(I hate the whole concept of stretch goals. Fuck you, I'm stretching to my limit just to keep up with my actual work. Why isn't doing my job well enough to get a decent raise? Projects I'm actually meant to do outside of normal work hours, that affect my raise? that's BS.)
Heh. In the old company, doing your job well wasn't even enough to get you a decent review depending on how they needed to stack rank.
I mean, just fuck it all, you know? There's no winning for most of us. Just surviving. Those who thrive are the bullshitters and the networkers.
I'm having a bad career funk bleh, though. So, hey.
And if you meet your stretch goals, that becomes the new "normal."
Yes. I'm meeting expectations, which means I'm not trying hard enough.
I think I have wrangled everything that I need to. It may be time for me to hit Trader Joe's.
When we do reviews, my supervisor always has a disgruntled expression when my ratings are Meets Expectations. I've been told I'm not ambitious enough, and they're boggled that a few extra dollars a month is not sufficient to make me stress myself. I've made no secret of the fact that I'd like to try another department, so I think they've accepted that I'm not just a lump skating by--though why the idea of doing the job to the requested standards for the agreed-upon wage is disappointing.
Unfortunately, I'm probably near the top of my pay band, being I've been there ten years. That's another thing that annoys me. It encourages people with experience to abandon the job.
IO economic News, I did my taxes today. A thousand back from the feds, owing three hundred to the state. I should have the federal money back just in time for my vacation, and I can put off paying the state till April.
Timelies all!
No plans for the weekend here. How about you?
ION, I just got an email from a chorus I used to sing with about an opportunity to sing at Carnegie Hall. It costs $750 just to be in the concert! You still have to figure out transportation and accommodations! Dana, have you ever heard of something like this?
Is it with Mid-America? I've done Carnegie Hall stuff, and my mother conducts for them every few years. I thought they usually did a package, though. Maybe because you're relatively close to the city? It doesn't get you any meals, or a post-concert cruise or anything?
In hindsight, going outside this inclement afternoon probably was not my best idea ever.
Is it with Mid-America? I've done Carnegie Hall stuff, and my mother conducts for them every few years. I thought they usually did a package, though. Maybe because you're relatively close to the city? It doesn't get you any meals, or a post-concert cruise or anything?
It's DCINY, and that doesn't get you anything other than singing at Carnegie Hall.
This article helps me understand the model, but I still find it a little mind-boggling. [link]
I'd like to do my taxes, but the electronic w2 from old CSC is being held hostage. It insists I don't exist. Which means I'll have to wait for the paper and hope they didn't fuck that up. I mean, they lost $1750 of my HSA for a month or so....
I found out a college friend is in town just for a day and was going to head over after work, but then her dinner plans moved up and now I have heard nothing. It would be 8 at the earliest to get to her at this point. Crazy, but I think it's past the point I am willing to head out to quickly see someone.
