No, that's okay, I was just worried about you. I was completely oblivious to whatever you were feeling at the time but in hindsight I might have had this gut feeling that things might not have been right probably round about the time we were about to leave Broadway. Hope you're feeling okay now. :) *hugs*
Yes, I've stopped freaking myself out about it, somewhat anyway. I can't believe how much I worked myself up about it - and I'm not even going to be starting until two weeks time! Talk about worry for no reason ...
No, with Jane there, Jane's cool and she understands where I'm coming from, and I know what I can and can't do and have placed limits on the number of shifts I can work. At the most 1 a week during a quiet week for me, but ideally 1 every fortnight. They'll know (Jane/Graeme) that I have another full time job so I really can't do much more than that, and if Graeme has a problem well I'm pretty sure I can be assertive in this regard.
I do worry about the state of tx ... all of the hard work of Sydney tx seems to be going down the gurgler quickly. I don't know whether Jen will leave so soon, she might give it a while but if things start pissing her off then she might just do. I hope so, she's done so much for the company and she never gets the acknowledgement for it. Beautiful person that she is.
Don't expect to see the other three go so soon, I'm pretty sure of that.
My tip: the next one to offer resignation will come from the sales room. Soph I predict will leave some time mid next year - is my hunch.
Talk about worry for no reason ... Yep, just coast, boy. All those late nights and hundreds of applications are finally paying off. I'm so glad for you. It's all falling into place. I feel it wif my mystic toe nail, yis I do.
if Graeme has a problem well I'm pretty sure I can be assertive in this regard. Heh. I can see developing all sorts of assertive powers in the next two weeks and beyond into the bright wide world. Also, fock 'im. Just imagine you're channelling me and give him the Supercilious Cold Eyed Look of Disdain. He is an ant and you are the Well Heeled Shoe of Ex-EC. Bah.
You know Jen's left the company before, right? I think it was during Peter D's time as GM, I'm not sure ... twas certainly before mine, I think she rejoined just before I arrived. From what little I've heard and could piece together, things got to a point where she told them to fuck themselves ... I like to think she did it in those terms but I'm sure she didn't ... so she'll get out before the shit doth splatter.
Or I could be making it up.
Michael, think about all the people you've seen leave. With the exception of Z because that was on a whole different level of pain, the tx department and the company has managed just fine. Aye, brutal is mah middle name indeed.
Oh, Sales? Yeah, the curlyhaired nasal one was already quite disgruntled by my last day. And Soph I ran into yesterday opposite my work ... she plans to leave early next year after she gets back from Japan. *beams* Ain't it cool? We shall decimate that place, yes we shall.
I say we send in Rambo!Z to tuck Studio Manager and Janie under each arm, roll across the floor and jump out the window cos god knows the lift'd take too long. Heh.
I can't help but worry sometimes ... I just get all these negative feelings, but I'm doing much better at letting them go, especially with something that hasn't even taken place yet. So I'm resolving to deal with things as they come, worry about things when there is a real reason to worry about them and do the best I can in any situation I'm presented.
And whatever happens, whether it's good or bad, I've accomplished the first step which is to get out of EC. If this job turns out to be bad, I'm still in the same situation I was before. If it turns out to be good, well then I lucked out!
Time will tell. And I'll keep you posted.
How's your job treating you these days? Are you still loving it?
Just imagine you're channelling me and give him the Supercilious Cold Eyed Look of Disdain. He is an ant and you are the Well Heeled Shoe of Ex-EC. Bah. Do you know what I heard yesterday, apparently your ex-boss was asking Linscorpio about how Rob was doing out on reception and she was saying he was probably doing alright, she didn't know as she wasn't out there watching but he seemed to be doing okay. And apparently X-boss said something about you, that you weren't a very good receptionist to begin with because you never completed tasks properly. Believe me, when Linscorpio told me that I laughed and thought if you heard this you would march your no-taking-crap-from-anyone arse over to the EC and slap him something major!
In the end, he just doesn't understand what really goes on and he can't see beyond what his eyes tell him. That's one thing I really respected about my former boss, was that she could see beyond the bullshit and the surface and understand what was happening even if it was just something very subtle. Your X-boss is way too dumb to understand the fine print, that you worked your damn arse off and you probably saved him from a few disasters which would've been on his head. Doesn't comprehend that.
You know Jen's left the company before, right? Yeah, I do. To be honest, I think the events of the last two days have had the most effect on her, just got back from leave and was hit with all this news, and in fact yesterday was offered my editing shift.
