tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post3275261064697228220..comments2023-11-18T11:24:52.834-08:00Comments on Tales from the Den of Chaos: This is not ranting, it’s just wondering…Mother of Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12176092618150502244noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-16431141828758905172007-04-03T07:44:00.000-07:002007-04-03T07:44:00.000-07:00Somehow, I think you'll find yourself much happier...Somehow, I think you'll find yourself much happier without the job than with it.<BR/><BR/>In the interim: it still sucks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07605862572462572908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-47636327378915604442007-04-03T07:25:00.000-07:002007-04-03T07:25:00.000-07:00Does your boss have kids? A stay-at-home wife mayb...Does your boss have kids? A stay-at-home wife maybe? <BR/><BR/>Sometimes people are just clueless, like my unmarried no-child-having boss who doesn't understand how he himself can accrue 300 hours of sick time and yet my sick time is in the negative right now. I can't get sick until June at the earliest. <BR/><BR/>I don't know about you, but once I get my kids fed supper, bathed, and in the bed, Very Herodotushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099848123689535541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-4881147521906253382007-04-02T23:53:00.000-07:002007-04-02T23:53:00.000-07:00I've had one or two of those 'veiled threat' thing...I've had one or two of those 'veiled threat' things that don't sound like threats but really are...it took me a LOT of whaddafu? moments before I was able to recognize those before the hammer actually dropped...yours didn't sound like that at all...I would be baffled too...Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-88579117476989595212007-04-02T21:21:00.000-07:002007-04-02T21:21:00.000-07:00I would certainly write an email that just documen...I would certainly write an email that just documents what happened with the idea that you are making sure you understood the terms. Something like "This email is to clarify the conversations we had on March x and March y regarding part time employment. On March x I understood you to say that I could work part time, etc and so forth. On March y you offered me a 3 or 4 day work week etc. and 21stCenturyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02370504811536749950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-78556013542667317352007-04-02T20:53:00.000-07:002007-04-02T20:53:00.000-07:00Hmmm...You could confront him in a very nice way (...Hmmm...<BR/>You could confront him in a very nice way (in writing, of course - just for the effect) and ask him why he said one thing one day and then said something completely different the next. You're an excellent writer, so you could ask directly without asking directly (no burnt bridges) ;o) That way, you get it in black and white, not just someone saying "blah blah blah" while you're Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-36399181286740450452007-04-02T17:19:00.000-07:002007-04-02T17:19:00.000-07:00Yeah, I was wondering the same thing! It didn't s...Yeah, I was wondering the same thing! It didn't sound like a threat when you first told us about it. Strange...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-15971971578360010962007-04-02T15:46:00.000-07:002007-04-02T15:46:00.000-07:00Oh, dear. Sounds like there's not much time to get...Oh, dear. Sounds like there's not much time to get some real distance and perspective on it, either. Don't you hate the "trust that all will become clear" part?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com