Mine started with a mandatory meeting that I was forced to chair after the original chair was deemed ineffective. After the 90 minute meeting which derailed and turned into a nasty finger pointing session by several levels of management, I was walking toward another meeting with various higher ups from corporate, when I greeted by an unannounced individual with the enforcement division of a local branch of government who was conducting an investigation into my work site and wanted to "talk." Sometimes being a manager within a corporate setting is enough to make you go nuts. So how was your day?
This wasn't yesterday, but last week there was a bomb threat, so the entire high school had to evacuate out to the football field and spend a good 4 hours in the hot sun. Keeping 400 teenagers calm in a situation like that is a challenge. A couple of days later, we had a lockdown because some students were spraying some type of stink spray that was setting off people asthma, so the school was put on lockdown while the police came and searched every students' person and bags. Fortunately, those students were found and later expelled. The bomb threat culprit has yet to be discovered. That's two days of wasted instruction because of teenage idiocy. -Matt
Yesterday I was at our State Emergency Operations Center participating in a hurricane response training exercise. I didn't see and Republicans or Tea Party people making themselves known though. You know what they say, no one calls for smaller government during a hurricane.
I realize your implication is supposed to be that all conservatives and libertarians are hypocrites, but my views don't change when the chips are down.
I’m with Steve…we don’t need the federal government as bloated as it is hurricane or not but I digress. Back on topic… I was recently passed over for a promotion because and I quote exactly “…you’ve already done this kind of work for so long we don’t feel it would be a growth opportunity for you…” and they hire someone off the street at the higher salary, better office, etc. 3 weeks into the job he gets frustrated and quits, literally walked out in the middle of the day. I have instead been managing 1 multiyear project and a program consisting of three interrelated projects. They ask me if I would be willing to take on some of the other guy’s work. Only in corporate America would that crap make any sense. Of course I told them I was at capacity so they would have to choose which projects they want me to drop. I guess they found another project manager who wasn’t “busy” because they took 100% of the other guy’s work and told him to devote 50% of his time to it…translation, now he has been assigned to 200% of his capacity but on paper they’re calling it 100%...poor bastard.
Well normally I wouldn't post twice, but today transitioned into another fun filled day. I have department director (who isn't mine) that is well known for his short temper and interdisciplinary skills that include intimidation. A decision was made regarding one of the five programs I manage that had no correlation to any of this directors personnel. So he decides to contact me regarding his "concerns" while he is seated in an area surround by subordinate employees. The director begins (literally) screaming, pounding his fists against the table, and using profanity to illustrate his point. I attempt to remove myself from the conversation before my mouth gets the better of me. However, as I began to walk away he steps in my path blocking my exit so he can hold me in place until he finishes his ti-raid. I wanted to snatch his throat, but then I remembered that his position is being eliminated in 60 days and he hasn't been told; so I walked away thinking how it couldn't be happening to a nicer guy, lol. I haven't had this much drama in months, let alone two days . . . I guess I'm on a role, lol.
I'm going back to work tomorrow evening (well, technically later today) after being out for 3 months with a torn ligament in my thumb (fighting with a drunk, what else?), so I'll soon have something to contribute to this thread.
I've been "yelled" at exactly once in my professional life, I didn't handle it well then and I likely won't handle it well in the future. That behavior is completely unacceptable in any setting much less a professional one and abusive and I just don't do abusive. If things have to get "hinky" I'm going to be the one who gets the last "hink" in if you get my drift. I tip my hat to you for maintaining your composure where I may not have.
Golden handcuffs, eh? I just moved my family 2,800 miles on my own dime and took a $18K a year pay cut to get away from an environment like yours. How much is your pride worth? Nobody gets to their death bed and says "You know? I wish I spent more time at the office". Get out.
Yes, they do... In my opinion, they don't expel enough of them. Schools are so afraid of being sued and whatnot. We can't violate a student's rights, after all. (Though students can screw around and disrupt the entire learning environment day after day after day...) -Matt
