much work ranting ahead, read at your own risk!
I thought i would take a minute to update you all on the goings on of my so called life.
The new cats are starting to tolerate each other much more. less hissing. joey and new orange cat whose name is "oscar" for now. we are seeing if it works. are enjoying chasing each other. Annie is a real cuddler and has a sweet, gentle soul like my Noah had and that's nice. The two new cats went to the vet to get their free check up from the shelter. they are fine.
work still sucks. i had to go to a meeting at corp about "image 6" which are key products/services the company feels "are big money makers" ie...push them down peoples throats until they choke and ask you to give them a push in the chest to eject the bullshit so they can submit to the pressure... anyway, if it wasn't for some of the people i work with, i think i would have gone insane by now. one of our really good lab people had his last day today. he recently graduated from college and got a job in his field. he is also moving to kansas city. we went out with him and some other coworkers for a couple of drinks to celebrate his last day. it was a good time. i wish him the best of luck...and congrats for getting away from the company.
don't get me wrong, some parts of my job are rewarding and others suck and that tends to be what i bitch about on here. i look around in the want ads weekly but not much is out there. so i am stuck in this rut wondering if i will ever get out. i am really hoping this will be my last holiday season with the company. i say that every year but this year its getting more and more clear that my philosophy on how to treat and deal with a customer is COMPLETELY different than theirs in so many ways.
some of the coworkers i work with are acting the children too. one in particular. her name is Erica. she booked a sitting last night at 7 30 pm and we close at 8. i was not only the only photographer, but the only manager... and the other people on were basically lab people who can help counter in a pinch but don't know how to do much. Thankfully they resceduled because i had to do 3 peoples studio ordes, book an on location sitting and reschedule an appt.... all of which could only be done by ME! all of this took a better chunk of that 7-8 hr.
today i told Erica i was mad at her. told her i would tell her why after her sitting. instead of talking to me, she goes to someone else and finds out about it and doesn't even bother to ask ME why I am UPSET. i would have told her in a calm but assertive way that what she did was unacceptable.
I should get to bed. i have to be at work at 8 am. thankfully the weekend is almost here. not much planned. i want to talk to john about going to the landscape arboretuem to see the fall colors. sat night we may go to the coworker i talked about earlier's going away party...
anyway,
good night and thanks for reading if you didn't, if not you suck ;)
The new cats are starting to tolerate each other much more. less hissing. joey and new orange cat whose name is "oscar" for now. we are seeing if it works. are enjoying chasing each other. Annie is a real cuddler and has a sweet, gentle soul like my Noah had and that's nice. The two new cats went to the vet to get their free check up from the shelter. they are fine.
work still sucks. i had to go to a meeting at corp about "image 6" which are key products/services the company feels "are big money makers" ie...push them down peoples throats until they choke and ask you to give them a push in the chest to eject the bullshit so they can submit to the pressure... anyway, if it wasn't for some of the people i work with, i think i would have gone insane by now. one of our really good lab people had his last day today. he recently graduated from college and got a job in his field. he is also moving to kansas city. we went out with him and some other coworkers for a couple of drinks to celebrate his last day. it was a good time. i wish him the best of luck...and congrats for getting away from the company.
don't get me wrong, some parts of my job are rewarding and others suck and that tends to be what i bitch about on here. i look around in the want ads weekly but not much is out there. so i am stuck in this rut wondering if i will ever get out. i am really hoping this will be my last holiday season with the company. i say that every year but this year its getting more and more clear that my philosophy on how to treat and deal with a customer is COMPLETELY different than theirs in so many ways.
some of the coworkers i work with are acting the children too. one in particular. her name is Erica. she booked a sitting last night at 7 30 pm and we close at 8. i was not only the only photographer, but the only manager... and the other people on were basically lab people who can help counter in a pinch but don't know how to do much. Thankfully they resceduled because i had to do 3 peoples studio ordes, book an on location sitting and reschedule an appt.... all of which could only be done by ME! all of this took a better chunk of that 7-8 hr.
today i told Erica i was mad at her. told her i would tell her why after her sitting. instead of talking to me, she goes to someone else and finds out about it and doesn't even bother to ask ME why I am UPSET. i would have told her in a calm but assertive way that what she did was unacceptable.
I should get to bed. i have to be at work at 8 am. thankfully the weekend is almost here. not much planned. i want to talk to john about going to the landscape arboretuem to see the fall colors. sat night we may go to the coworker i talked about earlier's going away party...
anyway,
good night and thanks for reading if you didn't, if not you suck ;)