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  • omoikiri@aussie.zone
    341·
    1 year ago

    AHHHHHH. I’ve been CITED. Someone referenced MY academic paper in THEIR academic paper. It’s my first citation. I’m so excited I’m gonna pee myself 🚽🥳🚽🥳🚽🥳

  • MisssDarylC@aussie.zone
    23·
    1 year ago

    I just have to actually celebrate myself, my friend let slip at dinner that my ex has a girlfriend and has for a while and I’m not sad or hurt about it at all. Which is HUGE. I’m so fucking proud of the progress I’ve made emotionally.

  • bananafungus@aussie.zone
    19·
    1 year ago

    Second last day of stress leave today, think I’ll remain in my jammies and lounge about doing whatever takes my fancy.

  • the_procrastinata@aussie.zone
    18·
    1 year ago

    If we’re doing pups, here is Procrastidog the other day. He’s the sweetest little boy and is so chuffed to have me home again. He crawled onto my yoga mat this morning while I was doing a forward fold so he could be closer to my hands to pat him 😍

  • Hongohones@aussie.zone
    16·
    1 year ago

    Someone was complaining on reddit about this thread being in some sort of competition with them to have more comments. So this puts us one more ahead of them. As you were, I’ll get my coat.

    Also my void has a leak and eyes.

    Image is of a big black kitten with a white patch on their stomach.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    15·
    1 year ago

    Time to go to bed, and hopefully my headache will be gone in the morning.

    I have run the bot through final instructions and insisted that all post titles are pre-approved, so hopefully there will not be a repeat of the 2nd Wednesday fiasco. It’s on probation until it shows it understands how the day names work properly. Fingers crossed for a third successful post.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    15·
    1 year ago

    Okay so I’ve ranted before on the old DT about my boss and the blowups we’ve had earlier in the year. My annual review is supposed to be in 10 days. I’ve been thinking of how to approach it and negotiate pay vs hours etc and provide feedback on where things are going and what my role still is in the firm.

    rant follows

    Today I rock up, old mate is already in his classic bad mood, and after discussing the stuff we’re meant to be talking about (during which he is dismissive and presumptuous), I carefully bring up the topic of the annual review… and guess what…

    I’m not even having one . Because he doesn’t want any more “unnecessarily difficult” conversations and he feels he’s spoken enough to me already. Oh, but his one bit of feedback is that I haven’t been bringing in enough invoices and it’s well below everyone else’s. And that’s it.

    No option to defend myself, about how dealing with my mental health has been a huge time and money sink (I’m sure it would’ve been easier if I’d just broken my leg or got long Covid). Or how a lot of my time spent helping to manage and provide ongoing support to everyone else’s projects over the years has resulted in a permanent boost in capacity for everyone else. Or how his uninvolved “management’” is not sustainable with his expectations.

    I’ve had an entire lifetime of undervaluing myself because I’ve been conditioned to stay in line - “you’re not good enough”. “People will never understand you so you need to shut up and comply”. “Stop resting on your laurels, you’ll just get lazy and complacent”. “It’s not that special, get over yourself, stop complaining and be grateful”, etc.

    You know what? People in my industry - even from fucking overseas - have literally tracked me down online after coming across posts under a pseudonym with no link to my name, because they were impressed with what I’ve done in that sphere (almost all of which I’ve done on my own time and much of which has directly benefited business processes, with no prompting or guidance whatsoever) My boss even KNOWS this. Word has gotten to him!

    But I almost felt like I couldn’t even enjoy the opportunity and positivity because it got rained on by someone who doesn’t even want to acknowledge the value I bring and can continue to bring - not as direct billing but as a multiplier for everyone else’s productivity - and happiness. (It’s just not his so who cares, right?)

    Then he spent the rest of the morning being unreasonably pissed off at people who had made minor mistakes and blaming others for being passive when he’s the one refusing to take leadership and accountability for change HE wants to see.

    By the way there’s nobody else in the office now and he was all alone and he was commenting on that too like others were being avoidant.

    Well, my boss could be a lot worse and I remain very grateful that the business helped make my dreams of staying on in this country come true.

    But if this is how it’s going to keep on going… If he’s willing to throw so much away just so he can huff around and stamp his foot when he’s feeling cranky, but also refuse to actually put his foot down when it comes to being decisive… and he refuses to see what’s going on and make changes or get help… then I’m not throwing good effort after bad.

    I’ll still be reducing my hours pro rata once I figure out what the hell it is I am going to get paid. And that’ll help me stay on a bit longer.

    But this is the fire under my arse I definitely will use to get me motivated to move the fuck on. No more ms. nice_kitten. Next opportunity I get, I’m gone. I don’t care if it’s well before the end of the year and it’s crunch time. I’m going where I’ll be appreciated - either in terms of support, genuine progression, or money.

