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on: 04-27-2014
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Y'know... we've all been chatting for a long, long time, and I feel rather embarrassed that I don't know what many of you do for a living, so, if people are willing, how about we each just go over what exactly we do?
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| #41 |
11-27-2024 @ 09:33:55 PM |
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Welp, eight and a half years later, and it's all being turned upside-down in turmoil... won't go into too much detail, but the administration is under massive pressure to lower costs, track employee performance down the littlest detail, and generally make things unpleasant for all who work there. One department has seen over 75% turnover in the past year, and, unfortunately, my boss put in a 30-day notice that she's resigning.
I was offered her job, but I categorically refused. I've seen her job. I've had to do it on an interim basis a couple of times, and I don't fucking want it. ...I'm not even sure I want to remain in this department, or even with the organization as a whole. Another director half-jokingly stated I'd be welcome to work for her... but the scope of that department is vastly different from what I'm familiar with.
For now, I just have to play it by ear... I'll be part of the hiring/interview process for the new director of my department, and it's to be seen if I'll be able to stomach continuing to work there. If the pressure from up top gets even worse, and it feels like I'm losing my mind and/or losing sleep, I'll have to make the exceedingly difficult decision to leave and plunge head-first into the job searching world again. Ugh.
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| #43 |
11-30-2024 @ 07:03:10 AM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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My job hasn't really changed much. Still 10am-6pm Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 5am-5pm Saturdays and Sundays. I like the schedule, honestly: It's nice to work 40 hours a week and get three days off. Having the busiest time - weekends - to myself isn't bad, either.
The only real challenge is they keep adding new stations. In addition to the 10 stations in the Meridian area I have to keep tabs on, I also have to keep track of 3 in Hattiesburg, 3 in Jonesboro AR, 3 in Jackson TN, 4 in Lafayette IN, and 3 in Elmira NY. That can be tricky solo, especially during live sports. Running local breaks for five different football games at once....Ugh.
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| #45 |
1-03-2025 @ 10:53:04 PM |
| Posted By : DiRF |
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#41, Welp... as of Noon earlier today, my department went from three full-time employees and one part-timer to... just me. My boss' resignation took effect and the other two were cut due to budget constraints, and the fact that they essentially worked themselves out of a job. The department has had a huge goal* it has been striving towards since 2009, and we're pretty much there now.
*I actually helped lay the foundation towards achieving that goal 15 years ago when I was a part-time intern for eight months. Those two employees did the brunt of the legwork to wrap up most of the project these past ~5 years. The project was extremely narrow in scope, and their skillsets unfortunately don't quite match up with the other aspects of our department.
A new director starts later this month, but I still am on the fence on whether I'm staying or not. I was part of the interview process, and the incoming director is an absolutely lovely person with a MOUNTAIN of valid experience. Essentially, she's too nice of a person for me to "abandon" if I can help it, so I'll do my best to "hold down the fort" and then bring her up to speed after she starts. Once she's settled, I'll reevaluate the balance between the pay/benefits of the job, and the effect on my mental health
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| #47 |
2-15-2025 @ 01:14:58 AM |
| Posted By : DiRF |
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#46, This coming Wednesday, after fifteen straight years in the public sector, I return to being a private citizen.
The past week or so has definitively been the worst number of days I've ever worked. I may have initially panicked and thought, "What the hell am I doing?!" but now am confident in my choice. If I hadn't put the letter in when I did, I'd have to have been around for the next couple of weeks, and they're going to be even far worse.
Everyone I work with, everyone who knows me there, and even those that work for other jurisdictions that know me... NONE of them have asked me, "Why?"... because they all know what's going on, and they all understand.
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