Job hunting is like constantly inviting people to kick you in the crotch.
Simon: Captain... why did you come back for us? Mal: You're on my crew. Simon: Yeah, but you don't even like me. Why'd you come back? Mal: You're on my crew. Why we still talking about this?
'Safe'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Nov 02, 2016 12:01:32 pm PDT #591 of 30002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
sj - Nov 02, 2016 12:07:07 pm PDT #592 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Shrift, ugh that's annoying.
Jesse, I can see why you would be annoyed.
Plei, I'm sorry. Job~ma for you.
Buffistas spicy brains really need to be better appreciated by employers.
Connie, I've never had an apartment with curtain rods already up. I've always had to put up my own.
shrift - Nov 02, 2016 12:19:08 pm PDT #593 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
And in terms of what's valued, that's...not your responsibility?
Apparently when you do something and nothing goes wrong, nobody notices. Blah blah branding and visibility blah blah.
Also, I'm told my strength is "communication." I don't know how to make a huge project out of "communication."
Job-hunting is such a demoralizing task.
Ugh. I'm so sorry. There may be sympathy crying.
-t - Nov 02, 2016 12:28:20 pm PDT #594 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Apparently when you do something and nothing goes wrong, nobody notices. Blah blah branding and visibility blah blah.
Ah, yes, my company's version of that is "perception".
Clearly you need to spend the bulk of your time communicating to everyone else that the reason things are not going wrong is you, shrift. HTH, I'll waive my consulting fee.
P.M. Marc - Nov 02, 2016 12:29:39 pm PDT #595 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Apparently when you do something and nothing goes wrong, nobody notices. Blah blah branding and visibility blah blah.
Yep. Yep. Yep.
Also, I'm told my strength is "communication." I don't know how to make a huge project out of "communication."
Also, sadly, yep.
I am so sorry. Been there. It sucks.
Sheryl - Nov 02, 2016 1:16:05 pm PDT #596 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Sorry about all the job woes.
I ended up leaving work an hour later than usual because there were some samples that needed to be processed right away, and I'm not going to be in the lab tomorrow through Monday. (Yay! OVFF! Boo that Gary has yet another business meeting on Friday so I'll have to toddler wrangle solo- aside from any early birds who want time with Mr. S.)
Connie Neil - Nov 02, 2016 1:28:22 pm PDT #597 of 30002
brillig
I am once again reminded that I am blessed with my job, and that I meet the quality goals easily, and better yet we have a hard time holding on to qualified technicians and there's a hiring freeze so odds are I'm safe.
-t - Nov 02, 2016 2:04:12 pm PDT #598 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Can I just say that this is an annoying time of year to have to think about, well, anything other than getting my Black Friday orders supported, but specifically making changes to my W-2 or insurance elections or what not. But this is when it happens. Every year. So it's not like I can tell myself I will give myself time to really think about what I need next year.
Jessica - Nov 02, 2016 2:29:46 pm PDT #599 of 30002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
It's like having a job you hate and not getting paid for it and also carrying around a giant ball of stress. Extreme sympathies, PMM.
All of this!
Amy - Nov 02, 2016 3:00:10 pm PDT #600 of 30002
Because books.
Sheryl, I still can't believe your little guy is already a toddler!
shrift and Plei, I'm so sorry about the work woes and the ugly crying and all of it. Absolutely what sj said about Buffista spicy brains.
much sympathy, meara -- dating is a freaking minefield, and I've only just started testing it out. Also, I would like an actual *date* at some point, with someone, rather than just offers to hook up.
Jesse, at least the landlord isn't breathing down your neck for the rent? ;-)
I'm feeling like a giant failure on pretty much every front today, and have managed to give myself a vicious headache. But I made dinner, and cleaned up, so I'm giving points for that, and planning on chocolate later.