I become a citizen on Wednesday - and it's a huge part due to this board. I'm excited to have a voice in this country even when/especially when I'm at odds with the direction it's moving.
I'm going alone and I'm fine with that, but inside I'm really excited.
“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,”
Congrats to you! I submitted my application online last week! I believe you are from Ireland like me 🙂 I look forward to hopefully voting in the 2020 election
Congrats to you! I submitted my application online last week! I believe you are from Ireland like me 🙂 I look forward to hopefully voting in the 2020 election
I am! And in the Boston/Mass area too - I think you are too? I applied on 1/30 (the day before my dad died) and this part has been the easiest part of the whole k1/aos/roc/etc. process.
“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,”
Congrats to you! I submitted my application online last week! I believe you are from Ireland like me 🙂 I look forward to hopefully voting in the 2020 election
I am! And in the Boston/Mass area too - I think you are too? I applied on 1/30 (the day before my dad died) and this part has been the easiest part of the whole k1/aos/roc/etc. process.
Yes I’m on the north shore!
My green card expires next year and I figured I may as well do this instead of renew.
The site says January 2020 for estimated completion of my case.
Congrats again to you! Also did you hear Norwegian is pulling their cheap flights, you may not have even used them but I was bummed, we took some flights with them and it was so cheap! Back to aer lingus ..
I am! And in the Boston/Mass area too - I think you are too? I applied on 1/30 (the day before my dad died) and this part has been the easiest part of the whole k1/aos/roc/etc. process.
Yes I’m on the north shore!
My green card expires next year and I figured I may as well do this instead of renew.
The site says January 2020 for estimated completion of my case.
Congrats again to you! Also did you hear Norwegian is pulling their cheap flights, you may not have even used them but I was bummed, we took some flights with them and it was so cheap! Back to aer lingus ..
I applied to vote, and also because of the issue with the possibility if I were to break the law ... Also with the voting laws in Ireland, I currently have no voice anywhere.
My prediction was WAY further than where I am now but it ended up being 7/8 months so it seems that January 2020 seems close.
I've taken Norwegian from Providence a couple of times, so will miss that but I almost always end up on IE for flights from Boston.
“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,”
Post by mrsukyankee on Aug 19, 2019 0:36:07 GMT -5
Congratulations! I was thrilled when I got my British citizenship and was able to vote and have more of a voice. (p.s. I hope my new country doesn't screw over your old country any more than it already has)
Post by Velar Fricative on Aug 19, 2019 8:16:15 GMT -5
I'm obsessed with our Lidl. I never bothered going because it was brand new and crowded and brought comparisons of Aldi, which I don't like. But Lidl is way better. Now I have to figure out our game plan for grocery shopping since we otherwise order from Fresh Direct for grocery delivery and will need to find a less hectic time to go physical grocery shopping.
Post by eponinepontmercy on Aug 19, 2019 12:00:54 GMT -5
We visited my family this weekend, which is always exhausting. There is more family drama with my dad and money and there's just no way this ends happily for anyone.
But, my grandmother was able to come, and it was so nice to see her. I didn't even mind that the two Trumpy uncles I try to avoid were there. It was a nice family day, especially since I didn't know about the black cloud until we left when DH told me what was going on.
We went to my sister's restaurant for brunch on Sunday and had life-changing avocado toast. I'm obsessed with it.
I still haven’t gotten my first paycheck. The first one is apparently done through paper check and then all subsequent ones are direct deposit. I’ve been checking the mailbox multiple times a day.
We are writing our goals and accomplishments at work, I hate this process.
I never know how to answer this other than “I would like to eat and live in a house with lights, and by working a paying job for you I can accomplish that.” Like, what do you want to hear from me?
We are writing our goals and accomplishments at work, I hate this process.
I never know how to answer this other than “I would like to eat and live in a house with lights, and by working a paying job for you I can accomplish that.” Like, what do you want to hear from me?
They want you to be INVESTED. To CARE!!! Which is easy for me to joke about because I am and I do.
But seriously though, is there nothing you could get better at? Nothing you like you want to do more of? Or hate and want to get away from, which makes other aspects sound like goals?
I never know how to answer this other than “I would like to eat and live in a house with lights, and by working a paying job for you I can accomplish that.” Like, what do you want to hear from me?
They want you to be INVESTED. To CARE!!! Which is easy for me to joke about because I am and I do.
But seriously though, is there nothing you could get better at? Nothing you like you want to do more of? Or hate and want to get away from, which makes other aspects sound like goals?
I *do* care about what I do, and I am honestly committed to putting out a quality product. My name is publicly attached to everything I produce and I’d very much like to NOT look like an idiot.
I just don’t enjoy putting that into words because it seems so obvious. The issue isn’t so much not having goals - it’s being able to phrase it in a way that doesn’t sound like generic canned schmaltz. I don’t know a new way to say, “I would like to be successful at my job so I can put out a quality product and keep my job.”
And ultimately I am someone who sees a job as a means to an end. I like what I do, I’m proud of what I do, but ultimately I don’t think it defines me, and if I wasn’t doing this then I’d simply be doing something else. I want to earn a living to live my life how I’d like to live it, the end. It seems like questions such as these are looking for answers from people whose careers are their very lives ... that’s all well and good, but it’s not for me.
They want you to be INVESTED. To CARE!!! Which is easy for me to joke about because I am and I do.
But seriously though, is there nothing you could get better at? Nothing you like you want to do more of? Or hate and want to get away from, which makes other aspects sound like goals?