You do know that they're not planning on replacing me with a fifth staff member, don't you?
You're right, though. Whatever happens things survive and continue on. It's just that now the three who are going to be txers/editors (on rotational shifts) are feeling the pressure of a department which has whittled down to an unprecedented low and they are already feeling the strain of what could potentially happen in the future, all this at a time when we have been deathly quiet over the last two days.
Oh, Sales? Yeah, the curlyhaired nasal one was already quite disgruntled by my last day. And Soph I ran into yesterday opposite my work ... she plans to leave early next year after she gets back from Japan. *beams* Ain't it cool? We shall decimate that place, yes we shall. Soph told me she ran into you, said you were doing well which is always nice to hear. Good to hear of her plans, I'm glad Japan is still on the cards despite her earlier leave application being rejected. Curlyhaired nasal one has spoken of leaving on a few occasions, I don't think it'll be her though. For some reason I was thinking last week it'd be Dan but I think his interaction with the new guy refutes that notion. No, I actually think it's going to be one of the MRAs, which one I'm not too sure.
I say we send in Rambo!Z to tuck Studio Manager and Janie under each arm, roll across the floor and jump out the window cos god knows the lift'd take too long. Heh.
you weren't a very good receptionist to begin with because you never completed tasks properly. Y'know, that actually hurt for a few seconds until I read your thoughts and remembered I DID save his unorganised ass on several occasions, that twofaced lying self-deceiving incomphrensible LYING hypocritical FUCKER! What did LinScorpio say? I bloody well hope she said something in my defence. Wasn't a very good ... I'll rip his fucking head off! HE HATED RECEPTION and I could do it ... how dare he??? Asshole. Utter Asshole. Oh Christ. Okay, calm blue ocean.
The job's going really good, Michael. I got an official welcome today, they're taking me out for lunch tomorrow ... no, you know what, I am actually hurt by that. Can't believe he ... *sigh* ...
God, poor Jen. I have to email her. But, yeah, I think you told me they're not going to replace you ... either that or it's no surprise at all.
That bastard. What an evil hypocrite. *shakes head* I'm sorry but for some reason I'm astounded at this evidence of malice. That's right, slander me to my friends in my absence. *facepalms*
Is it too egotistical of me to think that everyone in that office knew just how good a receptionist I was? Look at me needing approval after this ... god.
I wasn't sure whether to say anything about this conversation, LinScorpio told me yesterday and thought about it for a day, came to the realisation that I would want to be told and rather not be kept in the dark so thought perhaps you might want the same respect (because, of course, everyone thinks and reacts the same way I do, no!)
Seriously, though, you shouldn't be hurt by his comments because you know and everyone knows his comments are sooo unfounded. I almost feel inadequate because he told me he thought I was a good worker :I
But now I'm starting to piece it all together. The reason he thinks people like Rob, Studio Lady and Janie and me are good workers is because we do what he wants without fail and do it well. The reason he thinks you're a bad worker is only because you gave him stick. And I think you're all the better for it, I think more people should stick up for themselves - I wish I had it more in me and I know I do when push comes to shove. Perhaps I have a very high level of tolerance, I don't know ...
Wanna know his suggestion about the reception roster post-me? To add the two other studio assts to the roster! HA! Can you imagine him trying to weasel Leo boy into lunchtime reception! HA!
I think LinScorpio did say something but she didn't hammer into him, she didn't want to make matters worse I don't think. But she did tell me exactly what she thought of his comments, don't you worry.
That bastard. What an evil hypocrite. *shakes head* I'm sorry but for some reason I'm astounded at this evidence of malice. That's right, slander me to my friends in my absence. *facepalms* Evil but not unexpected. He's sneaky and evasive. I have no respect for that in an office. Or in life. I can't work in environments where there's so much secrecy, it did and is doing my head in.
Is it too egotistical of me to think that everyone in that office knew just how good a receptionist I was? Look at me needing approval after this ... god. Honey, once again, EVERYONE knew how good you were. As LinScorpio said yesterday, you were the one who glued the office together, who was the centre of the office and kept everyone and everything under control.
Thorry, Mikey, for my ludicrously predictable hissy fit. Heartily ashamed cos you are right, just shows how clueless he is.
HA, I bet Leo studio boy is making life very difficult for him. Goodonhim ...
