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?
Raise your hand if 'ew.'
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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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"
-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.
Jessica - Dec 09, 2009 9:48:05 am PST #2780 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
The penalty I paid for not showing stress was to get pushed into high stress situations. I wasn't sure how to explain I was feeling stress, I just didn't think it appropriate to show it like my co-workers did
Yep, this is me too.
Atropa - Dec 09, 2009 9:48:06 am PST #2781 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Maybe its an efficiency thing. If you're not frantic clearly you could be doing more.
I've had bosses who clearly thought that way. But I took a rather malicious joy during a meeting with a boss like that when she said "You ... are handling all of this really well", and I was able to reply with "That's because I'm on anti-anxiety medication now!" (With the very obvious subtext of look what you drove me to, oh psycho manager.)
Nora, I'm sorry your boss is being a clueless twit.
Jessica - Dec 09, 2009 9:49:08 am PST #2782 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I encourage us to chat about it as well with a positive attitude and goal in mind.
"My goal is to make this chat as short as is humanly possible."
Sophia Brooks - Dec 09, 2009 9:51:06 am PST #2783 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Oh, Nora, I am so sorry!
beth b - Dec 09, 2009 9:51:26 am PST #2784 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I've had both good and bad bosses -- the louder ones got the worst from me. But,the ones that decided they could control everything ... Like the head of reference that decided we shouldn't sit for more than two minuets... Oddly you can't control your employee every working minute.
Which we ending up saying as a group. The attempt to control adults with bachelors and master that were in public service by choice -- made paranoid and resentful employees in stead of good public service.