Changed My Mind
I think I was wrong about Tarrah.
I think they brought her here just to make my life harder.
This is what is happening now: So besides all the drama with the one extra member of the crew (thanks to my inadequacy), one of our 2 crew leaders (and just so we are clear, it is VERY rare that there are 2 crew leaders on an opening) has developed a kidney/bladder infection and was briefly in the hospital 2 days ago. We are now trying to convince her to go home, or stay at the hotel at the very least. But it isn't working, so we send her home whenever the fever picks up so much that she is shivering so hard she can't pour a coffee.
That's great.
Then there is the issue with Tarrah: She seems to think it is important to pick apart EVERY single thing my shift (the one before hers) does. If the slightest little thing isn't done(crumbs on the counter, a cloth not rinsed), the crew leaders hear about it. Now, this is why they don't put more than one leader on an opening: Different leaders have different methods and want to run the crew in their own way. That's what is happening here. Crew leaders LEAD. They don't necessarily work well within a team.
So there is much turmoil.
Everytime I go to train someone on something, she tells me they should be doing something else. Everytime I go to do something myself, she tells me I should be getting someone else to do it. I don't know where else to go with it. I have not felt like any member of this crew has had any confidence in my abilities since I got here.
But Mike Meilleur was at the store yesterday, and he made a specific point to come over to me and tell me that since I had a unique perspective on things, he was really interested in my opinion. He asked me if, now that I know what it is like to be an ops rep and one of the people from the Bess Eaton aquisition, did I think it was handled well?
I thought about it for a minute, and I realized that I am the only one that really knows from both perspectives. He told me I was doing great, and they had big plans for me, and he wanted me back in New England, blah blah blah.
It was just good to see a friendly face at work for once. Instead of someone criticizing me, telling me how poorly trained I am, how I could do things BETTER, and what NOT to do.
I'm so sick of that.
I'm still looking forward to coming home.
I think they brought her here just to make my life harder.
This is what is happening now: So besides all the drama with the one extra member of the crew (thanks to my inadequacy), one of our 2 crew leaders (and just so we are clear, it is VERY rare that there are 2 crew leaders on an opening) has developed a kidney/bladder infection and was briefly in the hospital 2 days ago. We are now trying to convince her to go home, or stay at the hotel at the very least. But it isn't working, so we send her home whenever the fever picks up so much that she is shivering so hard she can't pour a coffee.
That's great.
Then there is the issue with Tarrah: She seems to think it is important to pick apart EVERY single thing my shift (the one before hers) does. If the slightest little thing isn't done(crumbs on the counter, a cloth not rinsed), the crew leaders hear about it. Now, this is why they don't put more than one leader on an opening: Different leaders have different methods and want to run the crew in their own way. That's what is happening here. Crew leaders LEAD. They don't necessarily work well within a team.
So there is much turmoil.
Everytime I go to train someone on something, she tells me they should be doing something else. Everytime I go to do something myself, she tells me I should be getting someone else to do it. I don't know where else to go with it. I have not felt like any member of this crew has had any confidence in my abilities since I got here.
But Mike Meilleur was at the store yesterday, and he made a specific point to come over to me and tell me that since I had a unique perspective on things, he was really interested in my opinion. He asked me if, now that I know what it is like to be an ops rep and one of the people from the Bess Eaton aquisition, did I think it was handled well?
I thought about it for a minute, and I realized that I am the only one that really knows from both perspectives. He told me I was doing great, and they had big plans for me, and he wanted me back in New England, blah blah blah.
It was just good to see a friendly face at work for once. Instead of someone criticizing me, telling me how poorly trained I am, how I could do things BETTER, and what NOT to do.
I'm so sick of that.
I'm still looking forward to coming home.
posted by Kally Hanifin at 1:13:00 PM
1 Comments:
ugh! what a crappy position to be in. I'm so sorry the other night our conversation cut off, AIM bumped me off and then wouldn't go back on. (I hate that... it has more to do with my internet connection than AIM, but I hate that too). anyway. I hope things get better for you there, it sucks to be at odds with someone else like that and it doesn't sound like she is even making an effort to work with you in a more professional way. I hope its very temporary for you and that you get to move on to something else soon!
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