Mikey ... *mournful eyes* ... I meeeesssssssss the Lex lookalike ... could you liek roll him up, crack open a window and throw him down to me? Cos I meeessss his lovely shaped head, his beautiful eyes, his bizarre sense of humour, his blue shirt, his gorgeous spark of a smile ... *snuffles, wells up, spills over with teary infatuation*
I can't believe I left without saying goodbye to him ... but I don'wannasayyyy goodbye! never can say goodbye, no no ...
God, I'm so glad you're getting out of there soon. *vibes for you know what*
Yes, I've stopped freaking myself out about it, somewhat anyway. I can't believe how much I worked myself up about it - and I'm not even going to be starting until two weeks time! Talk about worry for no reason ...
No, with Jane there, Jane's cool and she understands where I'm coming from, and I know what I can and can't do and have placed limits on the number of shifts I can work. At the most 1 a week during a quiet week for me, but ideally 1 every fortnight. They'll know (Jane/Graeme) that I have another full time job so I really can't do much more than that, and if Graeme has a problem well I'm pretty sure I can be assertive in this regard.
I do worry about the state of tx ... all of the hard work of Sydney tx seems to be going down the gurgler quickly. I don't know whether Jen will leave so soon, she might give it a while but if things start pissing her off then she might just do. I hope so, she's done so much for the company and she never gets the acknowledgement for it. Beautiful person that she is.
Don't expect to see the other three go so soon, I'm pretty sure of that.
My tip: the next one to offer resignation will come from the sales room. Soph I predict will leave some time mid next year - is my hunch.
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Yep, just coast, boy. All those late nights and hundreds of applications are finally paying off. I'm so glad for you. It's all falling into place. I feel it wif my mystic toe nail, yis I do.
if Graeme has a problem well I'm pretty sure I can be assertive in this regard.
Heh. I can see developing all sorts of assertive powers in the next two weeks and beyond into the bright wide world. Also, fock 'im. Just imagine you're channelling me and give him the Supercilious Cold Eyed Look of Disdain. He is an ant and you are the Well Heeled Shoe of Ex-EC. Bah.
You know Jen's left the company before, right? I think it was during Peter D's time as GM, I'm not sure ... twas certainly before mine, I think she rejoined just before I arrived. From what little I've heard and could piece together, things got to a point where she told them to fuck themselves ... I like to think she did it in those terms but I'm sure she didn't ... so she'll get out before the shit doth splatter.
Or I could be making it up.
Michael, think about all the people you've seen leave. With the exception of Z because that was on a whole different level of pain, the tx department and the company has managed just fine. Aye, brutal is mah middle name indeed.
Oh, Sales? Yeah, the curlyhaired nasal one was already quite disgruntled by my last day. And Soph I ran into yesterday opposite my work ... she plans to leave early next year after she gets back from Japan. *beams* Ain't it cool? We shall decimate that place, yes we shall.
I say we send in Rambo!Z to tuck Studio Manager and Janie under each arm, roll across the floor and jump out the window cos god knows the lift'd take too long. Heh.
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And whatever happens, whether it's good or bad, I've accomplished the first step which is to get out of EC. If this job turns out to be bad, I'm still in the same situation I was before. If it turns out to be good, well then I lucked out!
Time will tell. And I'll keep you posted.
How's your job treating you these days? Are you still loving it?
Just imagine you're channelling me and give him the Supercilious Cold Eyed Look of Disdain. He is an ant and you are the Well Heeled Shoe of Ex-EC. Bah.
Do you know what I heard yesterday, apparently your ex-boss was asking Linscorpio about how Rob was doing out on reception and she was saying he was probably doing alright, she didn't know as she wasn't out there watching but he seemed to be doing okay. And apparently X-boss said something about you, that you weren't a very good receptionist to begin with because you never completed tasks properly. Believe me, when Linscorpio told me that I laughed and thought if you heard this you would march your no-taking-crap-from-anyone arse over to the EC and slap him something major!
In the end, he just doesn't understand what really goes on and he can't see beyond what his eyes tell him. That's one thing I really respected about my former boss, was that she could see beyond the bullshit and the surface and understand what was happening even if it was just something very subtle. Your X-boss is way too dumb to understand the fine print, that you worked your damn arse off and you probably saved him from a few disasters which would've been on his head. Doesn't comprehend that.
You know Jen's left the company before, right?
Yeah, I do. To be honest, I think the events of the last two days have had the most effect on her, just got back from leave and was hit with all this news, and in fact yesterday was offered my editing shift.
