Oh. I'm getting old.
I should probably write to you more, Live Journal. I'm sorry. I just don't love you enough these days. I do lurk to find to what all you shiny people are up to these days though, so don't get me wrong.
I still maintain that it is important to get thoughts and feelings down in order to process them more effectively, it's just a matter of sitting down and *doing* it.
My apologies, for I am not much of a writer these days.
So today marks 24 years of my under the Sun. I spent the last few moments of being 23 discussing the ethical implications of buying stockmarket shares in the companies that I have been contracted out to work for and signing up for a trial of the Australian Mining Journal.
When was it that I grew up?
This is starting to get rediculous.
I think I need to ice ninjabread cookies in order to counteract all of this.
Today was good in that I had a lengthy conversation with my work team leader about my performance thus far, and where I am going in the company. This seems to have been a good antedote to my feeling like I need to find a new place of employment, because company morale is not fabulous. Hell, if I felt like I needed to make the move back to Melbourne just to keep sane, things are Not Going Well.
However, confidence has been boosted, and I'm rather excited about the process of leveling up my skills as a Geologist. There are still skills that need to be worked on, and having goals to aim for is always helpful, and I'm aiming for a role as a Project Geologist in the next 12 months.
I'm ashamed to say that it is rediculously easy to get complacent when one works unsupervised and gets no feedback about the quality of the work done.
The geology skills, well, they're down pat.
It's more the working with people thing that is the tricky bit.
I'm a young female, fresh out of University. I am honest with myself and others about the things that I do not know, and will readily make use of other peoples' expertise in things that I'm not so confident. For instance, electronics? Pah! I haven't done physics past year 10 at high school *hides*
I've found it really quite difficult being responsible for a project and seeing that it gets done right, when I'm dealing with males 10 to 15 years older than myself that don't respect me or my opinions.
There has been no small amount of bullying in the workplace going on in the past, which lead to rediculously unsafe practises and a shoddy job that reflected negatively on my personal performance. I do not wish to be in that situation again. The person is question no longer works for the company for other reasons, but I get the feeling this may happen again in the future.
Definitely need to learn how to be more socially aware of situations. I wouldn't go so far as to say that I would like to be more manipulative in Getting Stuff Done, but certainly more in control of the situation in a tactful way. There doesn't seem to be an Understanding People for Dummies published yet, and I am as tactful as a Stilson wrench. Sadness.
Also, ew workplace politics.
Anyway, enough serious talk. Baking time!
I still maintain that it is important to get thoughts and feelings down in order to process them more effectively, it's just a matter of sitting down and *doing* it.
My apologies, for I am not much of a writer these days.
So today marks 24 years of my under the Sun. I spent the last few moments of being 23 discussing the ethical implications of buying stockmarket shares in the companies that I have been contracted out to work for and signing up for a trial of the Australian Mining Journal.
When was it that I grew up?
This is starting to get rediculous.
I think I need to ice ninjabread cookies in order to counteract all of this.
Today was good in that I had a lengthy conversation with my work team leader about my performance thus far, and where I am going in the company. This seems to have been a good antedote to my feeling like I need to find a new place of employment, because company morale is not fabulous. Hell, if I felt like I needed to make the move back to Melbourne just to keep sane, things are Not Going Well.
However, confidence has been boosted, and I'm rather excited about the process of leveling up my skills as a Geologist. There are still skills that need to be worked on, and having goals to aim for is always helpful, and I'm aiming for a role as a Project Geologist in the next 12 months.
I'm ashamed to say that it is rediculously easy to get complacent when one works unsupervised and gets no feedback about the quality of the work done.
The geology skills, well, they're down pat.
It's more the working with people thing that is the tricky bit.
I'm a young female, fresh out of University. I am honest with myself and others about the things that I do not know, and will readily make use of other peoples' expertise in things that I'm not so confident. For instance, electronics? Pah! I haven't done physics past year 10 at high school *hides*
I've found it really quite difficult being responsible for a project and seeing that it gets done right, when I'm dealing with males 10 to 15 years older than myself that don't respect me or my opinions.
There has been no small amount of bullying in the workplace going on in the past, which lead to rediculously unsafe practises and a shoddy job that reflected negatively on my personal performance. I do not wish to be in that situation again. The person is question no longer works for the company for other reasons, but I get the feeling this may happen again in the future.
Definitely need to learn how to be more socially aware of situations. I wouldn't go so far as to say that I would like to be more manipulative in Getting Stuff Done, but certainly more in control of the situation in a tactful way. There doesn't seem to be an Understanding People for Dummies published yet, and I am as tactful as a Stilson wrench. Sadness.
Also, ew workplace politics.
Anyway, enough serious talk. Baking time!