Time After Time
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper:
Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick and think of you
Caught up in circles
Confusion is nothing new
Flashback, warm nights
Almost left behind
Suitcase of memories
Time after
Sarah McLachlan:
Sometimes you picture me
I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me, I can't hear
What you've said
Then you say, "go slow"
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds
Chorus:
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I will be waiting
Time after time
Cyndi Lauper:
After my picture fades and darkness has
Turned to gray
Watching through windows
you're wondering if I'm OK
Secrets stolen from deep inside
The drum beats out of time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I will be waiting
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
I've got a suitcase of memories that I almost left behind
Time after Time
Time Time Time
You say go slow but I fall behind
Time after time after time
-- Cyndi Lauper with Sarah McLachlan
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somehow it had slipped my mind just how much i love to listen to sarah mclachlan. my roommie was good enough to remind me. he has been playing her a lot on his ipod, and he had some great songs i hadn't heard from her. i always loved cyndi lauper's "time after time", but having sarah join her on the track...WOW! sarah also did a duet with bryan adams called "don't let go". really, really great stuff, if you ask me.
so...
it's been an eventful few weeks. mostly things at home are settling down. there is an occasional "bad day", but things are settling down and i think everyone's perspective on each other is finally getting a bit more...let's call it "mutually tolerable".
i mentioned in my last post that we have been making some changes at my office and we have hired a few new people. the first was an addition to help with an expansion in our rep line, the second position was for a receptionist that had yet to be hired. in addition, one of our key team members has given notice, so we have hired his replacement who will start next week.
yeah, it's been a little like a zoo around here.
back to the receptionist position: i mentioned that i ended up with 391 resumes. that actually expanded to just over 400. it seems that although i yanked the ad, it was still buried SOMEwhere because i still had people applying in trickles for weeks afterward. my thoughts on this are that if you take the time to send me a response to a request i make, then i will make the time to read your response/resume'. still, i did narrow it down to 7 unreturned phone calls, 21 phone interviews, 11 personal interviews, 3 final candidates, and the oweners determined the one to hire.
sounds simple, right? not even close.
i've been in management of some sort since i was about 19, so i've been doing interviews and such for a good while. i'm pretty familiar with protected classes and specific do's and don'ts of hiring. i'm not the BEST interviewer on the planet, but i like to think i can usually put candidates at ease and have a productive interview with anyone truly qualified to work with me in any environment i'm in.
the group i'm with right now is...unconventional, to say the least. don't misunderstand; i love my job, but there are some challenges that often go from "the grey area" to flat out inappropriate situations and worse. i recognize this. i'm fully aware of this. i know that when hiring, this particular atmosphere has to be taken into consideration. i also realize i'm walking a very, very fine line when selecting from a bevy of applicants with exceptional qualifications who may or may not "fit" what we need here.
i had a disagreement with someone with some weight around here. my first mistake was opening my big mouth and venting to a couple of coworkers who have become very close friends of mine, a conversation which was apparently overheard by someone who reported it back to the source of my contention. later, one of my coworker friends confided in me some other instances and experiences related to the conflict, some rather serious. she told me this as a friend, not as an employee to an office manager. she also asked me not to say anything to anyone about it, and at the time i agreed, mostly out of habit. it isn't my practice to share private conversations with others, especially at work. however, the examples she gave me were grave enough that i could see the potential for litigation by anyone else that might be exposed to similar things, especially new and unfamiliar coworkers. in truth, the things she shared with me were offensive enough that i was furious.
i had a dilemma. i'm the office manager, on the clock or not. a coworker shared with me a situation that could potentially have serious consequences if left unchecked. as a supervisor and management representative of the company, i have an obligation to deal with situations that can be classed as a violation of federal regulations. i have an obligation to look out for the best interests of my company and the owners as well as the overall atmosphere at the office. so, do i fracture the confidence of my friend and deal with the situation, or do i keep my mouth shut and just hint at changes that need to be implemented (which will be ignored yet again)?
