Today I discovered that I was hired at a higher pay rate than I normally should have started at. As in any company, there are different levels of pay. During a meeting today, my boss' boss was talking about compensation (a survey found a good portion of workers unhappy with their pay) and he used me as an example of a person who has a very structured path (i.e. exams) to others who don't and how to get around that. While he was talking about it, he mentioned that someone given my credentials would start at pay rate X. I'm at pay rate Y > X, which according to what he said should happen after I've passed an additional 4 exams (2 years).
O_O! I guess it's nice to know that they view me as a good asset for the company that they're willing to pay me more and I guess I should stop complaining they don't pay me enough...
Nah. I can always take more money =P
This only means my raise at the end of the year is going to be crap since I'm already outside the typical pay range AND that no other company will offer so much even if I try to find a new position. =_= All the more reason to pass my upcoming Exam 2 as that guarantees me a fixed raise.
BUT!! I learned something about the company that I'm going to make more of an effort to do... networking. My boss' boss openly admitted that it was the culture of the company that in order to take steps up, you must have a network within the company. It's really a matter of who you know. Really? Time to start dropping my name more often =]
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Friday, November 6, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
PMS
Wholly shit, talk about freaking mood swings! I woke up this morning not to my alarm clock but my landlord yelling at the dog. I looked at the clock tick just pass 6:30am and decided to wait till she left. Seesh.
The other day my brother late texted me asking if he could crash at where I'm staying. I quickly brought it to my landlord's attention and apologized for such a short notice. It was a last minute change.
"Well, I got annoyed the last time he came over."
I just stared at her and couldn't believe what she just said. "I can make sure that [a mess] doesn't happen." Fine, she's entitled to her own opinion and it wasn't a huge thing for me or my brother.
"I mean, he needs to learn how to clean up after himself or you clean up after him. It's not like he's my guest."
"Or you don't want him to stay?"
"Well, I can't just say no, I mean he lives far away and would be rude."
"Okay." I left the conversation at that. Like you aren't being rude already?
No seriously, do I need to point out every single bit of contradiction in her statements? I'm not sure what frustrated me more, the fact that she talked like she wanted to fight me (she instantly became extremely confrontational over this question) or the fact that she played the victim ofsome horrible deed a single unwashed sheet left behind.
Maybe I'm completely missing something (my landlord refuses to say exactly what so I'm left to speculate). Help me out here if you see it.
First
The first time my brother stayed, I told the landlord 3-4 days in advanced. She was surprised when he actually came because she thought it was the following week. I gave my brother a blanket I had to use.
Second
The second time I gave my landlord 4-5 days advance notice and made absolutely clear of the date. She left him sheets and bedding. I thanked her to which she replied, "I would have done this last time but you caught me off guard." ... Just say you're welcome, god. My brother and I were late the following morning, so he had left everything out. My landlord put everything off to the side and asked me to wash the sheets, which I did later that day. But she also complained to me about the mess, even after I explained we were late.
Oh yeah, I should mention, she works at a school, which mean she gets home sometime 3-4pm. The earliest I get home is 5:15pm if I'm lucky. I would have cleaned up, but she didn't even give me a chance! (Plus I had thanked her forthrowing putting the things aside.
Third
The third time I told my landlord 3-4 days in advanced and also told my brother that the landlord wanted us to make some effort to put things away. Come the morning, my brother folded everything and placed them on the couch where they were left for him. Then you know the rest of the story with that single sheet.
Fourth
Well this didn't happen after I told my brother what the landlord told me.
So am I missing something? Anything?!
Here's another great part, because I have allergies to pets (only if I'm around them too long) the landlord has always told me when she would bring her partner's dogs over. 3 dogs + 3 cats = madness in the house. I got home from work and saw the landlord and she just simply said hi. I went out to get dinner and came back to all the pets being there. My feeling was that this was her way of getting back at me since I didn't tell her till after that my brother wasn't coming.
At this point I can really care less for my landlord. I believe I've done a lot to help her out and extend arms of friendship. Although she sometimes responds in kind, I think she's made it abundantly clear she secretly doesn't like me or my brother. From her shit talking about the other roommate in front of me, I can only imagine how much she shit talks about me behind my back. She's very much a child.
I'm lucky enough to be bailing out of here next weekend. My roommate on the other hand is frantically been searching for another place. "Nuh uh, I'm not living here when [the landlord's partner] moves in because I know it's going to go down extremely fast and I'm not going though that whole girlfriend thing again (another story later)."
Yes, it's sadly that obvious... or we're just oblivious to how it can work out.
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The other day my brother late texted me asking if he could crash at where I'm staying. I quickly brought it to my landlord's attention and apologized for such a short notice. It was a last minute change.
"Well, I got annoyed the last time he came over."
I just stared at her and couldn't believe what she just said. "I can make sure that [a mess] doesn't happen." Fine, she's entitled to her own opinion and it wasn't a huge thing for me or my brother.
"I mean, he needs to learn how to clean up after himself or you clean up after him. It's not like he's my guest."
"Or you don't want him to stay?"
"Well, I can't just say no, I mean he lives far away and would be rude."
"Okay." I left the conversation at that. Like you aren't being rude already?
No seriously, do I need to point out every single bit of contradiction in her statements? I'm not sure what frustrated me more, the fact that she talked like she wanted to fight me (she instantly became extremely confrontational over this question) or the fact that she played the victim of
Maybe I'm completely missing something (my landlord refuses to say exactly what so I'm left to speculate). Help me out here if you see it.
First
The first time my brother stayed, I told the landlord 3-4 days in advanced. She was surprised when he actually came because she thought it was the following week. I gave my brother a blanket I had to use.
