Handling Twats
Ok, so maybe I spoke too soon. I've been struggling mentally this week, work has been hard going for no particular reason and I'm tired, again for no particular reason. But my mind is not here and there's a gnawing feeling at the pit of my stomach which worries me. So I left early today to be kind to myself.
I've recently had to take on some extra work for the training team which I'm not used to doing. I'm fine with most of it, but there's bits around the edges I'm not aware of. Anyhow, during the nearly meltdown week in August the training manager (let's call her TWAT) complained to my boss about some stuff I hadn't done. To have been able to do it would have involved advanced mind reading because even Twat doesn't know what she wants. My boss is fully aware of this and takes our side while trying to manage Twat's expectations, because asking Twat to be reasonable and thoughtful is asking the impossible! So today Twat and I were running through some upcoming courses and the work that needed to be done. So I took the opportunity to say that I didn't feel like I really knew what I was doing iro training. she asked if there was anything she could do to help. My reply was to let me know what she wanted rather than waiting for me to guess. It came out much better than it sounds in print, I certainly hope so otherwise there'll be a shit storm when my boss gets back. Hey who knows maybe my moment of assertiveness will make a difference for all of us who have to work with Twat!
I've recently had to take on some extra work for the training team which I'm not used to doing. I'm fine with most of it, but there's bits around the edges I'm not aware of. Anyhow, during the nearly meltdown week in August the training manager (let's call her TWAT) complained to my boss about some stuff I hadn't done. To have been able to do it would have involved advanced mind reading because even Twat doesn't know what she wants. My boss is fully aware of this and takes our side while trying to manage Twat's expectations, because asking Twat to be reasonable and thoughtful is asking the impossible! So today Twat and I were running through some upcoming courses and the work that needed to be done. So I took the opportunity to say that I didn't feel like I really knew what I was doing iro training. she asked if there was anything she could do to help. My reply was to let me know what she wanted rather than waiting for me to guess. It came out much better than it sounds in print, I certainly hope so otherwise there'll be a shit storm when my boss gets back. Hey who knows maybe my moment of assertiveness will make a difference for all of us who have to work with Twat!