Our sellers did the same thing. Left us several pictures of Jesus, took the bathroom mirrors. I don’t even remember what they looked like, but they must have been awesome
traveltheworld, whhhhaaaaat? I'm trying to remember....DD started daycare at 4 months old. At some point day care did ask us to get her shoes (well before we ever got them for DS) because of playground time, but I still feel like she wore socks there most of the time.
I agree, this is weird. I definitely didn’t send shoes with either kid until they were walking.
traveltheworld , whhhhaaaaat? I'm trying to remember....DD started daycare at 4 months old. At some point day care did ask us to get her shoes (well before we ever got them for DS) because of playground time, but I still feel like she wore socks there most of the time.
Yup. I was stunned. When I asked what the point of shoes were since he can't walk or crawl, they said that in case of emergencies, they need to evacuate, and he'd need shoes for that. Which is ridiculous, because again, it's not like he would suddenly learn to walk if there was an emergency evacuation!!!! But they insisted that it was national policy, hence the call to the national headquarter.
Nothing makes you feel like a less than stellar mom when you are told that you are the ONLY person this happened to in their history of operations, with thousands of kids. Thinking back, that was probably not true - other centers probably just didn't bother with enforcing the stupid policy. But at the time, I believed it.
If it makes you feel better, my sister recently totally screwed up with dropping my niece off at a backup care center when her normal DC was closed. Her usual DC provides diapers and formula, so she completely forgot to send those in the diaper bag with the baby. They ended up calling her at work in a panic, and BIL had to rush out to buy diapers and formula and drop them off.
Dear engineering manager on my project, When we discussed the scope of this project several weeks ago, we put in a huge amount of contingency and still all agreed that it was achievable. I’ve been refining the details and talking with the engineering team since then, and you’ve either not come or been in and out of those meetings. So it was a complete surprise yesterday when you sent details of the project to the new VP and announced that you didn’t think the scope was realistic. When were you going to discuss this with me? You are so far out of line. I called you out on this in front of your new boss, and this is not the end of this.
Our sellers did the same thing. Left us several pictures of Jesus, took the bathroom mirrors. I don’t even remember what they looked like, but they must have been awesome
Mae
I mean.. we specifically requested that our buyers let me keep our bathroom mirror. But it didn’t make it into their offer and at the price they offered, it wasn’t worth it to counter over a mirror. 😉
Dear DH You made my choice of whether to visit friends this weekend pretty easy last night. I got home from gymnastics made DD a couple eggs and you are standing there asking me what I'm cooking you for dinner. I was pissed and proceeded to unload and load the dishwasher that was run on Sunday. Did a laundry last night while you moped around the house. No way I'm going to stay home and play slave to you, DD, the dog and the house all weekend. We are going over and I'm going to let them pamper me. I will spend glorious amounts of time in the hot tub looking at the snow covered mountains and taking long naps where they will entertain DD and the dog so I can have peace. All I ask is you to drive us over so I can sleep in the car. Signed wife who's hour nap yesterday was helpful but didn't turn me back into supermom
Our sellers took the lightbulbs, the playset (a big wooden one), and the top of the basketball hoop. They tried to take the shed too.
The lighbulbs made me laugh. The playset was annoying because they left the (poorly) mulched giant ungrassed square in the yard with wood frame - so I had to pull all that up and pay to have it cleaned and reseeded. The basketball hoop didn't even register at the time, but is a major pita. It was a basketball hoop sunk into the ground in concrete. They just unscrewed the top portion and left a pole about 3-4 feet tall just off the driveway. Even better the screw part is damaged so it's not like we could put another top half on. That is assuming you can just buy the top half? If something cemented into the ground is not a fixture, I'm not sure what to define as a fixture.
Nonetheless, DH and I will be much better whenever we buy our next house. We learned so much buying the one in which we currently live.
You preached the need for integrity, paying attention to deal, having a code of ethics, & following protocol. Since you’ve left I’m spending tons of time fixing all the details you over looked or just didn’t do.
I had to explain to or regional vp that you gave me an empty cash box and deleted the register you kept of all the ins and outs to it. I’m finding it hard to believe the box filled by the vending machine had an even dollar amount in it.
Also my coworkers and had a clearing of the air and discovered how you’d tell each of us a different story. It’s as if more pot storing was done then actually helping.
I’m so disheartened by everything I’ve found in the last two weeks.
Also I never realized how much anxiety you caused or much of my productivity you sucked from me.
Sincerely Disgusted former employee
Dear former Boss’ Boss,
You left quite a mess for us and several things have caused me difficulties completing my job. Despite it all I feel bad you were blind sided when they let you go. It’s a shame it all went down the way it did.
Sincerely Wishing well
Dear working parents,
How long can one go for without a boss? I lost my boss and her boss within two days of each other and they haven’t posted either position.
I can’t believe what’s going on currently in my office.
msn06 - that’s how our big reorg started. I bet they haven’t opened a req because you are moving to a new department or division with existing management.
And I had what I believe was a person with a personality disorder as a boss - narcissistic - it’s awful finding that out AFTER the fact. It’s a total mind f$ck and has affected how I handle things at work even a few years later.
I was without a boss for 8 months. Or I kind of had 2 bosses, neither of which would actually meet with me or talk to me or listen to anything about the goals, wants, or needs of me or my 25 person team. They tried to put my friend in the boss role, and she repeatedly refused, knowing what a sh!tshow she would inherit. And they waited to see if she would cave and take it on. Budget season was a hoot with no one to fight for us or guide us to make sure we were requesting to fund things that were in line with the corporate vision. Finally, they hired a world class buffoon. But I had resigned by then, and only worked with him for 2 weeks. Which was PLENTY.
Good luck. I hope your company handles it a bit better than mine.
msn06, I went for close to a year without a boss. And then when they realized they couldn't replace my him, they moved a coworker into his role and she was... well, this board (or it's prior iterations, anyways) heard a lot about her.
I still look back at my time spent working for her and am completely baffled by so many things. She has apparently mellowed out and spends a lot of time cursing at anyone in her vicinity. That doesn't translate to mellowed out to me, but according to the people still working with her, it does.