Post by SusanBAnthony on Apr 18, 2023 3:49:19 GMT -5
I woke up at 2 am and realized I sent a PowerPoint presentation to the president of my company (who is many levels above me) with my comments under the slides. I am now so anxious I can't sleep. On a scale of 0 to quitting my job, should I give 2 weeks notice?
Naturally the president has already read the email so I can't recall it. And my boss and her boss are cc'd so they might also see the comments.
It has extremely detailed notes to myself about talking points like "don't use the word culture, buzzword with no meaning" or "say that the data suggests blah blah, don't say that I'm estimating".
So basically I need to sink into a hole never come out and I'm never going to be promoted ever. The end.
^^^ I know I'm being ridiculous and it's not a huge deal but my anxiety brain disagrees and will helpfully bring this mortifying moment up regularly for years.
I totally understand freaking out about it but really it's not a big deal. I get sent presentations with people's notes all of the time and I never read them because I figure it's none of my business/don't really care.
Post by wanderingback on Apr 18, 2023 5:09:34 GMT -5
I think most people use the notes section, so it’s expected and nothing to worry about. Unless you said fuck my boss in large font on the first slide, I don’t think it’s a big deal at all. They likely won’t read it/all of it anyway. You’re presentation is going to go great!
I rarely read the notes section as a manager/decision maker.
Years ago, one of my team was giving an inperson brief and had her notes written on the slides to reference. One of the big bosses actually complemented the fact that she had something to refer back to as he said so many people stumble through their presentations and forget the details that aren't on the slide.
Yeah, unless the comments are derogatory to your company, I think you’re fine. A few talking points in line with the company strategy shouldn’t upset anybody. Unless your bosses are huge assholes, in which case you’ve got a different problem than notes on slides.
Also sort of work related, I'm in a 4.5 day class this week and I think they are trying to cram too much into a senior level class. It's not at all what the class description said and seems really industry friendly, which isn't exactly the way current business is going in my world.
I did at least get my "individual briefing" done, but there is still a group briefing and a test? at the end of the week.
The weather has been really springy and gorgeous here lately and thus, I have not been in the mood to work at all. I want to be outside hosing off deck furniture, putting up the umbrellas, and getting ready for outdoor season. Luckily, work has been slow so I’ve been able to do SOME things, but I really just don’t want to work AT ALL.
I have multiple in-person meetings tomorrow, so it’s going to be a long day of driving to DE and then driving to different cities in DE to get to everyone. It’ll be good to get out, but I know I’m going to be EXHAUSTED by the time I get home tomorrow night.
My half marathon training has been going really well…My Sunday long run was 8 miles this week, and I still haven’t had to stop to walk at all. I am SHOCKED. But man, my feet and ankles are starting to feel it. I’m a little afraid of the 9 mile run this Sunday. 😬 I’m definitely ready for my down week next week. Having to “only” run 6 miles next Sunday sounds like a dream, lol.
Ok, last one…I signed up for a 2-day strength summit with a former Peloton instructor. We do kettlebell training with him for 2 days, have a dinner and night out with him, and basically get him all to ourselves for a weekend…it’s a super small group of only 20-25 people so we get one-on-one time to work with him and all that. I am PUMPED (because I just love this guy and I was so sad when he left Peloton), but I’m getting really nervous too. I’m afraid it’s going to be too much and I’m going to look dumb. It’s 2 weeks away and I’m legitimately getting anxiety over it. I won’t know anyone and I know I’m being ridiculous, but I’m almost scared, lol. Ugh.
Post by expectantsteelerfan on Apr 18, 2023 7:36:53 GMT -5
@@@ I just found out that one of my dd's classmates was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor last June and it's fatal and is in the final stages. The school sent out a vague email about a student with 'health issues' because there is a Go Fund Me circulating on FB for her parents to take time off to spend the last few weeks at home with her before she passes. They are making an announcement to her 'team' today at school, but not a school wide announcement. I am heartbroken for this family and trying to pull myself together after seeing the GFM on FB this morning as I had no idea. My dd had been in classes with this girl in elementary school and I had met the mom through various PTA activities, but she isn't on her team this year and I had no clue they were dealing with this. I donated, but I feel so useless, and I don't even know if I should share the link since it seems like the family wants privacy with the school email being so vague and there being no announcement (which is why I'm posting here, sorry, trying to process). I also don't know if I should tell my dd this afternoon or not. She is sensitive and anxious, and if I am this much of a mess, I can only imagine how she is going to react if she finds out by some kids talking in school. But I talked to my dh about about it, and he said we should wait to tell her until the whole school has been told or until she has definitely heard about it and wants to talk about it herself.
