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Hey, I've been in a firefight before! Well, I was in a fire. Actually, I was fired from a fry-cook opportunity. I can handle myself.
Wash ,'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Trudy Booth - Dec 09, 2009 9:34:41 am PST #2770 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
javachik - Dec 09, 2009 9:35:14 am PST #2771 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Aims, I think it's time you had some of your own employees, because you have the smarts and the empathy required of a good boss.
ita, you're right. There is definitely the fine line of showing stress or not, and the results. That's a lesson I had to learn, and am still learning. I learned a long time ago that flailing the stress didn't do anybody any good, but I've also learned how to say "no", or at least calmly describe the projects I already have (and the repercussions) when I can sense that I am about to be overloaded.
Trudy, you're sweet.
Seriously, though, there aren't a lot of situations, as a manager, that just having actual compassion and a bit of humor can't resolve. And I have found that my willingness and tendency to jump in and take on the worst of the work (not all of the time, but when circumstance allows) goes a loooooooong way.
Nora Deirdre - Dec 09, 2009 9:36:03 am PST #2772 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
OMG, so my boss was like, I actually wanted to meet about something else, BUT... "All of that said, it might now be a disservice to both of us to ignore the underlying tone and message of your response. I encourage us to chat about it as well with a positive attitude and goal in mind."
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Aims - Dec 09, 2009 9:39:03 am PST #2773 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Aims, I think it's time you had some of your own employees, because you have the smarts and the empathy required of a good boss.
You are so sweet!! To be truthful about myself though, I don't think I would make a very good boss. I tend to hover. And just do things myself. Which are things that annoy the shit out of me when I'm an employee. And I can be bad at communication.
javachik - Dec 09, 2009 9:39:04 am PST #2774 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Crap, Nora.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 09, 2009 9:43:59 am PST #2775 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Oh lord, Nora. @@ to infinity indeed.
Anyone want to take bets that Nora's boss came up with the other reason for the meeting AFTER they got the email?
-t - Dec 09, 2009 9:45:06 am PST #2776 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Bummer, Nora. And I know this is entirely beside the point but that "I encourage us to chat about it" makes me want to smack him.
Aims - Dec 09, 2009 9:45:38 am PST #2777 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
To Nora's boss I say, "Go encourage yourself."
Polter-Cow - Dec 09, 2009 9:45:46 am PST #2778 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
OMG, so my boss was like, I actually wanted to meet about something else, BUT... "All of that said, it might now be a disservice to both of us to ignore the underlying tone and message of your response. I encourage us to chat about it as well with a positive attitude and goal in mind."
Ha! Honestly, I think it's good that he picked up on your feelings and wants to clear the air. But it's funny that he wanted to meet about something else.
Nora Deirdre - Dec 09, 2009 9:46:02 am PST #2779 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
The thing is, I get called out for dumb ass shit often enough that I'm pretty paranoid. So maybe if he stopped calling me out on all these tiny non-perfect things (that are seriously ridiculous), I wouldn't have jumped to conclusions. Which I will likely say in some form or another.