Aw geez, quester, no wonder you're stressed! That sounds like a truly terrible way to handle that.

Aw geez, quester, no wonder you're stressed! That sounds like a truly terrible way to handle that.

It's the way they handle everything! They are a hot mess of a company, and we are being sucked into thier vortex. It makes me wonder how they are a successful world wide company. Unless they are just good liars.

Help! I need a barometer. Is "have a conversation without getting angry with me" an unreasonable demand? Is there a better way of phrasing it that doesn't sound so much like tone-policing? I just want to be able to like, solve problems without everything turning into an argument but also wondering if I'm the asshole.

Laga, that's a tricky one. Because people are going to feel what they're going to feel (like, no matter what you say, they might get angry). Although I need to emphasize that *how* someone expresses their feelings can be a problem. Except yeah, saying "Don't express your anger" sort of seems like tone-policing. Ugh, it's complicated.

I guess maybe approach it from the POV that includes both of you? Something like, "I'd like to have a conversation where both of us feel like our points are being heard." Would that work?

thank you yes that is very helpful! I think I tend to approach people problems the same way I approach thing problems and that can leave people feeling like I see them as things.

quester, that's horrible. Some companies are really shitty to their employees. No wonder you're stressed out. I hope it works out well for you.

Laga, I hope you find a way to have that conversation. Steph's suggestion sounds good. Sometimes the other person is just primed to get mad and they will no matter what you say.

I am depressed and feeling a bit hopeless today. I'd go for a walk but my ankle hurts too much.

I'm more than a little worried about the coming week and the weeks after. Rumors are flying that there will be 4 round of this.

any ~keep my job ma would be appreciated!

Employment~ma to you, quester.

Job~ma for you, quester.

wasn't a good day. I got qualitied, which means 2 of the cases I worked on were checked and were wrong. they want 100% good quality and I was last month. But, this month of Doom has been hard, and I've been qualitied 4 times in the space of 1 week. I'm allowed 3 before it becomes a problem for management.

I had a 1 on 1 meeting with my fired Manager. She was understanding and encouraging, which is nice. I have to keep my shit together the rest of the month. Today I just felt like a zombie.

but I mailed my holiday cards, so one win.