Dogs, man.

Amy, take care of yourself! (And your handsome new boy.)

sarameg, I am filled with rage on your behalf.

And also, I don't know if I said here, but my boss is turning out to be a total loose cannon and is about to completely restructure our department, again and who the hell knows what's going on because she only feeds out info in dribs and drabs. But a new role has been more or less offered to me (literally when I got on a plane last night and happened to be seated next to someone else from my company).

Even though I feel a little like I'm being pushed out of my current role for reasons that mostly come down to my boss not understanding what the hell it is I do, I'm inclined to jump on this almost sight unseen just to get out of her wildly unstable orbit.

Please take care, amyth.

There is a lot going on.

Amyth- healthy gallbladder for you 8 more days.

Sara, Brenda, others- work needs to piss off.

My work ppl are annoying children (just today discovered we have run out of supplies and no one informed me) and the company culture as a whole is taking its toll on me, but no actual anxiety or rage inducing activities.

Health~ma wafting your way, amyth.

Also my boss just approved a $9000+ expense report in a minute but apparently there's a hold up with the $127 one. I am so over everything.

Yikes, brenda. Getting into a different role does sound like a good call!

Much gallbladder~ma, amyth

And sheesh sarameg, that's just fucked. brenda sorry your boss is cranky-making too. Fingers crossed that you both land in better positions.

Glad to hear Jetta came right back. That's the problem with new pets IME, for the first few months they want to go exploring outside all on their own, and I want them to wait for me to take them outside. But you know, pets, so it all works out.

Jetta, none of that! Because telling dogs not to run off and explore always works.

Oh, wow, brenda! Good luck with whatever you decide.

My big excitement for the day has been taking myself out to a leisurely breakfast and taking the bus to work. Our buses are way nicer than I remember! Been a few years since I tried taking it because then it was not convenient or pleasant, but now it is actually an attractive option. Now for an hour or so of regular work and then my annual flashback to retail sales.

Well, it's official. The boss of the person on the plane, who is kind of driving this whole thing, just called me to say they want me for the role and to come back to him with any questions or an answer in the next few days.

And really, there's pretty much no way I'm not making the move, but I should come up with some thoughtful questions so that I look serious and have some clearer expectations.

This will take me out of the marketing organization and into sales, in a similar but as of yet undefined role driving a new product from a company we just acquired. (Yesterday)Which is a riskier proposition in some ways, but ultimately better for career path options.

And end of the day it's a lot less risky, really, than staying under someone so mercurial and prone to acting on whims about people. Especially when not taking it would likely upset whatever her latest secret plan is.