So, uh, is this bad?

lol.

sucks to be you. 

walk in and apologize for some ridiculous thing that could never happen...

procarbinefreak wrote: lol. sucks to be you.  walk in and apologize for some ridiculous thing that could never happen...

I dunno, the boss is a pretty laid back guy and I like working for him, but when he gets irritated, things get bad, quick. He's never been really irked with me so far, so I really don't know what to expect.

Who knows, this time tomorrow, I could be unemployed, so I'll have all kinds of time to spend here.

 

walk in "chipper" and have a cup of dunkin donuts coffee for him as well as you, the ol' "mornin boss, figured im up this early got some coffee for you too" lol

I wouldn't assume there is a problem.  Maybe he just wants to talk.  Maybe there is good news.  Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Bosses generally don't go out of their way to phrase their every-day communications so as not to freak out the subordinates...

You exposed the office lady's incompetence, I'm sure she's trying to get rid of you somehow or frame you for something. I suggest burning her house down.


Edited by rednekk98 - 08 January 2008 at 9:52am

Weren't you banging his daughter a couple of months ago?

But seriously, the tone isn't encouraging, but it might also be just that, a talk. Keep the chin up, don't appologise for something you haven't done, and go in there with a positive attitude.

And if you do get fired, call his wife a monkey, go get drunk, and work out a way to bang his daunghter.

KBK

Uncle Rudder wrote: Judging by your previous post about the staff's level of competence, its probably a minor computer issue.

Well, it wasn't a minor issue. Essentially,y I have 30 days to convince him that my contract is worth renewing in July.

The short story is, when I first started working around here, I was running like a decapitated chicken getting machines hooked up, running wires, etc. Now that that's settled down, a year and a half into the position, I've settled into more software oriented tasks that require seat time over leg work. The difference has been noted, and chalked up to a backslide in work efficiency. We're undergoing a building project and hes concerned that my abilities based on observations that he's made recently aren't up to the demands that will be set upon me by the project.

I've got another meeting with him in a week where I present a work log, as well as my rebuttal to his criticisms. I didn't try to do that today, because he was pretty steamed and it would have looked like I was arguing with him as opposed to discussing. We both realized this and I've got a week to put together a comprehensive log of work I've done.

What chaps my ass though, is I was encouraged to be 'proactive' instead of 'reactive' in my work. How can you do that when your job is to troubleshoot day-to-day problems?

There were a few things that irked me pretty good that I won't get into, but he did have a point or two that was worth taking into consideration. I think I'll have his mind eased when I meet him next week again with something to show him.

This is the whole problem of putting people who have no IT experience in charge of people who's sole job is to keep systems running. People just don't understand what all it takes to keep everything running.

tallen702 wrote: This is the whole problem of putting people who have no IT experience in charge of people who's sole job is to keep systems running. People just don't understand what all it takes to keep everything running.

Thats just it. My job has evolved from me running from room to room trying to fix computers to  spending more time behind a desk and on the phone with support personnel, sales representatives and our ISP....the lack of viability is translating into inability. I can't flip out at this guy because I want to keep my job, but at the same time I'm really sort of offended that there was no inquiry before an official rebuke.