tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post4458456015586009681..comments2024-03-26T08:35:24.246-05:00Comments on That man Quilts?: What do you hate about your job?Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17961668927812199081noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-66509244907134031792011-06-30T16:27:01.657-05:002011-06-30T16:27:01.657-05:00I hate that there are no clear policies and proced...I hate that there are no clear policies and procedures (or if there are, nobody knows them) and it feels like we're flying by the seat of our pants all the time. Half the time I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing, so I make it up as I go along. Everything is done on a case-by-case basis, so what applies to one situation does not apply to another. As much as we complain about it, people need boundaries!<br />xo -EElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980461113595763030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-24517475014353337932011-06-28T18:56:25.808-05:002011-06-28T18:56:25.808-05:00Hi Lane,
Perhaps its my personality but I tend to ...Hi Lane,<br />Perhaps its my personality but I tend to use a bit of humour in my message.... "Please don't make me put you through the paper shredder today, I already have too much to do" or, "Please don't make me visit you every hour, on the hour, I am only 5 feet 2 and I don't wish to get any shorter by walking the soles of my feet away". Of course I always smile sweetly (not sarcastically) and I've always repaid them in some small way. It could be just by getting them a coffee when they are bogged down, or just asking if they are ok. Then they know that you are not the ogre, you just have to get a job done with their help. Use the Fish philosophy... Play, be there, make their day and, choose your attitude.<br /><br />Good luck and keep blogging, DiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-52917571169640430882011-06-28T17:00:11.611-05:002011-06-28T17:00:11.611-05:00I had a boss once who told me that if I felt stron...I had a boss once who told me that if I felt strongly about something, and someone was making me feel uncomfortable, to say what I had to say, state my point....and in the end, the person I aimed my unhappiness at MIGHT not like me,(probably very likely he/she would NOT) BUT that person would know EXACTLY where I stood without any doubts, and that person would also respect me. I have to admit, he was right. You can't make everyone like you, no matter how hard you try, and usually we are the ones who carry the burden.(I learned this the hard way...I thought to be a good person, I needed to have everyone like me.) The other person does not care, so you need to do what you need to do and stand tall, strong and firm, and live with less STRESS.<br />Blessings,<br />MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994575359990994574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-41594893867925289492011-06-28T15:31:23.680-05:002011-06-28T15:31:23.680-05:00Lane I hear you 100% . In my job I'm the fixer...Lane I hear you 100% . In my job I'm the fixer too. And I have days like the one you werent looking forward to today where I know I'm going to upset someone and I LOVE to be everyone's friend so that colours my work life on at least a weekly basis . <br /><br />I handle it this way:I am pleasant and concilatory as often as possible , I try to bring people round to my way of thinking and sometimes I just demand it gets done a certain way if I have good reason. <br /><br />Im still learning to let all the ick go at the end of the workday .Im pretty sure thats something I'm never going to fully master. <br /><br />(It's Wednesday morning here and I'm mulling over something that happened yesterday for crying out loud!)Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032969125788408807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-36396003596663492902011-06-28T14:26:30.620-05:002011-06-28T14:26:30.620-05:00I get around growling by being pleasantly persista...I get around growling by being pleasantly persistant. I show up at their desks several times a day, being polite and looking increasingly desperate. It has trained most people to respond quickly to my emails, since they know I will not be giving up anytime soon.lwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731797783816953087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-8613446975690571872011-06-28T14:03:31.815-05:002011-06-28T14:03:31.815-05:00I'm retired. :) When I was working the things ...I'm retired. :) When I was working the things I hated most were meetings and paper bs. Doing patient care was the good part of being a nurse.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854624581559474905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-60934185992639198832011-06-28T13:18:44.465-05:002011-06-28T13:18:44.465-05:00Been there..!! One of the many reasons i took an e...Been there..!! One of the many reasons i took an early retirement....in my present job i can't seem to convince people that river flow is measured in cubic feet per second not MPH...aaaahhhhh!!!<br /><br />EnjoyBlueRidge Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549047992944619968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-16335088412667025022011-06-28T11:43:42.915-05:002011-06-28T11:43:42.915-05:00What is your job?What is your job?Frog Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482440499482884253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-81677805814403042552011-06-28T11:13:00.729-05:002011-06-28T11:13:00.729-05:00At least they take you seriously when you growl! W...At least they take you seriously when you growl! Whenever I get annoyed and make a vaguely threatening comment about what someone/something is doing at work and how it is messing up my job, the response is usually 'You're so funny', or even worse 'You're threatening to punch someone in the head? That's so cute!'<br />I'm pretty sure I haven't been 'cute' since I was 6 (pigtails and pinafores - gotta love a mom with a Tasha Tudor obsession!)birdmommynoreply@blogger.com