Comments | rgcraeg: I'm Actually In a Pretty Good Mood, Despite the Universe

rgcraeg

I'm Actually In a Pretty Good Mood, Despite the Universe

Jun 26, 2009 21:01

( In which I babble and ask for a coherent answer. )

Comments 4

shutthef_up June 27 2009, 03:19:17 UTC

First of all, I'm so sorry that you find yourself in this situation. Man, I've been there and in some respects, I'm there again now. Well, except no one's being an ass to me. Everyone's pretty much supporting, but there's just an impossible amount of work to so and only me to do it and... Yeah, I'll have to work tomorrow. Yuck ( ... )

rgcraeg June 27 2009, 03:52:09 UTC

I know exactly what you mean about HR. They are required to act, and in many cases I suppose it would be a real shame if that weren't so. I don't think I'll go that route until I'm absolutely sure it was what I wanted to do. Right now, I'm at more of an informal point; I've talked to the section head, he of course did nothing ("I know she's a poor manager, she's a fantastic chemist, tho"), which makes him horrendously negligent (not to mention setting himself up for one helluva lawsuit if/when someone says enough is enough ( ... )

shutthef_up June 27 2009, 04:14:55 UTC

Yeah, I've seen situations where simply pushing back a bit sometimes works. Unfortunately, I let things go too long and then I'm not terribly controlled. Which is... bad. Well and I did it right once, setting out my response to unfair criticism in writing and backed up with facts ( ... )

rgcraeg June 27 2009, 04:33:27 UTC

...it's usually not appreciated and sets me up to be taken advantage of. Yes, I can understand your frustration. I always feel like a hamster on a wheel, all work and no pay off. I guess in the end what matters is you got the job done and eventually *someone* will notice ( ... )