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Ok, just for the record, I'm doomed:
FOTR, the boxed set
You know yesterday started out quite suckful, then some strange but nice things happened. First my appointment with the doc went well, it was the first time seeing her and I liked her. Very efficient and thorough, and while I have to wait about 3 weeks for some test results to come back, I felt pretty confidant and calm leaving her office. Scratch one task off my yearly to-do list. Next I was incredibly productive at work, getting everything done that I set out to and then some.
Then my uber-boss came over to my desk and gave me a simple task, but did so with this big smile on his face, even kidding around with me. For those who haven't heard about him before allow me to explain that the man is a generally dour Hungarian who tends to glower more often than he smiles. So seeing him in a good mood was strange, but also nice. I dropped off the assignment with him a few minutes later and he asked me to stay around, then we went through some of the latest games I'd gotten for the site. He was delighted, and thoroughly impressed with them and made no secret of it. Then he sat me down and we talked about a big project that has been kept a bit on the QT for the past few months. He asked my opinions about its capabilities, my suggestions for additions to it, etc. And he actually really listened! He liked what I had to say.
I'm a very career-focused person, not in an obsessive way, but I like to succeed at whatever job I'm in. I like being relied on and putting in a good day's work, I like being appreciated for that too. It's nice being a valued member of a team and I rely on it to a surprising amount when it comes to ego validation.
I remember someone once implying a while back that I'd been hired at a particular job just because the bosses liked me rather than for any skill I might have. I was devastated and furious, it might have been true, at least in part, but I always hope I'm at least somewhat useful to my employers. I don't want to just get by, I don't want to just take home a paycheck, I want to do well and I want my company to do the same.
So that was the first nice thing of the day, then I got home and the city of Santa Clara had delivered the free Myrtle tree I'd requested as part of their sesquicentennial celebration. I wasn't supposed to be getting it until spring, but there it was. It's quite tall too, a bigger sapling than I'd expected. So now I get to pick a spot out back for it and then obsessively water the thing until the rains start. But I have a tree!
On to other news.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
aelfsciene seems to have gotten off without a hitch this morning and should be returning Tuesday evening. Let's all send as much love and support as we can her way. Losing a family member is never easy, but at least she can be with her parents and brother during this awful time.
And a great big virtual hug totamago, I'm so sorry about your job, dearest, and if there's anything I can do to help you have but to ask.
It's a strange, strange time. I remember what it was like living through the recession of the 80's, and I'd hoped not to have to deal with another for many, many years. It's a scary time too, full of unknown variables, twists, and turns. But it's also a good time to have friends and family, to know you're never completely alone no matter how bad things may get. I'd like to think that as grim as things get, it can help draw us together. But then again I'm a hopeless optimist...}:)
FOTR, the boxed set
You know yesterday started out quite suckful, then some strange but nice things happened. First my appointment with the doc went well, it was the first time seeing her and I liked her. Very efficient and thorough, and while I have to wait about 3 weeks for some test results to come back, I felt pretty confidant and calm leaving her office. Scratch one task off my yearly to-do list. Next I was incredibly productive at work, getting everything done that I set out to and then some.
Then my uber-boss came over to my desk and gave me a simple task, but did so with this big smile on his face, even kidding around with me. For those who haven't heard about him before allow me to explain that the man is a generally dour Hungarian who tends to glower more often than he smiles. So seeing him in a good mood was strange, but also nice. I dropped off the assignment with him a few minutes later and he asked me to stay around, then we went through some of the latest games I'd gotten for the site. He was delighted, and thoroughly impressed with them and made no secret of it. Then he sat me down and we talked about a big project that has been kept a bit on the QT for the past few months. He asked my opinions about its capabilities, my suggestions for additions to it, etc. And he actually really listened! He liked what I had to say.
I'm a very career-focused person, not in an obsessive way, but I like to succeed at whatever job I'm in. I like being relied on and putting in a good day's work, I like being appreciated for that too. It's nice being a valued member of a team and I rely on it to a surprising amount when it comes to ego validation.
I remember someone once implying a while back that I'd been hired at a particular job just because the bosses liked me rather than for any skill I might have. I was devastated and furious, it might have been true, at least in part, but I always hope I'm at least somewhat useful to my employers. I don't want to just get by, I don't want to just take home a paycheck, I want to do well and I want my company to do the same.
So that was the first nice thing of the day, then I got home and the city of Santa Clara had delivered the free Myrtle tree I'd requested as part of their sesquicentennial celebration. I wasn't supposed to be getting it until spring, but there it was. It's quite tall too, a bigger sapling than I'd expected. So now I get to pick a spot out back for it and then obsessively water the thing until the rains start. But I have a tree!
On to other news.
aelfsciene seems to have gotten off without a hitch this morning and should be returning Tuesday evening. Let's all send as much love and support as we can her way. Losing a family member is never easy, but at least she can be with her parents and brother during this awful time.And a great big virtual hug to
tamago, I'm so sorry about your job, dearest, and if there's anything I can do to help you have but to ask.It's a strange, strange time. I remember what it was like living through the recession of the 80's, and I'd hoped not to have to deal with another for many, many years. It's a scary time too, full of unknown variables, twists, and turns. But it's also a good time to have friends and family, to know you're never completely alone no matter how bad things may get. I'd like to think that as grim as things get, it can help draw us together. But then again I'm a hopeless optimist...}:)
