Re: Re: trying again   
     By: Nancy Backus to Damon A. Getsman on Tue May 19 2015 19:49:28   
      
    NB> Well, I suppose with better income outside of that job, you have a lot   
    NB> less hide in the issuer... ;)  And, I suppose also that if he hasn't   
    NB> improved any since, others will probably do the complaining up the   
    NB> scale... :)   
      
     Yeah from the amount of uproar that was going on at that dude over just the   
   few weeks he's either learned by his trial through fire or else he's ended up   
   well known in those corporate circles.  The dude was a nice enough guy; I don't   
   hold anything against him, really, but there are just certain skills that you   
   need to have if you're going to be in management.  Being able to generate   
   schedules for your employees is kind of one of those baseline ones, or at least   
   having access to somebody who is good enough at it that you can delegate that   
   task to.   
      
    NB> Seeing the people without any "feet" makes one less grumpy about not   
    NB> having "shoes"...  ;)  Years ago, I was an income maintenance worker for   
    NB> DSS... one does learn to appreciate what one does have, as well as learn   
    NB> more compassion for those with a lot less...  :)   
      
     You know you're very right about that part.  If I could handle the cut in   
   pay, it'd be nice again sometimes to go back to my former job as an intake   
   specialist, helping out those in desperate need of cash grants.  It really does   
   give a person a much better perspective.  It's so easy to fall into the whining   
   trap about problems that are so utterly petty, even in the first world, let   
   alone when compared with some of the issues that are going on in 2nd and 3rd   
   world countries.   
      
    NB> Reinforcement that you are doing your job, and doing it well..  :)   
      
     Always a wonderful thing to have, especially when you're a person as plagued   
   by insecurity and doubt as much as I usually am.  It seems to be that much   
   stronger where it's a sect of my life in which I'm responsible for a young/   
   innocent, also.  I suppose that's normal, but I know that I've always had a   
   much greater amount of insecurity than most others, partially due to my abusive   
   upbringing.  I'm just glad that I'm getting better at dealing with those things   
   now.   
      
    NB> It seemed to have been helpful... she had very little delirium, which is   
    NB> a major risk especially for the elderly in a stressful environment...   
    NB> and she is improving steadily now that she is home.  She had to have   
    NB> emergency bowel surgery, fortunately not worst-case scenario, and the   
    NB> surgeon was quite happy with how she progressed afterwards... Maybe now   
    NB> she won't keep having some of the bowel issues she was having...   
      
     I am very glad to hear that things progressed well afterwards.  Bowel issues   
   are just no fun at all, either.  I really hope that the surgery has the   
   intended effects for her.  Updates would be appreciated.  :)  Even without   
   them, though, wishing the best from here!   
      
    NB> Thank you very much.  :)  I don't worry... just try to get the the   
    NB> packets when possible... This week the issue, beyond still being part of   
    NB> "Mommy-care", is that I was away over the weekend for a niece's wedding,   
    NB> in PA near Pittsburgh... and this coming weekend, I have another trip   
    NB> coming up, slightly longer... and no online access while away,   
    NB> either....  ;)  RL always takes precedence where necessary...  ;)   
      
     Gotta have RL taking precedence.  Otherwise you end up like some of the   
   people that I know IRL around here that have huge clusters of life tangled up   
   in knots while they're busy putting out reams and reams of content on tumblr,   
   diaspora, twitter, and god knows where else.  ;)  Who cares if you've got a   
   good net persona when the one that you're stuck in 'for reals' in your rotting   
   porksuit can't even find a clean pair of clothes to put on.  ;)   
     More soon, I'm gonna see if I can't bust through a little more of this today.   
      
     -D   
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