RE: WaH

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

OK, maybe they want you to leave. If they have a problem with your work,
they have to tell you about it. This kind of offhandedness is borderline
harassment. Don't take it. It may be time to move on, because clearly
*something* is wrong.


Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com
 

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> 
> Thanks for the sympathy, Kathleen.
>  
> The reason this came up is that my boss mentioned it somewhat 
> off-handedly today. I got the impression that the idea came 
> from something someone said (again, probably off-handedly). I 
> suspect this indicates an underlying concern from my 
> coworkers. I want to take steps to show that I am working on 
> projects and to what degree. Especially since it's apparent 
> that my current actions (being in the office most of the 
> time, providing deliverables, working long days, always 
> available on IM/SMS, et cetera) do not give the right 
> impression to at least someone who has the boss' ear.
>  
> Arroxane
>  
>  
> In a message dated 9/11/2008 3:33:00 P.M. Central Daylight 
> Time, kathleen -at- writefortheuser -dot- com writes:
> 
> Hi  Arroxane,
> 
> It sounds like an uncomfortable situation that you've done  
> everything you could to resolve. It must be hard to be 
> putting out great  work and not getting any recognition, or 
> the opposite.
> 
> You didn't  say what it was that made you feel like they 
> don't think you're doing  anything. Maybe people could offer 
> something more concrete if they knew.  (at least we can hope so  :-)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Kathleen
> 
> 
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