I love coming back to work after a long vacation to get a performance review about how my work isn't particularly valued and my projects aren't high profile enough, and do I maybe want to move to another team.

Ugh. And in terms of what's valued, that's...not your responsibility? That's on other people.

Another vote in favor of professional management--I put my rent check in the drop box yesterday morning. The check was picked up and was cleared through my bank the same day. No more waiting to see when it clears!

Oh god -- I keep thinking I'm rich and/or thrifty when it turns out my landlord (mother) hasn't deposited my rent check!

he literally replied with "No. Call me immediately about this."

hahaha no. NMP

That is greatly of the suck, shrift.

I'm sorry, shrift. It sucks that they don't recognize your awesomeness.

I'm sorry shrift, that sucks. Way to blow vacation afterglow. :(

My newish job, I feel like I'm doing a good job on the client-facing part, keeping them happy, but the internal part (which involves a lot of finance forecasting and figuring out if people are charging too many hours to the project or too few and why), I feel awful at.

Continuing ridiculous dating adventures: went on a date a week and a half ago. Messaged her the next morning I had a good time, here's my number text me if you want to go out again. Three days later she texted me to say sure, did I want to go out on (date another week and a half later)" I responded a couple hours later, sure...its now been four more days and no word. Ridiculous!

Ugh. That sucks, shrift.

shrift, I'm sorry you have to deal with that. What a way to come back to work.

Ugh, shrift.

Ugh. And in terms of what's valued, that's...not your responsibility? That's on other people.

Well, sure, in LOGICAL land. Not that I'm bitter.

I say, lying through my teeth. I'm totally bitter. (Not only is this a large part of why my team was hit hard when MS had layoffs but it's also part of why they're switching to cheaper contractors at my current place of employment and why I'm out of a job by the end of the month, not that I'm panicking, I lie again.)

Okay, next thing you're going to tell us is that someone brought puppies for the babies to play with and you all got to snuggle the puppies.

I'm just going to believe this is so, don't tell me any different.

I don't have to run faster than the bear, I just have to run faster than you.)

Always worth remembering.

Aw, shrift, I'm sorry.

And PMM. I wish you some kind of stability.

This month's department meeting was pretty unsatisfying. No, parts of it were good with us getting new tools but other parts were all "that thing that we said wouldn't be your responsibility? Totally will be. Your welcome" and "Let me completely bypass your question and talk about my only somewhat related concern for 10 minutes so you never get any answer at all". Bah.