On Thursday, right before leaving work, I noticed that somebody had smashed in the top tube of my bicycle frame. I don’t mean merely dented, I mean smashed. The frame is ruined. I’m going to guess that whatever happened was an accident, because I really don’t think anyody hates me that much, but what really is infuriating me right now is that one of the owners of the company, instead of assessing the damage and trying to work with his insurance company to get me a new frame, is stonewalling and acting like it’s my fault that the frame was damaged. It looks like I am going to have to go to small claims court to settle with the company I worked with for almost five years, over something they are insured for anyway.
This owner guy has always hated the fact that I rode a bike to work, making condescending comments about how I should buy a car, et cetera, which is funny because I can’t afford a car on the salary he pays me. When we moved to the office we are currently in he made a big stink about no bikes being allowed in the building. Now he is saying that because I did not have written permission to bring my bike into the building, that he shouldn’t be bothered with having to make a phone call to his insurance company. I should note that management eventually re-assured me that it was okay to store my bike in the mail room, but I guess since I wasn’t savvy enough to insist upon a written proviso allowing for me to have personal property at work, I’m in the wrong.
If there is a silver lining to having my beloved bike destroyed by my company, who then substitutes insults for apologies, it is that I’ve gotten off my ass and started firing out resumes. Or is that, I’ve gotten on my ass, parked it at the keyboard, and fired out resumes. My day job isn’t very demanding or interesting, and maybe for too long I’ve thought that was only fair, since I do side jobs as well.
I am still really angry though. I feel like I’ll only be happy again when I get myself out of that company.
Prior, sorry about your bike. And sorry about the kreminal, he is so lame. Btw, do u enjoy the ZBC pix? If not, I will send them to Dre or MB#99.