"Never leave a temp unattended."
Jan. 3rd, 2003 04:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
twicketfaceMuch thank you and the 2003 equivalent of hi-fives to y'all for the kind words and congratumalations. I honestly, sincerely, hopefully, totally think this is the best thing for me and look forward to the challenge. It'll be a chance to start fresh and have some challenges that interest me, instead of daily trying to find things to fill 8 hours. When you work at a place where you feel no one notices you, it's easy to rationalize putting in small amounts of effort. In retrospect, I'm a bit ashamed of my 'efforts' at work over the past six months, but hopefully it got me to a point where I realize what I need to do at work.
I'm holding off telling my new boss until Monday, with the hopes that she's able to enjoy her weekend without having to worry about it. I doubt they would have gotten an ad in the papers this weekend anyway, and I'm still within my two week notice guidelines. I'm holding off on scheduling some interviews (where I'm the interviewer)because I'm not sure if my new boss will take the reigns or if they'll try to hire a replacement for me right away. I'm guessing the next two weeks will be showing my boss what/how I do things and taking notes/writing procedures. I don't have a critically important job here, but when you add it up I've gotten a lot of responsibility during my three years here.
It'll be weird leaving. While I haven't made a lot of friends, there are a number of people I'll keep in touch with. I know that our department's administrative assistant (and my "Partner in Crime") is going to take it hard. She's typically late 50s and we've 'bonded' after realizing we're simply peons in this big, non-profit machine. She is, as it were, a "good shit". I think my new boss will too, but she told me without really telling me her observation that my job is pretty much dead-end. I think she'll be happy for me and I hope to keep in touch with her in some sort of mentor/associate relationship. I've gotten the vibe that our payroll/benefits person "tolerates" me and she will not be missed. I came close to saying something to her after her cold and unwelcoming attitude towards my new boss. It's hard enough to start a new job without having someone act like they don't like you from the get-go. The payroll/benefits person is they type that justifies being a bitch by saying "Oh, I'm just being nasty" as she tears into an employee for not doing things exactly the way she would have. I will miss being able to talk football with her, but that's about it. And the Big Boss will not be missed one bit (I should have prepared you for a surprise that shocking and unexpected). But maybe, just maybe, we'll get along better without working together. I do plan to drop her a line on occasion and keep in touch. The rest is up to her. I do look forward to telling her that I'm leaving and see what the mood is (relief, shock, vindication) but that's all not as important to me any more. For a time, I wanted to crush her head but now I just take a deep breath and let it go.
It won't be the same without working the Convention this year, and there will definitely be people I'll miss from that. Hopefully I can stop by and say hello. It's long, boring, annoying, repetitive work, but it is quite a bit of fun. Being able to drive an Icelandic man through the campground on a John Deere Gator at 10pm and discussing the ramifications of 9/11 on his home country was, honestly, pretty fucking cool.
Kelly, my new half-boss (since she's in Milwaukee and I'm in Oshkosh) told me last night (as well as in the interview) that if she could work anywhere other than Milwaukee, she'd want to work in the Oshkosh office. I'm not sure if that's just part of "selling the job" or if she's being sincere. Most likely a little of both. I'm just looking forward to meeting new people, learning a new job and hopefully having an office. It's amazing how valuable private space is when you don't have it for so long.
I'm holding off telling my new boss until Monday, with the hopes that she's able to enjoy her weekend without having to worry about it. I doubt they would have gotten an ad in the papers this weekend anyway, and I'm still within my two week notice guidelines. I'm holding off on scheduling some interviews (where I'm the interviewer)because I'm not sure if my new boss will take the reigns or if they'll try to hire a replacement for me right away. I'm guessing the next two weeks will be showing my boss what/how I do things and taking notes/writing procedures. I don't have a critically important job here, but when you add it up I've gotten a lot of responsibility during my three years here.
It'll be weird leaving. While I haven't made a lot of friends, there are a number of people I'll keep in touch with. I know that our department's administrative assistant (and my "Partner in Crime") is going to take it hard. She's typically late 50s and we've 'bonded' after realizing we're simply peons in this big, non-profit machine. She is, as it were, a "good shit". I think my new boss will too, but she told me without really telling me her observation that my job is pretty much dead-end. I think she'll be happy for me and I hope to keep in touch with her in some sort of mentor/associate relationship. I've gotten the vibe that our payroll/benefits person "tolerates" me and she will not be missed. I came close to saying something to her after her cold and unwelcoming attitude towards my new boss. It's hard enough to start a new job without having someone act like they don't like you from the get-go. The payroll/benefits person is they type that justifies being a bitch by saying "Oh, I'm just being nasty" as she tears into an employee for not doing things exactly the way she would have. I will miss being able to talk football with her, but that's about it. And the Big Boss will not be missed one bit (I should have prepared you for a surprise that shocking and unexpected). But maybe, just maybe, we'll get along better without working together. I do plan to drop her a line on occasion and keep in touch. The rest is up to her. I do look forward to telling her that I'm leaving and see what the mood is (relief, shock, vindication) but that's all not as important to me any more. For a time, I wanted to crush her head but now I just take a deep breath and let it go.
It won't be the same without working the Convention this year, and there will definitely be people I'll miss from that. Hopefully I can stop by and say hello. It's long, boring, annoying, repetitive work, but it is quite a bit of fun. Being able to drive an Icelandic man through the campground on a John Deere Gator at 10pm and discussing the ramifications of 9/11 on his home country was, honestly, pretty fucking cool.
Kelly, my new half-boss (since she's in Milwaukee and I'm in Oshkosh) told me last night (as well as in the interview) that if she could work anywhere other than Milwaukee, she'd want to work in the Oshkosh office. I'm not sure if that's just part of "selling the job" or if she's being sincere. Most likely a little of both. I'm just looking forward to meeting new people, learning a new job and hopefully having an office. It's amazing how valuable private space is when you don't have it for so long.
