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And there it is
Nov. 18th, 2009 10:08 pmParenting.. Just when you think you've got a grasp on it.( Read more... )
All this on the heals of a really aweful afternoon which was capped off when I addressed one manager in a room of managers and saying, "I'm leaving at 4pm. I'm not working overtime to review your report. If you left it at my desk after I left for lunch, then I suggest you go get it and bring it to me because I'm scheduled solid from 1pm to 4pm. And since I got in before 7am, I'm leaving straight from my last meeting to my car. Otherwise, you can wait until tomorrow." That was QUITE sassy given who the audience was. Was it "aggressive" or "assertive"? It wasn't ranty, so it probably depends on how comfortable the listener is with plain honesty. The manager sent his report writer zooming off to my desk to get the report because it really was THAT important. And since I was determined to throw myself off the cliff, I followed THAT up with, "Let's all be clear about expectations. I generally get here before 7am. I leave at 4pm. I have a lot of meetings. If you know you have something due, do not wait until lunch time the day it is due to give it to me because it's unlikely it will be signed. If it's so important that you think I should work overtime, then please show me that you worked overtime before you waited PAST the last minute to give it to me. Otherwise, if it's not urgent to you, it's definitely not urgent to me."
My boss was out today, but regardless I'm SURE I'll hear about this behind closed doors tomorrow. I just don't see the point in rewarding bad behavior. And yet... I'm kind of not worried. Cuz, frankly, I rock. And I wore my 5-inch HarajukuLovers to work today and they gave me 4-5 inches of added height.. which made me feel really tall and I could loom... or flash my sexy ankle straps...( photo behind cut )
I love shoes... I do. I totally do. And amazingly, almost every man I bumped into today aged 30+ complimented me on them... I was very surprised. Maybe someone else has some insight into that.
All this on the heals of a really aweful afternoon which was capped off when I addressed one manager in a room of managers and saying, "I'm leaving at 4pm. I'm not working overtime to review your report. If you left it at my desk after I left for lunch, then I suggest you go get it and bring it to me because I'm scheduled solid from 1pm to 4pm. And since I got in before 7am, I'm leaving straight from my last meeting to my car. Otherwise, you can wait until tomorrow." That was QUITE sassy given who the audience was. Was it "aggressive" or "assertive"? It wasn't ranty, so it probably depends on how comfortable the listener is with plain honesty. The manager sent his report writer zooming off to my desk to get the report because it really was THAT important. And since I was determined to throw myself off the cliff, I followed THAT up with, "Let's all be clear about expectations. I generally get here before 7am. I leave at 4pm. I have a lot of meetings. If you know you have something due, do not wait until lunch time the day it is due to give it to me because it's unlikely it will be signed. If it's so important that you think I should work overtime, then please show me that you worked overtime before you waited PAST the last minute to give it to me. Otherwise, if it's not urgent to you, it's definitely not urgent to me."
My boss was out today, but regardless I'm SURE I'll hear about this behind closed doors tomorrow. I just don't see the point in rewarding bad behavior. And yet... I'm kind of not worried. Cuz, frankly, I rock. And I wore my 5-inch HarajukuLovers to work today and they gave me 4-5 inches of added height.. which made me feel really tall and I could loom... or flash my sexy ankle straps...( photo behind cut )
I love shoes... I do. I totally do. And amazingly, almost every man I bumped into today aged 30+ complimented me on them... I was very surprised. Maybe someone else has some insight into that.
