Posted by Emme on December 17, 2003, at 10:37:51
In reply to Screwing up at work, posted by Susan J on December 16, 2003, at 10:33:35
Accentuate the positive (to be hummed). I watched one guy at work who the powers that be were trying to demote. He set up some sort of database into which he'd enter everything he did. I think it helped him gain an ally one level above his boss when the cherry pie hit the fan. Now he was really being grossly harrassed, which isn't your situation. But I was just thinking that both for review purposes and to bolster your own sense of accomplishment, it never hurts to keep your own computerized log of those smaller useful things you do. (That is if you aren't doing that already.)
And yes, try not to be too hard on yourself. You do have your brains and your experience working in your favor. Just because others have been let go in the past, it is not a given that you will be. Each situation is different.
About the suitemate situation, that is a real problem. Terribly stressful. I can sympathize. I am terribly noise-sensitive and even with nice office-mates it's been a problem for me. My best strategy was to remove myself from the situation when I needed to concentrate. Is there any way you can pick up and work in a conference room for a while when things get really annoying? Any laptops available that you can tote with you? Just a thought.
Emme
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