pomme de terre!

[threeplusfire]

I am making pommes puree, a la Anthony Bourdain. Mmm delicious potato. Mashed up with creamy butter goodness and my personal addition of sauteed onions and garlic. It sounds like happiness. Unfortunately the madness in the grocery store prevented me from buying more groceries, and I forgot to buy coffee. Sigh.

Work today was a little weird. It was the day they finally announced the training position to everyone so I could stop saying I didn't know if I had the job. It was horribly awkward working with the other peer trainers this afternoon. Some people who have been friendly towards me completely would not speak to me or make eye contact even. I heard that there were tears, and even someone who shouted at the training boss over not getting the job. I feel very awkward. It's not like I can apologize for getting hired. I also can't express happiness about the job without feeling very on the spot. I hope this does not continue.

abbismom and I are going to get a booth the first Saturday in October down in Wimberly and sell our shiny things. It should be fun to hang out, people watch and maybe sell a couple things so as to buy more. She makes Shiny Blings. I love that name.

Time to cook. WoW time later.

Comments

[alteredhistory.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, if the upset behavior continues, eventually the only way to get your job done will be to actually confront your co-workers about it. It is unlikely to be something that you can just allow to fade over time. Especially if you need to work with these people directly. My opinion, but having seen this sort of thing play out elsewhere, I'd suggest you start steeling yourself for eventual confrontation. If you prepare in your mind for it, it'll go better when it finally happens.

Oh, and congratulations on getting the promotion. Only two types of promotions cause this much anger in an organization -- the truly undeserved promotions of a suck-up and the promotion of a truly talented employee ahead of others completely unqualified for the promotion. Since I can't imagine you in the first category, I can only believe -- and your posts here on LJ bear it out -- that you truly deserve this job because you are better at it than your peers. Congratulations, and good luck.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :) I am looking forward to the new challenges of this position.

I would actually be much mor relieved if someone did confront me, if this behavior was out in the open and above board. It is the juvenile skulking and I'm-not-going-to-talk-to-you attitude that is more frustrating.

[msmarlamae.livejournal.com]

Hey crazy old and OT. I went back a bit to post so it wasn't up for everyone, no desire for drama.

Sooo, i was going through my friends list and updating a few things and noticed I got dropped off yours. I get it that things change and people move on and off .. and usually I don't care. But I've enjoyed getting to know you and wanted to make sure it wasn't something I had done that got me off the friends list. Or just a matter of no commenty/interest.

Let me know if you want me to take you off my lists. Hope you are well.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Man, I am for the lame. Epic fail. I cut almost everyone I didn't know personally off my list at some point, and then started adding back when I wasn't having a meltdown and ever since then my friends list has never been quite the same. But it was absolutely nothing you did, and I'm glad you said something. Aaaaaaaaa.

[msmarlamae.livejournal.com]

Heh, it's cool


I was just all like huh, hope I didn't say something, cause you know I can be a crass effer.


Glad we are still bff's. <3