To say that my day & evening was an adventure would be an understatement.....
My evaluation at work went pretty well, although there were a few tense moments between my boss and me...it started out tame enough, and then we got to the part where we had to talk about the last 6 months. Even that would have gone better had it not been for the fact that I was given just a WEE bit TOO MUCH information.
Yes, I know you're all saying, "DO TELL...."
So I will tell:
It seems that one of the biggest reasons that the powers-that-be out in the field are so "unhappy" with MY performance as opposed to my predecessor's is because **I** have the potential to prevent these boneheads from getting their bonus for 2007-08. Right about now you're all assuming that I'm talking about money....and I am...but money is only PART of the issue....because you see in addition to money these managers ALSO get a weekend in the Bahamas when their 'numbers' for the fiscal year are met.
[unfortunately there is no "WHAT THE FUCK??!!" icon on Smiley Central to put here, so you'll have to use your imagination!]
Yeah...that's what he said.
As soon as he said it, he knew that he'd said too much.
I asked him, "So if I start producing the numbers that THEY want, does that mean that *I* get a weekend in the islands??!!" Would anyone care to guess what the answer to THAT question was??!!
So here's the way that this shit over the past 7 months since I officially took over this position breaks down:
1) It's perfectly ok that the woman I replaced in this position was completely inept & insinuated there would be sexual favors to the guys in the field if they'd do HER job, because her "numbers" were satisfactory to the management in the field. So in order to get back into their good graces, I've apparently got to cut off BryM, Jr...bleach my hair...and spread my legs for the guys to get my 'numbers' up. For the record...NO...I'm not willing to do that....I'm WAY too fond of BryM, Jr to give him his walking papers!!
2) Even though "PROCESS" dictates that I have a certain amount of appointments made every week, the "expectation" is that I *DOUBLE* the number of appointments required in the "process".
3) Regardless of the fact that I was pulled from my desk for a month after I'd only been doing the job for a week and NO ONE else filled in for me, it's still MY fault that things got in the horrible shape they were in for so long. It's a fact of life that even if I didn't CAUSE the problem & had NO control over it, I'm still responsible.
Before anyone out there starts shaking their heads in disbelief and wonder why I'm still there after today, here's your answer:
Currently, the jobs in my office are broken down into several 'positions'.......one group answers the phone & makes up service orders for the field techs to go on; one group does what I do; one group does scheduling of equipment to be installed; and then one group that actually schedules the same day orders that come in. Well, as of the end of July, ALL of these rolls will be combined "to better serve the customer".....this scenario will not work for many different reasons, so as bad as these managers have it NOW...they haven't seen ANYTHING yet! Imagine roughly 150 people doing jobs that they have NO training in whatsoever!!
Yes, this WILL end in disaster and I'm going to LAUGH MY ASS OFF when it DOES happen!!
To continue with my day's events:
---> The cousin ALMOST got caught by his wife this evening!! You'll recall that he's having an affair......well anyway, he's out with the mistress and the wife calls. Apparently she's gone out looking for him because she's convinced that he was with another woman.
Of course, he WAS with this other woman but that's beside the point. So get this....he comes over to MY house so that he's got an alibi. The wife calls and tells him that she wants him home NOW. He heads home to the wife, has a huge argument with her and then leaves. He then ends up BACK at my house supposedly to spend the night. He stays for 20 minutes and then heads to the hotel where his mistress is staying!! Clearly the close call he had tonight wasn't enough to teach him anything!!
--> If all of THAT wasn't bad enough, when I got home from work I had a voicemail from the physical therapist's office wanting to know why I'd not shown for my appointment this morning!! DOH!! I'd completely forgotten about it!! This is the therapy I'm supposed to be taking for the vertigo I was diagnosed with!! Damnit!
So that was my day.....as always, never a dull moment!!
