What blindsided you today?

infinite monkey · 11-02-2012, 10:30 AM

Really, less of a blindside to me than to the blindsidees.

The other top two Poobahs in my department have been released from duty.

I can't say much, as always...but that was a HUGE shocker in staff meeting this morning.

They've been given an option to stay in a lesser role. I hope one of them does, my supervisor, who has invaluable knowledge but, like me, was always in a position of reacting instead of innovating. And also had to toe the line in the Old Regime.

I think all day I'm going to be going "wow" because it's going to take some time to sink in.

And with the restructure I do wonder if there might be some opportunities that would benefit ME and use my unique (in this office) skill set.

I'm not celebrating this one. I am glad the change is happening and I know change is hard...but this one isn't a celebratory situation. The last one was.

glatt · 11-02-2012, 10:38 AM

Wow. They are really shaking things up there.

infinite monkey · 11-02-2012, 10:41 AM

Guests reading this makes me nervous. I think it's someone following my posts to see if I say something I shouldn't, like everyone knows exactly who I am.

Well, living in Wyoming and working on the railroad...these things happen.

Spexxvet · 11-02-2012, 11:50 AM

[Michael]I think it was the left defensive end[/Vick]

infinite monkey · 11-02-2012, 12:27 PM

Does anyone have anything to cheer me up?

I just witnessed a group who all of a sudden consider themselves some sort of omniscient inner circle all pull into said circle to talk loudly about some issues in order to be heard and let it be known that any open positions should be reserved especially for them.

So you get rid of the evil, and more nastiness steps up to power struggle.

This is why I hate the rat race. Why I wrote what I want in the what I want thread.

What I want to say to a certain few is 'be careful who you trust.' When I offer to keep confidences and to keep your best interests at heart...I actually mean it.

But throw me under the bus if you get a chance. Otherwise you may never rise to the level of your incompetence.

I want to go home for the day. I'm sad for the whole fucking planet. Yes things needed to change but I didn't expect such a quick 180 from certain folks and I certainly didn't expect that I would become even less.

Maybe I'm too empathetic. Maybe I care too much. But I do dammit and I have just lost respect for a handful of people I cared about very much.

Will this godforsakenshitcrap of a world EVER stop disappointing?

Spexxvet · 11-02-2012, 12:48 PM

Hopefully, the folks who got rid of the evilness recognize the new evilness, and won't put them in a position of authority.

infinite monkey · 11-02-2012, 12:49 PM

Yeah. Have you met humans?

DanaC · 11-02-2012, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Yeah. Have you met humans?

*laughs*

infinite monkey · 11-02-2012, 01:49 PM

footfootfoot · 11-02-2012, 04:53 PM

This blindsiding that occurred, did they use science?

infinite monkey · 11-02-2012, 06:51 PM

Yes. Science fiction.

footfootfoot · 11-02-2012, 07:57 PM

So, it was Doubly?

Trilby · 11-03-2012, 10:58 AM

when a vacuum is created - well, you know: nature abhors a vacuum. Of course the evil Others will be offering themselves up. Of course they will! Hey, I worked in health care. ONLY the SuperEvil moved up the ladder. Nasty business.

Concentrate on your 'want' thread dream. Concentrate on it every day, in detail.

You just might get it.

Love you, monkey.

infinite monkey · 11-03-2012, 10:17 PM

Thanks. I feel better now. I'm a bit melodramatic (NAH, you say, not YOU!)

but usually for a reason...in this case total shock, and empathy. It's all forward from here and I think it will all work out for the better.

BigV · 11-05-2012, 02:54 AM

...

could go in the wtf thread--CERTAINLY qualifies as a wtf in my lifetime....
I have been asked to do a solemn service for some friends, a request never made of me before. it will require some special work on my part, and I believe I will say yes to their request.

more soon.

11-02-2012, 10:30 AM	#1
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	What blindsided you today? Really, less of a blindside to me than to the blindsidees. The other top two Poobahs in my department have been released from duty. I can't say much, as always...but that was a HUGE shocker in staff meeting this morning. They've been given an option to stay in a lesser role. I hope one of them does, my supervisor, who has invaluable knowledge but, like me, was always in a position of reacting instead of innovating. And also had to toe the line in the Old Regime. I think all day I'm going to be going "wow" because it's going to take some time to sink in. And with the restructure I do wonder if there might be some opportunities that would benefit ME and use my unique (in this office) skill set. I'm not celebrating this one. I am glad the change is happening and I know change is hard...but this one isn't a celebratory situation. The last one was.

11-02-2012, 11:50 AM	#4
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	[Michael]I think it was the left defensive end[/Vick] __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

11-02-2012, 12:48 PM	#6
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Hopefully, the folks who got rid of the evilness recognize the new evilness, and won't put them in a position of authority. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

11-02-2012, 04:53 PM	#10
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	This blindsiding that occurred, did they use science? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-02-2012, 07:57 PM	#12
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	So, it was Doubly? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-02-2012, 10:38 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Wow. They are really shaking things up there.

11-02-2012, 10:41 AM	#3
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Guests reading this makes me nervous. I think it's someone following my posts to see if I say something I shouldn't, like everyone knows exactly who I am. Well, living in Wyoming and working on the railroad...these things happen.

11-02-2012, 12:27 PM	#5
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Does anyone have anything to cheer me up? I just witnessed a group who all of a sudden consider themselves some sort of omniscient inner circle all pull into said circle to talk loudly about some issues in order to be heard and let it be known that any open positions should be reserved especially for them. So you get rid of the evil, and more nastiness steps up to power struggle. This is why I hate the rat race. Why I wrote what I want in the what I want thread. What I want to say to a certain few is 'be careful who you trust.' When I offer to keep confidences and to keep your best interests at heart...I actually mean it. But throw me under the bus if you get a chance. Otherwise you may never rise to the level of your incompetence. I want to go home for the day. I'm sad for the whole fucking planet. Yes things needed to change but I didn't expect such a quick 180 from certain folks and I certainly didn't expect that I would become even less. Maybe I'm too empathetic. Maybe I care too much. But I do dammit and I have just lost respect for a handful of people I cared about very much. Will this godforsakenshitcrap of a world EVER stop disappointing?

11-02-2012, 12:49 PM	#7
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Yeah. Have you met humans?

11-02-2012, 01:49 PM	#9
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002

11-02-2012, 06:51 PM	#11
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Yes. Science fiction.

11-03-2012, 10:58 AM	#13
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	when a vacuum is created - well, you know: nature abhors a vacuum. Of course the evil Others will be offering themselves up. Of course they will! Hey, I worked in health care. ONLY the SuperEvil moved up the ladder. Nasty business. Concentrate on your 'want' thread dream. Concentrate on it every day, in detail. You just might get it. Love you, monkey. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-03-2012, 10:17 PM	#14
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Thanks. I feel better now. I'm a bit melodramatic (NAH, you say, not YOU!) but usually for a reason...in this case total shock, and empathy. It's all forward from here and I think it will all work out for the better.

11-05-2012, 02:54 AM	#15
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	... could go in the wtf thread--CERTAINLY qualifies as a wtf in my lifetime.... I have been asked to do a solemn service for some friends, a request never made of me before. it will require some special work on my part, and I believe I will say yes to their request. more soon. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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