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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2006Job purrs requested
Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. Her previous job, at a small local paper, had her working 60 hours per week (on salary, of course). She transferred to a larger paper in the same group, and it looked like things were to be better. But the parent company did some internal changes, and now she's working 60 hours per week again. On top of the silly hours, her boss and his boss are both expecting ridiculous things of her (things they then make it impossible for her to do). We would appreciate some purrs that she will able to find a resolution to the problems with her current job, or find a job tht won't drive her crazy. Dan > We would appreciate some purrs that she will able to find a resolution to > the problems with her current job, or find a job tht won't drive her crazy. Purrs on their way for Nancy and her job problems- she has my sympathy (I have a colleague who makes me want to storm into the managers office and scream "Me or him! Make your mind up!") Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >> We would appreciate some purrs that she will able to find a resolution to >> the problems with her current job, or find a job tht won't drive her [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > (I have a colleague who makes me want to storm into the managers office > and scream "Me or him! Make your mind up!") For what it's worth sometimes that works. Although not always as intended. About eight years ago my daughters manager did that. Manager was fired, daughter got job and is now managing 5 stores. I've got to think the former manager is now happier too. Life is just too short. Jo > We would appreciate some purrs that she will able to find a resolution to > the problems with her current job, or find a job tht won't drive her crazy. Lots of job purrs on the way.  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Dan Job purrs on the way. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > We would appreciate some purrs that she will able to find a resolution to > the problems with her current job, or find a job tht won't drive her crazy. Many purrs on the way for Nancy! SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Dan Purrs on the way! 60 hours a week is waaaaay too many hours, especially combined with impossible tasks. I think when I lost my job it was a blessing in disguise; I had no idea how totally stressed I was until I was out of there. I still dream about doing the job which tells me a lot. Jill > Purrs on the way! 60 hours a week is waaaaay too many hours, especially > combined with impossible tasks. I think when I lost my job it was a > blessing in disguise; I had no idea how totally stressed I was until I was > out of there. I still dream about doing the job which tells me a lot. > > Jill Same here. I am enjoying no deadline and no work-related stress. But of course I miss the income and the health insurance I got at work. >> Purrs on the way! 60 hours a week is waaaaay too many hours, >> especially combined with impossible tasks. I think when I lost my [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > But of course I miss the income and the health insurance I got at > work. Of course there's that! But 2 years later, I'm still dreaming about it. (And it's always stressful dreams, i.e. no matter how I try I can't find my way to my office or the elevator just won't stop at that floor. It was really giving me problems I wasn't even aware of. Jill >> Same here. I am enjoying no deadline and no work-related stress. >> But of course I miss the income and the health insurance I got at [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > way to my office or the elevator just won't stop at that floor. It was > really giving me problems I wasn't even aware of. I dreamed about my work too, more than 2 years later. But it was about work I wasn't even doing during my last year on the job. I think in the dream I couldn't solve a problem or something. I was in software support. People contacted us about the problems they had with the software we developed. Winnie > I dreamed about my work too, more than 2 years later. But it was about > work I wasn't even doing during my last year on the job. I think in the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Winnie What's really sad about this whole situation is Nancy's history of getting saddled with a**hole bosses. We met when we were both working for the Press-Enterprise, one of the bigger regional newspapers by us. We worked in the same department, for the same boss. He typified the pointy-haired boss from the Dilbert comic strip. In fact, our nickname for him was PHB. I ended up quitting because I couldn't handle PHB any more. A few months later Nancy got a job with the company I had moved to. After less than a year that company went out of business. Skipping ahead in the interest of brevity, a couple years ago Nancy landed a job as editor at another local paper. The work was what she's most skilled at, but there were only two people doing a job that normally would require 5. She worked so many hours that I feared for her health. I was really relieved when she learned that the parent newspaper was looking for a web content manager, and was thrilled when she got the job. The job was wonderful when she started. She worked just 5 miles from home, though her boss was in Woodland Hills (maybe 80 miles away). She was working at the local paper, was actually working for the newspaper group that owned the paper. After a few months the newspaper shuffled management. Nancy's boss got fired and a former low-level flunky was named as her boss. This flunky has no idea how to manage. He has Nancy working 7 days a week, though on weekends she only has to work 2 or 3 hours and can do the work from home, and she is putting in easily 60 hours a week. She will go to her manager with problems she is unable to handle herself, the manager tells her "that's ok, I'll take care of it", then a few months later (after having done nothing about it) he sends a nasty e-mail to Nancy and the publisher asking her why she hasn't handled the problem. She has been having an awful streak of getting stuck with bad bosses. It's about time for her to get a good boos and a good job. Dan >> I dreamed about my work too, more than 2 years later. But it was about >> work I wasn't even doing during my last year on the job. I think in the [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Dan Absolutely purrs on the way. Also, I way be way out of line, but does she have a problem with saying no when they make unreasonable requests on her time? Too many bosses take advantage, but some employees are too agreeable for their own good. I don't know how she would find the time, but there are some very good classes on how to deal with such situations. Maybe some available on line or library videos. Jo > Absolutely purrs on the way. > > Also, I way be way out of line, but does she have a problem with saying no > when they make unreasonable requests on her time? I've asked her the same. She says she does tell the bosses when something they expect is unreasonable but they manage to forget all about it. > Too many bosses take advantage, but some employees are too agreeable for > their own good. I don't know how she would find the time, but there are > some very good classes on how to deal with such situations. Maybe some > available on line or library videos. She has been reading a couple of books on that topic. >> I dreamed about my work too, more than 2 years later. But it was >> about work I wasn't even doing during my last year on the job. