I got a lot of great suggestions on DW/LJ today and they were all very helpful at how to frame this conversation that I know we will be having tomorrow.
But at the same time, I feel like I'm speaking another language. I got an email back form my boss saying that he was glad that the receptionist had written this email, that it was my schedule that was causing problems in the office, that we all decide things together, that of course everyone knows how much I make because they were consulted when I was hired, and that he think discussing this sort of thing in group wide emails is actually helpful. It's like bizarro-world.
But at the same time, I feel like I'm speaking another language. I got an email back form my boss saying that he was glad that the receptionist had written this email, that it was my schedule that was causing problems in the office, that we all decide things together, that of course everyone knows how much I make because they were consulted when I was hired, and that he think discussing this sort of thing in group wide emails is actually helpful. It's like bizarro-world.
That's just ... huh? Group-wide emails seem like possibly the least helpful way to discuss things like that.
Maybe he's friends with your adviser.
That sounds like a fraught situation, Stephanie. I hope you can find a good resolution for it.
But at the same time, I feel like I'm speaking another language. I got an email back form my boss saying that he was glad that the receptionist had written this email, that it was my schedule that was causing problems in the office, that we all decide things together, that of course everyone knows how much I make because they were consulted when I was hired, and that he think discussing this sort of thing in group wide emails is actually helpful. It's like bizarro-world.
I am really sorry that you like the work so much, because I think he runs his office very poorly.
One thing though - you mentioned that it would look weird on a resume to only be somewhere for 3 months. There are ways around that. Since J seems to be framing it as "trial basis", you can feel fine listing your services during this period as that of being a paid consultant.
Can I just say I want like, EVERYTHING from this store?? Of course, I want it to be about a quarter of the price, and my body to magically be waif-thin, so as to look good in most of the clothes, but...damn. So fucking awesome looking. Page after page after page of awesome. And they don't even come in my SIZE--the biggest size seems to be a UK14/US10?!? WTF?
Stephanie, that sucks so much. I hope you can find a place where the boss, receptionist, and others don't have their heads firmly up their asses.
I am earwormed with a Hebrew song that I learned at summer camp when I was about seven. I have no idea why I still even remember it, but it will not get out of my head now. I guess my brain decided that I needed a reminder that the world is based on Torah, service, and acts of loving-kindness?
Oh lord, meara, had you not seen the All Saints site before? I try not to look at it very often, because when they do have things I really really want, they are TINY.
Oh, dear. People trying to take an ancient song and make it into rock. Or something. Basically, they succeed in making themselves look really silly. [link]
