The time for epic-ness has come.
Oh wow, so much epic-ness has ocurred over the past few hours I think I just had an epic-ness aneurysm. Seriously.
First, the good news:
-Went to my mailbox today and found a nice letter in there from Res Life, letting me know I'd gotten hired for the RA position! *cheers*
- a few hours later I checked my e-mail and found out not only am I going to be an RA, but I'm going to be an RA at Spinner Place! *cheers louder, wakes up Laura, gets the evil eye, quiets down*
Now, for the more, not so good but still epic news:
-got an e-mail today from Beth, asking the New York City people if they had meal plans. Why? at the time, I had no idea. I replied that limited meals, Amanda and Allie replied with similar responses, asking why that info was relevant and what the $75 we paid to attend the trip was paying for. Then, she called us, at 11:30 at night, and proceeded to argue over the phone with us for close to a half an hour about our "attitudes" in the e-mail as well as scavenger hunt issues. Won't go into the details, but we stood our ground in how we felt and were not intimidated. So much for going to the lab and working on a project, though. Lame.
Then, we talk with our RA about the whole ordeal, and he phones Beth. No idea what he said, but she then sends us an e-mail and tells us that she doesn't think we had resolved everything and wants to meet tomorrow at some point. As far as I'm concerned, everything that needed to be said was said and the issue is over with. But, I guess we'll see where this goes.
In other news, they're making RAs live with residents next year in Spinner- 2 RAs, 2 residents. Not happy about this either, for quite a few reasons. Only technically had the job for a few hours and I'm already planning to fight against the administration. I don't think this one will get too far, but its worth a shot. I have big issue concerning the job risks, personal space boundaries, and confidentiality issues with this living situation. But, probably more on that later should I gather up enough time and energy to actually update.
So, to sum it up- it feels like I'm fighting everyone and everything this year. I know what I'm doing is right and I'm standing up for how I feel, but sometimes I wonder if its worth it. I'm hoping this all will be. At least I can hold my head high in both situations and say that I didn't let anyone walk all over me or compromise my beliefs. I may not win, but at least I didn't go down without a fight.
Until I have more to write thats actually worth writing about,
-me
First, the good news:
-Went to my mailbox today and found a nice letter in there from Res Life, letting me know I'd gotten hired for the RA position! *cheers*
- a few hours later I checked my e-mail and found out not only am I going to be an RA, but I'm going to be an RA at Spinner Place! *cheers louder, wakes up Laura, gets the evil eye, quiets down*
Now, for the more, not so good but still epic news:
-got an e-mail today from Beth, asking the New York City people if they had meal plans. Why? at the time, I had no idea. I replied that limited meals, Amanda and Allie replied with similar responses, asking why that info was relevant and what the $75 we paid to attend the trip was paying for. Then, she called us, at 11:30 at night, and proceeded to argue over the phone with us for close to a half an hour about our "attitudes" in the e-mail as well as scavenger hunt issues. Won't go into the details, but we stood our ground in how we felt and were not intimidated. So much for going to the lab and working on a project, though. Lame.
Then, we talk with our RA about the whole ordeal, and he phones Beth. No idea what he said, but she then sends us an e-mail and tells us that she doesn't think we had resolved everything and wants to meet tomorrow at some point. As far as I'm concerned, everything that needed to be said was said and the issue is over with. But, I guess we'll see where this goes.
In other news, they're making RAs live with residents next year in Spinner- 2 RAs, 2 residents. Not happy about this either, for quite a few reasons. Only technically had the job for a few hours and I'm already planning to fight against the administration. I don't think this one will get too far, but its worth a shot. I have big issue concerning the job risks, personal space boundaries, and confidentiality issues with this living situation. But, probably more on that later should I gather up enough time and energy to actually update.
So, to sum it up- it feels like I'm fighting everyone and everything this year. I know what I'm doing is right and I'm standing up for how I feel, but sometimes I wonder if its worth it. I'm hoping this all will be. At least I can hold my head high in both situations and say that I didn't let anyone walk all over me or compromise my beliefs. I may not win, but at least I didn't go down without a fight.
Until I have more to write thats actually worth writing about,
-me