Could you say, " to avoid these types of omissions in the future, is there any type of guidebook or paper on your standard practices. I did not receive one when I started work and it seems that there are some items that it is assumed I should know."
Willow: You know what they say. The bigger they are... Anya: The faster they stomp you into nothin'.
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msbelle - Jan 26, 2015 5:19:05 am PST #17015 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Jesse - Jan 26, 2015 5:19:23 am PST #17016 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I would just state it every time, without making a blanket statement: "Oh, thanks so much--I didn't know there was such a thing as XYZ. It's really helpful to know, and I'll be sure to refer to that going forward!"
-t - Jan 26, 2015 5:21:33 am PST #17017 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, that's good, too.
I cannot get this day underway. I forgot to charge my phone or set my alarm last night, so the whole morning has been playing catch up and I failed to eat breakfast. Shoulda stood in bed.
Steph L. - Jan 26, 2015 5:27:11 am PST #17018 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
And I don't doubt that she's juggling multiple freelancer balls and completely forgets what you don't and do know. Never ascribe to your stupidity what other people's lapses explain.
She is juggling a LOT, but even so, I don't know if *she* remembers I didn't get any training. You know? If she thinks that she did give me training, then I look like a big ignorant ass, and if I try to say, hey, you didn't give me any training, then I look like I'm just making excuses.
msbelle - Jan 26, 2015 5:29:10 am PST #17019 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I don't think you look either of those ways.
SuziQ - Jan 26, 2015 5:30:14 am PST #17020 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Low motivation morning.
Teppy, I agree with msbelle and Jesse. Who knows what other balls boss lady is juggling and a gentle reminder that added information is needed is a good thing. It isn't that YOU need the info, it is that ANYONE editing that paper/artile needs that info.
We have been making breakfast "muffins" Sunday nights for the last couple of weeks - tater tots smooshed in the bottom of a muffin pan, veggies - spinach, mushrooms, onions, red peppers, then egg and some cheese. So nom. And easy.
aurelia - Jan 26, 2015 5:30:19 am PST #17021 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I would go with msbelle's suggestion.
Jesse - Jan 26, 2015 5:32:12 am PST #17022 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I will also note that there is no shame in being ignorant of something you had no way of knowing.
msbelle - Jan 26, 2015 5:40:18 am PST #17023 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I tell people all the time "I have no idea what that is." Did it like 8 times in a very remedial phone trying for fed ex shipping. Terms and acronyms I don't know. No self-consciousness about asking for information.
Theodosia - Jan 26, 2015 5:46:42 am PST #17024 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Sometimes I find it easier to talk out a lack of knowledge than in email -- tone of voice counts for a lot, but you also can stop the person the exact moment you find your knowledge of what they're talking about goes off the rails.