It has been several days since I have shared anything, so I thought I would do a catch-up session. I have started a new job. It is fast-paced, and a significant lot is expected of me. However, I sold myself to them in the beginning, so I do believe I am capable.
I found myself getting angry today, because it seems like everything is moving so fast, but there is never enough time in a day to do what I need to do. I am hoping to stream line my operation a bit, and take every ounce of paperwork I have into a digital format so I can use a Blackberry to do business during the day. I work thirty miles and beyond from my actual office, and I feel cramped for time. As I was getting more and more angry I remembered the words of a wise friend of mine,
"You don't work there anymore, so you don't have to be angry. Here we are happy people."
Oddly enough, it helps.
So, I am going to take the weekend to get my head organized, and come up with some new ideas to help things move along more efficiently, and I am also going to start to enjoy myself in my work.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Intereference
It really does amaze what lengths people will go to in order to make others as miserable as they are. It seems as if there are people that are extremely unhappy in this world, and they will do anything to bring others down. As if they are jealous that they were not able to make things happen in their lives. As if it were my fault that I have managed to find work that is not going to kill me from either stress or misery in the end.
And then they enlist others to attempt to find out more information about why I am so happy right now.
"Where is she going to work now?"
"Why is she happy now?"
"How can I smash her joy while never making steps to improve my quality of life."
"If I'm stuck, then she should be stuck too."
Why is this the way people are?
I am happy when others find happiness. I wonder if that is unique or unusual.
And then they enlist others to attempt to find out more information about why I am so happy right now.
"Where is she going to work now?"
"Why is she happy now?"
"How can I smash her joy while never making steps to improve my quality of life."
"If I'm stuck, then she should be stuck too."
Why is this the way people are?
I am happy when others find happiness. I wonder if that is unique or unusual.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Jobs
When it comes to our jobs, each of us can probably pick out the lowest figure that we would be willing to take home if we did not like our job. And even if one does like one's job, there is still a low figure in one's mind of the amount of money they would be willing to accept. The general rule is that if you like your job, and you are treated well, then you would be willing to accept a lower rate of pay. The opposite is true as well; if you do not like your job, and you are not treated well, then money is the only thing that talks to you.
So here is the message that I have received over the past few months at work. I'm just going to translate this into layman's terms so that everyone can keep up with me.
"We are so glad that we hired you, and we are also glad that you take care of more than what you were originally hired to do. However, you are merely an average employee as we have denoted on your yearly evaluation. Therefore, you and everyone else that works in your department is going to be required to work three times as hard as you originally were required to work, but we are only going to pay you a 1/3 of what you made before. I know, I know, this is a generous offer we have made, and you will have a hard time refusing it, but to sweeten the deal even more, we are going to require that you jump through 900 hoops instead of the 500 that we had you jumping through before to attain your pay. Oh, and don't forget, even though you are our top person, you are merely average. Have a nice day."
So, my question is this:
WTF?
So here is the message that I have received over the past few months at work. I'm just going to translate this into layman's terms so that everyone can keep up with me.
"We are so glad that we hired you, and we are also glad that you take care of more than what you were originally hired to do. However, you are merely an average employee as we have denoted on your yearly evaluation. Therefore, you and everyone else that works in your department is going to be required to work three times as hard as you originally were required to work, but we are only going to pay you a 1/3 of what you made before. I know, I know, this is a generous offer we have made, and you will have a hard time refusing it, but to sweeten the deal even more, we are going to require that you jump through 900 hoops instead of the 500 that we had you jumping through before to attain your pay. Oh, and don't forget, even though you are our top person, you are merely average. Have a nice day."
So, my question is this:
WTF?
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Election
The next nine months leading up to the Presidential Election is going to be very busy, and I have found myself wondering if I am the only one concerned about it. However, today I was engaged in a rather interesting conversation with a friend of mine about how the public is responding to Hillary Clinton's tearful on-camera speech. As I suspected, my friend didn't have a problem with it, and thought it to be genuine and heartfelt. I agree that it was; nevertheless, I was deeply annoyed by it.
