny and the president,  Alan that she wanted. nbsp;  She constantly was trying to get me in trouble.  It first started with her stating I did an order wrong that cost them tons of money.
 I ended up proving her wrong.  Another mistake is one time she called 15 til 5pm and I said,  Oh I turned off my computer.  Let me turn it back on. nbsp;  That next day I got "
disiplined"  by my supervisor,  Jenny. nbsp;  I couldn't believe they were making this such a big deal.  The things that girl got away with when she worked here were far greater than turning off a computer a little early.
nbsp;  She would stretch the truth about me always.  She told them I turned off my computer an hour early.  It was quite ridiculous.  She couldn't prove anything,  but I could because Deborah was there.
 Another instance with this girl,  Shannon was she came to an office baby shower uninvited. nbsp;  Everyone felt really uncomfortable.  When she left the room,  I said she makes me feel uncomfortable to the VP,
 Scott. nbsp;  He took this comment,  told the president,  Alan,  and the whole office got in trouble for it.
nbsp;  I thought it was insane that everyone got in trouble over that.  I had a right to say how I felt in a non- insulting manner. nbsp;  After all the things she had done to me,
 I had a right to feel SOMETHING. nbsp;  Sho- Link has a end of the year party every year( its really a Christmas Party)  Me and my boyfriend went.
 My boyfriend that night got totally tanked.  While he was dancing with me,  he slammed his head into mine,  cutting open his skin above his eye. nbsp;  We had to rush him to the emergency room.
 The VP,  Scott,  took us there.  My boyfriend was puking everywhere and crying.  I ended up taking him back to the hotel and I left him for a few minutes.  I went up to the Presidents room where they were having a party.
nbsp;  Alan attempted to take a cleevage shot of my breasts. nbsp;  I left the room. nbsp;  I was already humiliated enough.
nbsp;  I ended up staying up all night cleaning up Brian's vomit. nbsp;  I wanted to never see those people again. nbsp;  When I went to work that next week,
 they laughed and teased me about it.  They said something happens to someone every year.  My opinion of the majority of these people was not a good one. nbsp;  I didn't feel any better being compared to someone else at that company.  While I was there,
 I slowly became good friends with Deborah and Carrie. nbsp;  Deb more than Carrie though. nbsp;  Deborah was really fun to be around. nbsp;
 She was smart,  inteligent,  deligent,  and on her way to becoming successful. nbsp;  I clung to her for the only intelligent conversation and common interests we had outside of work.
nbsp;  Carrie and I shared an office and became friends in a way that made me learn a lot from her. nbsp;  She made me laugh and was fun to be around. nbsp;  She would talk about anything.
 In& nbsp; March of 2004,  I received a call from my old friend Margaret at VW.  She said they were going to have an open position in her area and I could do that job.  She asked if I was interested.
 I said yes.  I wanted out.  I never thought it was going to happen.  Two months trickled by without a word from anyone.  Finally,  while searching Monster.
com,  I saw my job on there! nbsp;  I was outraged,  upset,  disturbed,
 and sad. nbsp;  I was passed up again! nbsp;  So,  I applied again anyway.
nbsp;  A few more weeks goes by and I get called in for an interview. nbsp;  I was nearly jumping out of my skin for weeks.  I was so excited.  I went to the interview and it was awesome.
 I did better at that interview than any other one in the past.  I was not even nervous. nbsp;  I thought for sure I had this one. nbsp;  At the end of the week,
 I received a call offering me the job.  I was stoked! nbsp;  I put in my two weeks notice the following Monday and here I am. nbsp;  I work at VW&
nbsp;  in the field of MY CHOICE.
