Posted by Susan J on December 16, 2003, at 11:21:09
In reply to Re: Screwing up at work, posted by octopusprime on December 16, 2003, at 11:09:24
Hi, Octo,
Thanks for the comments!
> 1. having specialized (and preferably undocumented) knowledge that nobody else in the organization knows
<<Hah! This I have...I'm one of the few in the region who understands Medicaid and Medicare!> 2. working to save the company money by abolishing useless committees :p
<<I have no control over that. I work for a State legislature and they create their own committees....although I'd *like* to get rid of this one...I actually asked to be removed from it but my boss wouldn't do it....I dunno why. I bet I'm not on it next year, though, one way or the other. :-)> 3. being indispensible to the social fabric of the office (your office mate notwithstanding) - if you organize xmas parties, etc., everybody will know you and associate you with a good time
<<Kind of. My boss really likes me, and I write a sports column here that seems to have a lot of fans....
>>it's not personal. and the longer until your evaluation, the more time you have to do something "special" to overshadow this particular incident,
<<Ah, that *is* true. I never thought of it like that. If I do well in session, that'll be the last thing they remember...>>hopefully people in your organization have short memories. :)
<<I have two bosses. One during session and one during interim, and I haven't endeared myself to my boss during interim. And that's where I've been messing up. He also doesn't know I've been dealing with depression, but frankly, even if he knew, I don't think he'd understand too well. He's part of that old macho work dynamic where guys brag about how many hours they work and how much their wives miss them.....duh.
Thanks again. And yeah, I'm hard on myself. I hope that's the case, here....Susan
poster:Susan J
thread:290497
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