So, there's nothing new to report from my triangle today... I've finally reached the point that I have work to do all day (and it even carries over to the next day). Mr. X continues to be extremely nice. After working for The Man, I feel like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop, but I don't think it ever will with Mr. X. Mr. X also told The Big Cheese about The Man's email and The Big Cheese offered to beat up The Man for me. (Those were his actual words.) I declined for the present, but said that I might need it in the future.
That's it for an update today--maybe tomorrow will be more exciting.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
The Man Rides Again
Here's the song of the day.
Press play, admire Lesley Gore's hair and keep reading...
Today I got an email from The Man that said this:
"My clients/prospects and services are completely confidential and should not be discussed or pursued. I hope this is very clearly understood."
Oh, Man...this was a bad thing to say to me. This was in response to an extremely polite email that I sent yesterday giving him some information that I didn't have to give him, but that Mr. X thought I should send to be polite. The Man is living in Crazy Town because I don't have a non-compete contract with him. There is nothing that legally says that I can't show BCFG all of his materials (which I still have in hard copy) and his client list (which resides in my head). Also, The Man let me go--I didn't leave him. The only reason that I haven't done so yet is because I have scruples. I'm starting to doubt those now.
This is clearly a case of The Man trying to intimidate me again. Guess what Man--I don't work for you any more and no longer have to put up with your Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde-like tendencies. I spent a pretty satisfactory morning in my triangle thinking of all the fun ways that I could respond to The Man's email. It's probably for the best that Mr. X does not have a quick temper like I do and he decided that the best thing to do would be to not respond to the email. (I do hope that's making The Man stew a little.)
This is making me think seriously about going after some clients that I had with The Man. After all, I was the one that they had the good relationship with, not him. Also, I know that the service has to be suffering now that I have left. Finally, The Big Cheese is willing to pay me a (very generous) finder's fee for anything that I bring over. I'm going to give these thoughts a few days and talk them over with Mr. X before I actually do anything. Although it might be fun to watch, I'm not sure I want to bring down the wrath of The Man on The Big Cheese.
One other note from work today (that was weird)...Mr. X came back from a sales appointment this morning and when I asked him how it went he said "I think we got the client* because we hired you." I said something like "huh?" and he said that the client is a woman owned business and they had previously been reluctant to work with BCFG because they didn't have any female employees on the retirement side of things. So, I'm glad that my gender was helpful this morning.
*Note, Mr. X uses the word "client" not "case" and also says "guys" not "folks."
Press play, admire Lesley Gore's hair and keep reading...
Today I got an email from The Man that said this:
"My clients/prospects and services are completely confidential and should not be discussed or pursued. I hope this is very clearly understood."
Oh, Man...this was a bad thing to say to me. This was in response to an extremely polite email that I sent yesterday giving him some information that I didn't have to give him, but that Mr. X thought I should send to be polite. The Man is living in Crazy Town because I don't have a non-compete contract with him. There is nothing that legally says that I can't show BCFG all of his materials (which I still have in hard copy) and his client list (which resides in my head). Also, The Man let me go--I didn't leave him. The only reason that I haven't done so yet is because I have scruples. I'm starting to doubt those now.
This is clearly a case of The Man trying to intimidate me again. Guess what Man--I don't work for you any more and no longer have to put up with your Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde-like tendencies. I spent a pretty satisfactory morning in my triangle thinking of all the fun ways that I could respond to The Man's email. It's probably for the best that Mr. X does not have a quick temper like I do and he decided that the best thing to do would be to not respond to the email. (I do hope that's making The Man stew a little.)
This is making me think seriously about going after some clients that I had with The Man. After all, I was the one that they had the good relationship with, not him. Also, I know that the service has to be suffering now that I have left. Finally, The Big Cheese is willing to pay me a (very generous) finder's fee for anything that I bring over. I'm going to give these thoughts a few days and talk them over with Mr. X before I actually do anything. Although it might be fun to watch, I'm not sure I want to bring down the wrath of The Man on The Big Cheese.
One other note from work today (that was weird)...Mr. X came back from a sales appointment this morning and when I asked him how it went he said "I think we got the client* because we hired you." I said something like "huh?" and he said that the client is a woman owned business and they had previously been reluctant to work with BCFG because they didn't have any female employees on the retirement side of things. So, I'm glad that my gender was helpful this morning.
*Note, Mr. X uses the word "client" not "case" and also says "guys" not "folks."
