OK, so I've been bitching and moaning about the project in Iowa... well last week we laid off over a dozen people. Basically a house cleaning. There is an aweful lot of people there assigned to do jobs they are not qualified to do. Quite frankly, I am surprised the numbers weren't higher. There are a few people still there that I would have picked.
One of my key guys informed me that he's been offered a job at another company. He and I are friends, and we are both disturbed by the way things have been going for us, but I certainly don't want him to leave. He said he was on the fence. We discussed what it would take to keep him.
I let my director know what was going. It happened to be the same day he was leaving to go to Iowa for the lay off. He had a lot of shit on his plate to say the least. While he was gone, he and our VP discussed options and strategy to keep my guy happy. When they returned we had a meeting with him to discuss our options. He seems to have come back to our side of the fence. I hope they come through with what we discussed.
The one good thing that has come from this panic is that I am focusing more on our local issues than just the Iowa shit. We are working on plans for what we should have been doing in Denver all along. Iowa will hit us again, I am sure, but for now we are feeling better about our futures.
I've definitely had better days. My motivation is down, my mood is bad. The good thing is, I am working out just about everyday to help deal with my frustrations. I am feeling better, physically, than I have in a very long time.
The kids are doing great. This first quarter is flying by.
Girlfriend? Well, that isn't helping my mood.
I've been playing a bit of WoW lately. It's my escape. Probably a bad thing to do instead of dealing with my other issues, but I have gotten my Orc Hunter to level 27 :D
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okay, i have no idea what that last sentence says... but good for you for trying to deal with all this crap via exercise. probably healthier than cocktails...
What is WoW?
I need the motivation for the exercise. I've been slacking and feel like crap. Maybe that will help my mood as well.
Hang in there Jon!
I think you need to take a drive up I25 and spend a day in the park clearing your head. I'm posting more pictures in a second but you should go check out the colors on a hike of your own! Take care.
Hey1 *smooch* Havent seen ya for a couple days... 27?? Oo big time! ;)
Majix is up to 55... almost ready for outlands! luke wants to move to a pvp server... which one are you on again?? Ganomi has gotten some good purple items and i respec'd her from ice to Arcane shes dooin oodles more damage!
Miss ya... i've got yahoo on today :)
Well, I didn't find any Jameson for you in Napa but I did find a whole shit load of wine! lol
Oh dear Lord, you're doing WoW now? You know that's the third step out of five that leads to celibacy?
Is it Jameson time?
Like Jillie asked, what is WoW? I'm in the same boat; been very stressed and tired. I'm trying to stay on a new workout schedule to boost my mood, but it's not really helping. I hope everything works out for your friend.
HEY! YEAH YOU! BITCH! STOP WHINING AND BEING ALL STRESSED OUT!
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