You do know that they're not planning on replacing me with a fifth staff member, don't you?
You're right, though. Whatever happens things survive and continue on. It's just that now the three who are going to be txers/editors (on rotational shifts) are feeling the pressure of a department which has whittled down to an unprecedented low and they are already feeling the strain of what could potentially happen in the future, all this at a time when we have been deathly quiet over the last two days.
Oh, Sales? Yeah, the curlyhaired nasal one was already quite disgruntled by my last day. And Soph I ran into yesterday opposite my work ... she plans to leave early next year after she gets back from Japan. *beams* Ain't it cool? We shall decimate that place, yes we shall.
Soph told me she ran into you, said you were doing well which is always nice to hear. Good to hear of her plans, I'm glad Japan is still on the cards despite her earlier leave application being rejected.
Curlyhaired nasal one has spoken of leaving on a few occasions, I don't think it'll be her though. For some reason I was thinking last week it'd be Dan but I think his interaction with the new guy refutes that notion. No, I actually think it's going to be one of the MRAs, which one I'm not too sure.
I say we send in Rambo!Z to tuck Studio Manager and Janie under each arm, roll across the floor and jump out the window cos god knows the lift'd take too long. Heh.
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Y'know, that actually hurt for a few seconds until I read your thoughts and remembered I DID save his unorganised ass on several occasions, that twofaced lying self-deceiving incomphrensible LYING hypocritical FUCKER! What did LinScorpio say? I bloody well hope she said something in my defence. Wasn't a very good ... I'll rip his fucking head off! HE HATED RECEPTION and I could do it ... how dare he??? Asshole. Utter Asshole. Oh Christ. Okay, calm blue ocean.
The job's going really good, Michael. I got an official welcome today, they're taking me out for lunch tomorrow ... no, you know what, I am actually hurt by that. Can't believe he ... *sigh* ...
God, poor Jen. I have to email her. But, yeah, I think you told me they're not going to replace you ... either that or it's no surprise at all.
That bastard. What an evil hypocrite. *shakes head* I'm sorry but for some reason I'm astounded at this evidence of malice. That's right, slander me to my friends in my absence. *facepalms*
Is it too egotistical of me to think that everyone in that office knew just how good a receptionist I was? Look at me needing approval after this ... god.
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Seriously, though, you shouldn't be hurt by his comments because you know and everyone knows his comments are sooo unfounded. I almost feel inadequate because he told me he thought I was a good worker :I
But now I'm starting to piece it all together. The reason he thinks people like Rob, Studio Lady and Janie and me are good workers is because we do what he wants without fail and do it well. The reason he thinks you're a bad worker is only because you gave him stick. And I think you're all the better for it, I think more people should stick up for themselves - I wish I had it more in me and I know I do when push comes to shove. Perhaps I have a very high level of tolerance, I don't know ...
Wanna know his suggestion about the reception roster post-me? To add the two other studio assts to the roster! HA! Can you imagine him trying to weasel Leo boy into lunchtime reception! HA!
I think LinScorpio did say something but she didn't hammer into him, she didn't want to make matters worse I don't think. But she did tell me exactly what she thought of his comments, don't you worry.
That bastard. What an evil hypocrite. *shakes head* I'm sorry but for some reason I'm astounded at this evidence of malice. That's right, slander me to my friends in my absence. *facepalms*
Evil but not unexpected. He's sneaky and evasive. I have no respect for that in an office. Or in life. I can't work in environments where there's so much secrecy, it did and is doing my head in.
Is it too egotistical of me to think that everyone in that office knew just how good a receptionist I was? Look at me needing approval after this ... god.
Honey, once again, EVERYONE knew how good you were. As LinScorpio said yesterday, you were the one who glued the office together, who was the centre of the office and kept everyone and everything under control.
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HA, I bet Leo studio boy is making life very difficult for him. Goodonhim ...
Mikey ... *mournful eyes* ... I meeeesssssssss the Lex lookalike ... could you liek roll him up, crack open a window and throw him down to me? Cos I meeessss his lovely shaped head, his beautiful eyes, his bizarre sense of humour, his blue shirt, his gorgeous spark of a smile ... *snuffles, wells up, spills over with teary infatuation*
I can't believe I left without saying goodbye to him ... but I don'wannasayyyy goodbye! never can say goodbye, no no ...
God, I'm so glad you're getting out of there soon. *vibes for you know what*
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