My mouse and keyboard have been acting up all morning. I even swapped them out with the ones I use with my personal computer and I'm still having issues, so it has to be my computer. No clue what's up but it's annoying the ever-loving fuck out of me.
But I saw the fox this morning, so that was fun. I don't usually see them, as they tend to be out and about at night. But in spring, I have a better opportunity in the early morning. I like to think it's a mother fox, getting a break from the pesty kits in her den.
Reminder to update your resume regularly... my last update was five years and one role ago, and man, it's so hard to remember what I did and when.
ETA: I finished it, sent it off, and then of course reread it yet again, and found a couple things I wish I could change (but no typos, thank god). I should close it and not look at it again, but of course I'm obsessing.
I think if I was a kid, I’d rather my parents give me a heads up then learn about it at school from a teacher or another kid. I’ve been both a classmate and a teacher in this situation and both times it was really awkward and I wish parents had talked to their kids (they had a lot of questions that weren’t always appropriate for me to answer) and I wish I had found out about my classmate in a different way than the school decided to do it even though we weren’t close. It was disorienting.
Reminder to update your resume regularly... my last update was five years and one role ago, and man, it's so hard to remember what I did and when.
Every year when I do my evaluation I think "oh I should update my resume with this stuff" but then I don't. Which is silly because there is so much overlap. I don't plan on job searching but if I needed to I'd be in trouble LOL.
But maybe your evaluations (if you do them/have access to them) would help you remember?
I came home from dropping DS off at school and H was in the process of stripping our sheets because the dog puked ON the bed. Ugh. He's not even supposed to be on the furniture. Then as I'm trying to clean the mattress (some soaked through, gross), he threw up all over the carpet in the spare room. Why do animals never get sick on the tile/wood/linoleum floor? Always carpet or furniture? H can't deal with vomit (he does the cat littlerbox and dog poop pickup) so I had to do all of the cleanup.
Reminder to update your resume regularly... my last update was five years and one role ago, and man, it's so hard to remember what I did and when.
Every year when I do my evaluation I think "oh I should update my resume with this stuff" but then I don't. Which is silly because there is so much overlap. I don't plan on job searching but if I needed to I'd be in trouble LOL.
But maybe your evaluations (if you do them/have access to them) would help you remember?
Yup, those were where I pulled most of the basics from. I too often thought that when I did my annual evaluations, but also wasn't actually looking for a new job and was not prepared for this!
I’m getting some kind of iodine mild radioactive pill today so I can get my throid scanned for cancer the endocrinologist said she is fairly certain it’s not but I have a lot of nodules (some with increased blood flow) and a cyst so we have to make sure. AND this is at the hospital my mom was diagnosed at.
Random tipping question that doesn’t deserve its own thread:
We had family photos done last weekend in a mini-session by a self-employed photographer. She’s lovely, has communicated well, and we’ve seen the preview photos (amazing!) but won’t get the final portfolio for another few weeks.
On the digital invoice, there was a section for gratuity. Since she’s self-employed and sets her own prices, I did not include gratuity. Now I’m second-guessing myself. Should I have added gratuity? Should I wait until I get the final album and then see about adding gratuity?
A movie is being filmed near my son's school so there's been a lot of excitement. He's thrilled today because "the theater kids" have been invited to come watch them film today. I love that he referred to himself as a theater kid!
SusanBAnthony ugh I totally get it. As someone who can commiserate I know it's something that will pop in my head for the next 30 years and make me cringe. As a logical person, it's totally OK and I wouldn't give it a second thought.
My parents continue to descend deeper into the Boomer universe. At Easter my mom made a delicious quiche. I asked for the recipe. Yesterday I got a big manila envelope from my parents. I wondered, "Whatever could this be?" It was the recipe.