I soon found out that I was in the minority. It seems that most women are responding in much the same way, and I began to wonder where people get their information about various candidates. Do they do online research, and watch the debates? Do they cruise Myspace looking for others with their opinions, or perhaps they leave bulletins on Myspace bashing various candidates. The latter is what I encountered today when I logged onto my account, and I read it.
Do people really believe this type of communication? Are there really people out there that are going to put stock into something that they read on their bulletin board? As I read what this person had to say about the candidate, I found myself beginning to doubt my own ideas and beliefs. I quickly closed the window and moved on. I also made a mental note (hopefully I won't forget it) to research my candidate of choice, and to only use reliable sources.
I hope that there are not many people out there that will be swayed by the type of message I received today, and I hope that they will research their candidates through legitimate channels. Because Myspace bulletins are not an effective way to choose the next president.
I soon found out that I was in the minority. It seems that most women are responding in much the same way, and I began to wonder where people get their information about various candidates. Do they do online research, and watch the debates? Do they cruise Myspace looking for others with their opinions, or perhaps they leave bulletins on Myspace bashing various candidates. The latter is what I encountered today when I logged onto my account, and I read it.
Do people really believe this type of communication? Are there really people out there that are going to put stock into something that they read on their bulletin board? As I read what this person had to say about the candidate, I found myself beginning to doubt my own ideas and beliefs. I quickly closed the window and moved on. I also made a mental note (hopefully I won't forget it) to research my candidate of choice, and to only use reliable sources.
I hope that there are not many people out there that will be swayed by the type of message I received today, and I hope that they will research their candidates through legitimate channels. Because Myspace bulletins are not an effective way to choose the next president.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Passing the Buck
I think something is deeply wrong with American society. Since when did it become okay for one to not do one's job, and still get paid? Wasn't there a time in our nation when if one did not work, then they were fired? Is it that impossible to get fired from a corporation these days?
I used to be really bad about not doing what I said I was going to do. I would make promises, break them, and have no regard for how that interfered with others. Then I realized that I had no friends, no job, and I was single; the only person I could blame was myself, because I had never followed through on anything. Well, I'm still single but I have a job, and great friends.
It took two years for me to fix that problem, and I still have to force myself at times, but I always do what I'm supposed to do. When the situation gets difficult, and I realize that it's going to be a harder fight than I originally thought it was, I still do what I have to. So why is it that others in this world get away with never doing their job? And why do those people hold upper level positions? And why do those people always come out smelling like roses?
I realize that our society wants instant gratification, but "work" is called "work" for a reason. It's not supposed to be easy........it's work.
I used to be really bad about not doing what I said I was going to do. I would make promises, break them, and have no regard for how that interfered with others. Then I realized that I had no friends, no job, and I was single; the only person I could blame was myself, because I had never followed through on anything. Well, I'm still single but I have a job, and great friends.
It took two years for me to fix that problem, and I still have to force myself at times, but I always do what I'm supposed to do. When the situation gets difficult, and I realize that it's going to be a harder fight than I originally thought it was, I still do what I have to. So why is it that others in this world get away with never doing their job? And why do those people hold upper level positions? And why do those people always come out smelling like roses?
I realize that our society wants instant gratification, but "work" is called "work" for a reason. It's not supposed to be easy........it's work.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
24
I just finished the first season of 24, and I have to admit I didn't think I would like it. I have spent the last week watching episodes in the evening, and was finally able to finish it off tonight. I'm not happy with the way the first season ended, but I do believe I will be watching more of it.
We are taught, at university, that movies and television programs are considered literature. It took me some time to finally agree with this, but they truly do have all of the elements of literature. In respect to 24, I think it's a bit too suspenseful, but in our society we, as authors, have to create better ways to attract an already impatient group of people. We are so used to instant gratification in every facet of our lives, that keeping our attention across 24 episodes of one program is not an easy task to accomplish, and it truly does take literature to achieve it.
We are taught, at university, that movies and television programs are considered literature. It took me some time to finally agree with this, but they truly do have all of the elements of literature. In respect to 24, I think it's a bit too suspenseful, but in our society we, as authors, have to create better ways to attract an already impatient group of people. We are so used to instant gratification in every facet of our lives, that keeping our attention across 24 episodes of one program is not an easy task to accomplish, and it truly does take literature to achieve it.
Friday, January 4, 2008
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