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I just went to Costco to buy my protein powder and its on back order. Now I get to go sell my soul to Whole Foods tomorrow for a replacement. I didn't sleep well so I'm just extra crabby about this. Oh, then I came home and my dog ate my Sanuks that aren't even a month old! Grrrrrr!!! Maybe Amazon will believe that they arrived "defected" if I send them back torn apart.
Phone call from HR..."Your position has been eliminated, this is your last day" -_-
I got that one a while back after ten years of service. It was also three weeks after the CEO begged the entire staff on a company wide teleconference to 'stick it out, don't leave us, your jobs are safe'.
Now I work in the same field, same pay, less responsibility, and much better corporate culture.
Phone call from HR..."Your position has been eliminated, this is your last day" -_-
I've lost my job twice due to companies going under (I sure now how to pick them) so I understand how it feels, and it sucks. Things always seem to workout in the end though. Sorry to hear about it, I'm sure something good will come your way
I appreciate the comments everyone. I was told "off the record" by my boss that he thought it would not happen until at least the end of the year, maybe into the first quarter of next year. There is a severance package...so it is not all bad. New opportunities ahead. Always exciting and nerve wracking being in this position. We'll see what happens. ;-)
Post by Dave Maynar on Apr 7, 2015 18:59:02 GMT -5
So the lady friend works for a large multinational corporation. They have offices basically everywhere. It's the norm within the company for people to work in other areas for an extended amount of time when the company needs it. Last month, she thought she was going to have to work in Canada for a month or two sure to an acquisition. They ended up redoing the plan and canceling the need for multiple people to go. Last week, she told me she was offered a nine month assignment in California, but she was going to decline it because she would miss summer plans and the assignment wasn't on her main work interest area. Yesterday, she found out that the assignment wasn't optional. She was told she wouldn't leave before next month, and she would be able to fly back for Bonnaroo and Forecastle. In addition, they will pay for me to go visit whenever I want. That's really awesome of them, but it's not the same.
So the lady friend works for a large multinational corporation. They have offices basically everywhere. It's the norm within the company for people to work in other areas for an extended amount of time when the company needs it. Last month, she thought she was going to have to work in Canada for a month or two sure to an acquisition. They ended up redoing the plan and canceling the need for multiple people to go. Last week, she told me she was offered a nine month assignment in California, but she was going to decline it because she would miss summer plans and the assignment wasn't on her main work interest area. Yesterday, she found out that the assignment wasn't optional. She was told she wouldn't leave before next month, and she would be able to fly back for Bonnaroo and Forecastle. In addition, they will pay for me to go visit whenever I want. That's really awesome of them, but it's not the same.
I'm waiting to hear from a back pocket job offer. It might be an awesome game changer....or they might go with someone else and hurt my tiny girl feelings.
today is my last day working with my work bff/actual real life close friend before she moves to delaware. we've worked so closely over the last few years, since we're essentially raising kids together. i'm excited for her new journey, but man am i bummed to see her go. i've had the hardest losses of my life over the past year or so (and she's helped me try to remain a human throughout everything), and it seems like it's never-ending. i've been putting off writing her card for weeks because i can't bring myself to do it without crying, and now i'm running out of space for all the wonderful things i want to say to her. sad day.
I appreciate the comments everyone. I was told "off the record" by my boss that he thought it would not happen until at least the end of the year, maybe into the first quarter of next year. There is a severance package...so it is not all bad. New opportunities ahead. Always exciting and nerve wracking being in this position. We'll see what happens. ;-)
The situation sucks but it seems like you've got a good attitude towards the road ahead, which is good. I wish you the best.
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One of my employees is driving me absolutely crazy. She's the supervisor of our department, and she does a damn good job of it. Whenever she completes a project or whatever I make sure to tell her thank you and that she did a good job because I know she's real sensitive to not being appreciated and whatnot (and as a manager appreciation is a good thing for me to show anyway). But she is absolutely TERRIBLE at accepting any sort of criticism. Terrible. She's had a consistent problem with lateness for a couple years now, and she's been written up a couple times for it. Not written up for a time or two, but written up when she's been late 70% of the time for three weeks - that sort of thing. My boss wanted to fire her before for it, but I argued and advocated for her to keep her job.