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> Winnie I did software tech support for proprietary software, too. The problem was they started hiring kids who didn't know a dang thing about the platform the software ran on (Unix) so it wound up being "just ask Jill" rather than bother to learn anything about it yourself. > We met when we were both working for the Press-Enterprise, one of the > bigger regional newspapers by us. We worked in the same department, > for the same boss. He typified the pointy-haired boss from the > Dilbert comic strip. In fact, our nickname for him was PHB. I started out with a wonderful boss. Then than PITA, "reorganization" started taking over. By the time I left they had absolutely NO ONE who knew a darn thing about technology in charge of programming and this proprietary software tech support. She couldn't figure out that just because we *used* Microsoft products as a company standard didn't mean we were Microsoft tech support analysts. Hey lady! Your email is down? Gee, so is mine. Don't ask *me* why and sure as hell don't expect me to know how to fix it! > I ended up quitting because I couldn't handle PHB any more. A few > months later Nancy got a job with the company I had moved to. After > less than a year that company went out of business. Been there, done that. (sadly) > Skipping ahead in the interest of brevity, a couple years ago Nancy > landed a job as editor at another local paper. The work was what [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > a nasty e-mail to Nancy and the publisher asking her why she hasn't > handled the problem. That just sucks, Dan. > She has been having an awful streak of getting stuck with bad bosses. > It's about time for her to get a good boos and a good job. > > Dan Major non-stressful job purrs on the way. My taxi will be here in 30 minutes to take me to the airport so keep in mind Persia is purring for Nancy from that nasty vet place! (boarding, poor baby) Jill > She will go to her manager with problems she is unable to handle > herself, the manager tells her "that's ok, I'll take care of it", > then a few months later (after having done nothing about it) he > sends a nasty e-mail to Nancy and the publisher asking her why she > hasn't handled the problem. Email rules for accountability. She should either email contact her manager about these issues first via email, or after the discussion in which the manager says these things, send a followup (CCing everyone affected by the problem) about how she just wants to update everyone on the current status, and thank you so much to <manager's name> for offering to handle this issue. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Email rules for accountability. She should either email contact her > manager about these issues first via email, or after the discussion in > which the manager says these things, send a followup (CCing everyone > affected by the problem) about how she just wants to update everyone > on the current status, and thank you so much to <manager's name> for > offering to handle this issue. That's the same advice I've been giving her. >> Email rules for accountability. She should either email contact her >> manager about these issues first via email, or after the discussion [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > That's the same advice I've been giving her. Well, then, purrs that she works up the nerve to do that. I definitely understand that it can be tough. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca Job purrs and prayers coming Nancy's way. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Dan Purrs are on their way. Joy > Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Dan >Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Dan So sorry to hear that, Dan. Purrs for Nancy's job situation to improve or change. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. 434-237-1572 ask for Joyce and her buddy barryparrish.com don't forget the rule of importunity > Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > ridiculous things of her (things they then make it impossible for her to > do). This is a well-known form of workplace bullying, the problem often is that someone else will need to say they've witnessed it for her to have a chance of fighting it and many people are reluctant to do so as they're afraid of falling out of management favour if they do. Is Nancy in a trade union? If so they are often quite helpful over this sort of thing. I experienced this myself 3 years ago. I was coping with sudden bereavement, my own ill-health and deliberate workload overload plus criticism and ridicule by a manager with extreme politics that didn't match mine tipped me over the edge into clinical depression. I work for the government and they don't like their employees to be on long-term sick leave if they can avoid it. (We don't like it either!) After 3 months I had to see an "Occupational Health" doctor. Someone completely neutral to see if there is any facilitation they can advise the employer to do to help get us sickies back to work. She was *so* brilliant. I've heard of people in years past where the first step towards being sacked was a trip to Occupational Health so went there in trepidation. The first thing she said was: "I want you to realise straight away that you are not here as a punishment for being ill." Phew.. And went on to say "It's my job to see if if there anything I can recommend that could help you in getting back to work. Is there any equipment you might need, any problem with management?" After hearing my story she wrote and recommended an assessment for equipment to help with my sight problems (got it, and good eqpt to help (3 grands worth..!), bereavement counselling (which is still ongoing) and "the issue of workplace bullying by setting impossible tasks must be addressed immediately. Christina will not be able to return to work until then." Well, the sh*t hit the fan after that. It all went to very high levels ( presumably because I could have sued them) and yes I could have done and won perhaps but I felt so low at the time I couldn't face a fight. That manager is no longer allowed to manage me. I think she was probably reprimanded. This isn't going to make her like me any more, is it? ;-) Occasionally we meet up in the corridors or outside the building. Sometimes we ignore each other by looking down, I only look down if she does it first. I hope it means she feels ashamed. Sometimes we try to talk small talk to each other if there is someone else there. It doesn't work, as they all notice and ask me afterwards why she is not very nice to me. > We would appreciate some purrs that she will able to find a resolution to > the problems with her current job, or find a job tht won't drive her > crazy. This is only my opinion, Dan. If her bosses are gunning for her - and it sounds like they are - and there is no access to the sort of help I got she needs to find another job as soon as she can. No job is worth doing your head in for. Lots of purrs to this to be resolved for Nancy. Tweed > Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. Purrs for Nancy. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Dan Lots and lots of purrs and best wishes for Nancy to get a much better job really soon, Polonca and Soncek > Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. Purrs for it all to work out for the best, from my clowder and me. > Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Dan Understand completely what Nancy's going through. BTDT. Many purrs that the job situation improves (one way or 'tother) SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe > Nancy has been having an awful time of it with her job. Best wishes and Good Luck to Nancy and purrs from Kim, SignatureAlison http://catinfolinks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ http://doginfolinks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ |
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