it's one of THOSE days..


i have noticed two things today at work.


people who have been at a job for 20 or more years
and CANNOT/WILL NOT COMPLETE a simple job that is part of their everyday duties, need to seriously think about leaving.

don't be frigging rude, act stupid, get pissed off and take sick leave because you HAD TO DO YOUR job- don't threaten the boss with a grievance because you are too lazy to be responsible...

and
do not call me up when that simple job falls in your lap and PLEAD that i should think about team work, communication and getting the job done.
when i called you while your lazy co worker was out on some vacation, sick leave or screwing around - you did not care - you gave me the run around, put me off or just acted stupid....
now that it's your responsbility you want the respect, teamwork and cooperation that you denied me??

lol, kma!

take the olive branch and place it in a strategic location, away from any UV rays!!


second,

if you go to school and get your BA, PHD, Masters
and come to work for a company DO NOT USE your alphabet soup to change things around, change a business 'plan' or introduce exercises from a text book into a real world situation. you SAT in a classroom for however many years while i was
WORKING in an office room.

one day you will come to the conclusion that the situation you encounter is not in any text book and NO amount homework will prepare you for it.

don't just stand there with your mouth open, USE YOUR TITLE-MANAGE THE PROBLEM!!

DON'T come in and say, "well they do it this way at XYZ...." this ain't XYZ, and if you like the model at XYZ - don't let the door hit you....

Come on in, take a look at the job, the employees, the way they do their jobs, you may learn a bit from them, after all they might know what to do!
they DO know how the system works and where the skeletons are hidden.

use common sense and listen to what people will say works and what will not work. you'll save yourself some time, resentment and embarrassment,
because when another manager asks me why.....


i'm gonna tell them YOU said to do it that way.






whew, i feel better now!