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Friday, September 22, 2006

The World Does Not Revolve Around You

I am one of those people. You know the ones. Always convinced they're about to be fired. Despite being here a year, despite getting good feedback, raises, bonuses, more responsibility, etc. Every day I'm prepared to get fired. My desk has no decorations at all (except a card from my brother and an origami flower) because there'll be less to clean out when I get told to go home and never come back. Every day I remind myself to not fuck up and do a good job for each of the attorneys I work for.

Name Partner does a LOT of the recruiting here. Which means placement agencies are constantly calling him. HR is constantly calling him. He always has interviews scheduled. It's a lot of work to not be paranoid that it's about shitcanning and replacing me.

But I try. Every single day.

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M.Amanda said...: About 4 months ago, I walked past my boss's office. He was listening to his voicemail on speaker like he usually does. I wasn't trying to eavesdrop or anything, but the name of the company that place me here as a temp caught my attention. They had a candidate that she thought he would really like. GULP.

I am soooo getting canned, I thought - until, in the middle of reciting her contact info, he made an impatient sound and hit delete. WHEW.

Keep in mind, they wouldn't give you more work or more important work if they thought for a second you might not be around. The higher up you go, the more of a bitch it is to find a suitable replacement. If they planned to send you packing, they'd start making you less important and someone else more important so that it wouldn't hurt as much when you left.

Have faith in yourself. You'll be fine.; September 22, 2006 2:01 PM
~lifedramatic~ said...: My boss got an unsolicited resume the other day. I opened it, read it, and put it on his desk. (PS I know it was unsolicited because it was made out to "To whom it may concern" and the name of the company is the OLD name of our company not the new name. Anyway... yeah I could have thrown the resume away like I throw away about 99% of the other mail we get, but I put it on his desk. To his credit, he brought it out and said what's this, and I told him it came in the mail, looked like the girl went through the phonebook just mass resume mailing. He agreed and promptly, in front of me, threw the resume in the shredding bin. I felt really good about that!

Charlene

http://lifedramatic.blogspot.com; January 12, 2011 9:07 AM
salicylic acid 6 cream said...: Thank you again for your flawless service, and I look forward to working with you in the future.; July 27, 2020 8:47 PM

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The World Does Not Revolve Around You

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	Friday, September 22, 2006 The World Does Not Revolve Around You I am one of those people. You know the ones. Always convinced they're about to be fired. Despite being here a year, despite getting good feedback, raises, bonuses, more responsibility, etc. Every day I'm prepared to get fired. My desk has no decorations at all (except a card from my brother and an origami flower) because there'll be less to clean out when I get told to go home and never come back. Every day I remind myself to not fuck up and do a good job for each of the attorneys I work for. Name Partner does a LOT of the recruiting here. Which means placement agencies are constantly calling him. HR is constantly calling him. He always has interviews scheduled. It's a lot of work to not be paranoid that it's about shitcanning and replacing me. But I try. Every single day. posted by Green at 9/22/2006 10:35:00 AM 3 Comments: M.Amanda said... About 4 months ago, I walked past my boss's office. He was listening to his voicemail on speaker like he usually does. I wasn't trying to eavesdrop or anything, but the name of the company that place me here as a temp caught my attention. They had a candidate that she thought he would really like. GULP. I am soooo getting canned, I thought - until, in the middle of reciting her contact info, he made an impatient sound and hit delete. WHEW. Keep in mind, they wouldn't give you more work or more important work if they thought for a second you might not be around. The higher up you go, the more of a bitch it is to find a suitable replacement. If they planned to send you packing, they'd start making you less important and someone else more important so that it wouldn't hurt as much when you left. Have faith in yourself. You'll be fine. September 22, 2006 2:01 PM ~lifedramatic~ said... My boss got an unsolicited resume the other day. I opened it, read it, and put it on his desk. (PS I know it was unsolicited because it was made out to "To whom it may concern" and the name of the company is the OLD name of our company not the new name. Anyway... yeah I could have thrown the resume away like I throw away about 99% of the other mail we get, but I put it on his desk. To his credit, he brought it out and said what's this, and I told him it came in the mail, looked like the girl went through the phonebook just mass resume mailing. He agreed and promptly, in front of me, threw the resume in the shredding bin. I felt really good about that! Charlene http://lifedramatic.blogspot.com January 12, 2011 9:07 AM salicylic acid 6 cream said... Thank you again for your flawless service, and I look forward to working with you in the future. July 27, 2020 8:47 PM Post a Comment << Home	About Me Name: Green Location: San Francisco, CA, United States I'm green. I'm yogurty. I'm awesome. You can find me on Twitter at GreenYogurt. View my complete profile Previous Posts And On the Work Front, In a Strange Turn of Events... The Beginning of the End Balls of Steel, I Tell You 30 Days Notice Happy Anniversary ... Happy New Year! "Get Off My TRAINNNNNNN!" Breaking the Cardinal Rule Steamroller Update Do You Have a Pin? I'd Like To Drop It.