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Please Don't Puke on my Desk
Why do people insist on going places when they are sick? After being sick with my sinus infection that lasted over 6 months, I am feeling well and don't want to get sick again, so sick people--please stay home! Last night at choir the girl that I don't like (the one who has issues because she was not asked to be the director and tries to offer alternative direction from within the choir) was at rehearsal with bronchitis and a sinus infection. She couldn't sing at all; she said that she was just there to "work on the music." Thankfully she always stayed at least 2 people away from me. If that wasn't bad enough, today The Big Cheese was at work with the stomach flu. At one point he was leaning over the desk in my triangle and I was trying not to breath. Once he left I had to fight the urge to go ask Mama X for the Lysol, so I could spray down my desk. It was ick.
I got a set of keys to the office today, so I guess that makes me official. I would prefer to be unofficial and key-free. (Now I have a way to go back to the office and work nights.) I also had a weird communication with The Man yesterday and had to send him an email. I'll let you know how that plays out.
Finally, if anyone is wondering what I want for my birthday, I think I want this: http://www.regretsy.com/2011/04/04/clay-achin/
I got a set of keys to the office today, so I guess that makes me official. I would prefer to be unofficial and key-free. (Now I have a way to go back to the office and work nights.) I also had a weird communication with The Man yesterday and had to send him an email. I'll let you know how that plays out.
Finally, if anyone is wondering what I want for my birthday, I think I want this: http://www.regretsy.com/2011/04/04/clay-achin/
Monday, April 4, 2011
Well, sure, that makes a lot of sense...
Last night I could have won an award for the worst night's sleep. I still need my sleeping pills to sleep well, but I need to take them at least 8 hours before I need to wake up. Since the Husband didn't get home until after 10:00 I didn't get to take one. (This was not the Husband's fault, since he was working bingo at church as part of the requirement for our Catholic school tuition subsidy.) Anyway, I slept poorly and Monday morning came really early. Tonight I will take a pill and sleep better.
This morning at BCFG, the Monday Morning meeting ran long and got a little boring. They (or I guess I should say "we") have a client/prospect workshop coming up and were debating the merits of different speakers and topics. I thought many of the ideas were lame, but kept my opinion to myself, since I'm new and work in a triangle. I was looking around the table of 6 men and me and I realized that, wow, there was a lot of hair gel going on at this meeting and none of it was mine. (I use Volumizing Tonic.) Is hair gel still cool? Somehow I have gotten the idea that hair gel isn't cool and that men's hair isn't supposed to look so gelled that it's "wet." I thought that look was the '90s. Perhaps I am wrong, but that's what I was thinking about today in the meeting, instead of Cash Balance plans.
My triangle also got more action today that it's gotten in the 4 weeks that I've worked there. Mr. X, Guy and I had a web conference this afternoon to learn how to use some new investment reporting software. Both Guy and Mr. X have spacious offices and I, as you know, have a tiny triangle. However, they decided that we should all watch the web conference together and that the best place to do that was my triangle. So, we were all crammed in around my monitor watching this WebEx, which really didn't make a lot of sense.
And that's today's news...the dog wants me to let her out into the rain so she can chase rabbits again. That is not going to happen. I let her out a little bit ago and she almost caught a rabbit. I don't think I could handle the dog killing something in my backyard.
This morning at BCFG, the Monday Morning meeting ran long and got a little boring. They (or I guess I should say "we") have a client/prospect workshop coming up and were debating the merits of different speakers and topics. I thought many of the ideas were lame, but kept my opinion to myself, since I'm new and work in a triangle. I was looking around the table of 6 men and me and I realized that, wow, there was a lot of hair gel going on at this meeting and none of it was mine. (I use Volumizing Tonic.) Is hair gel still cool? Somehow I have gotten the idea that hair gel isn't cool and that men's hair isn't supposed to look so gelled that it's "wet." I thought that look was the '90s. Perhaps I am wrong, but that's what I was thinking about today in the meeting, instead of Cash Balance plans.
My triangle also got more action today that it's gotten in the 4 weeks that I've worked there. Mr. X, Guy and I had a web conference this afternoon to learn how to use some new investment reporting software. Both Guy and Mr. X have spacious offices and I, as you know, have a tiny triangle. However, they decided that we should all watch the web conference together and that the best place to do that was my triangle. So, we were all crammed in around my monitor watching this WebEx, which really didn't make a lot of sense.
And that's today's news...the dog wants me to let her out into the rain so she can chase rabbits again. That is not going to happen. I let her out a little bit ago and she almost caught a rabbit. I don't think I could handle the dog killing something in my backyard.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Procrastinating Some More
Sooooooooooooo...while procrastinating the taxes some more, I found this really cool (if you are a music geek) video that a friend posted. Seriously, it is worth the 14 minutes that it will take to watch it.
