So I overheard an employee (who has been here SEVERAL years) talking about how someone had her resume. I wasn't trying to overhear. Some of that department just has no volume control....:\
It makes me crazy how when someone I have hired leaves (I've been here two years), they ask me to pull my interview notes, they interrogate the hiring managers, etc. But when it's someone who has been here for YEARS leaves....they spend zero time talking to the manager about retention. Trust me, we've had a BUNCH of those leave and they NEVER examine the managers....ugh.
"Oh, don't worry Mel B will find another warm body!" (No one wants to address retention!!!!) #endrecruiterrant
I also had a weird discussion with DH last night after we had the best day together. I hate ending the night on a bad note when he has two out-of-town comps the next two weekends. Like, I won't see him but maybe an hour until next Saturday. That's really bugging me It wasn't an argument, but it was just kind of weird.
((hugs)) MrsMB Sorry your day is starting off rough. I have seen the retention rate at my company for a specific department and know that management is to blame...crazy how companies don't to their due justice there sometimes.
I have an IL vent. So the ILs and DH have a really dysfunctional relationship (have for years...since pre- me and DH). For some reason they decide to escalate the fighting now that C is here. We saw them mid-Jan (they've only seen C twice, once at the hospital and this visit) and things blew up because we asked them not to do something in regards to C and MIL did it anyway and still takes no responsibility.
Anyways, DH got a call from his grandma on Sat blaming him and saying "I bet you're not thinking about me with x, y, z" and how they aren't getting updates but everyone on Facebook is seeing C, etc. Well, funny that I sent a picture to close family/friends for C's 1 month and MIL was included (this was right after the above incident). Everyone but MIL responded to the email; therefore, I took it she didn't want updates and haven't updated her (oh, and grandma said that she gets her updates from MIL). 1), anyone can join Facebook; 2), I'm the one posting and DH could care less; 3) DH hardly called before C, he's likely not going to just magically start calling now (they always got their updates because of me but I put my foot down and stopped talking to MIL because I know she has issues with DH and felt it was just easier to talk with me instead of DH and I don't have the time/can't fix their relationship); 4) take some responsibility for your part in all of this...there's more but that's the gist of it. I think it's sad they don't want to be here to see C or support us and would rather fight. DH is pretty close to cutting them out and I would fully support that decision, although it will be hard because I feel that C deserves to know his whole family and not just mine.
Post by HoneySpider on Mar 2, 2015 12:35:20 GMT -5
Mine's really minor today but we're putting together a thank you gift package for DH's aunt and the last thing I wanted to get was a nice hand cream so I went down to the L'Occitane store this morning. Only when I got there they were closed even though they should have been open. I went down the street to Sephora and got it there which normally would be NBD but I had a 20% off coupon for L'Occitane so I paid more than I should have. I went down there specifically for this and really want to get it in the mail tomorrow so I didn't want to just go back another time.
My vent is baby related so I'm sorry for that in advance. But something someone posted in a FB mom's group got me thinking. There are so few resources out there, at least in my area, for baby/pregnancy/TTC related things. I've been struggling like crazy and feel like I have no where to go. I've exhausted the resources I know of but it hasn't helped. It's just so frustrating to feel so alone and like I'm doing something wrong. I just want to be able to go somewhere and get help, but I feel like since I left the hospital it's too bad, you're on your own. I feel like this could apply to a lot of things. This person in the FB group wants to start a group for those types of things (she mentioned BFing, charting for TTC, and car seats as possible topics). It would be nice to have something like that here or somewhere close! Or if the resources they give you could actually be helpful that would be nice too..
Thanks MrsMB and jjwritergirl! I hope it changes...if not then they just won't have any part of our life, which sucks but we don't need this drama and dysfunction around C.
jjwritergirl- You could come visit me! Wish I could bottle up this weather (although maybe not today because it's raining) and send it your way! ((hugs)) I cannot even begin to imagine what you are going through. Sometimes I wish we lived where we had more seasons but know that I would be so done after one winter.
DH has this thing where his alarm has to go off at 5:45 then again at 6am when he gets up. He says he needs to have the first alarm "wake him up" then the second alarm is when he gets up.
But I can tell you the first alarm doesn't really wake him up because he is back asleep in like 2 seconds. So wtf do you need two alarms?!?!?
I can't sleep after the first alarm, and then the dogs want to get up and eat then be let outside. And if I don't get up they will sit there and piss me off until I do. And DH won't get up because he didn't say he would foster, I did. So it's my responsibility. Urg!! I get that but he should have said no if he wasn't willing to help.
MrsMB I hope your day got much better after this morning!
Hugs luv2rn4fun, IL drama is the worst... I hope things improve!!!
My vent is echoing jjwritergirl ... I am SO OVER WINTER! I am miserable because of it, even if fun, happy things are happening. Next year vacation during winter to hopefully avoid being miserable all the freaking time!
I need a day to just sit and be a couch potato. We worked on the house the ENTIRE WEEKEND (Friday evening, all day Sat, Sun and today), and I'm just now sitting down, only to work on work stuff. Blah.
Plus I'm also over winter. Spring needs to come NOW.