Friday, August 10, 2007
The More Things Change...
Just finished my first week back in the office. Sometimes I think I prefer war. But at least there are no bats flying around the office. So it's better than a tent.
There are definitely some positives right now. We had a big meeting Wednesday of different agencies that work together. There are some new people involved in what we do and they actually want to contribute rather than being big bitch whore sluts (OK, there's only one of those I have to work with, and she's in Hawaii, and her new boss was here, and he's very cool and I think we can work well together). I'm actually going to get to do some worthwhile, long-term planning for my work, which doesn't sound quite as sexy once I typed it as it did when I first thought about it. Hmmmmm. Anyway, that's what I was supposed to be doing all along, and didn't get to.
Something else I was supposed to be doing was working with some Asian countries, and of course, that never quite happened. But since getting back I've been redefining my job, and I think I'm going to get to do some fun work.
In fact...they are finally sending me to the region next month. I go to Vietnam for a few days, and then I have some vacation time I need to use by the end of September, so I'm going to tour around Vietnam and then go see some friends in a couple countries before coming home. Yay!!!! Details to follow.
But yeah, some things stay the same. Today I kind of called out my boss on the poor leadership in the office. I didn't call her by name but she knew. I didn't do it disrespectfully -- trust me, I had her nodding along with me -- but I put her on notice that things are going to be different. One of the big problems with government agencies is you get a lot of people who are there for 20 years and can't see beyond the walls of their office...the stereotype of the government bureaucrat, yeah...well, that stereotype exists because it often happens that way.
But I think I'll stay. I have some options to go work elsewhere but on the whole I think this is the best choice for me right now, and I think I can do some good there. I'm making the commitment to stay there for another year and a half, but after that, the world opens up.
Oh, and I'm going dancing tonight so YAY that.
There are definitely some positives right now. We had a big meeting Wednesday of different agencies that work together. There are some new people involved in what we do and they actually want to contribute rather than being big bitch whore sluts (OK, there's only one of those I have to work with, and she's in Hawaii, and her new boss was here, and he's very cool and I think we can work well together). I'm actually going to get to do some worthwhile, long-term planning for my work, which doesn't sound quite as sexy once I typed it as it did when I first thought about it. Hmmmmm. Anyway, that's what I was supposed to be doing all along, and didn't get to.
Something else I was supposed to be doing was working with some Asian countries, and of course, that never quite happened. But since getting back I've been redefining my job, and I think I'm going to get to do some fun work.
In fact...they are finally sending me to the region next month. I go to Vietnam for a few days, and then I have some vacation time I need to use by the end of September, so I'm going to tour around Vietnam and then go see some friends in a couple countries before coming home. Yay!!!! Details to follow.
But yeah, some things stay the same. Today I kind of called out my boss on the poor leadership in the office. I didn't call her by name but she knew. I didn't do it disrespectfully -- trust me, I had her nodding along with me -- but I put her on notice that things are going to be different. One of the big problems with government agencies is you get a lot of people who are there for 20 years and can't see beyond the walls of their office...the stereotype of the government bureaucrat, yeah...well, that stereotype exists because it often happens that way.
But I think I'll stay. I have some options to go work elsewhere but on the whole I think this is the best choice for me right now, and I think I can do some good there. I'm making the commitment to stay there for another year and a half, but after that, the world opens up.
Oh, and I'm going dancing tonight so YAY that.
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As long as your boss is open to constructive criticism, then it's fine. My boss will not admit his errors.
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