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Tuesday, Apr 18 2006
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I have that rawhide song echoing through the caverns of my empty mind this morning. Thought I'd change up the words a bit and write it here since I have nothing better to blog about in my bloggers blog today.
Have agreat day, fellow bloggers, er-journalers's...
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Lifted from my April 5th blog entry:
Do I **really** want to continue working for a company that seriously makes decisions like these? Is it better to keep up with this insanity than to free myself and be forced to find something else? Remember how they lied to me about stock options? Remember when they screwed me out of the raise I was promised? Remember when they were talking up the whole bonus structure to lure me in and I got $500? Remember how I just didn't show up for two days one week and no one noticed I was gone? Remember that they are building new offices with day laborers, instead of a general contractor, and that the people who are there already say it smells like urine?
Is it just me, or do I sound like a great big brat throwing a temper tantrum? Perhaps I can look at this more objectively now that the emotional aspect of the last three months has been removed? So, let's address my "issues" shall we? This will be fun.
Q: "Do I **really** want to continue working for a company that seriously makes decisions like these?" ("these" referring to the decision to offer me a position that I felt was not worthy of my greatness.)
A: This is the only position open in the company that they feel suits my skill set, as creating a position just to keep me is not an option. They also would not require me to take a pay cut, even though this position pays less than my current salary. They are trying to keep me. That should speak volumes, should it not?
Get over yourself, already. Not everyone kisses the ground you walk on, your majesty!
Q: "Is it better to keep up with this insanity than to free myself and be forced to find something else?"
A: This "insanity" was me emoting over the train wreck of my former boss/position. Truth be told, most of the other people I have ever worked with in this company have been fun and I have great relationships established with them.
Q: "Remember how they lied to me about stock options?"
A: Can we say, you are stupid and naieve for not getting it in writing? When will you learn that people are scum? You are almost thirty now! People lie to get things they want. This won't get better by going somewhere else. People will lie there, too.
Q: "Remember when they screwed me out of the raise I was promised?"
A: Yeah, there is that. Again with the whole getting it in writing thing.
Q: "Remember when they were talking up the whole bonus structure to lure me in and I got $500?"
A: Yeah, there is that, too. At least I got a bonus? Lots of others didn't.
Q: "Remember how I just didn't show up for two days one week and no one noticed I was gone?"
A: Now, seriously. Why was this a problem, exactly? This place is not very structured and I like it that way. I wouldn't be happy in any other environment.
Q: "Remember that they are building new offices with day laborers, instead of a general contractor, and that the people who are there already say it smells like urine?"
A: Yankee Candle Company? Whitebarn Candle Company?
Okay. Something else to think about. My hubby and I both work here, although in completely seperate departments. We can come to work together, have lunch together, go home together, it is super-easy for us both to attend school functions together, the school is literally right around the corner from here, the gym is one mile from here, we live 13 minutes from here. How would our lives get screwed if I got a job, say, in the city? Swimming out, gym out, transportation costs up, family time down.
Besides, what would I do? I don't want a traditional accounting job. I want to establish my own business, but we are just not in the financial spot to do it right now. How terrible would it be, really, to do project management under a guy who isn't a manager? I am very skilled at being on top from the bottom. That was one of the things I loved about my original manager. He soooo couldn't manage so I managed him. And couldn't I do this for my family and to take care of myself? Less time at the gym means less weight loss. More time sitting in traffic means less time for the things I enjoy.
Perhaps I should look into accepting this position. It's SOOOOOO obvious that they value me and want to keep me here. They have never given anyone else time to find another job and that shows they are concerned for my family's well-being. Where else am I going to find that?
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WHAT was I thinking? Them? Value someone? Ha. Testing the waters for this direction...bad bad bad responses. The first response is usually the correct one (See April 5 entry), no?
I can't figure these people out. Why would they be so seemingly gracious yet that not be the motivator? I'm no good at games. My head hurts. Can't wait to get to the gym.
