I wanna work somewhere where the surprises are mostly of the "Aw heck, it's a holiday weekend, why dontcha knock off a bit early" sort.
My job the surprises lately have been of the "bosslady telling me the new guy thinks I'm too pushy, then she tells me he says I don't show him how to do stuff right so why don't I try showing him the written instructions while I explain, then she tells me he feels like the books are being pushed on him, and I tell her I wanna make chocolate Ex-lax chip brownies for him" sort. When she introduced me to him, she made a joke of how many of the other employees feel I'm one of her pets. Way to really foster good relations there, bosslady. Yesterday when she said maybe we three should get together to talk things out, I couldn't bear the idea, and flatly stated I was unwilling to do so. This is a matter of self-preservation - I have no more idea how to get what I need out of a meeting like this, than I do any clue how to get the guy to learn his job. I am pretty sure my attitude shocked her - I think this was the first time I've reacted negatively to something she asked of me, without plenty of facts to back myself up.
I was so upset when I got home from work last night, that the cats didn't even come down stairs to greet me. Poor Daniel bore that alone.
Susan, I'd be most interested in how the teachers reacted to her behavior. That could be a good tell for how they'll deal with her in general, and how they will help her adjust to the new environment.
I'd say they kept an eye on her, but basically let her do her own thing. The head teacher admired her cuteness and her smile, and said she'd catch on in a few weeks. I'm guessing they would've tried more to get her to participate if she'd been there for the day instead of just for a brief visit with us in the room the whole time.
Windsparrow, that sounds like a tough situation. I don't suppose there is any way to say to the BossLady, "You caught me at a bad time yesterday when you brought this up. I didn't mean to sound so shirty, but I have really tried with this person, and used many different approaches to try and get through to him." Then you could ask if there is someone else who could take a stab at training him, or, if she pushes the meeting with the two of you, tell her that you'd like to go over what will be said before hand so you can try and have some control over content.
You didn't go with the wireless baby?
We tried, but he seems to be incompatible with 802.11g and we didn't want an unsecured baby, where anyone could warbaby in.
I'm talking to Kara, and she wants to know if she can get me another mean kittie.
Her behavior sounds age appropriate to me, Susan. I wouldn't worry.
Believe the teacher - actually , it sounds like daycare will be good for her - new skills.
and WS - listen to sparky
Send me the info on the store and the cashier and what happened and I'll write a letter to the mangement telling them I was in line behind you and I was appalled.
VW, you should totally let Sparky do this. She does good mad.
Question for the masses -- my kitchen sink has been stopped up for 2 days now. The landlord was supposed to send over a plumber yesterday, and he never showed. (We called her last weekend when the sink was still slow, after it became obvious that Draino wasn't doing the job.)
If he doesn't show up this afternoon, are we justified in calling someone ourselves and sending her the bill? Because this is fucking ridiculous.
