Imponderables...New Year new you????
POSTED BY: MsA
UPDATED: Sunday, January 10, 2010 05:16
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HUGS Magda..yup back at work. I know I just barely gave birth a few weeks ago, but no paid maternity leave means back to work...sigh. Luckily he's home with NV and enjoying himself
Oh Rugbug that's no good. Sucky position to be in sweety. My fingers are crossed for it to be fixed.
To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.
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Originally posted by Zeek:Quote:
Originally posted by RugBug:Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
*waves* Hi Rugbug. Good to see you around again.
Ugh work just threw me a curve ball. I just started in a new department and my new manager just offered me an "opportunity" to move to another one. Uh...is that a hint? And I'm supposed to make this decision based on a rough description of what they do? Wonderful.
I think I've decided to say "sure boss no problem" and try to be a "team player". Hopefully that's the smart career decision.
Hi back at ya!
My boss did that to me, 'cept the offered position sounds like a demotion. It's not...in the incarnation she wants to make it, but I'm not sure what to do. With the way things change around here I'll accept the position and then 5 years down the road the new incarnation still wont' be put into place. It also entails doing some stuff I like doing and some I really don't like in about a 35% to 65% ratio of like to dislike. And then she dropped it on me during a lengthy discussion that was NOT positive so it's all just bad.
I haven't figured out yet what I'm going to do.
Hope your situation is a bit easier to work through. How has the new position been working out? Is there reason to believe there's some "get rid of Zeek" going on or are you just worried for nothing?
Ugh that sounds a bit worse than my situation. Is your boss giving you a real choice or is it one of those choices where you're basically pressured into it whether you like it or not?
I'm not sure it's a real choice. She got pretty upset with me about 2 weeks ago and turns out it was because I wasn't excited about the opportunity. Apparently I'm a negative nellie because I didn't jump on board immediately and start rah-rah-ing. I pondered, asked some pertinent questions about implementation and practicality and that means I'm trying the shoot the whole idea down. Thankfully we hashed it out and I finally got her to listen to my concerns and basically asked her to value my 'shooting holes in the idea' because it means we aren't going to waste time trying to implement something half-assed or that won't work. I think it spun the situation in a new light so that was good..but I still don't know if I can really say no and still expect to have a job for very long. Sigh.
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Originally posted by Zeek:
So, yeah I'm not anywhere near the level of the rest of the team but I think that's to be expected. It's also why my manager is saying he asked me. Cause it's not like he'd have to be taking a big hit to lose me at this point.
I think it's this. 'Course I like you and wouldn't ever be trying to get rid of you. ;)
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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw
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Well I met with the new manager and he seems pretty cool. Unfortunately it sounds like I'm just the first to reply to their feeler and if anyone else applies who's been in this organization longer I bet they'd win out over me. Now I actually kinda want to join the other department. Bah!
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Hey you're the amazing Zeek.. they'd be lucky to have you!
HUGS Rugbug I'm so sorry you're stuck in that position. I hate the feeling that you have no choice and you are forced to do something you don't want..
We could beat your boss up for you To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.
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I'll shove dirt in his face for ya!
Hey yo ZEEK, what a, whadda ya goin ta do, take the pos-ition or not? Maybe you get picanic baskets. Hey boo boo, get me a picanic basket for ZEEK here.
"Mom, he has her chip. He has her."
John Connor,"Born To Run", TSCC EP 2x22
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NVG here:
We got boy whores!!!
(And no, I am not on the market again)
http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010100106052 To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.
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Originally posted by jameron4eva:
I'll shove dirt in his face for ya!
Hey yo ZEEK, what a, whadda ya goin ta do, take the pos-ition or not? Maybe you get picanic baskets. Hey boo boo, get me a picanic basket for ZEEK here.
Still in the discussion phase. I'd take it if they offer it to me I guess. Seems like a decent enough department and they only work with 1 guy in India so maybe I wouldn't have 8am meetings every freaking day in that group.
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Originally posted by MsA:
NVG here:
We got boy whores!!!
(And no, I am not on the market again)
http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010100106052
I don't think it's right for parents to map out their children's future. You gotta let peanut make his own career choices. Otherwise he might resent you for controlling his life.
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I don't think so..LOL
but hey if you decide you really hate your job Zeek.... To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.
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Originally posted by MsA:
I don't think so..LOL
but hey if you decide you really hate your job Zeek....
hmmmm I will keep that in mind.
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ooh and rugbug that could be an awesome "parting shot" if you end up quitting due to your boss's demotion thing..
Oh I'm going to nevada to be a whore since it's better than working here" To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.
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