jinx wrote: aaaand it starts. I've just been put on an "improvement plan". I doubt they'll fire me before the contract is up, but afterwards... I'm really bummed out, worried, stressed, terrified now. I have nothing to fall back on if I lose this job. Nowhere to go.
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I'm so freaking down I don't know what to do. It was stupid of me to up and leave all my family behind thinking I could do this on my own. No experience, no schooling, nothing. If I lose this job I have no idea what I'm going to do. Hell, I'm going to lose the job because I have no idea what I'm doing. This barely qualifies as "Linux Administration".
Don't let yourself get into this spiral jinx. While you of course need to take it seriously and try hard, don't stress yourself out over it. It will actually reflect in your work and make it worse. Your coworkers and superiors will also notice your lack of self confidence and that can reflect in your work as well.
Let this be an opportunity to steel yourself and buckle down and take the challenge head on. Don't let yourself wilt under the pressure and stress.
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jinx wrote: Plus, this sick policy seems to encourage people to come in and spread the germs around like I'm doing right now.
Here's our policy: Call your boss, say "I'm sick" come back to work when you are better. If someone is coughing like crazy in their office, they'll be asked to go home.
jinx wrote: Hell, I'm going to lose the job because I have no idea what I'm doing. This barely qualifies as "Linux Administration".
Don't worry, work. Work at finding something else. Work at thinking about your options and foreseeable future. Work on applying to a place of higher education. Formulate a plan and get on it. Don't stress, use this situation as motivation.
Jmustang1968 wrote:Don't let yourself get into this spiral jinx. While you of course need to take it seriously and try hard, don't stress yourself out over it. It will actually reflect in your work and make it worse. Your coworkers and superiors will also noticr your lack of self confidence and that can reflect in your work as well.
Let this be an opportunity to steel yourself and buckle down and take the challenge head on. Don't let yourself wilt under the pressure and stress.
Thanks man. I have crazy anxiety issues and turn into a fidgeting nervous wreck far too often. I found out that it wasn't only me tonight, but my supervisor has been down everybody's throats (including people that aren't on my team). I'm going to do my best to straighten this out, but I have a hard time "believing in myself". Wish I had learned something from all those cheesy anime/cartoons growing up.
jinx, we've PM'd about where you work before, as we work in the same industry.
I hope you can stick it out. They're notorious for treating their employees like shit, however, I assure you plenty of their competitors will be happy to have you Don't feel like you have nowhere to go; you're in a high demand field and any exp will help you get another job.
Need FreeMCboot? I'll install it on your PS2 Memory Card for free if you cover postage both ways.
Consoles: I have too much stuff
Arcade: No seriously, I have too much stuff. Someone grab a shovel and dig me out of my basement.
Thanks for the link Luke. I'll have to share it with my FB network of skaters.
I was in NOLA after katrina working at the FEMA trailer parks. I left after about 4 months (my contract was for 3) because the city just didn't feel safe at all. Shortly after I left, one of the guards at a nearby park was shot in the head and passed away.
Quoting the article, "It's awful and the community and police need to do something about it." The worst thing is that the majority of the cops there are corrupt on a level that most of the nation can't even begin to understand. The politicans are the same. It's a sad state of affairs.
Need FreeMCboot? I'll install it on your PS2 Memory Card for free if you cover postage both ways.
Consoles: I have too much stuff
Arcade: No seriously, I have too much stuff. Someone grab a shovel and dig me out of my basement.
Thanks. I'm really glad I went. Not that I'd want to go back, but It's an experience I would not trade for anything.
Luke wrote:
What pulled at my heart strings was that the kid who killed Ken had a skateboard that Ken gave to him for free.
That's just downright depressing.
Need FreeMCboot? I'll install it on your PS2 Memory Card for free if you cover postage both ways.
Consoles: I have too much stuff
Arcade: No seriously, I have too much stuff. Someone grab a shovel and dig me out of my basement.
Unless you're living in the next dust bowl, no you don't.
We're getting rain every day. It's always blistering hot during the day, and then it rains (normal to heavy) and then when it stops, it's dark.
And working at the park means that a huge majority of the guests leave in droves when the rain sets in, especially if they shut down the water attractions and the close off the beach area in front of the wave pool.
aaaand it starts. I've just been put on an "improvement plan". I doubt they'll fire me before the contract is up, but afterwards... I'm really bummed out, worried, stressed, terrified now. I have nothing to fall back on if I lose this job. Nowhere to go.
Don't feel like you have nowhere to go; you're in a high demand field and any exp will help you get another job.
