I can't stand my boss.......

DOesn't matter what I do,,,, Ha can't say anyhting positive..... Nit picks the tiniest things,,,, Enough to drive me crazy.... It's like he's trying to break me...

In case you missed it!!!

Interesting that today's Word-of-the-Day is 'Surly'...

Have to admit,,, the word 'surly' has probably been used in conjunction with me on many occasion!! Probably alot lately if you are talking to my direct reports!! Unfortunately for them ,, they don't know that the bad mood is because I can't wait to get out, and not because they have totally screwed something up (really I don't let them believe for long that it's them)!!!

I have been working at improving the overall 'tone',, slowly it's getting better.... I guess I should be happy that I have a job considering the current state of the economy; but let's face it,,, The way the big dogs in CA are running the business into the ground, how long will I be able to say that? Are you aware of the shamefully small payout people are eligible for with Unemployment Insurance??? Thank God for savings accounts!

In terms of an update regarding the latest job interview,,, Bad news,,, The job ended up just being a supervisory job,, at a huge pay cut,,, not an option right now.... Good news,, the recruiter was really impressed with my resume/interview (let's just face it,, me in general.. :p ) so she gave me her direct number, and some info about job titles to keep an eye out for on their site... So another contact to add to the list. So, I'll just keep on looking and assume the right thing will come along at the right time...

And Sarah Palin said and supports who???

I think the lack of vetting resulted in a lot of opening narrative themes that Senator McCain may come to regret. This Bridge to Nowhere idea is central to that and this clip contains the damning evidence to prove it. McCain has argued that he picked Governor Palin because they are kindred spirits, she's a reformer, evidenced by her killing the Bridge to Nowhere. What we are learning is that even in Alaska, youtube can kill you. Now keep in mind, when Governor Palin sings the praises of "Alaska's Congressional Delegation" and the pork they bring Alaska, this group only consists of 3 people. So, when she's supporting them in various clips, she's talking about 3 people. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (daughter of Frank Murkowski), the now-indicted-for-corruption Sen. Ted Stevens, and the under-investigation-for-corruption Rep. Don Young. That's it. Pork barrel spending lovers all. And although I'll give McCain props in the sense that he's probably the 2nd most hated Arizonan (Mike Pence is the first) among the 3 of them, it's becoming more and more clear that Governor Palin was a big supporter of this Bridge and pork to Alaska in general. The DNC would be wise to begin running ads on this issue alone over the next month. Juxtapose the sales pitch to the facts. It's one of her main resume points and she's been lying about it. Blatantly and embarassingly. Dick Cheney is at least smart enough to only say these things in private. (again plagerized from John's Notes... Living in the South, you come to appreciate any other Democrat you can find!!)

John McCain Said what????

This is from less than one year ago as McCain was trying to diss Romney and Rudy in a Republican debate. If there weren't 47% of the country who would watch this and not understand the irony, I'd consider just airing this as an ad with a "I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message." OK, maybe I'd put a "He'll say anything to get elected" on at the end. (from John's Notes.... I love what he has to say !! Check it out in my linked blogs)

Interviews - Round Two...

I posted for a random job with one of the major southern banks the other night... And they called me today to set up an interview, tomorrow at 10:30!

Low points, it's in Charlotte, NC,, so I could potentially have the same issue as FL in trying to sell the house,,, except I did indicate I would expect relocation $$ up front,, also,,, it's evening hours,,, as in 4:00pm until..... It would be the department that processes all the banking center/atm transactions, so work doesn't start comining in until mid-afternoon...

High points,, It would be a position similar to what I have now,,, managing managers, once again for a new department; which obviously has it's plus' and minus'... it's evening hours,,, as in 4:00pm until ... Those of you that know me well, know that 8:00 just about kills me,, and I really don't become fully functional until about 10:00 anyway,,,(sound like a rationalization?). I had to list current salary and minimum $$ required, and up'd the one so minimum would be my current [not really lying if you include benefits etc :) ]Banking center transactions is something I am very familiar with, so it can't be that bad..

The hiring manager wanted to do a face to face this afternoon, but recruiting had to explain that it would be about a two hour drive,, so phone interview to start...

So we'll see how it goes,, if nothing else it's good practice!!

Made me laugh out loud!

The big debate...

No, I'm not talking the whole Republican/Democrat issue or the age old 'are we really alone' question... I'm talking about something much bigger than either of those,,, What to do about my job, because let's face it,, no matter what everyone else says, it is nice to have the misguided belief that the world does actually revolve around me!! Global rotation will stop if I don't figure this out, I just know it!

Thusday was probably the hardest day of work I've had in a LONG time,,, Everyone was irritating the hell out of me. 27 straight day of work, at 12-14 hours a day (only 5-6 on Sat and Sun) will apparently tend to put you a little on edge... At every unappreciated moment, all I could think about was,,, I just ripped up my ticket out of here.

The longer I sit with it, the more I believe that although the job itself would have been great, everything else about it just wasn't right. I am a big believer that if you are making the right choice, you will have confirmation along the way, which in this case I did not...

I have had the guilty pleasure (and I really do mean I feel guilt) of not working for three straight days. There's a ton of work I could be doing, but we met our target goal for the project I was leading on Wednesday, with the actual due date being the 30th, so I decided I wouldn't go into the office at least on Sat and Sun... I will probably go in for a few hours tomorrow, but no one else will be there so it will be nice... I've also been able to spend a lot of time online searching for jobs. There's more out there than I had expected,, it's just a little scary stepping outside the box... We'll see what happens...

I hope everyone has been able to enjoy thier weekend!