I think I'm going to watch it again now...
(Also, if anyone was wondering...I've never had a conductor that looked like this.)
I think I'm going to watch it again now...
(Also, if anyone was wondering...I've never had a conductor that looked like this.)
Procrastinating
A quick update to procrastinate further while doing our taxes...
Bernard the duck has found a lady friend at last. He brought her over for breakfast and we have named her Wendy. From what I can tell via Google, she is a hybrid between a Mallard and a Labrador Duck. My very best wishes to Bernard and Wendy for a long and happy life together.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Curse You Diet Coke with Splenda!!!
I used to drink waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much Diet Coke--it was my favorite thing. Then one day I woke up and my tastes had totally changed and it didn't taste good any more. I blame my medicine. (I blame everything on my medicine because its fun.) I will still drink an occasional Diet Coke at a restaurant; restaurants seem to have the right carbonation.
One nice thing about BCFG is that they have two fridges full of drinks for the employees. However, they have Diet Coke with Splenda. Diet Coke with Splenda tastes nasty. It does not taste like Diet Coke. It does not taste like regular Coke. It just tastes bad. I had one my first week of working there, not noticing that it was the "with Splenda" kind and almost spit it out. Today we had lunch in the office to celebrate both Will and Mama X's birthday and, once again, I forgot about the Splenda until I opened the can of Diet Coke, so I had to drink it. Curse you Diet Coke with Splenda!!!
In other news, I haven't been able to get that Kelly Clarkson song out of my head. It never should have been there to begin with and now it has taken up residence and won't leave. However the song lead me to discuss the worst movie ever made (and yes, I know that's a big statement), "From Justin to Kelly" with a friend last night. In case you haven't seen the movie, here's a sneek peek... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6kbtsfZjhk (I had to post the link only--YouTube won't let me embed.) There's so much to say about this movie...the bad songs, the bad clothes, the bad hair...it all comes together to make something delightfully bad. (Kind of like "Snakes on a Plane," but not scary and worse.) Unfortunately, this clip leaves out my favorite bit of dialog, so I'll include it for you. (No, I don't know why I remember this--I have a good memory and have all sorts of things like this stored away in my brain)
Justin: Hi, I'm Justin
Kelly: My friends call me Kelly
I've always enjoyed that bit of dialog because Kelly isn't a nickname for anything. Do people who aren't her friends call her Ms. Clarkson, or are they pretending that Kelly is short for something like Kellelina (pronounced like Angelina)?
Anyway, if you're looking for a movie this weekend, that's my recommendation. It is available on Netflix, however you'll have to wait for the disk. : (
One nice thing about BCFG is that they have two fridges full of drinks for the employees. However, they have Diet Coke with Splenda. Diet Coke with Splenda tastes nasty. It does not taste like Diet Coke. It does not taste like regular Coke. It just tastes bad. I had one my first week of working there, not noticing that it was the "with Splenda" kind and almost spit it out. Today we had lunch in the office to celebrate both Will and Mama X's birthday and, once again, I forgot about the Splenda until I opened the can of Diet Coke, so I had to drink it. Curse you Diet Coke with Splenda!!!
In other news, I haven't been able to get that Kelly Clarkson song out of my head. It never should have been there to begin with and now it has taken up residence and won't leave. However the song lead me to discuss the worst movie ever made (and yes, I know that's a big statement), "From Justin to Kelly" with a friend last night. In case you haven't seen the movie, here's a sneek peek... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6kbtsfZjhk (I had to post the link only--YouTube won't let me embed.) There's so much to say about this movie...the bad songs, the bad clothes, the bad hair...it all comes together to make something delightfully bad. (Kind of like "Snakes on a Plane," but not scary and worse.) Unfortunately, this clip leaves out my favorite bit of dialog, so I'll include it for you. (No, I don't know why I remember this--I have a good memory and have all sorts of things like this stored away in my brain)
Justin: Hi, I'm Justin
Kelly: My friends call me Kelly
I've always enjoyed that bit of dialog because Kelly isn't a nickname for anything. Do people who aren't her friends call her Ms. Clarkson, or are they pretending that Kelly is short for something like Kellelina (pronounced like Angelina)?
Anyway, if you're looking for a movie this weekend, that's my recommendation. It is available on Netflix, however you'll have to wait for the disk. : (
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