Today she comes in four minutes late (she was late yesterday too), and after putting her coat and stuff away she doesn't make it to the desk until eight minutes after her shift has started. So after saying hello, I tell her to watch her time because she was late. She then gets all huffy and puffy and storms off, muttering about how I always have to take her down a peg every couple weeks - because any sort of correction on my part (a.k.a. part of me doing my job) is always personal. So I tell her to come into the back so I can talk to her, and she doesn't move. I ask her if she's refusing to speak to me, and she says that for right now she is. So after a consulting with my boss and thinking it over for a few minutes, I decide to send her home, because that sort of attitude is completely disrespectful and insubordinate. She then starts yelling at me about how I always have it out for her and that apparently I have to take her down a notch anytime someone starts to like her more than me (which is completely untrue - I know she's more well-liked than I am, and I'm okay with that. Then after clocking out she comes upstairs to talk to my boss about me, and I can hear her yelling and complaining about me for God knows how long.
I know my boss is going to come speak to me soon to address it, which is fine because I know I'm not in the wrong here, but it just sucks because that employee is supposed to be like my right-hand man (or woman, in this case), but she's so dramatic and takes things so personally that there's ALWAYS tension between us. She's great at her job but she's very, very difficult to manage. Ugh I'm so over it.
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One of my employees is driving me absolutely crazy. She's the supervisor of our department, and she does a damn good job of it. Whenever she completes a project or whatever I make sure to tell her thank you and that she did a good job because I know she's real sensitive to not being appreciated and whatnot (and as a manager appreciation is a good thing for me to show anyway). But she is absolutely TERRIBLE at accepting any sort of criticism. Terrible. She's had a consistent problem with lateness for a couple years now, and she's been written up a couple times for it. Not written up for a time or two, but written up when she's been late 70% of the time for three weeks - that sort of thing. My boss wanted to fire her before for it, but I argued and advocated for her to keep her job.
Today she comes in four minutes late (she was late yesterday too), and after putting her coat and stuff away she doesn't make it to the desk until eight minutes after her shift has started. So after saying hello, I tell her to watch her time because she was late. She then gets all huffy and puffy and storms off, muttering about how I always have to take her down a peg every couple weeks - because any sort of correction on my part (a.k.a. part of me doing my job) is always personal. So I tell her to come into the back so I can talk to her, and she doesn't move. I ask her if she's refusing to speak to me, and she says that for right now she is. So after a consulting with my boss and thinking it over for a few minutes, I decide to send her home, because that sort of attitude is completely disrespectful and insubordinate. She then starts yelling at me about how I always have it out for her and that apparently I have to take her down a notch anytime someone starts to like her more than me (which is completely untrue - I know she's more well-liked than I am, and I'm okay with that. Then after clocking out she comes upstairs to talk to my boss about me, and I can hear her yelling and complaining about me for God knows how long.
I know my boss is going to come speak to me soon to address it, which is fine because I know I'm not in the wrong here, but it just sucks because that employee is supposed to be like my right-hand man (or woman, in this case), but she's so dramatic and takes things so personally that there's ALWAYS tension between us. She's great at her job but she's very, very difficult to manage. Ugh I'm so over it.
That's rough. I don't know how someone could be consistently late like that and NOT expect some sort of repercussions. I bet she would have been fired at the majority of other companies. You definitely did everything right, but doubtful she'll ever see it that way. Too bad
So the lady friend works for a large multinational corporation. They have offices basically everywhere. It's the norm within the company for people to work in other areas for an extended amount of time when the company needs it. Last month, she thought she was going to have to work in Canada for a month or two sure to an acquisition. They ended up redoing the plan and canceling the need for multiple people to go. Last week, she told me she was offered a nine month assignment in California, but she was going to decline it because she would miss summer plans and the assignment wasn't on her main work interest area. Yesterday, she found out that the assignment wasn't optional. She was told she wouldn't leave before next month, and she would be able to fly back for Bonnaroo and Forecastle. In addition, they will pay for me to go visit whenever I want. That's really awesome of them, but it's not the same.
