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AC Dropout and AA Renaisance,

I'm sure you guys have a point there. I've never been to NYC so i can't speak about that.

My whole deal was to do something that's personally satisfying and fulfilling. A lot of people get those strokes from helping others. Some can get it intrinsically from doing what they're doing for its own sake. My whole belief was that if you were lucky and smart enough to find that job then it wouldn't seem like a job because it would be fun and never dull. The time would fly by and your mental outlook on things wouldn't be dominated by how much money you make. That's the point i was trying to make with regards to making money and your career.

Some people interpreted it as me stating that money was not important. That is certainly not what i believe. But i do believe that you can have a happy and fulfilling life without being wealthy. It seemed like, for a while, the vibe in here was that if you weren't a doctor, a lawyer, an owner of a successful business, or just plain rich in general then your life was not worthwhile and that if you did not aspire to these things then you were loser.

That's such a bad way to look at life. I know it's almost impossible to not be a slave to the almight dollar in the biggest Capitalist society in the world (unless you live on some remote ranch in Montana) but some of us are more enslaved to greed and lust than others. I think this description is true of those who believe that making money is the end result of everything. I work and make money to survive and to live life. I don't live to work and make money.
Valley Chinese Dude Monday, January 14, 2002 at 22:28:16 (PST)

Job Woes,

First off I would never underestimate the importance of a position you have. As an employer now, I know I value employees who value their position. If a janitor in the warehouse produces work that is expectional, I compensate and treat them as such. If you position wasn't neccessary in the company, you wouldn't be there.

See how other people in your position at the company handle the problem. At lunch just be friendly and ask them if they notice the same thing you are noticing.

Reputations are basically perception issues. You have to work at changing the perception of yourself in other people eyes. Easier said then done. The first step is to find out what people are thinking about you. You can do it informally or formally. Hang out with some co-workers for informal information. Get a review from a supervision of formal information. Once you get the information, you will at least know whether the reputation issue is real or not.
AC dropout Sunday, January 13, 2002 at 17:55:07 (PST)

AC Dropout,

thanks for the advice.

It is not directly similar as I am in a lower level position (clerical).

I am probably making myself worried about nothing. However, I will begin to keep a better log of what happens each day at work. I don't think that they respect me enough that my saying that I think that there is "no synergy" (or not very much) will be of any use. I think I have to thicken my skin a little, and learn to relax about whatever people are like. It's probably nothing.
Job Woes Saturday, January 12, 2002 at 02:48:51 (PST)

AC Dropout:

thanks for responding.

I doubt this would work in my situation. I am already labelled (I think) as the outsider. I have encountered this situation in a previous workplace, and basically fell apart one day, and now I believe that this reputation has followed me to my new workplace. It doesn't matter how hard I work, because no matter what I do, I feel that I am not trusted. On the other hand, I could be over-sensitive to this since it has happened before. As a group, our workplace was fairly harmonious.

I think they are hoping that I quit. Or they hope I make a huge blunder that merits firing. I know that they wish I didn't work there.
Job Woes Friday, January 11, 2002 at 15:55:33 (PST)

Valley Chinese Dude,

AA Renaisance is right I was referred to students in NYC. My friend was working in a private school and flipped. Maybe kids in NYC have more of an attitude in class? It is just pretty rough here.

AC dropout Friday, January 11, 2002 at 15:31:14 (PST)

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