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   Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus   
   Re: trying again   
   06 May 15 17:00:44   
   
     Re: Re: trying again   
     By: Nancy Backus to Damon A. Getsman on Mon May 04 2015 18:41:36   
      
    NB> If corporate people were also wondering, then perhaps there will be   
    NB> others passing comments up the line.  I suspect that you weren't the   
    NB> only one being caught in the sloppiness...  :/   
    NB> Probably should send that email, if you haven't already... it certainly   
    NB> couldn't hurt, especially since you've already quit...  Maybe they'll   
    NB> offer you a job at their other location locally...   
      
     Oh I know that I wasn't the only one caught up in it.  There were probably   
   somewhere between a quarter & half dozen people that got caught up in the muck   
   while I was still there.  I suspect it's only gotten worse.  I will try to get   
   that email done today, though, now that I think a little more on it (since my   
   last message)...  It was a pretty good place that I liked the philosophy of,   
   maybe the other location would be a lot better.  Wouldn't hurt to try it out,   
   and it'd be nice to be getting pay for my 'social' hours, as it were.  :)   
      
    NB> Just have to stand firm and keep him on track to do it himself except   
    NB> when he really does need the extra hand up...  :)     
    NB> That's a good deal all around...  :)  They'll be less likely to do it   
    NB> for him, more likely to talk him through things so he really does learn   
    NB> from doing his homework...  and yes, having it out of the way frees him   
    NB> to do his own thing when he gets home...  :)   
      
     Yeah he's just really good at trying to make it seem like he can't do it and   
   throwing up his hands when I'm around.  That doesn't mean I always do it for   
   him, but he just seems to think that he can do that stuff around me, where when   
   it's anybody else around he keeps on pushing and trying on his own instead of   
   giving in to his frustration.  I've known other kids that were that way; just   
   wish I could identify what I'm doing that makes him think that's alright.  I've   
   not hauled his bundle out of the fire that often, I don't think...   
      
    NB> I'd go for having it mailed out, too, considering...  I'm glad you got   
    NB> some compensation for the time and energy expended...  :)   
      
     Yeah I'm definitely not wasting another trip that far in my dying vehicle.    
   *grin*   
      
    NB> At least neither of us needs to feel guilty if a message doesn't get   
    NB> answered immediately..      
      
     Heh.  People that don't understand that with me often get left by the wayside   
   when something broadsides me in life.  I wish I could get to a point where my   
   load-shedding pile doesn't dictate things so much for me, but if I can only   
   accomplish a certain amount every day, and for as long as that situation may   
   last, I've got to put priorities in place or things will end up messy really   
   quick.  :P   
      
    NB> He'll probably have figured out that one can't do everything all at   
    NB> once... and if he's aware that you've got the kid, there's a mitigating   
    NB> factor right there...  :)   
      
     Oh he knows.  He just likes to rib me about it every now and then.  :)   
      
    NB> Just keep plugging away... and eventually it all falls into place...  ;)   
    NB> At least that's my philosophy...  ;)   
      
     Yep, I'm trying to get up the motivation points to start chipping on some   
   large blocks that are holding me up here right now.  Gonna try to get my blood   
   flowing a little bit first and see if that helps, since I was having issues   
   concentrating earlier.  Viva la mountain of crap!   
      
     -D   
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