I want to say that nine months will go by much more quickly than you expect (and really, it will), but in the last 15 years, I haven't spent more than a week away from Josh, so I can understand that nine months is quite a long time to be apart (especially relatively early in a relationship). It is good, at least, that her work is somewhat accommodating with travel assistance.
Nope. It sounded terrible (apparently rhythm is not a requirement to join a drum circle) and I just wanted some peace and quiet in my home after a long day at work.
One of my employees is driving me absolutely crazy. She's the supervisor of our department, and she does a damn good job of it. Whenever she completes a project or whatever I make sure to tell her thank you and that she did a good job because I know she's real sensitive to not being appreciated and whatnot (and as a manager appreciation is a good thing for me to show anyway). But she is absolutely TERRIBLE at accepting any sort of criticism. Terrible. She's had a consistent problem with lateness for a couple years now, and she's been written up a couple times for it. Not written up for a time or two, but written up when she's been late 70% of the time for three weeks - that sort of thing. My boss wanted to fire her before for it, but I argued and advocated for her to keep her job.
Today she comes in four minutes late (she was late yesterday too), and after putting her coat and stuff away she doesn't make it to the desk until eight minutes after her shift has started. So after saying hello, I tell her to watch her time because she was late. She then gets all huffy and puffy and storms off, muttering about how I always have to take her down a peg every couple weeks - because any sort of correction on my part (a.k.a. part of me doing my job) is always personal. So I tell her to come into the back so I can talk to her, and she doesn't move. I ask her if she's refusing to speak to me, and she says that for right now she is. So after a consulting with my boss and thinking it over for a few minutes, I decide to send her home, because that sort of attitude is completely disrespectful and insubordinate. She then starts yelling at me about how I always have it out for her and that apparently I have to take her down a notch anytime someone starts to like her more than me (which is completely untrue - I know she's more well-liked than I am, and I'm okay with that. Then after clocking out she comes upstairs to talk to my boss about me, and I can hear her yelling and complaining about me for God knows how long.
I know my boss is going to come speak to me soon to address it, which is fine because I know I'm not in the wrong here, but it just sucks because that employee is supposed to be like my right-hand man (or woman, in this case), but she's so dramatic and takes things so personally that there's ALWAYS tension between us. She's great at her job but she's very, very difficult to manage. Ugh I'm so over it.
Wow that's incredibly frustrating. Hope you can find a way to productively talk it out with her soon.
Considering you've found the need to respond to my threads as if you are threatened by me I offer you some peace my confused counterpart. May you find peace in your restless soul.
Soooo.... I'm selling my house and a part of getting it ready to sell is fixing some minor cosmetic things, such as painting. Because of our crazy schedules, my current state and high walls/ceilings my mom enlisted her friend to come paint for us. She she said he "did this stuff on the side". I assumed this meant he was a professional painter or at least semi-professional where he did it frequently enough that he does a good job. He did one room yesterday and it looks like shit. He didn't tape off the baseboards or anything so there is paint all over them. Now he's doing my stairway and it's taking everything in me to keep my mouth shut. I appreciate him doing us this favor, but fuck. As soon as I can I'm going to have to go back and get on my hands and knees and fix all around the baseboards...
It's super frustrating because not only am I fairly good at interior painting, but I actually enjoy it a lot. So seeing someone just fuck it up so badly is really obnoxious....
So that day before he left my mom asked me to ask him how much he wanted, he said "$200?" I said no, that's waaaay too much. He said "ok, $140." I said if have to approve that before I can write him a check. He said don't worry about it then because he had stuff to finish. He'd back Tuesday.
