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Well, it appears that I have a new assignment/role in our company. The GM likes the way I write disciplinary notices for naughty employees, so he's taken lately to calling me in to the discussions, and having me write the results for his signature. I don't mind, but I wonder if I should be asking for hazardous duty pay?
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: I should be asking for hazardous duty pay
shouldnt that come under 'job satisfaction' ?
OT - how's the bank situation - did you save the girlfriend's house ?
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Not yet... but the bank has been great; the outside service is a problem, though. I'll deal with them later.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: I wonder if I should be asking for hazardous duty pay?
Only if you have to wear a flak jacket during work hours.
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It was nice knowing you.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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Ask for a promotion and raise. You may have become indispensible, especially in the age of downsizing
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What, can't he spell "useless wanker"?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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He probably can, but like most engineers, he has trouble with expressing himself in subtle tones, and the "just-the-facts" method is rarely effective in performance reviews. I'm a bit more flexible than most technocrats in my writing.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Well, your boss signs the notice. Does anyone else know that you write them?
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They do if they look here...
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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True, but I've gotten the impression that this would be unlikely.
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That's highly unlikely. Most of them are completely incompetent using any technology more complex than a fork, and the few who do use computers still think Yahoo is pretty neat. If anyone needs a map, they ask me to make one, because Google is too hard.
Will Rogers never met me.
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¡Ay, Caramba!
I do know the feeling - in a previous job, I was Technical Manager and described myself as "in change of everything more complex than a mains plug". Until I found the international sales manager had problems with mains plugs, and cut them off the machine every time he went abroad. Then complained that the mains leads we fitted were too short...
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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A few people know - the core management team - but none of the field troops. So long as the former keeps its collective mouth shut, I suppose I'm safe.
Will Rogers never met me.
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At least if you're getting axed, you'll get a heads up.
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