I pleaded my case successfully! The pain doc assures me neuro is going to do something but accepts that something can't start before my appointment with him (I explained the lack of contact), and gave me the same shoulder meds as I was on before.

Is it comforting to know my neuro has a plan and hasn't even done as much as saying "I have a plan, but we need to talk in person before I can prescribe you anything."? Exactly as not at all as you would think.

But, ten days of meds and they're going to schedule me for the first longer-term procedure after my stupid insurance authorises it.

ita,

I don't exactly know WTF is going on, but I'm glad to know there is a plan in place. Not sure it is a good thing that a plan is in place but is not communicated to you though.

???

OK, so it turns out if you email a firm and say, "I assume you've got no interest in me, since nobody's been in touch in weeks," you get an immediate call-back from the recruiter, and an update on the internal decision-making process w/rt staffing and business development possibilities.

Also, if you whine about being on unemployment, the recruiter promises to see if she can scare up some project-related work you can do on an hourly basis. Whining appears to pay off!

That said, I have an interview scheduled for Monday with the firm whose VP was incredibly lackadaisical about actually talking to me. The local office manager, however, seems faster on his feet.

Now I feel a little better about possibly not burning through all my savings and ending up leeching off my Dad.

Fingers crossed!

That does sound hopeful, Consuela.

§ ita § I don't know what to say about your neuro's lack of communication, at the very least.

I was just thinking this recently -- people not telling you anything (when they are actually doing something/thinking about it) is the WORST. And my stuff is super minor compared to (a) low-enough pain to function on a day-to-day basis or (b) employment.

Get it together, people!!

Whining appears to pay off!

It's not whining, it's being proactive.

I mean, if you weren't crying at the time, probably well-reasoned and productive behaviour on your part, before you even get to the payoff with responses.

I have never networked properly. I am beginning to feel I should. A local recruiter is holding an evening shindig tomorrow, and it's not just for people looking for new jobs, but apparently "provocative insight" will be shared. But what if someone got wind I was there??? I don't know what's acceptable and what's not. They're not a recruiter I've ever worked with--they're trying to use me as an entree into hiring into my company.

Man, I started a conversation with the CIO about work I want to do, and my stomach is a wreck. I have to explain to her why we're not at the point my ex-boss claimed when he left, and get permission to start catching up to that point.

But she has very little time, so I edited the email repeatedly to take more and more out, so she could digest it in C*O-sized chunks inbetween the actual stuff she does.

Hey, they wanted me to be more proactive! (They also wanted me to be less ronin, so...)

people not telling you anything (when they are actually doing something/thinking about it) is the WORST

Seriously! Is "we'll talk later" too much to ask for? It's not polite, but I gotta know I'm not suddenly invisible to MDs. My pain doc's parting words were "I shouldn't be the one that has to explain these things to you." NO SHIT, Dr. F. No shit.

I don't know what to say about your neuro's lack of communication, at the very least.

Well, neither did he, so...

The office I'm working in, in Salt Lake City, is down the hall from the restrooms. I can hear when someone slams down the toilet seat and when they use the hand air dryer. Oddly, thankfully, I don't hear the flush unless they open the door before the flush is complete. I do NOT need to know this stuff.

Add in the noise of the analog clock behind me and the voices coming from the thin walls on each side of me...my brain is lucky to be concentrating on work at all. There is a reason I work from home. I have a hard time tuning out the other noises. I'd love to just put my headphones in and listen to music to dull the other noises, but that feels anti-collaborative while I'm visiting here.

Yes! I got the CIO go-ahead on what I wanted. Thank DOG that went well. I even got a "good strategy." Woohoo!

What do you think is happening in the stall of you notice your neighbour's foot position means their legs are crossed at the knee (or they literally have two left feet)? That visual has been bothering me for weeks now.