Meditations On the Theme of WTF?
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learnteachI have started the contract.
1. The Sr. Director who is building the group, based out of Carolina (don't know exactly where) is not much on actual management. Main interactions are responses to sales complaints saying "Can someone pick that up?". Not making sure the schedule works. Not sweating the staffing details. Not putting the crews together for the holiday rund (as in, who works when.) Either A) there's a longer view, experience and knowledge I don't know about or B) Not putting in the effort because why care or C) Not really that good at the job.
For me, this means--let go of the illusion of control. Don't be the hero here. If it's A, I should trust/have faith and follow along. If it's B, I shouldn't push against the tide, and if it's C) I can't fix it anyway. Effort won't be appreciated in any concrete way (better schedule, more money, better conditions) and this isn't a situation where I'm going to have a lot of positive follow on. The company with either be smoking ruins, purchased, or severely altered within 6 months...and I have 5 1/2 months of contract left.
So--be positive, be pleasant, be polite, be proactive, and CHILL THE FUCK OUT. Getting upset here for whatever reason has NO POSITIVE VALUES. (See A, B, C above.) I was passionate, committed, and driven to excellence before, and got walked during the first layoff because the new VP didn't want "old attitude." The company has gone down the tube following this VP, so--self care: Be firm about hours. Positive, pleasant, polite, proactive! Collect the cash and sharpen the skills for the future.
2. Weight up. Well, really, who is in charge of it? I was in some situations where I felt forced. Moving forward, I'll excuse myself earlier to prepare for them, because I am on a Medically Supervised Diet for Important Health Reasons. And I will order salads dry, move the chips to the other tables, bring my own salad dressing (Walden Farms from Sprouts FTW) and also not let minor issues keep me from lunchtime workouts. I am going to lose the next 100 pounds, from 340 to 240. I'm not going to drink (except for memorials, which is a whole different topic) until then. Will this be hard to do? No, because I'll just keep doing it. Plan, Log, Physical Activity (should have gone to waltz, but felt blergh from work--next time shower and Egoscue to get ready) and exert Environmental Control.
3. In regards to the subjects of 1 and 2, the important thing: Self care, mental and physical. I'm on contract, no health benefits; I'm on contract, so I have leeway in how I accomplish my tasks. Soon I will be working swing shifts with a long (rehearsal) lunch. What fun!
Tomorrow, walks, talks and dance class. Sunday, Tea and NOLA brass bands. Monday, work plan. Onward!
1. The Sr. Director who is building the group, based out of Carolina (don't know exactly where) is not much on actual management. Main interactions are responses to sales complaints saying "Can someone pick that up?". Not making sure the schedule works. Not sweating the staffing details. Not putting the crews together for the holiday rund (as in, who works when.) Either A) there's a longer view, experience and knowledge I don't know about or B) Not putting in the effort because why care or C) Not really that good at the job.
For me, this means--let go of the illusion of control. Don't be the hero here. If it's A, I should trust/have faith and follow along. If it's B, I shouldn't push against the tide, and if it's C) I can't fix it anyway. Effort won't be appreciated in any concrete way (better schedule, more money, better conditions) and this isn't a situation where I'm going to have a lot of positive follow on. The company with either be smoking ruins, purchased, or severely altered within 6 months...and I have 5 1/2 months of contract left.
So--be positive, be pleasant, be polite, be proactive, and CHILL THE FUCK OUT. Getting upset here for whatever reason has NO POSITIVE VALUES. (See A, B, C above.) I was passionate, committed, and driven to excellence before, and got walked during the first layoff because the new VP didn't want "old attitude." The company has gone down the tube following this VP, so--self care: Be firm about hours. Positive, pleasant, polite, proactive! Collect the cash and sharpen the skills for the future.
2. Weight up. Well, really, who is in charge of it? I was in some situations where I felt forced. Moving forward, I'll excuse myself earlier to prepare for them, because I am on a Medically Supervised Diet for Important Health Reasons. And I will order salads dry, move the chips to the other tables, bring my own salad dressing (Walden Farms from Sprouts FTW) and also not let minor issues keep me from lunchtime workouts. I am going to lose the next 100 pounds, from 340 to 240. I'm not going to drink (except for memorials, which is a whole different topic) until then. Will this be hard to do? No, because I'll just keep doing it. Plan, Log, Physical Activity (should have gone to waltz, but felt blergh from work--next time shower and Egoscue to get ready) and exert Environmental Control.
3. In regards to the subjects of 1 and 2, the important thing: Self care, mental and physical. I'm on contract, no health benefits; I'm on contract, so I have leeway in how I accomplish my tasks. Soon I will be working swing shifts with a long (rehearsal) lunch. What fun!
Tomorrow, walks, talks and dance class. Sunday, Tea and NOLA brass bands. Monday, work plan. Onward!
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Date: 2016-01-16 07:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-16 04:39 pm (UTC)And planning is the key! As each new thing comes up, you'll have a better plan for next time.
(also, this place is going to go down in flames. "Can someone pick that up? without follow through is disaster waiting to happen.)