He never showed yesterday then randomly showed up at my house today with a ladder. I was like, "before you start anything, I need to talk to you." The proceeded to point all the spots and shitty job and asked him why he didn't tape anything off, to which he didn't answer, He tried to say he could fix it and I told him is rather just cut my losses now and told him not to worry about it.
Anyways, he left and I paid nothing. Which is great. Just sad he actually came and picked up his really nice Bose mini speaker. That thing was super nice. Now I want one.
So we just found out that Kyle got turned down for the scholarship for his Engineering/Robotics summer camp. He was a strong candidate but the number one thing they look at is finances, followed by academic achievement and extracurricular activities. While Kyle fit the mold for all three, there are other applications that were more closely matched to their criteria, ie broker than us. I know that there are others out there that do make less than we do and are more unfortunate, but we live check to check, we make HUGE sacrifices because of money being so tight. I can't believe that my measly paycheck is the reason he didn't get it. I know there are bigger issues out there and that we are fundraising and I will make this trip happen, but dammit this is frustrating. I was hoping for at least a partial to help out. I fucking hate asking people for money, and having to crowd fund. I am not that type of person. I also know we have had great support and I shouldn't let this frustrate me or upset me, but fuck. UGH.
Nope. It sounded terrible (apparently rhythm is not a requirement to join a drum circle) and I just wanted some peace and quiet in my home after a long day at work.
Quoted and bolded for truth. Actually, not having rhythm is the only requirement for joining a drum circle.
Nope. It sounded terrible (apparently rhythm is not a requirement to join a drum circle) and I just wanted some peace and quiet in my home after a long day at work.
Quoted and bolded for truth. Actually, not having rhythm is the only requirement for joining a drum circle.
...... do you take part in a lot of drum circles......?
So we just found out that Kyle got turned down for the scholarship for his Engineering/Robotics summer camp. He was a strong candidate but the number one thing they look at is finances, followed by academic achievement and extracurricular activities. While Kyle fit the mold for all three, there are other applications that were more closely matched to their criteria, ie broker than us. I know that there are others out there that do make less than we do and are more unfortunate, but we live check to check, we make HUGE sacrifices because of money being so tight. I can't believe that my measly paycheck is the reason he didn't get it. I know there are bigger issues out there and that we are fundraising and I will make this trip happen, but dammit this is frustrating. I was hoping for at least a partial to help out. I fucking hate asking people for money, and having to crowd fund. I am not that type of person. I also know we have had great support and I shouldn't let this frustrate me or upset me, but fuck. UGH.
That sucks, I'm sorry. Unfortunately, this is going to be the start of many occurrences like this. It wasn't until I turned 24 & didn't have to list my mom on my FAFSA that I finally started getting money. Regardless of the fact that I had zero financial assistance from her, I still had to list her income information and becaus she makes a decent amount I got less money. So stupid, and unbelievably unfair. As if you making a certain amount, regardless of any other situation you may be in or your circumstances, means you don't need any other outside assistance. I'm sorry that he didn't get that scholarship. Hopefully you raise enough to send him still. <3
Soooo.... I'm selling my house and a part of getting it ready to sell is fixing some minor cosmetic things, such as painting. Because of our crazy schedules, my current state and high walls/ceilings my mom enlisted her friend to come paint for us. She she said he "did this stuff on the side". I assumed this meant he was a professional painter or at least semi-professional where he did it frequently enough that he does a good job. He did one room yesterday and it looks like shit. He didn't tape off the baseboards or anything so there is paint all over them. Now he's doing my stairway and it's taking everything in me to keep my mouth shut. I appreciate him doing us this favor, but fuck. As soon as I can I'm going to have to go back and get on my hands and knees and fix all around the baseboards...
It's super frustrating because not only am I fairly good at interior painting, but I actually enjoy it a lot. So seeing someone just fuck it up so badly is really obnoxious....
So that day before he left my mom asked me to ask him how much he wanted, he said "$200?" I said no, that's waaaay too much. He said "ok, $140." I said if have to approve that before I can write him a check. He said don't worry about it then because he had stuff to finish. He'd back Tuesday.
