The problem with Job Hunting and doing research on LinkedIn is that ghosts from your past assault you at every turn. There are people that I used to work with (particularly at my first job) that I loathed and hoped never to see again. In fact, some of them I’ve blocked on Facebook, just in case they ever get the crazy idea into their heads that ( Read more... )

So my last couple of long posts were really me just laying some background so people could understand some of the things that were already running around in my head when I went to the Agile New England talk last Thursday. A lot of the immediate connections I made with the speaker’s talk have to do with things I’d been thinking about lately. (One ( Read more... )

Not that I really needed any more confirmation that bossy lady wanted me to quit. But her positively cheerful attitude when she stopped by my cube to “chat” this morning bordered on creepy. Couldn’t you at least pretend that you’re going to miss me? Just a little?

Bossy lady is back in the office today. And it looks like it's written in the stars that it's going to be a challenging day...

From horoscope.com:
Don’t be surprised if you find that you occasionally need a little breathing space from today.

From tarot.com:
You are vacillating between expanding your horizons at work and going home. You may be ( Read more... )

I didn’t realize how much giving your notice is like attending your own funeral. You hear all kinds of nice things about yourself. People talk about how much you will be missed. It’s actually quite odd in some ways. After boss fella sent around an e-mail to the department I even got one e-mail with the subject line “boo hoo ( Read more... )

Today bossy lady told me that we all need to start working more hours ( Read more... )

Treat difficult people with respect. You set the tone. You behave professionally. Doing so will, at a minimum, prevent your relationship from deteriorating. And at least you will have the satisfaction of doing what you expect of others.--Cy Charney “The Portable Mentor: Your Anywhere, Anytime Career Coach and Problem Solver ( Read more... )

During my one-on-one today with the bossy lady, I finally tried to have “the talk” that I’ve been rehearsing in my head for weeks, but just haven’t had the guts to actually attempt. I’ve been wanting to talk to her for weeks about her attitude, but just wasn’t sure how receptive she might be to the conversation ( Read more... )

I think this story probably ranks up there with some of Dan’s best tales of management antics. I was thinking about locking this, but this is just too out there not to share with everyone ( Read more... )

What do you do when you tell your boss something three or four times (we shouldn't do that procedure at this point in the Blue Wash process because we don't have time in the schedule and it could be complicated) and she turns around and tells two other people, "I talked to Julie about whether we can do this during Phase 1. She tested it and said ( Read more... )