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Work and stuff
Jul. 5th, 2011 06:59 pm
Monday I had to give a presentation at work. I was nervous as hell. I actually woke up at 3am with a blinding headache, and I was glad because it meant I'd have to call in sick. Unfortunately, the painkillers (and another hour's sleep) did the trick for a change, and I ended up doing it anyway.
It went...okay. People understood what I meant, and they said I spoke from the heart, which I guess is good (I guess it also means I'm real good at writing fiction *s*). But it remains to be seen whether it will produce the effect we wanted, which is to get more people to actually buy in to the concept. A bit of a losing battle there, but I gave it my best shot.
The job vacancies for my level are going up on the 11th. I really hope that there's a job there I'll want...and that I'll get it. I simply can't bear to stay where I am much longer. It's not a bad job. It's just that I've been in post since August 2006 and there's no damn challenge in it any more. And I don't want to go for promotion. Not yet. A level move is what I need.
Speaking of work, there was a request recently for ideas for how we can restructure the branch to work more efficiently. I suggested removing the branch head, since as far as I can tell he doesn't actually do anything except get in the way of actual work. Apparently I wasn't the only one. And apparently he was a tad upset. The man is a terrible manager, though. I mean, he's a brain, sure, but he has no idea how to manage a team. He doesn't share information until it suits him, he moves deadlines, he never shows an interest in what we're doing until things go tits-up, and he expects 150% from people already giving 140%. Anyhow, I guess this means he'll be glad to see the back of me if/when I can find a new post, since the suggestions were not anonymised. Even if I wasn't the only one, I was probably the most, ahem, forceful in my opinion. What? He asked!
Tomorrow I get to work a half day, dog-sit for the afternoon and post my big bang at last!!! The waiting to post is always the hardest part of a big bang for me. This time around has been more fun than most, because I've loved watching the artwork take shape. It's incredible! But more about that tomorrow :)
Oh, btw. I can't reveal much as it's a locked post, but if anyone is on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
snailbones's flist - care to join me in a scientific experiment related to her latest post? I seriously want to know if certain thoughts can indeed improve the efficiency of automated machinery, but "me" is not a statistically significant sample *grins*
It went...okay. People understood what I meant, and they said I spoke from the heart, which I guess is good (I guess it also means I'm real good at writing fiction *s*). But it remains to be seen whether it will produce the effect we wanted, which is to get more people to actually buy in to the concept. A bit of a losing battle there, but I gave it my best shot.
The job vacancies for my level are going up on the 11th. I really hope that there's a job there I'll want...and that I'll get it. I simply can't bear to stay where I am much longer. It's not a bad job. It's just that I've been in post since August 2006 and there's no damn challenge in it any more. And I don't want to go for promotion. Not yet. A level move is what I need.
Speaking of work, there was a request recently for ideas for how we can restructure the branch to work more efficiently. I suggested removing the branch head, since as far as I can tell he doesn't actually do anything except get in the way of actual work. Apparently I wasn't the only one. And apparently he was a tad upset. The man is a terrible manager, though. I mean, he's a brain, sure, but he has no idea how to manage a team. He doesn't share information until it suits him, he moves deadlines, he never shows an interest in what we're doing until things go tits-up, and he expects 150% from people already giving 140%. Anyhow, I guess this means he'll be glad to see the back of me if/when I can find a new post, since the suggestions were not anonymised. Even if I wasn't the only one, I was probably the most, ahem, forceful in my opinion. What? He asked!
Tomorrow I get to work a half day, dog-sit for the afternoon and post my big bang at last!!! The waiting to post is always the hardest part of a big bang for me. This time around has been more fun than most, because I've loved watching the artwork take shape. It's incredible! But more about that tomorrow :)
Oh, btw. I can't reveal much as it's a locked post, but if anyone is on
snailbones's flist - care to join me in a scientific experiment related to her latest post? I seriously want to know if certain thoughts can indeed improve the efficiency of automated machinery, but "me" is not a statistically significant sample *grins*
