Life QotW: On the Job

nobody@vox.com(Emu with a Clue) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:15:07 -0700

What's the biggest mistake you've ever made at a job?

Accepting a job at a particular place that "sounded cool" after I first moved to Sydney more than 10 years ago. I had heard it was a rather dysfunctional place to work but thought I could handle it. Wrong! I lasted a bit more than a year there during which time I shattered my ankle falling down the front steps of the building (and no I wasn't pushed - but my lovely manager at the time did try and suggest that I had done it on purpose to get workers compensation!!!). One (or I should say two) good things came out of this experience though. Two of the women I worked with there became and remain very good friends (one was actually my birth support person when my daughter was born and the other was on standby to do the same when I had my son). Funny how adversity in the workplace can bring people closer together.

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Girl troubles

nobody@vox.com(Emu with a Clue) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:10:24 -0800

V embroiled in a tiff with her on-again-off-again best friend H. Before Christmas the mother of another friend of V's (who is also a friend of mine) and I talked about taking both lots of kids to Luna Park before school goes back. Without consulting me (and unbeknownst to me) V got on the blower to H to invite her to come along too. She then asked me if H could come and I said no because we were going in the other friend's car. Realising she had been hasty with her invitation, V rang H up again and UNINVITED her. Not only is H upset but I suspect her mother is as well. When dh rang the mother yesterday to see if H could come over and play today, she said that H was 'too tired' to come over. I sent the mother an email last night (was too late to phone) explaining what had happening and re-inviting H to Luna Park (even if this means we have to catch public transport to get there). Haven't heard back so suppose I should follow this up with a phone call today (as much as I don't feel like doing this). V also feels very bad about it and even offered to let H have her place in the car and she would stay home. If only she would THINK before opening her mouth (think she takes after me in this regard so can't blame her too much)!

The_Scream

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