I *do* care about what I do, and I am honestly committed to putting out a quality product. My name is publicly attached to everything I produce and I’d very much like to NOT look like an idiot.
I just don’t enjoy putting that into words because it seems so obvious. The issue isn’t so much not having goals - it’s being able to phrase it in a way that doesn’t sound like generic canned schmaltz. I don’t know a new way to say, “I would like to be successful at my job so I can put out a quality product and keep my job.”
And ultimately I am someone who sees a job as a means to an end. I like what I do, I’m proud of what I do, but ultimately I don’t think it defines me, and if I wasn’t doing this then I’d simply be doing something else. I want to earn a living to live my life how I’d like to live it, the end. It seems like questions such as these are looking for answers from people whose careers are their very lives ... that’s all well and good, but it’s not for me.
I think what organizations generally mean by "goals" is a work goal. So not "I want to be CEO someday and have a long and fulfilling career helping people" but "I will design and implement a new process for new employee orientation by the deadline of 9/16/19. I will do this by doing X, Y, and Z. I will measure success in this program through a survey to assess new employees' knowledge and comfort with organizational information". You can include personal goals if you want to, but it's also completely normal and expected to mostly focus on work product/projects.
Also that blows about your paycheck, i'm sorry. My job also issues a paper check for the first check, and I actually got my first three checks that way. So... hopefully yours goes better, lol. It's freaking annoying to have to wait!
I *do* care about what I do, and I am honestly committed to putting out a quality product. My name is publicly attached to everything I produce and I’d very much like to NOT look like an idiot.
I just don’t enjoy putting that into words because it seems so obvious. The issue isn’t so much not having goals - it’s being able to phrase it in a way that doesn’t sound like generic canned schmaltz. I don’t know a new way to say, “I would like to be successful at my job so I can put out a quality product and keep my job.”
And ultimately I am someone who sees a job as a means to an end. I like what I do, I’m proud of what I do, but ultimately I don’t think it defines me, and if I wasn’t doing this then I’d simply be doing something else. I want to earn a living to live my life how I’d like to live it, the end. It seems like questions such as these are looking for answers from people whose careers are their very lives ... that’s all well and good, but it’s not for me.
I think what organizations generally mean by "goals" is a work goal. So not "I want to be CEO someday and have a long and fulfilling career helping people" but "I will design and implement a new process for new employee orientation by the deadline of 9/16/19. I will do this by doing X, Y, and Z. I will measure success in this program through a survey to assess new employees' knowledge and comfort with organizational information". You can include personal goals if you want to, but it's also completely normal and expected to mostly focus on work product/projects.
Also that blows about your paycheck, i'm sorry. My job also issues a paper check for the first check, and I actually got my first three checks that way. So... hopefully yours goes better, lol. It's freaking annoying to have to wait!
But I don't have work goals. I do the things that people ask me to do, I take initiative to get my job done in a more efficient way when possible, sometimes I come up with creative ideas, but mostly I just get my work done. I am widely praised throughout the organization, so it's not as if my lack of goals is in some way defining the work product I'm putting out. I am good at my job and I care, mostly because I don't like looking like a moron, but my job is a way that I earn money and it's really nothing more than that to me. If I didn't need to work to sustain my lifestyle, I wouldn't.
Anyway, I get why organizations do it and what they're looking for, but it's something I struggle with because I honestly just don't have goals for work. I am more than happy to do whatever it is that the organization deems necessary or wants me to be involved in. I feel like that's enough for me.
I think what organizations generally mean by "goals" is a work goal. So not "I want to be CEO someday and have a long and fulfilling career helping people" but "I will design and implement a new process for new employee orientation by the deadline of 9/16/19. I will do this by doing X, Y, and Z. I will measure success in this program through a survey to assess new employees' knowledge and comfort with organizational information". You can include personal goals if you want to, but it's also completely normal and expected to mostly focus on work product/projects.
Also that blows about your paycheck, i'm sorry. My job also issues a paper check for the first check, and I actually got my first three checks that way. So... hopefully yours goes better, lol. It's freaking annoying to have to wait!
But I don't have work goals. I do the things that people ask me to do, I take initiative to get my job done in a more efficient way when possible, sometimes I come up with creative ideas, but mostly I just get my work done. I am widely praised throughout the organization, so it's not as if my lack of goals is in some way defining the work product I'm putting out. I am good at my job and I care, mostly because I don't like looking like a moron, but my job is a way that I earn money and it's really nothing more than that to me. If I didn't need to work to sustain my lifestyle, I wouldn't.
Anyway, I get why organizations do it and what they're looking for, but it's something I struggle with because I honestly just don't have goals for work. I am more than happy to do whatever it is that the organization deems necessary or wants me to be involved in. I feel like that's enough for me.
If your organization requires you to write goals, your supervisor should help you come up with some. It can even be things like "complete all project proposals on time and with 100% accuracy". Which I agree is a bullshit goal, lol, but it gives them something to measure your performance against. Or if you have something you need to learn to do better i.e." learn how to use pivot tables in Excel". Or "attend X conference to learn more about Y". Your goal can even be to just keep doing the same stuff you are doing "respond to internal customer requests within 1 business day". Most people aren't literally doing only and exactly what's written in their job description, so it's also another way to define and show what you're doing.
I definitely have mixed feelings on most performance management tools, but I think there is a misconception about the point of goals if people think they have much of anything to do with your intrinsic WHY you are working. Yes, we are all working because we want a paycheck. But what are we DOING at work and what steps can we take to do it better? That's what goals are for.