my second mistake in this was making the manager decision. i went to my boss and broke the confidence of my friend and coworker. i didn't talk with her about it ahead of time, i didn't get other counsel. i took the situation to my superiors...and was met with fury and a hell of a lot of drama.
my boss went on a rampage, reaming out several people on our sales team and calling the perpetrator who happened to have left for the day. there was an ugly exchange. in addition, there were phone calls to my friend and any number of other people in the office because, as i have discovered, i apparently work in a den of old hens despite the fact that the majority of them are male.
i called my friend and had an unpleasant talk with her. she was understandably angry with me, and i apologized, but i tried to explain to her my reasoning. i admit i handled it badly. it was worse the next day when we all sat down for a discussion of the situation.
conveniently, the story changed. it also came to light that this story had originated more than a year ago, which was not a factor that had been mentioned to me to begin with, although i'm not entirely certain the time frame is relevant to my concerns.
by the end of the meeting, not only was a tattle-tale and drama queen, i was enlightened to a few perspectives by my coworkers. evidently there is a general consensus that i have a real hang-up on my "title". i wasn't aware that taking my job seriously was a "hang-up", but okay. further, i am apparently seen as the bosses' "spy" because allegedly anything i know, they are told. this from the exact person who is the tattler of the group. i had to bite my tongue to keep from ripping into him. if they had any idea the things i know about that i have never, ever mentioned...ah, but hinting at that would get me into a situation with the big wigs who would then demand to know what it is i'm talking about.
vicious cycle anyone?
at any rate, my work environment is hostile right now. my coworkers are not speaking to me and my bosses really pretty much threw me under the bus. nevermind i'm trying to keep us from having our company from being sued, nevermind i'm trying to make sure we all have and keep our jobs.
still, again, i handled it badly. lesson learned.
funny, after all this bs, who is the one here at the office on the weekend while the contractors do the work around here that can't be done during office hours? who is here after hours for the same thing?
yeah...i'm obviously a masochist.
*sigh*
Cyndi Lauper:
Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick and think of you
Caught up in circles
Confusion is nothing new
Flashback, warm nights
Almost left behind
Suitcase of memories
Time after
Sarah McLachlan:
Sometimes you picture me
I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me, I can't hear
What you've said
Then you say, "go slow"
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds
Chorus:
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I will be waiting
Time after time
Cyndi Lauper:
After my picture fades and darkness has
Turned to gray
Watching through windows
you're wondering if I'm OK
Secrets stolen from deep inside
The drum beats out of time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I will be waiting
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
I've got a suitcase of memories that I almost left behind
Time after Time
Time Time Time
You say go slow but I fall behind
Time after time after time
-- Cyndi Lauper with Sarah McLachlan
**********************************************
somehow it had slipped my mind just how much i love to listen to sarah mclachlan. my roommie was good enough to remind me. he has been playing her a lot on his ipod, and he had some great songs i hadn't heard from her. i always loved cyndi lauper's "time after time", but having sarah join her on the track...WOW! sarah also did a duet with bryan adams called "don't let go". really, really great stuff, if you ask me.
so...
it's been an eventful few weeks. mostly things at home are settling down. there is an occasional "bad day", but things are settling down and i think everyone's perspective on each other is finally getting a bit more...let's call it "mutually tolerable".
i mentioned in my last post that we have been making some changes at my office and we have hired a few new people. the first was an addition to help with an expansion in our rep line, the second position was for a receptionist that had yet to be hired. in addition, one of our key team members has given notice, so we have hired his replacement who will start next week.
yeah, it's been a little like a zoo around here.
back to the receptionist position: i mentioned that i ended up with 391 resumes. that actually expanded to just over 400. it seems that although i yanked the ad, it was still buried SOMEwhere because i still had people applying in trickles for weeks afterward. my thoughts on this are that if you take the time to send me a response to a request i make, then i will make the time to read your response/resume'. still, i did narrow it down to 7 unreturned phone calls, 21 phone interviews, 11 personal interviews, 3 final candidates, and the oweners determined the one to hire.
