Guest Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I think that we should have two forums: Entertainment and Arguing About Politics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 I interviewed for a promotion at work and didn't get it. They gave it to another internal candidate who is newer to the company but much older than me. She works in a different segment of our department and has no knowledge of our work. So I need to train my new boss from scratch. The director will not be capable of doing this, as she is also new and has shown no interest in learning my side of the department. Still trying to figure out how helpful I should be. My nature is to always give 100% and be a team player, however, due to the promotion/raise policies of my company, I will never be able to advance or receive a raise until this person leaves or is fired. Personally, I think that our department is set up to fail on a number of goals this year due to staff turnover and general incompetence of certain players, but my husband thinks that blame will get pushed off on me. I plan to start documenting all requests, missed meetings and changes in direction via email so that I have a paper trail, but I do worry that overall department failure will come back to bite me. Just not sure what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 I would start polishing up the resume. Sounds like you are going to have all the responsibility without the title or pay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 I've been there. I agree with Fozzie 100%. If it is as you describe, I wouldn't wait around for them to pin their failures on you, either. I'd speak up and make sure to set the record straight, if that happens. If I were in that situation, I would do everything required to do my job, but I wouldn't go out of my way to make someone else look good or allow someone to take credit for work that you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I think it's right to help out, but I agree with looking elsewhere, especially since you said your director appears to have no interest in your department and there's no room for advancement. That is not a good position for you to be in, especially with so much career ahead of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Thanks for the advice, guys! I'm in agreement with your recommendations,but it is nice to have some third party support for this course of action. Luckily I updated my resume for this interview process, so I've got a great starting point. Now to see what comes next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I'm running a half marathon this weekend (my second). Wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robin Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 "Wow. That guy is just letting it all out." I exclaimed as my wife drove us out of the Walmart parking lot. "What?" Asked my wife. I explained, between sipping my Cherry Pepsi and taking some Advil, "The truck that drove by, more Trump stickers than paint. He had a custom front plate of a female silhouette doggy style with a Condeferate F*g on her." My wife bursts out laughing. I shrug, "Freudian slip, I guess. Might make a neat satirical comic book though." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 After a 19 inch monitor/tv I have purchased a 40 inch Sony Bravia television. And OMG! The screen is huge to me. I can't figure out my living room arrangement because it's so big to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Holy sweet baby Jesus! Quentin Tarentino looks like shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth morti Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 mmmmmmmk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Swear to god Eli is potty training himself. Its amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Lucky you. Pretty sure Ethan is going to college with a pull-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Holy sweet baby Jesus! Quentin Tarentino looks like ****.It's the stress of knowing he could have done more, but didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 He knew what Weinstein was about years ago but stayed anyway because he wanted to make movies. Then again you can say the same for most of the victims. I would love to hear Seth's take on the whole Weinstien mess. It's gotta be a hard thing to finally make it and then realize that the only way to move forward is to work for an absolute scumbag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Totally NOT defending Weinstein at all. This is like Bill Cosby, but far worse. Weinstein is getting the shaming he deserves, and he may even deserve prosecution. Especially if allegations of rape are true. But it's weird how people are acting like no one has ever heard of the "casting couch," before. Not saying one should exist. Just that it's not like this sort of thing hasn't been going on since the silent movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I think that the point is that so many women are coming forward for the first time. And it fits the narrative of both parties. White man exerting his privilege to assault women and powerful liberal uses power to assault women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robin Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Re: casting couch, from the outside looking in(voyeuristic implication unintended) The situations appear to be like this; You do this you get this, no thanks, spite from those in power.You do this you get this, uhh okay, promise delivered or not.You do this you get this, no, raped. All scenarios are gross, all scenarios should be prosecuted. Unfortunately, disgustingly, there are distinctions in those scenarios that allow some people to grant acceptability over the other scenarios, which is a societal problem. Part of the problem with society appears to be apathy (acceptance of the game). Another part appears to be victim shaming. That of course stems from the prideful hindsight asseration which is, I wouldnt let that happen to me so you must have wanted... How we tackle that as a society, beyond laws, may take time because it appears to require re-education. Perhaps Hollywood could initiate changes to procedure, if they havent already or at least with new universality and maybe enforcement via unions, whereby these processes are more open and less private... not necessarily public. Perhaps with HR and other representatives present to maintain accountability through the process, plus contact during the process only through official channels. Similar to how non-entertainment industries have attempted to minimize the occurances of such abuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I had two of my wisdom teeth extracted today. Fortunately, they were fully erupted, though, so this was just a simple extraction, but it is still annoying. It took a while for the sites to stop bleeding tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 SNOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 We got some sprinkles of snow yesterday. That was nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 How do you job search in another city, particularly one youve never even been to? Like I know to search job boards and sites for that area, but what do I do with my resume and how to I wordnitnon a cover letter? Weve got a handful of areas were interested in moving to and Im having a hard time figuring out how to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Ugh. I always get a stomachache from blood after dental work. Here's hoping for a smooth recovery, Jacen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 How do you job search in another city, particularly one youve never even been to? Like I know to search job boards and sites for that area, but what do I do with my resume and how to I wordnitnon a cover letter? Weve got a handful of areas were interested in moving to and Im having a hard time figuring out how to start. I like areavibes, to research a place. Glassdoor for jobs, and a little bit of Flex Jobs and Remote.co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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