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Subject:RE: Into the Frying Pan From:Deidre Guy <DGuy -at- hcad -dot- org> To:"techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 7 Oct 2015 17:15:21 +0000
Really I thought I couldn't leave which is why I stayed. I convinced myself that it wasn't as bad as I was portraying it, but the reality is the damaged that it caused I should have left the moment I got wind of what was going on.
Deidre A. Guy
Technical Writer
Harris County Appraisal District
Comercial Property Division
7139575205
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From: techwr-l-bounces+dguy=hcad -dot- org -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+dguy=hcad -dot- org -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of kafkascampi
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 12:10 PM
To: Chris Morton
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Into the Frying Pan
A certain Johnny Paycheck song comes to mind too. You answered your own question--you can afford to leave, so leave. And microwave a fish before you go.
OK, maybe not the fish part.
Chris
On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Thanks, all, and please keep it coming.
>
> I especially appreciate the responses from you long-time Whirlers who
> know exactly the situation in which I now find myself (again*).
>
> Two songs come to mind:
>
> *Killing Floor* - Electric Flag (yeah, I know it's a cover) *Won't Get
> Fooled Again* - Who
>
>> Chris
>
> *The first occurred almost 10 years ago on a Deloitte-(mis)run project
> for the CA Dept. of Workers' Comp. There I had what now appears to be
> the same manager, albeit of an opposing gender. And I found Deloitte
> to be much like Amway, in that freshman managers recruited
> mirror-fogging warm bodies so as to become sophomore(ic) managers.
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:
>
>> I would go.
>>
>> Remember that bit of boilerplate in new hire letters that refers to a
>> probationary period? Don't forget that you are also evaluating them.
>>
>> It doesn't sound to me as if there's any great payback for success in
>> this position. And you're new enough on the job that you can just
>> leave it off your resume.
>>
>> The only real question is, go right now, or find another position
>> first, and that's determined by your stress level and the reserves in
>> your bank account.
>>
>> Gene Kim-Eng
>>
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