This is why I always use the moot button, to render those arguments mute.
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My wife and I spent the morning discussing why certain things get under our skin and get us stewing, mostly in regards to interpersonal work interactions. Anyway, I guess it’s nice that sports personalities are very low on my list or irritants. Lord knows I have a list though.
Interviewing soon for another job I don't understand or what it entails. I'm trying to fail up.
I’m a firm believer in only hiring consultants because they have a very specific expertise your organization does not have or because you need the arms and legs and can’t hire. Too many folks lean on them because they don’t know how to do a job and then think consultants or agencies are their friends or team. They are not, you are their market and it’s easier for them to grow you than bid another gig.
I worked for a small public sector strategy and technical expertise consultancy/contractor and honestly don’t know what my purpose was other than helping with PowerPoints.
I did get to write testimony for one of the schedule Cappointees and that was kind of cool in retrospect; at the time I literally could not believe they thought I knew enough to do that until I realized there’s a whole DC economy in words and most of them don’t matter.
Wife and I had a long conversation about how neither of us really wants to be any higher in our careers on account of the time/stress/anxiety/imbalance involved.
We’ve been grappling with our ambition versus desire to minimize stress and keep balance of late.
I typed out a long answer to this and erased it. I think this was a very insightful post by you. There are 5 of us who do my specific job in our company and I am the newest employee by 9 years. We are NOT friends. We approach things so very differently. I don't think we have the same job at all, even though we all have the same title and responsibilities. And I am definitely willing to admit I may be the problem here.