I still can't believe it actually, it's going to be very weird.
Applied for a job last Monday, got a call on Tuesday to come in for an interview on Thursday and got offered it on Friday so it's been all very sudden and quite unexpected (because I thought I'd be stuck at the EC for at least another 3-4 months).
It's a company in Darlinghurst which monitors and reports on property prices and publishes internet based guides of these for commercial and individual consumers. The title is Senior Team Member of the Content Services Department - jargon, I know. Basically, it's another 2IC role where I have to make sure editorial deadlines are adhered to, manage workflows of the department, liaise with people in order to get information about property prices, answer customer inquiries about the products our department puts together and probably also a bit of the day to day management of the department in terms of rostering and admin. I've been told it's quite a busy role which is no skin off my back as I'm used to being busy and makes the day go faster. But I'm sure it won't be as full on in terms of urgency and speed and pressure as what I'm doing now.
I have no idea whether it'll be better or the same or worse but I figured it was worth a try, you know, I think whatever happens I'll be all the better for having taken the plunge. My earlier logic was if I'm going to be unhappy somewhere, it may as well be where I've tried to make a change from my original unhappiness - but then on closer analysis I figured that this logic was too pessimistic.
We shall see. Anyway, it basically means that the team will be bossed around/controlled by the lindscorpio. As if she doesn't try to do that now anyway though! Oh well, my care factor is now close to zero - though I do sometimes think about the high level the tx team used to work at and wonder what it's going to be like in the future ....
Yipeeeee! I think you are totally right to take the plunge. You may as well try, honey... and then at least you have left the EC, which is dragging you down and making you miserable.
As for feeling a bit guilty about it - I know exactly what you mean. But at the end of the day, the people that work there are adults who can choose to leave as well, so you can't feel responsible for them.
Also, the reason so many quality people (like me of course! *lol*) have left is entirely the fault of the EC, not of the employees themselves.
I remember as soon as I resigned I had a moment or several where I wondered if it was the right idea, because there are so many cool people that work there... I also didn't know if the EC was just the way it is. IT'S NOT. Ask Dri - she's being continually shocked by her new workplace's attitudes.
Take the plunge! At the end of the day, with a care factor plummeting to zero, you don't really have much to lose because you hate it there anyway ...
Today I got a brand NEW computer. Brand new, Michael ... not some ancient thing dug out from the depths of a server room ... not some slightly white monstrosity that crashes constantly and keeps flashing you with a message of no more memory, a silent thing that's never heard of a sound card, equipped with illegal copies of ancient software ... Michael, my puter has Windows XP!! And a CD burner! And it's black! With a flat screen monitor ...
Yipeeeee! I think you are totally right to take the plunge. You may as well try, honey... and then at least you have left the EC, which is dragging you down and making you miserable. Exactly, this is what I've resolved to myself over the last few years. Trying and failing is better than not trying at all - taking risks, isn't that what makes life worthwhile?
The reason I feel guilty, albeit not so much anymore, is just the fact that I'm not getting replaced. Z, can you imagine the department running with just four people? Remember when I first started it was just you and me editing with about five people transcribing throughout the day and we were still flat out on occasions? Can you imagine what's going to happen when the words open order are going to be hurled from the other side of the room to our side of the room? I feel for those guys, especially because I have so much respect for some of them. But also I think that they're such a great bunch of workers that they can meet any challenge head on, and I think they can because they've proven it on numerous occasions.
Also, the reason so many quality people (like me of course! *lol*) have left is entirely the fault of the EC, not of the employees themselves. Agree entirely. I think the EC has run itself to the ground and I think that a lot of it has to do with three people who I won't name but you could probably guess who they are.
Applied for a job last Monday, got a call on Tuesday to come in for an interview on Thursday and got offered it on Friday so it's been all very sudden and quite unexpected (because I thought I'd be stuck at the EC for at least another 3-4 months).
It's a company in Darlinghurst which monitors and reports on property prices and publishes internet based guides of these for commercial and individual consumers. The title is Senior Team Member of the Content Services Department - jargon, I know. Basically, it's another 2IC role where I have to make sure editorial deadlines are adhered to, manage workflows of the department, liaise with people in order to get information about property prices, answer customer inquiries about the products our department puts together and probably also a bit of the day to day management of the department in terms of rostering and admin. I've been told it's quite a busy role which is no skin off my back as I'm used to being busy and makes the day go faster. But I'm sure it won't be as full on in terms of urgency and speed and pressure as what I'm doing now.
I have no idea whether it'll be better or the same or worse but I figured it was worth a try, you know, I think whatever happens I'll be all the better for having taken the plunge. My earlier logic was if I'm going to be unhappy somewhere, it may as well be where I've tried to make a change from my original unhappiness - but then on closer analysis I figured that this logic was too pessimistic.
We shall see. Anyway, it basically means that the team will be bossed around/controlled by the lindscorpio. As if she doesn't try to do that now anyway though! Oh well, my care factor is now close to zero - though I do sometimes think about the high level the tx team used to work at and wonder what it's going to be like in the future ....
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As for feeling a bit guilty about it - I know exactly what you mean. But at the end of the day, the people that work there are adults who can choose to leave as well, so you can't feel responsible for them.
Also, the reason so many quality people (like me of course! *lol*) have left is entirely the fault of the EC, not of the employees themselves.
I remember as soon as I resigned I had a moment or several where I wondered if it was the right idea, because there are so many cool people that work there... I also didn't know if the EC was just the way it is. IT'S NOT. Ask Dri - she's being continually shocked by her new workplace's attitudes.
Take the plunge! At the end of the day, with a care factor plummeting to zero, you don't really have much to lose because you hate it there anyway ...
*kisses*
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*nods fervently*
Continually shocked, Michael, continually.
Today I got a brand NEW computer. Brand new, Michael ... not some ancient thing dug out from the depths of a server room ... not some slightly white monstrosity that crashes constantly and keeps flashing you with a message of no more memory, a silent thing that's never heard of a sound card, equipped with illegal copies of ancient software ... Michael, my puter has Windows XP!! And a CD burner! And it's black! With a flat screen monitor ...
Can you imagine anything like that at EC?
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I was told the other day that the transcription department is stocked with a bunch of 486s. These are PCs which came out over ten years ago.
Don't understand why you wouldn't invest in better equipment if you're trying to compete on speed and quality
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Exactly, this is what I've resolved to myself over the last few years. Trying and failing is better than not trying at all - taking risks, isn't that what makes life worthwhile?
The reason I feel guilty, albeit not so much anymore, is just the fact that I'm not getting replaced. Z, can you imagine the department running with just four people? Remember when I first started it was just you and me editing with about five people transcribing throughout the day and we were still flat out on occasions? Can you imagine what's going to happen when the words open order are going to be hurled from the other side of the room to our side of the room? I feel for those guys, especially because I have so much respect for some of them. But also I think that they're such a great bunch of workers that they can meet any challenge head on, and I think they can because they've proven it on numerous occasions.
Also, the reason so many quality people (like me of course! *lol*) have left is entirely the fault of the EC, not of the employees themselves.
Agree entirely. I think the EC has run itself to the ground and I think that a lot of it has to do with three people who I won't name but you could probably guess who they are.
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