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Posted by Dinah on October 23, 2006, at 17:16:24
That when one is in the throes of an impossible deadline, any demands for future impossible deadlines be kept by the boss to himself and only communicated on the day following the first impossible deadline.
I feel like a pill popper. After I heard the horrendously impossible news, I was filled by an immensely strong impulse to kill myself. I was only able to control it by taking a klonopin and distracting myself like crazy until it kicked in.
What way is this to live a life or earn a living?
I tell myself that everyone's in the same boat.
Which reminds me. There should also be a law against a boss offering help, when the results of trying to obtain that help are to have the work handed right back with nothing done but a vague order for one to do it oneself.
Posted by Jost on October 23, 2006, at 20:06:02
In reply to There ought to be a rule., posted by Dinah on October 23, 2006, at 17:16:24
There oughta be a rule against bosses being dunderheads, ya know?
Jost
Posted by Poet on October 23, 2006, at 20:15:19
In reply to There ought to be a rule., posted by Dinah on October 23, 2006, at 17:16:24
Yup, employees should write the rule book, not the bosses. Absolutely.
Poet
Posted by Dinah on October 24, 2006, at 11:57:20
In reply to Re: There ought to be a rule. » Dinah, posted by Poet on October 23, 2006, at 20:15:19
You would think that past experience would teach him that that sort of thing is counterproductive. That I get so upset that I'm worthless until my tranquilizer kicks in.
I guess it's that old two boss thing. The one boss wants me to be productive on what I'm doing right now, so he probably would be careful not to pile on extra stress. While this one just wants me to finish this so I can get to what's important to him, and he doesn't mind reminding me of that.
Posted by Toph on October 27, 2006, at 18:26:31
In reply to There ought to be a rule., posted by Dinah on October 23, 2006, at 17:16:24
> That when one is in the throes of an impossible deadline, any demands for future impossible deadlines be kept by the boss to himself and only communicated on the day following the first impossible deadline.
>Hey, how ominous a term is DEADLINE, anyway?
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