I have that rawhide song echoing through the caverns of my empty mind this morning. Thought I'd change up the words a bit and write it here since I have nothing better to blog about in my bloggers blog today.
Have agreat day, fellow bloggers, er-journalers's...
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Lifted from my April 5th blog entry:
Do I **really** want to continue working for a company that seriously makes decisions like these? Is it better to keep up with this insanity than to free myself and be forced to find something else? Remember how they lied to me about stock options? Remember when they screwed me out of the raise I was promised? Remember when they were talking up the whole bonus structure to lure me in and I got $500? Remember how I just didn't show up for two days one week and no one noticed I was gone? Remember that they are building new offices with day laborers, instead of a general contractor, and that the people who are there already say it smells like urine?
Is it just me, or do I sound like a great big brat throwing a temper tantrum? Perhaps I can look at this more objectively now that the emotional aspect of the last three months has been removed? So, let's address my "issues" shall we? This will be fun.
Q: "Do I **really** want to continue working for a company that seriously makes decisions like these?" ("these" referring to the decision to offer me a position that I felt was not worthy of my greatness.)
A: This is the only position open in the company that they feel suits my skill set, as creating a position just to keep me is not an option. They also would not require me to take a pay cut, even though this position pays less than my current salary. They are trying to keep me. That should speak volumes, should it not?
Get over yourself, already. Not everyone kisses the ground you walk on, your majesty!
Q: "Is it better to keep up with this insanity than to free myself and be forced to find something else?"
A: This "insanity" was me emoting over the train wreck of my former boss/position. Truth be told, most of the other people I have ever worked with in this company have been fun and I have great relationships established with them.
Q: "Remember how they lied to me about stock options?"
A: Can we say, you are stupid and naieve for not getting it in writing? When will you learn that people are scum? You are almost thirty now! People lie to get things they want. This won't get better by going somewhere else. People will lie there, too.
Q: "Remember when they screwed me out of the raise I was promised?"
A: Yeah, there is that. Again with the whole getting it in writing thing.
Q: "Remember when they were talking up the whole bonus structure to lure me in and I got $500?"
A: Yeah, there is that, too. At least I got a bonus? Lots of others didn't.
Q: "Remember how I just didn't show up for two days one week and no one noticed I was gone?"
A: Now, seriously. Why was this a problem, exactly? This place is not very structured and I like it that way. I wouldn't be happy in any other environment.
Q: "Remember that they are building new offices with day laborers, instead of a general contractor, and that the people who are there already say it smells like urine?"
A: Yankee Candle Company? Whitebarn Candle Company?
Okay. Something else to think about. My hubby and I both work here, although in completely seperate departments. We can come to work together, have lunch together, go home together, it is super-easy for us both to attend school functions together, the school is literally right around the corner from here, the gym is one mile from here, we live 13 minutes from here. How would our lives get screwed if I got a job, say, in the city? Swimming out, gym out, transportation costs up, family time down.
Besides, what would I do? I don't want a traditional accounting job. I want to establish my own business, but we are just not in the financial spot to do it right now. How terrible would it be, really, to do project management under a guy who isn't a manager? I am very skilled at being on top from the bottom. That was one of the things I loved about my original manager. He soooo couldn't manage so I managed him. And couldn't I do this for my family and to take care of myself? Less time at the gym means less weight loss. More time sitting in traffic means less time for the things I enjoy.
Perhaps I should look into accepting this position. It's SOOOOOO obvious that they value me and want to keep me here. They have never given anyone else time to find another job and that shows they are concerned for my family's well-being. Where else am I going to find that?
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WHAT was I thinking? Them? Value someone? Ha. Testing the waters for this direction...bad bad bad responses. The first response is usually the correct one (See April 5 entry), no?
I can't figure these people out. Why would they be so seemingly gracious yet that not be the motivator? I'm no good at games. My head hurts. Can't wait to get to the gym.
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