He never showed yesterday then randomly showed up at my house today with a ladder. I was like, "before you start anything, I need to talk to you." The proceeded to point all the spots and shitty job and asked him why he didn't tape anything off, to which he didn't answer, He tried to say he could fix it and I told him is rather just cut my losses now and told him not to worry about it.
Anyways, he left and I paid nothing. Which is great. Just sad he actually came and picked up his really nice Bose mini speaker. That thing was super nice. Now I want one.
That's probably the best possible outcome from that scenario. I would have loved to seen his reaction to all the fuck ups. That was seriously toddler level painting.
If he's doing it for free, the mistakes can be overlooked. If he wants to get paid for that job, no fucking way.
So we just found out that Kyle got turned down for the scholarship for his Engineering/Robotics summer camp. He was a strong candidate but the number one thing they look at is finances, followed by academic achievement and extracurricular activities. While Kyle fit the mold for all three, there are other applications that were more closely matched to their criteria, ie broker than us. I know that there are others out there that do make less than we do and are more unfortunate, but we live check to check, we make HUGE sacrifices because of money being so tight. I can't believe that my measly paycheck is the reason he didn't get it. I know there are bigger issues out there and that we are fundraising and I will make this trip happen, but dammit this is frustrating. I was hoping for at least a partial to help out. I fucking hate asking people for money, and having to crowd fund. I am not that type of person. I also know we have had great support and I shouldn't let this frustrate me or upset me, but fuck. UGH.
That sucks, I'm sorry. Unfortunately, this is going to be the start of many occurrences like this. It wasn't until I turned 24 & didn't have to list my mom on my FAFSA that I finally started getting money. Regardless of the fact that I had zero financial assistance from her, I still had to list her income information and becaus she makes a decent amount I got less money. So stupid, and unbelievably unfair. As if you making a certain amount, regardless of any other situation you may be in or your circumstances, means you don't need any other outside assistance. I'm sorry that he didn't get that scholarship. Hopefully you raise enough to send him still. <3
Thanks. Its so rough. I really don't make shit either, that is the fucked up part. If I made $5k less we could apply for food stamps, I shit you not. I make all our play and extra money is from doing side jobs that before this year, I didn't have to claim since it was under whatever the amount that my tax guy tells me is ok to not claim (2015 has been the year of side jobs and will have to get claimed). I can't believe that for a scholarship money is the number one thing, not academics and his high school resume! I thought that was what scholarships were for. UGH. The crowd funding was a hit yesterday and Friday I am going to push it again. Plus, we are doing a garage sale to raise money and I think we are going to hand screen print tshirts to sell and give to donors. Basically, I am selling my soul to get him to Boston this summer.
Quoted and bolded for truth. Actually, not having rhythm is the only requirement for joining a drum circle.
...... do you take part in a lot of drum circles......?
I've been doing hand percussion for about 10 years, so when you're the "bongo guy" or "djembe guy", it just sort of happens naturally sometimes. It always goes the same way though.
- Every one just starts pounding on their drum instead of using basic rhythms that overlap nicely - I leave
If you get guys that know what they're doing, it could be fun, but that never seems to be the case.
...... do you take part in a lot of drum circles......?
I've been doing hand percussion for about 10 years, so when you're the "bongo guy" or "djembe guy", it just sort of happens naturally sometimes. It always goes the same way though.
- Every one just starts pounding on their drum instead of using basic rhythms that overlap nicely - I leave
If you get guys that know what they're doing, it could be fun, but that never seems to be the case.
One of my employees is driving me absolutely crazy. She's the supervisor of our department, and she does a damn good job of it. Whenever she completes a project or whatever I make sure to tell her thank you and that she did a good job because I know she's real sensitive to not being appreciated and whatnot (and as a manager appreciation is a good thing for me to show anyway). But she is absolutely TERRIBLE at accepting any sort of criticism. Terrible. She's had a consistent problem with lateness for a couple years now, and she's been written up a couple times for it. Not written up for a time or two, but written up when she's been late 70% of the time for three weeks - that sort of thing. My boss wanted to fire her before for it, but I argued and advocated for her to keep her job.
