I have unsettling news for you, the organization that you are giving your life, soul, and possibly marriage to, will when you leave, carry on just fine without you. You are an almost instantly replaceable widget. The other unsettling thing is that the loyalty arrow only goes one way, from you to the company, there is no return loyalty.
This is from someone who had a 45+ yr career in industry, non-profits, and retail, from working on the floor to high management. They were all variations on the same theme.
seanfear 28 days ago
hehe normal to me as a retiree as well
davidob 28 days ago
Sitting by the phone waiting for a data?
ladykat 28 days ago
Ignore the calls.
cyphercats 28 days ago
define “normal”
julie.mason1 Premium Member 28 days ago
Enjoy the bliss of Claremont!
zxcar1 28 days ago
She should take a line from Lykke Li’s I’m Good, I’m Gone.
mistercatworks 28 days ago
Delegation is hard when there is a high turnover of staff for undesirable jobs.
6turtle9 28 days ago
Sometimes being a salaried employee is a fate worse than death.
reedkomicks Premium Member 27 days ago
Turn off the phone.
Bruce1253 27 days ago
I have unsettling news for you, the organization that you are giving your life, soul, and possibly marriage to, will when you leave, carry on just fine without you. You are an almost instantly replaceable widget. The other unsettling thing is that the loyalty arrow only goes one way, from you to the company, there is no return loyalty.
This is from someone who had a 45+ yr career in industry, non-profits, and retail, from working on the floor to high management. They were all variations on the same theme.