Day started out frantic and didn’t stop from there. My workout took another dive because my WiFi stopped working (??!!). I had to stop everything and reboot my…whatsis? You know, that thing that’s plugged into the wall? Anyway, it screwed me up. I got 10 minutes in.
Took dog to doggy daycare.
Meetings from 7:45 until the end of the day.
Come to find out my team is falling apart. One of my product managers, let’s call her Emotional A, wants to move to another area. At first I thought it was because maybe she feels she’s not getting the support she needs from me (because I have to spoon feed Negative C), but it’s because her area is not doing great from a sales perspective and we’ve lost a couple of big projects and she wants to take the easy road out. The job she’s after is a cake walk compared to the job she currently has.
So “Official” Boss came to talk with me about it and I was kind of taken off guard, so I think I even grimaced when he asked me if he could consider taking Emotional A off of my team. But the more I think about it the more I think I want her off my team. She’s a fucking crybaby, she comes to me in mad panics regularly, she’s fucking snippy, and others tell me that she has terrible follow up!
Yes, get her OFF my team. And take Negative C with you!
Then Pseudo-Boss talked with me about it and he’s just plain FURIOUS about Negative C! I’m blown away by how hostile he is about her! And the funny thing is, everybody thinks that Negative C is secretly in LOVE with P-Boss!
Oh the tangled web.
I seriously gotta find a new job.
Funny thing is, there’s a woman who runs the US office of a company who’s after me, seriously. And I wonder if I should consider it. It’s for a Chinese company and she wants someone in a product development role, but it’s not back in the Fashion industry where I want to be.
So what do I do?? Do I say I’d consider it for a Director or above role? Would that take me farther away from where I want to be or would it even matter? I mean, it’s a creative/management role and I’m not actually in fashion (apparel) right now anyway. But I think I’m closer to apparel and home decor right now than I would be with this other company.
Just writing it out…
After work, took a nice walk with Martini. When we go to the park I kind of let her walk me instead of the other way around. She, of course, led me to the dog park where she found some friends, and I found a super attractive dog owner!! Wow. Handsome man with a French (I believe) accent, hanging out with his son (I believe), a Grayhound (fact) and a Chihuahua/Terrier mix (fact). Had a sweet little chat and then left. Oh man, I gotta get back to that park, like tomorrow evening around the same time. This man was gooorrrr-geous and so friendly and that accent melted me…
I believe I was meant to be with a man from pretty much any country other that the USA. It just doesn’t seem to work out with American men and me. Give me a hot European, South American, or Icelandic guy and I’m allllll over it! And they seem to like me too.
Points to ponder.
OK. Gotta go to bed. Tomorrow’s another long day.
Love and Air Kisses!
GS
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