Today she comes in four minutes late (she was late yesterday too), and after putting her coat and stuff away she doesn't make it to the desk until eight minutes after her shift has started. So after saying hello, I tell her to watch her time because she was late. She then gets all huffy and puffy and storms off, muttering about how I always have to take her down a peg every couple weeks - because any sort of correction on my part (a.k.a. part of me doing my job) is always personal. So I tell her to come into the back so I can talk to her, and she doesn't move. I ask her if she's refusing to speak to me, and she says that for right now she is. So after a consulting with my boss and thinking it over for a few minutes, I decide to send her home, because that sort of attitude is completely disrespectful and insubordinate. She then starts yelling at me about how I always have it out for her and that apparently I have to take her down a notch anytime someone starts to like her more than me (which is completely untrue - I know she's more well-liked than I am, and I'm okay with that. Then after clocking out she comes upstairs to talk to my boss about me, and I can hear her yelling and complaining about me for God knows how long.
I know my boss is going to come speak to me soon to address it, which is fine because I know I'm not in the wrong here, but it just sucks because that employee is supposed to be like my right-hand man (or woman, in this case), but she's so dramatic and takes things so personally that there's ALWAYS tension between us. She's great at her job but she's very, very difficult to manage. Ugh I'm so over it.
What kind of business or whatever do you manage? is it the type where you can randomly schedule meetings with her at her start time?
I've been doing hand percussion for about 10 years, so when you're the "bongo guy" or "djembe guy", it just sort of happens naturally sometimes. It always goes the same way though.
- Every one just starts pounding on their drum instead of using basic rhythms that overlap nicely - I leave
If you get guys that know what they're doing, it could be fun, but that never seems to be the case.
One of my employees is driving me absolutely crazy. She's the supervisor of our department, and she does a damn good job of it. Whenever she completes a project or whatever I make sure to tell her thank you and that she did a good job because I know she's real sensitive to not being appreciated and whatnot (and as a manager appreciation is a good thing for me to show anyway). But she is absolutely TERRIBLE at accepting any sort of criticism. Terrible. She's had a consistent problem with lateness for a couple years now, and she's been written up a couple times for it. Not written up for a time or two, but written up when she's been late 70% of the time for three weeks - that sort of thing. My boss wanted to fire her before for it, but I argued and advocated for her to keep her job.
Today she comes in four minutes late (she was late yesterday too), and after putting her coat and stuff away she doesn't make it to the desk until eight minutes after her shift has started. So after saying hello, I tell her to watch her time because she was late. She then gets all huffy and puffy and storms off, muttering about how I always have to take her down a peg every couple weeks - because any sort of correction on my part (a.k.a. part of me doing my job) is always personal. So I tell her to come into the back so I can talk to her, and she doesn't move. I ask her if she's refusing to speak to me, and she says that for right now she is. So after a consulting with my boss and thinking it over for a few minutes, I decide to send her home, because that sort of attitude is completely disrespectful and insubordinate. She then starts yelling at me about how I always have it out for her and that apparently I have to take her down a notch anytime someone starts to like her more than me (which is completely untrue - I know she's more well-liked than I am, and I'm okay with that. Then after clocking out she comes upstairs to talk to my boss about me, and I can hear her yelling and complaining about me for God knows how long.
I know my boss is going to come speak to me soon to address it, which is fine because I know I'm not in the wrong here, but it just sucks because that employee is supposed to be like my right-hand man (or woman, in this case), but she's so dramatic and takes things so personally that there's ALWAYS tension between us. She's great at her job but she's very, very difficult to manage. Ugh I'm so over it.
What kind of business or whatever do you manage? is it the type where you can randomly schedule meetings with her at her start time?
I work at a Barnes & Noble; we only have meetings a time or two a year.
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