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: Girl Gone Interrupted...
So today was our annual "Wrap up of 2007 and showing new Goals for 2008" Luncheon/Meeting. Boy oh boy, you know it is Tuesday when you get lost on your way to this place (which was in Parsippany)...I am not that familiar with North NJ, I only know how to go to and from my job lol...I was supposed to end up on route 10 but I ended up on rt 53?!?? lol, I was scared cuz this road was all woodsy and foreign to me, as if I was in PA. Luckily, I found my way...The meeting was @ the Hilton and it was looong. We have a total of like 45 people within our unit and we are revolving like millions and billions and trillions and Ga-zi-llions of dollars, lol a year or something. That is a lot of green dollars for such a group of only 45 people....we also had a guy come and talk about the financial market crisis and the risks associated with it... and it is not good. Every single market sector and industry and person alive will be hit with this. Jobs are scarce and the next few years will be super tough.
So once the party was over we had to head back to the office...Norman came back with me cuz he came with another co-worker...so there we were, it was raining, he started talking in jibberish again and I ended up going up north, instead of back east, lol...so he was chatting up a storm and I was just driving and driving and that is when I realized, we should of been back by now why isn't this road ending?! But that is when I saw "Deleware Water Gap - 25 miles", LOL...we were on ROUTE 80 somewhere!!! I told Norman, why did you tell me to make that u-turn back there, Lol?! that made me go the wrong way on rt 10 and I must of merged onto rt 80...luckily we called our other co-worker, who was already back @ the office and he gave us directions on how to get back...we eventually got back an hour later. Wow, norman is worse with directions than me, lol.
Once we got back, that is when I had my end of year (for 2007) appraisal...My boss #1 and boss #2 both were there but only boss #1 did the talking...he basically said that he is very impressed with my work, ethics and results. And even though I got a 3 of 5 (b/c of company policy - which cut my score by 1 point cuz I was promoted)my boss# 1 gave me my raise and it was that of a 5...he was basically telling me how great I was and I just sat there like a bump on a log b/c I was like "oh yeah? I want more compensation"...so my boss #1 did everything for me to get a 5% and I wanted more...I am such a moron... my boss really cares for his workers especially since my other co-worker is leaving and he doesn't want me to leave cuz I make my boss' job easier cuz he now trusts me with my decisions... I guess I am ambitious and motivated and I wanted to foolishly milk it... he did say however one negative thing about me, that I am "too shy" with the older staff members...but I was like well, these people are old as dirt, have a million designations and I need to respect my elders, so I am not intimidated it is just that I have respect!?? He said that I should let my knowledge and input be known so I could move up to a project manager i.e. when an upper level lawyer or boss talks to me I need to do a follow up conversation and tell him how wonderful I am without being too arrogant?! I have no idea how to do that and I know I am shy but that is what I was taught... so I wasn't too offended, I got the highest compensation out of all of us and yet I am a stone, showing no emotion...I am such a cow, lol...my boss must think I am such a b*tch...I was talking to him for 3 hours about my future and everything else...God, he is the best boss I could ever ask for, he is like a father figure and a mentor and I wanted a higher "allowance" when everyone else only got a 2-3%.
So I got home around 8, the roads were wet and nasty and I feel sick now. I think I will have a sore throat, I am sneezing and my body aches. I should thank my lucky stars, cuz it just hit me.
So today was our annual "Wrap up of 2007 and showing new Goals for 2008" Luncheon/Meeting. Boy oh boy, you know it is Tuesday when you get lost on your way to this place (which was in Parsippany)...I am not that familiar with North NJ, I only know how to go to and from my job lol...I was supposed to end up on route 10 but I ended up on rt 53?!?? lol, I was scared cuz this road was all woodsy and foreign to me, as if I was in PA. Luckily, I found my way...The meeting was @ the Hilton and it was looong. We have a total of like 45 people within our unit and we are revolving like millions and billions and trillions and Ga-zi-llions of dollars, lol a year or something. That is a lot of green dollars for such a group of only 45 people....we also had a guy come and talk about the financial market crisis and the risks associated with it... and it is not good. Every single market sector and industry and person alive will be hit with this. Jobs are scarce and the next few years will be super tough.
So once the party was over we had to head back to the office...Norman came back with me cuz he came with another co-worker...so there we were, it was raining, he started talking in jibberish again and I ended up going up north, instead of back east, lol...so he was chatting up a storm and I was just driving and driving and that is when I realized, we should of been back by now why isn't this road ending?! But that is when I saw "Deleware Water Gap - 25 miles", LOL...we were on ROUTE 80 somewhere!!! I told Norman, why did you tell me to make that u-turn back there, Lol?! that made me go the wrong way on rt 10 and I must of merged onto rt 80...luckily we called our other co-worker, who was already back @ the office and he gave us directions on how to get back...we eventually got back an hour later. Wow, norman is worse with directions than me, lol.
Once we got back, that is when I had my end of year (for 2007) appraisal...My boss #1 and boss #2 both were there but only boss #1 did the talking...he basically said that he is very impressed with my work, ethics and results. And even though I got a 3 of 5 (b/c of company policy - which cut my score by 1 point cuz I was promoted)my boss# 1 gave me my raise and it was that of a 5...he was basically telling me how great I was and I just sat there like a bump on a log b/c I was like "oh yeah? I want more compensation"...so my boss #1 did everything for me to get a 5% and I wanted more...I am such a moron... my boss really cares for his workers especially since my other co-worker is leaving and he doesn't want me to leave cuz I make my boss' job easier cuz he now trusts me with my decisions... I guess I am ambitious and motivated and I wanted to foolishly milk it... he did say however one negative thing about me, that I am "too shy" with the older staff members...but I was like well, these people are old as dirt, have a million designations and I need to respect my elders, so I am not intimidated it is just that I have respect!?? He said that I should let my knowledge and input be known so I could move up to a project manager i.e. when an upper level lawyer or boss talks to me I need to do a follow up conversation and tell him how wonderful I am without being too arrogant?! I have no idea how to do that and I know I am shy but that is what I was taught... so I wasn't too offended, I got the highest compensation out of all of us and yet I am a stone, showing no emotion...I am such a cow, lol...my boss must think I am such a b*tch...I was talking to him for 3 hours about my future and everything else...God, he is the best boss I could ever ask for, he is like a father figure and a mentor and I wanted a higher "allowance" when everyone else only got a 2-3%.
So I got home around 8, the roads were wet and nasty and I feel sick now. I think I will have a sore throat, I am sneezing and my body aches. I should thank my lucky stars, cuz it just hit me.
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