This morning I received an email from a very dear friend who said she might maybe need my help. It turns out that she expressed frustration for a new work policy in a department-wide discussion list thread and both her direct supervisor and the division supervisor chose to take offense to her expression, chose to see it as insubordination, and will be having a meeting with her this coming week to discuss her behavior.
Other people in the same division chose to also express their disdain with the unclear policy via that same list but they received no suggestion of recourse or reprimand.
Her context is that she is both a boss and a worker bee because where she works everyone is always overextended and dual-purposed at the very least. And the policy that was being put into place directly affected the group she manages while she’s wearing her Boss Hat. So… It’s odd to me that she would be singled out as the only person who can’t speak freely about her opinions and customer-side resulting effects of the new policy.
I am fantasizing about taking a day off from work to show up on the doorstep of the office where the meeting will be held with my dear friend and the two bosses. I’ll just say, “I am Ms. Awesome’s counsel” then I’ll take a seat next to her, pull out my Netbook, and begin typing. I won’t say a damn thing for the whole meeting, just raise my eyebrows and shake my head disapprovingly as they make their case for her insubordination while none of the other members of the policy peanut gallery received so much as a mention of their disapproving words. But I won’t wear my high-heeled boots, perfect for stomping on People of Power who choose to admonish those with an opinion that differs from their own. Because if I did? They’d shit twice and die. And who wants to accidentally kill people who should live to suffer through a strong woman’s continued opinions of their poor policy making decisions.
I personally am frustrated with the idea of disapproval of a poorly thought through policy as insubordination and would really like your comments on the subject. Some of you are bosses and some of you are worker bees. If a “worker bee” expresses their dislike of a new policy and you don’t like how s/he words the expression of their thoughts… what do you do? If you’re a worker bee, have you ever been reprimanded? What’d you do about it?
I am absolutely sick of window shopping for new boots.
I bought these great boots (see below) the weekend after I started my job, but I pretty much wear them every day because they’re the only shoes I own that don’t hurt my ankle, but they already have holes in the soles.
My boot -- see?
Dawg joins the action
Dawg is licking my boot!
I REPEAT: DAWG IS LICKING MY BOOT!!!!!
DID I EVER MENTION I HAVE A BAD ANKLE?
This one time when I was younger I was being chased around the house and I fell on a pair of high heels, ironically enough, and sprained my ankle. The ankle was not treated properly at the ER, and I was a kid so, duh, I didn’t let it heal properly, and now I am 34.a-bunch and my ankle fucking HURTS if it’s not supported properly, and it in turns hurts my knee and my back if I am not careful. It took me a really long time to realize the correlation between the injuries, cuz I’m SMAHT, but I know how this is the truth of my physical condition, and ankle replacements are far from perfected.
So, dear readers, perhaps you can hELP mE oUT, because it is ALWAYS boot weather in NYC. I need boots that:
. Support my ankle
. Are comfortable for walking (NYC blocks) and STANDING (an hour+ on the train)
. Look fashionable
. Are NOT SLIPPERY ON THE SOLES! I need my traction!
. Are one solid color – black or DARK brown
. Fit under pants (they can be under the knee or ankle boots, but no hooker boots)
. Don’t have a very high heel, but have a bit of a heel (1-2″)
. Are less than $150 per pair
. Come in size 9
. Are not previously owned
. Are at an online store — a reputable online store
. Are not the boots pictured above
Ok, go!
(no pressure)
PS — Oh, look! A much better photo of my boot when it was NEW!
One of the guys at work who half the time bullshits me and half the time is dead serious (all in the same tone) told everyone that one of his buddies that works for Glock said that sales have tripled since the day that Barack Obama was elected our 44th president. I’d like to present some theories on why and have you tell me which is the truth:
1. People see the end of times because the icon of a mature-in-age white man will no longer be our leader.
2. We’re sticking it to Palin who thought she’d win on cuteness and her support for every citizen arming him or herself to the hilt.
3. We all received a memo that one way to stimulate the economy was to buy guns so we did. (Mine must be trapped in my spam filter.)
4. People fear rioting.
5. It’s a fucking coincidence.
6. It’s not even true.
So, what do you think? I couldn’t come to a logical conclusion on that without researching, but since November 4 was only 8 days ago I’m not sure how much there is to research. How can they even tell that sales have tripled in 8 days? They must have a great system for tracking their sales and great people to analyze the data.
On completely different notes:
HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY, BIG BROTHER! Wish I was there, but glad I got to see you for the 110th party this summer.
PS: For those of you who didn’t see it in the feed reader, the other day when I yanked my post (not because Adam or Jess told me to, but because I felt like I shouldn’t post it until Adam did) I had linked to this picture minus the border and the text I wrote in that post was:
“Christine/PocketCT brings Poppy’s Princess Leia’s demise, perhaps as justice for that stormtrooper she killed with her bare hands? [Cropped to fit the blog.]
Jess took this picture at Neverwas. She is a friend of Adam, and because I’m not sure how “out there” she is with her identity I won’t say more than that or link you to her photos. She is a mad amazing, mad cool person. It’s funny when you don’t realize what incredible people are just around the corner, hidden in shadows… or behind the camera.”