sounds simple, right? not even close.
i've been in management of some sort since i was about 19, so i've been doing interviews and such for a good while. i'm pretty familiar with protected classes and specific do's and don'ts of hiring. i'm not the BEST interviewer on the planet, but i like to think i can usually put candidates at ease and have a productive interview with anyone truly qualified to work with me in any environment i'm in.
the group i'm with right now is...unconventional, to say the least. don't misunderstand; i love my job, but there are some challenges that often go from "the grey area" to flat out inappropriate situations and worse. i recognize this. i'm fully aware of this. i know that when hiring, this particular atmosphere has to be taken into consideration. i also realize i'm walking a very, very fine line when selecting from a bevy of applicants with exceptional qualifications who may or may not "fit" what we need here.
i had a disagreement with someone with some weight around here. my first mistake was opening my big mouth and venting to a couple of coworkers who have become very close friends of mine, a conversation which was apparently overheard by someone who reported it back to the source of my contention. later, one of my coworker friends confided in me some other instances and experiences related to the conflict, some rather serious. she told me this as a friend, not as an employee to an office manager. she also asked me not to say anything to anyone about it, and at the time i agreed, mostly out of habit. it isn't my practice to share private conversations with others, especially at work. however, the examples she gave me were grave enough that i could see the potential for litigation by anyone else that might be exposed to similar things, especially new and unfamiliar coworkers. in truth, the things she shared with me were offensive enough that i was furious.
i had a dilemma. i'm the office manager, on the clock or not. a coworker shared with me a situation that could potentially have serious consequences if left unchecked. as a supervisor and management representative of the company, i have an obligation to deal with situations that can be classed as a violation of federal regulations. i have an obligation to look out for the best interests of my company and the owners as well as the overall atmosphere at the office. so, do i fracture the confidence of my friend and deal with the situation, or do i keep my mouth shut and just hint at changes that need to be implemented (which will be ignored yet again)?
my second mistake in this was making the manager decision. i went to my boss and broke the confidence of my friend and coworker. i didn't talk with her about it ahead of time, i didn't get other counsel. i took the situation to my superiors...and was met with fury and a hell of a lot of drama.
my boss went on a rampage, reaming out several people on our sales team and calling the perpetrator who happened to have left for the day. there was an ugly exchange. in addition, there were phone calls to my friend and any number of other people in the office because, as i have discovered, i apparently work in a den of old hens despite the fact that the majority of them are male.
i called my friend and had an unpleasant talk with her. she was understandably angry with me, and i apologized, but i tried to explain to her my reasoning. i admit i handled it badly. it was worse the next day when we all sat down for a discussion of the situation.
conveniently, the story changed. it also came to light that this story had originated more than a year ago, which was not a factor that had been mentioned to me to begin with, although i'm not entirely certain the time frame is relevant to my concerns.
by the end of the meeting, not only was a tattle-tale and drama queen, i was enlightened to a few perspectives by my coworkers. evidently there is a general consensus that i have a real hang-up on my "title". i wasn't aware that taking my job seriously was a "hang-up", but okay. further, i am apparently seen as the bosses' "spy" because allegedly anything i know, they are told. this from the exact person who is the tattler of the group. i had to bite my tongue to keep from ripping into him. if they had any idea the things i know about that i have never, ever mentioned...ah, but hinting at that would get me into a situation with the big wigs who would then demand to know what it is i'm talking about.
vicious cycle anyone?
at any rate, my work environment is hostile right now. my coworkers are not speaking to me and my bosses really pretty much threw me under the bus. nevermind i'm trying to keep us from having our company from being sued, nevermind i'm trying to make sure we all have and keep our jobs.
still, again, i handled it badly. lesson learned.
funny, after all this bs, who is the one here at the office on the weekend while the contractors do the work around here that can't be done during office hours? who is here after hours for the same thing?
yeah...i'm obviously a masochist.
*sigh*