Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.

'Touched'


Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In  

[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.


Calli - May 24, 2012 10:57:38 am PDT #13874 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I'm sorry about the job, askye. I hope they'll be able to find you another one that's a better fit soon.


askye - May 24, 2012 10:58:50 am PDT #13875 of 30001
Thrive to spite them

Some of it wasn't the actual processes that had to be run, but stuff like the CS people did things with certain exceptions and trying to remember all the exceptions was hard. And also if I started something, then was unsure, if I made a mistake it usually wasn't something that could be "undone" but had to be fixed by someone else.

I should have realized, but I guess that was the main point - I thought I was doing good but I wasn't and I was kinda clueless that I wasn't.


DavidS - May 24, 2012 11:11:04 am PDT #13876 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

but stuff like the CS people did things with certain exceptions and trying to remember all the exceptions was hard.

Yeah. Any system that has to accommodate a lot of exceptions is always going to be tough to pick up (cf., The English Language, the HR database at a law firm, et al.)


sumi - May 24, 2012 11:38:24 am PDT #13877 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

My only memory of a Scottie was our neighbor's. They had a Scottie - who was a fierce little guy and a very nervous pointer.

One day, a bunch of us were playing catch with one of those big balls you get at the grocery store (remember them?) and it bounced into his yard. He pounced on it and burst it with one snap of his jaws.


Zenkitty - May 24, 2012 11:39:32 am PDT #13878 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

That's a good thing to know about yourself and your needs from a job, askye, and not indicative of any "failure" on your part. Maybe the universe is simply getting you out of a bad fit in a timely manner so you can deal with your kitty.


Zenkitty - May 24, 2012 11:43:29 am PDT #13879 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I just remembered we had a Scottie when I was a wee child. I don't remember his name or what happened to him. How strange. I'll have to ask my sister.


EpicTangent - May 24, 2012 12:10:37 pm PDT #13880 of 30001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Try not to let it get you down, askye. One of the times I was going through the temp-assignment wringer I got let go from one position after a few weeks. The first day I felt so bad about myself, the second day, I realized that the job had been exhausting me, physically and emotionally, and I was lucky to have made my escape. I know getting back on the waiting-for-assignments-carousel sucks, but hopefully the next one will be a better fit.


Strix - May 24, 2012 12:15:29 pm PDT #13881 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Hee, sumi, that's too funny!

askye, ouch, but I point at what others say. Numbers, not a strength; doesn't make you less then, just not your thing. But you already have another position lined up.


askye - May 24, 2012 12:26:23 pm PDT #13882 of 30001
Thrive to spite them

I'm feeling better. It was a shock because I hadn't received direct feedback I was so far behind. Vet says Dean is good weight so I can stop wprrying about that. Waiting for a basic urine test.


EpicTangent - May 24, 2012 2:11:21 pm PDT #13883 of 30001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Yay! Pee, Dean, Pee like the wind!

Err, or something...