    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
      7·
      1 year ago

      Your boss sounds very emotionally immature I feel for ya.

      It;s tough when people’s moods cloud the reality staring at them. It’s even more tough when that happens only some of the time.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        4·
        1 year ago

        Thanks man. I know there’s plenty of bosses like this and sometimes part of the job is to learn to manage your own boss and characters like that. But I sure as hell am not being paid enough to do that on top of my regular work. I’ve got way more interesting and worthwhile challenges I could be spending me time on

      • jonne@infosec.pub
        1·
        1 year ago

        Or they know exactly how to screw with employees with low self esteem. Sometimes they know exactly what they’re doing.

    • jezbeenz@aussie.zone
      6·
      1 year ago

      You deserve better than this a**hole definitely gtfo there as soon as an opportunity arrives. My bosses are incompetent, but at least they’re nice people you can approach about anything.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        4·
        1 year ago

        Yeah I dunno if he is an asshole per se, he can be quite approachable in other ways and he is very competent at the consulting side of things. He’s just a shit manager and won’t acknowledge it

        • jezbeenz@aussie.zone
          4·
          1 year ago

          Ah yes, probably a bit harsh as I don’t know all the deets but yeah sounds like the management skills are lacking for sure

    • TassieTosser@aussie.zone
      5·
      1 year ago

      My sympathies. Sounds like many solo business owners I’ve had the displeasure to meet. If you aren’t being valued, you’re perfectly justified jumping ship.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        5·
        1 year ago

        He’s bitten off way more than he can chew but it’s his responsibility to manage that rather than get paggro with everyone else. It was alright until after Covid and it’s just escalated since then. I like small businesses much more than corporate but there are definitely challenges as well

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
      4·
      1 year ago

      I’m sorry to hear what your boss has done to you today Kitten. His conduct is unbecoming and he doesn’t seem to see the good in what you do.

      I hope you’ll be ok and that you’re able to sort things out for the better and for your own health and well-being.

      Please look after yourself and let us know if we can help you with anything.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        5·
        1 year ago

        Thanks. I think now that I have options I feel much more empowered and I’m going to use this opportunity to start focusing my time and effort onto other endeavours. It’s looking upwards. I’ve got other help coming through on the medical front hopefully so that’ll be a relief

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    15·
    1 year ago

    I told speedkitty (my cats evil personality) not to sprint up and down the hallway when people are still asleep. He looked at me blankly for a second as if to say “cat go brrrrrt!” Before dropping into the slipstream and tearing down the hall with sonic booms following in his wake. Asshole.

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    14·
    1 year ago

    “Breath. Don’t take it personally. Don’t get upset cause it really ain’t your problem if they have impossible standards. So long as your happy with the work you do and you’ve communicated the challenges” repeat a few times till you feel like like throwing your laptop out the window and walking out.

  • anobium_punctatum@aussie.zone
    14·
    1 year ago

    So we have landscapers here at the moment to help us finish the backyard and lay some turf. They have the radio on, playing B52’s Love Shack at a decent volume, and one of them is singing his own lyrics. “Gonna need a chiro cos my backs fuuuuucked”. “Every body moving, everybody grooving to the Buffalo, buffalo baby!”.

    I am trying so hard not to audibly laugh. I think they forget I’m inside and can hear them.

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
      6·
      1 year ago

      I was having this kind conversation with the baby the yesterday. I read it’s important to talk and let them respond. But I ran out of shit to say so I just started talking to talk nonsense. “You want me to call who? Nah bud he’s busy. Being the president. Yes of America. No you don’t want to speak to him either. Why not? Because he is a dictator losing a war. Who? A reunion tour? I doubt it bud. Because posh is a snob that’s why! Who? Abba? Yeah look fair point I didn’t see that coming either”

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
    13·
    1 year ago

    The sun is so beautiful today. Feels like I haven’t seen it in 2 weeks.

    How it does cheer up a day when it’s out and makes everything so much brighter and cheerful!

    I hope everyone enjoys the day!

  • 🇦🇺Baku@sh.itjust.works
    13·
    1 year ago

    Today’s the last day of the week for me! Off to gippy tomorrow, but unfortunately someone decided to turn the trains into buses, so I’ll be one of the 6 train carriages of people getting on a single bus half the size of one carriage for 4 and a half hours on Sunday, but I’m just hoping it’s a bit warmer out that way than it is here!

  • Pilk@aussie.zone
    13·
    1 year ago

    I love citrus season. The imperial mandarins right now are so good. Hopefully some good blood oranges will come in in the next couple months too.

    • jezbeenz@aussie.zone
      2·
      1 year ago

      Agreed and we need it after the summer fruit season was so bland and meh. Hardly got anything good…

      Except for mah feijoas they were fricken rad this year