IN THE ARMY NOW.....

For those who dont know, I made a job change in November of 06 to try something different. I am now a scientific recruiter for a well know company in the area that is also part of a large corporation. Everything has been going pretty well due to the large learning curve in a totally new industry. Recently, we have added some large players to our department in the corporate way. They come from a company that is very "militant" in its thinking and the way they run their offices. Well, word on the street is we have a test group going on right now with a new schedule such as:

1. Defined work hours are now 8-5:30 - now any smart person can see that working that five times a week is greater than 40 hrs.
2. One day out of the week we have to work at 7am until a possible 7pm - now who on this God given earth has to work 12hrs on top of the other days of 8-5:30
3. Every Wednesday we arent allowed to go out for lunch, meaning we HAVE to "bag it" - so now we dont have a true lunch on one of these days on top of not getting an hour and a half lunch on the other days cuz that 8-5:30 doesnt entitle that.
4. For the first two hours of the work day we have to huddle up with our co workers to get motivated and set our game plan
5. For the next two hours we have to be on the phone but cant be on our computers in any way - no email, no internet no NOTHING - how effective can that be if we cant have our research in front of us half the time!

So, what kind of company am I working for now? Definitely not the joyful retreat that I was brought on to. We'll see if this "pilot" thing works out! Usually people at our level give disgruntle feedback then are told to suck it up anyhow. Lets just say there wont be many people in this office left! Who wants to work for the Man when the Man just sticks it to ya? Why cant I just find some peace somewhere that I can just be happy? I dispise working to begin with, can't it just be a little enjoyable! IF I WAS A RICH GIRL......