Don't want to start any blasphemous rumours

So I had a 'meeting' with my boss and the HR person yesterday, so they could tell me I'm sucking at my job and I'd better shape up, etc. Which wouldn't bother me so much except some of the things they pointed out were things I had no idea about because no one bothers to tell me. The thing is, I've managed to spend my entire working career in jobs I'm not good at. I got stuck in administrative positions, and no matter how hard I try I can't seem to get out. It's one of those catch 22 situations. I can't get a job I'd be good at because I don't have experience, and I keep getting jobs I'm just not good at. Well, not so much 'not good'. It's more a matter of it not being my strength. I don't like being an administrative person, but I can't afford not to work, so I'm stuck.

However, in the middle of me feeling sorry for myself, I found out a co-worker's one-year old baby died over the weekend from an infection. They just celebrated his birthday. I can't even begin to imagine the grief they must be feeling. I don't know how a mother survives something like that.

It put my problems in pretty sharp perspective, to say the least.

Life is suffering. Misery is optional. Right? Right.

Don't want to start any blasphemous rumours

So I had a 'meeting' with my boss and the HR person yesterday, so they could tell me I'm sucking at my job and I'd better shape up, etc. Which wouldn't bother me so much except some of the things they pointed out were things I had no idea about because no one bothers to tell me. The thing is, I've managed to spend my entire working career in jobs I'm not good at. I got stuck in administrative positions, and no matter how hard I try I can't seem to get out. It's one of those catch 22 situations. I can't get a job I'd be good at because I don't have experience, and I keep getting jobs I'm just not good at. Well, not so much 'not good'. It's more a matter of it not being my strength. I don't like being an administrative person, but I can't afford not to work, so I'm stuck.

However, in the middle of me feeling sorry for myself, I found out a co-worker's one-year old baby died over the weekend from an infection. They just celebrated his birthday. I can't even begin to imagine the grief they must be feeling. I don't know how a mother survives something like that.

It put my problems in pretty sharp perspective, to say the least.

Life is suffering. Misery is optional. Right? Right.

Wheee!

The new Janet Evanovitch book is out! *happy dance* Bought it (relatively) cheaply at BJ Club. (warehouse discount store)It's called Ten Big Ones. Love Stephanie Plum. Almost want them to make the movie based on the first book, but only if they listened to my casting suggestions and have whatshername from Gilmore Girls play Stephanie, and Adrian Paul play Joe Morelli. I'd settle for Sandra Bullock as Stephanie, too. I think the Rock could pull of Ranger.

Anyway, am going to happily stay up way too late reading it, even though I should save it for the weekend and read it by the pool.

Wheee!

The new Janet Evanovitch book is out! *happy dance* Bought it (relatively) cheaply at BJ Club. (warehouse discount store)It's called Ten Big Ones. Love Stephanie Plum. Almost want them to make the movie based on the first book, but only if they listened to my casting suggestions and have whatshername from Gilmore Girls play Stephanie, and Adrian Paul play Joe Morelli. I'd settle for Sandra Bullock as Stephanie, too. I think the Rock could pull of Ranger.

Anyway, am going to happily stay up way too late reading it, even though I should save it for the weekend and read it by the pool.