Thursday
One Conflict Management Style: Avoidance
Check out this video and more...(1) Five Conflict Management Styles: Avoidance
Saturday
Funny Things That Happen at Work
1. Female co-worker comes over with a bright smile, talking about a little bit of everything--family, faith, but not farts! She is having a laughing fit about something I said and then when I least expected, she went off about her business after leaving behind a comment from her butt. She gave my cubicle a silent, but deadly--ugh!
2. Male co-worker talking and talking. The smell seems to be traveling closer and closer to my nostrils. "When is it a good time to offer him a mint, gum, a cup of Listerine...!" I'm thinking all of these things while he is talking about...I don't know. Good God, am I still at work?
3. So the boss burps--a weird noise that sounds like a kid making strange noises from the back of his throat--without saying excuse me (as if a room full of eye balls doesn't notice). Meanwhile Mr. Play By The Rulebook is trying to act very serious and focused during a meeting. Forget about it, nasty! We all laugh at him. Now that is what I call a meeting!
4. Short skirts, leave them at home ladies! Young woman was giving a guy, in a boring marriage, some flashbacks of the good ole' days when things were much different before his wife's pregnancy. Shame on you Jezebel!
5. Workman doesn't feel the cool breeze from the air conditioner as he showcases a peekaboo moment from his backside. For God sake, cover yourself up man!
6. Is her shirt too tight? I repeat, is her shirt too tight?
7. What the? Who the? What made her do that to her hair?
8. I would love to focus on my instructions boss, but your heavy breathing is really distracting. Do you really need another doughnut?
9. If I knew your wife's phone number, I would tell her how much time you visit that young woman in the next cubicle.
10. If I were your husband, I would stand at the window of your workplace with my nose smashed to the window and my eyes wide open waiting for you to stop laughing and talking to XYZ when you are supposedly working late.
2. Male co-worker talking and talking. The smell seems to be traveling closer and closer to my nostrils. "When is it a good time to offer him a mint, gum, a cup of Listerine...!" I'm thinking all of these things while he is talking about...I don't know. Good God, am I still at work?
3. So the boss burps--a weird noise that sounds like a kid making strange noises from the back of his throat--without saying excuse me (as if a room full of eye balls doesn't notice). Meanwhile Mr. Play By The Rulebook is trying to act very serious and focused during a meeting. Forget about it, nasty! We all laugh at him. Now that is what I call a meeting!
4. Short skirts, leave them at home ladies! Young woman was giving a guy, in a boring marriage, some flashbacks of the good ole' days when things were much different before his wife's pregnancy. Shame on you Jezebel!
5. Workman doesn't feel the cool breeze from the air conditioner as he showcases a peekaboo moment from his backside. For God sake, cover yourself up man!
6. Is her shirt too tight? I repeat, is her shirt too tight?
7. What the? Who the? What made her do that to her hair?
8. I would love to focus on my instructions boss, but your heavy breathing is really distracting. Do you really need another doughnut?
9. If I knew your wife's phone number, I would tell her how much time you visit that young woman in the next cubicle.
10. If I were your husband, I would stand at the window of your workplace with my nose smashed to the window and my eyes wide open waiting for you to stop laughing and talking to XYZ when you are supposedly working late.
Friday
16 Places To Find A Job
Thought you might want to seek out alternative places to find a job, click on the following link:
16 Places To Find A Job
Best wishes!
16 Places To Find A Job
Best wishes!
Thursday
What Now? When the Company Says Goodbye
I never thought it would happen to me, I was a mere 20 plus years back then and recently got my own place. Out of nowhere, the telecommunications company I worked for had decided to lay most of us off. Directors, managers, supervisors, administrative staff, and customer service representatives were given their pink notices. Strangely, I had had a dream about a month prior about my job ending, I warned a few people, but continued working thinking nothing more about it until that day.
The entire department met in the conference room and that's when I looked at those faces. Looking back, I thought, "We were all a cool bunch." We whispered around water-coolers about the day's events, laughed in cubicles, celebrated holidays together, and exchanged funny emails. We knew about our highs and lows professionally and personally. "Why now?" I asked myself back then. "Why?"
Yet, somehow I survived that storm. I got my escape plan together quick, fast and in a hurry! I was one of the first in my department to obtain employment within a week after receiving that dreaded notice. I hit the ground running. I didn't have any severance package coming to me and collecting unemployment was a joke since I didn't make much anyway. I needed to work--to maintain my sanity. I was in college too and no freebies were coming my way from anyone. There was bills to pay and I didn't permit myself to start groveling in the "What ifs..." Besides, I couldn't stomach the, "Now what are you going to do next?" questioning from concerned friends.
If you are hearing through the grapevine that your job is coming to an end and may have had a dream or two about being laid off, don't take your future lightly! Don't wait for family and friends to give you tips on what to do with your life. Seize the moment! Do what you can to survive honestly, in other words, play fair, because you never know if you will ever see your bosses and co-workers again. You might also need these people as references.
Begin advertising your services/talents/skills to individuals and businesses. Get connected with temporary agencies. Respond to job classifieds with your cover letter and resume. But whatever you do, don't see the Mack truck coming and do nothing.
Ask yourself, "What do I need to do now with my life? What will make me most happy? How much money/stuff/time do I need to accomplish my goals?" Sometimes challenging moments in life happen to awaken us to what we have been neglecting with all our money-making/chasing. Rekindle those broken relationships, spend more time with children, call relatives, visit churches, volunteer, plan to relocate, and do whatever else that will give you a sense of well-being. There is indeed more to life than a job.
Nicholl McGuire
The entire department met in the conference room and that's when I looked at those faces. Looking back, I thought, "We were all a cool bunch." We whispered around water-coolers about the day's events, laughed in cubicles, celebrated holidays together, and exchanged funny emails. We knew about our highs and lows professionally and personally. "Why now?" I asked myself back then. "Why?"
Yet, somehow I survived that storm. I got my escape plan together quick, fast and in a hurry! I was one of the first in my department to obtain employment within a week after receiving that dreaded notice. I hit the ground running. I didn't have any severance package coming to me and collecting unemployment was a joke since I didn't make much anyway. I needed to work--to maintain my sanity. I was in college too and no freebies were coming my way from anyone. There was bills to pay and I didn't permit myself to start groveling in the "What ifs..." Besides, I couldn't stomach the, "Now what are you going to do next?" questioning from concerned friends.
If you are hearing through the grapevine that your job is coming to an end and may have had a dream or two about being laid off, don't take your future lightly! Don't wait for family and friends to give you tips on what to do with your life. Seize the moment! Do what you can to survive honestly, in other words, play fair, because you never know if you will ever see your bosses and co-workers again. You might also need these people as references.
Begin advertising your services/talents/skills to individuals and businesses. Get connected with temporary agencies. Respond to job classifieds with your cover letter and resume. But whatever you do, don't see the Mack truck coming and do nothing.
Ask yourself, "What do I need to do now with my life? What will make me most happy? How much money/stuff/time do I need to accomplish my goals?" Sometimes challenging moments in life happen to awaken us to what we have been neglecting with all our money-making/chasing. Rekindle those broken relationships, spend more time with children, call relatives, visit churches, volunteer, plan to relocate, and do whatever else that will give you a sense of well-being. There is indeed more to life than a job.
Nicholl McGuire
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