What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[Ack]

Done it. Broke my hand a few years ago and spent several weeks dressing with only one hand.

What was your biggest obstacle?

I'd say the shoelaces, because they took much longer. The belt wasn't an issue, and I've done buttons with one hand many times.

[darsparx]

Done it. Broke my hand a few years ago and spent several weeks dressing with only one hand.

What was your biggest obstacle?

I'd say the shoelaces, because they took much longer. The belt wasn't an issue, and I've done buttons with one hand many times.

Ehh this is why I was glad when I'd basically broken mine a second time that i was only doing college at the time....elastic shorts and slip on shoes are a wonder when you're one handed...I still can't imagine doing anything one handed though longer than that...

[Michi]

Sorry, this is going to be long. You can skip it (or not). I just needed to vent for a second.

: My saga at work continues. My supervisor's reply to my request last Thursday to talk was met with a scathing reply and a slew of accusations that have never been thrown at me before by another human being.

When I went in to address the issue on Tuesday she completely disregarded everything she said in the email (all my attempts to discuss it were shot down) and stated that she was uncomfortable going into my cubicle and asking for changes on projects because, and I quote, "because when I go in there, you pout."

Excuse me?

Now, what you may not know about me based on my posts here, is that I am very much an introvert. I am a very calm, quiet person by nature. I don't talk much. I don't really socialize. I go in there, I do my work, I go home. That is just how I am and how I have always been. (Ask my poor mother. There's been times it's given her much grief.) But I do acknowledge you if you speak to me and go ask questions when necessary. But that blank look that's on my face 90% of the time? That's just my face. That is my neutral.

But when I tried to explain that to her, she didn't understand that. She said she did, but then she says "that's not what I'm talking about." But the more she spoke, the more I realized that was what she was talking about. And the more I was given time to think about it, the more I realized all the things she was saying about me had nothing at all to do with my work, or even my work ethic, and they didn't even have anything to do with my face. It had to do with her perception of my face, even when I tried to explain to her that that was just how my face looks. I look like that at everyone. I've had strangers come up to me when I'm perfectly content and ask if there's anything wrong. It's nothing personal, it's just the way my face is.

But instead of trying to understand that, after three years of working together, she's suddenly taking it as some sort of personal insult and a sign that I'm not respecting her. She literally told me that I had to "respect her authority." And the more she spoke, the more I came to understand that I had been working under a delusion for the last three years. See, I was being a silly goose and thinking that this was a woman who accepted me as I was and respected my opinion. I made every change I was asked to make. Completed every project as early as I could. Tried to make everyone as happy as I could with my work, because, that was my job. And I was praised for it, either in person or via message. But after reading what she wrote to me and about me (and I wouldn't have sent even half of that to my worst enemy) and hearing her speak, I now know that she doesn't view me as an equal, or a professional or even as a co-worker. She views me as an underling.

Now, naturally I was upset after she wouldn't let me address anything she wrote and threw a couple extra curve-balls at me to boot, so I talked to the head of Human Resources. After she listened to me (and she did listen to every word, the wonderful woman) I felt much better and she suggested I write everything down and send it to her and that she would talk to my supervisor when I wasn't there and see if she could clear things up.

I'm not sure if she can, but it's nice that she's going to at least try. I did feel better as I spoke to her, especially when even she seemed confused by what my supervisor was complaining about-

"So she asked me twice before she went on vacation to go take these pictures for the newsletter because she wasn't gong to be here and I said I would and one of the first things she said when we sat down was 'I didn't even know you went and took those *event name here* pictures!'."

"She asked you! When haven't you done that when she asked you?"

"That's what I said! But when I said that she said 'that's not what I'm talking about, I didn't see them for three days!'"

*squints* "But she wasn't here..."

*helpless shrug* "I know."


Honestly, I'm actually a bit concerned. I mean, I was upset and now I'm pissed, but I'm also concerned, because her flow of logic doesn't seem to be following mine or the logic of others in the office. That and I'm not the only one she's suddenly started treating this way. I was actually told by another department head that she was recently very belligerent to a quiet young man who was voluntarily helping to set up an event, and that young man turned out to be the son of one of the other department heads. And his mother was livid. So I don't know if she's always felt this way about those of us who are quiet and I never noticed, or if this a sudden change, but if it's the former, than it doesn't speak very highly for her as a person or of her leadership skills if this is how she feels she can treat someone that she views as 'beneath her.'

[Forlorn Drifter]

Just my general feeling about everything right now...except I don't find any humor in the way I feel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ufaat233fA

[KalessinDB]

Not getting the house I really liked. Long story short, owner is crazy. I now know why it's been on the market six months (and it's gorgeous) - the owner is crazy. It's listed 113k and has been the entire six months. Just 3 weeks ago he rejected an offer of 108k. And my offer, he wholesale rejected because of the contingency to sell my house - which is almost reasonable, but both myself and the buyer for my house (I've already accepted the offer) are pre approved for conventional mortgages with 20% down, it was basically just a formality.

Siiiiiiiiigh. Back to the drawing board.

[Luke]

(or not)

Nod.

About to leave to navigate a Maize Maze, and this is it:



Pitch black with a coleman lantern in hand and friends by my side. This should be something fun.

[Stark]

Good to see they're Seahawks fans.

[mas]

Got my new everdrive today man this thing is awesome. Should of done this year's ago.

[darsparx]

/ - because I just happened to wait to go back up to gamestop(I've honestly been looking for the reciept and just never had the time or forgot the game). But had gotten the wrong game in my Megaman zero collection at gamestop(didn't know or think to look until a month later when I wanted to play and found out okamiden was in there instead which I already had). Had to end up trading in the okamiden for $6 off the megaman.... I really hate gamestop sometimes especially when their employees fail to make sure they sold me the right game even though it was my bad for not checking before I left even though I usually do...

[Ziggy]

Got my new everdrive today man this thing is awesome. Should of done this year's ago.

Which Everdrive did you get?