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« Reply #15 on: October 12, 2006, 09:52:10 am » |
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You can always come over here and help with my personal filing? A bit far to go but... (no only joking. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy, never mind my friends!).
How about a bit of retrospective work analysis with a view to improving 'systems' and it would be educational too!
Jess
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gee4
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« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2006, 10:29:32 am » |
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J,
When do you leave your current post? Have you anything else lined up? Are they surprised the reason for you leaving?
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JessW
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« Reply #17 on: October 12, 2006, 10:40:47 am » |
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Started 31 July
Took day off 2 Oct - signed on with 1 agency and visited original (recruiting) agency.
Handed in notice on 3 Oct
Last day here is 2 Nov
Nothing found yet but lots of hope, interest from both recruiters and the odd company as well.
The money here is good but I would rather keep my eyesight and not have to deal with bitches (call me funny but am too old to want to even try).
Good, eh? or just foolish or brave.
Jess
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mikala72
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« Reply #18 on: October 31, 2006, 08:06:17 pm » |
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i know the feeling you have. for my previous recent middle managers, i couldn't understand the 'need' to talk talk talk and no emails and no voicemails when they were always busy.
with the managers before the last one, they expected me to keep things confidential. that was part of the job. confidential doesn't only means hidding letters to employees. it also means that you don't repeat what you hear or no to nobody. they expected that out of us assistants.
i sat clear on the otherside of a room from my managers, so, it was a total waste of time to get up every single second hoping they were not behind closed doors or on the phone.
finally, i got the bright idea (lol - yeah right) that since i was tall enough to see over the mirads of cubicles, to just stand up and look across the room to see if the door was open. this saved time.
i don't like being a tattle tailer and tried not to do it and i only told the big big boss. when i did, it was because the 'situation' was hurting the total office. there were a lot of situations that the big big boss didn't know about and he and i were friends: as a friend, i went to him so that he can fix problems. how would he think of me if i kept those things from him?
everything else is up to the manager. that is what he is getting paid the big bucks for: to manage his own employees. plus there were plenty enough people in the office who ran to the boss.
when i didn't have a damn thing to 'say' to them i simply asked: 'got anything you need me to do?'.
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« Reply #19 on: November 01, 2006, 09:36:28 am » |
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I'm not a gossip nor am I a chatty person who reveals my life history, so I find this insistance on chatting to them all the time something I am not used to. I am a PA and I know with that comes confidenitality so I'm not about to repeat something I'm not supposed to. I really don't care that much for the ins and outs and nitty gritty details of any company I work for - maybe I should - but I'm here to do a job and support my directors - if I'm not up for the job time will tell when my probationary period is up. Right now I could take it or leave it - they are almost ruining it for me!
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« Reply #20 on: November 01, 2006, 10:31:52 am » |
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It may well be that this job is just not the right fit for you, Gee. I'm sure your bosses appreciate you and you will all settle down together, but there is no harm in putting out feelers elsewhere. We spend so much time at work and if a situation isn't capable of being improved, and you have the possibility of alternatives, then I would take an alternative.
Best wishes,
R.
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JessW
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« Reply #21 on: November 01, 2006, 10:58:59 am » |
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Here Here, Gee. If they wanted me to snitch, gossip and tell tales that would be my job description. If they wanted me to "play the game" I would be called an office politician. I am not, and it is their loss that I don't need to put up with messing about which is why tomorrow is my last day here (hip hip hooray!).
Jess
PS line manager hasn't even said good morning since I handed in my notice - strange!?!
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« Reply #22 on: November 01, 2006, 04:34:51 pm » |
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You know what Jess, I wish you all the very best. I am happy here, I guess I just went through a blip when I least expected it - I have worked worse places but all of them come with cons - nothing is perfect in this unperfect world. But really every time I ask one director, is there anything else you want me to do, he replies, oh there are lots of things. I have to stop myself from saying, well then bl***y well give them to me!!
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« Reply #23 on: November 01, 2006, 04:58:32 pm » |
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Gee. You deserve a good job after everything you have been through (and across two continents) so I am really glad if you are happy there.
Keep on fighting the good fight.
As for me, I have been looking forward for the last month to getting out, and have heard I am not the only person who has felt the same way here, that I know my job will arrive very soon (hopefully fast enough I could get my very first christmas bonus since ever!).
Here's looking at us and (as Fletch in Poridge would say) don't let the beeps grind you down!
Jess
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