Second
The second time I gave my landlord 4-5 days advance notice and made absolutely clear of the date. She left him sheets and bedding. I thanked her to which she replied, "I would have done this last time but you caught me off guard." ... Just say you're welcome, god. My brother and I were late the following morning, so he had left everything out. My landlord put everything off to the side and asked me to wash the sheets, which I did later that day. But she also complained to me about the mess, even after I explained we were late.
Oh yeah, I should mention, she works at a school, which mean she gets home sometime 3-4pm. The earliest I get home is 5:15pm if I'm lucky. I would have cleaned up, but she didn't even give me a chance! (Plus I had thanked her for
Third
The third time I told my landlord 3-4 days in advanced and also told my brother that the landlord wanted us to make some effort to put things away. Come the morning, my brother folded everything and placed them on the couch where they were left for him. Then you know the rest of the story with that single sheet.
Fourth
Well this didn't happen after I told my brother what the landlord told me.
So am I missing something? Anything?!
Here's another great part, because I have allergies to pets (only if I'm around them too long) the landlord has always told me when she would bring her partner's dogs over. 3 dogs + 3 cats = madness in the house. I got home from work and saw the landlord and she just simply said hi. I went out to get dinner and came back to all the pets being there. My feeling was that this was her way of getting back at me since I didn't tell her till after that my brother wasn't coming.
At this point I can really care less for my landlord. I believe I've done a lot to help her out and extend arms of friendship. Although she sometimes responds in kind, I think she's made it abundantly clear she secretly doesn't like me or my brother. From her shit talking about the other roommate in front of me, I can only imagine how much she shit talks about me behind my back. She's very much a child.
I'm lucky enough to be bailing out of here next weekend. My roommate on the other hand is frantically been searching for another place. "Nuh uh, I'm not living here when [the landlord's partner] moves in because I know it's going to go down extremely fast and I'm not going though that whole girlfriend thing again (another story later)."
Yes, it's sadly that obvious... or we're just oblivious to how it can work out.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Photos of the Past
I was bored, so I went to my boyfriend's facebook page and started looking through the photos he has posted in his albums. I've been through them before, but it's been awhile since the last time I looked.
O... MG! I hate facebook chat (even to this is like the 2nd time I've used it). It interferes with my typing and I can't type while someone keeps messaging me. Argh! Close!
The one thing I just realized is that my boyfriend can pull off a variety of looks. He doesn't like his photo being taken all the time but I do it anyways. It gives me something to always look back to. Except I'm usually never in the pictures since I'm the one holding the camera and fail at taking self photos (I get cut off the edge of the camera >.<)
I also just realized that anyone looking at the photos my boyfriend put up would clearly CLEARY tell that we're more than just "friends."
Cool. =]
[updated]
I've finally begun the process of shutting down my livejournal account. If any of you actually know my LJ blog, I'm deleting each entry as I copy them to my computer. It'll take me a couple of weeks as I have well over 500 posts there (and I stupidly have to do it one at a time to avoid paying a fee). I had already shut down/deleted my old Xanga blog also. Unfortunately I didn't think to copy all my posts from there... then again, I don't want to revisit all the middle school drama I wrote in there. Plus, my hand written journals cover much more significant moments in my life.
I've made the move to dissociate my personal life from my public screen-name (a pseudo-name that can easily be linked to my real name). It will take approximately 1-2 years before all records of my site are purged from google search and other search engines (hopefully). However, I recognize that there will still be lingering bits as in all the comments I've written everywhere. Oh well.
Anyways, the real reason for this update is because I came across a particular post in my LJ account. It was a post not written by me, but by my boyfriend. Yes, I gave full access to my LJ account to my boyfriend so that he could read everything. In fact we used my LJ account as a message board for each other at times.
But it got me thinking...
Perhaps we should start a blog together? Or is that just too weird?
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O... MG! I hate facebook chat (even to this is like the 2nd time I've used it). It interferes with my typing and I can't type while someone keeps messaging me. Argh! Close!
The one thing I just realized is that my boyfriend can pull off a variety of looks. He doesn't like his photo being taken all the time but I do it anyways. It gives me something to always look back to. Except I'm usually never in the pictures since I'm the one holding the camera and fail at taking self photos (I get cut off the edge of the camera >.<)
I also just realized that anyone looking at the photos my boyfriend put up would clearly CLEARY tell that we're more than just "friends."
Cool. =]
[updated]
I've finally begun the process of shutting down my livejournal account. If any of you actually know my LJ blog, I'm deleting each entry as I copy them to my computer. It'll take me a couple of weeks as I have well over 500 posts there (and I stupidly have to do it one at a time to avoid paying a fee). I had already shut down/deleted my old Xanga blog also. Unfortunately I didn't think to copy all my posts from there... then again, I don't want to revisit all the middle school drama I wrote in there. Plus, my hand written journals cover much more significant moments in my life.
I've made the move to dissociate my personal life from my public screen-name (a pseudo-name that can easily be linked to my real name). It will take approximately 1-2 years before all records of my site are purged from google search and other search engines (hopefully). However, I recognize that there will still be lingering bits as in all the comments I've written everywhere. Oh well.
Anyways, the real reason for this update is because I came across a particular post in my LJ account. It was a post not written by me, but by my boyfriend. Yes, I gave full access to my LJ account to my boyfriend so that he could read everything. In fact we used my LJ account as a message board for each other at times.
But it got me thinking...
Perhaps we should start a blog together? Or is that just too weird?
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Graduate School?
To go or not to go, that is the question I have been pondering these past few days. Hmmm....
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