So, to summarize: 1, My mother went somewhere to photocopy a 9-page crust recipe. 2. She wrote out a sticky note emphatically telling me to watch a slightly ambiguous YOU-TUBE video. Why bother sending a text link to a specific YouTube video when you can send a written demand through the good old US Postal Service? 3. She made a special trip to the post office to mail this. 4. This "quiche" recipe has 3 eggs. And 2.5 cups of heavy cream. And half a pound of cheese. For 12 servings. 5. The instructions on the rest of the recipe are so funny - "crumbled bacon - but not too crumbled" "bake for 25-30 minutes, but probably longer".
It's all so cute and I love this little old lady version of my mom so much.
I feel like as am employer you would like to see the comments. It means the person is putting a lot of thought into the project. Unless you said something offensive, this is NBD in my opinion.
I just finished the Brooke Shields documentary on Hulu.
She gives a lot of grace to her mother, but jfc it is sad what her mom allowed her to do at very young ages. She posed naked for a playboy special at age 9. NINE. So many adults were involved in that decision, I just cannot fathom.
I never really thought much about her, but she comes across as very likeable and grounded despite a pretty crazy life.
I’m nervous about my class tomorrow! It is sort of a do over from an awful class I took locally where I learned nothing I asked to learn (or anything else) and they were so strange and condescending. This one is 8 hrs long and much more expensive so I hope I learn a lot!
I signed up for other classes this spring that keep getting canceled so at least this one is happening.
I’m glad I decided to book a hotel for both nights. Even if it means I have to lug my equipment into my hotel room with me. I love my Matrix but everything is on display all the time so I can’t leave anything in it.
I just finished the Brooke Shields documentary on Hulu.
She gives a lot of grace to her mother, but jfc it is sad what her mom allowed her to do at very young ages. She posed naked for a playboy special at age 9. NINE. So many adults were involved in that decision, I just cannot fathom.
I never really thought much about her, but she comes across as very likeable and grounded despite a pretty crazy life.
My mom had a lot of strong opinions about Brooke Sheilds’ mother dating back to the ‘70s. I wish she could have watched the documentary.
My mom was always worried about her because in interviews and her memoir about 8 years ago Brooke Shields talks a lot about how much she loves drinking every night. My mom thought that was an unhealthy coping method to deal with her trauma from her mom. It’s good to see she is doing well and talking about what happened now.
I am on day 2 of a conference at a Hilton hotel. I am tabling the event, so there is a lot of waiting around between presentations. The hotel offers a free breakfast for overnight guests (of which I am not). I have such an urge to walk over to the breakfast room and steal some bacon.
I am on day 2 of a conference at a Hilton hotel. I am tabling the event, so there is a lot of waiting around between presentations. The hotel offers a free breakfast for overnight guests (of which I am not). I have such an urge to walk over to the breakfast room and steal some bacon.
Who would know? Who would stop me
Do it! I highly doubt anyone would know you didn't stay the night!
Random tipping question that doesn’t deserve its own thread:
We had family photos done last weekend in a mini-session by a self-employed photographer. She’s lovely, has communicated well, and we’ve seen the preview photos (amazing!) but won’t get the final portfolio for another few weeks.
On the digital invoice, there was a section for gratuity. Since she’s self-employed and sets her own prices, I did not include gratuity. Now I’m second-guessing myself. Should I have added gratuity? Should I wait until I get the final album and then see about adding gratuity?
I'm interested in the response to this. I have a photo session for my dogs coming up with a self-employed photographer. The twist with mine is I originally booked for last summer, but had to reschedule for this year due to an unexpected major expense. I'm locked into last years prices and her rates have increased significantly. I hadn't thought about tipping her until this moment.
SusanBAnthony, I wouldn't worry about it at all. The president probably isn't going to even bother reading your notes, and if he does I am sure he'll be glad you've done a thorough job of planning your presentation. There is nothing wrong with putting reminders to yourself on the notes - that's a positive thing!
namasteak, I hope everything goes well and you hear back soon that you're all clear.
I got a quote this weekend for power washing our deck, and it was $500. LOL. That seems completely insane, so I ordered a $99 pressure washer from Home Depot yesterday and I'm excited to try it out. Our deck definitely needs a good cleaning, but it is not huge or fancy in any way so I think doing it ourselves will be totally fine. I am not sure I'll have time to try it out tonight but now I'm just itching to do it so we can use our deck with the weather turning nicer. I mean we could use the deck anyway - I've used the hose and a broom to clean it before - but I think the new washer is going to make it a lot easier. We have some green and black spots that are mold/moss and it will be so nice to clean those up too.