Fleeting thoughts of blog posts float through my mind as my days swirl from one ending to another beginning and back around again. Unfortunately I have zero time to articulate them in my mind and get them computed onto Blogger.
Lucky for you I did find time to get TO's Valentine's party cards for his class party tomorrow. Also lucky for you is the fact that I'm about to share the little Laffy Taffy jokes that came on the cards. Prepare yourself - these are HILarious.
"What did the football say to the football player?"
I get a kick out of you!
"What did the two oceans do when they met?"
They waved.
"How does a rose ride a bike?"
By pushing its petals.
"What kinds of birds always stick together?"
Vel-Crows!
I'm tellin' ya.....laugh fests waiting to happen. TO giggled like crazy at the jokes. I must admit, as I laughed along with him (as is my duty), I found myself loving them as well. There's something simply refreshing about a play on words. Simple plays on words. Simplicity.
I haven't had much of that lately. As cut and dry as I like to make life, and work, and emotional issues.....not everyone sees it the way I see it. I'm fully aware of that fact. Not everyone separates and compartmentalizes and I suppose that probably hinders me at times.
I am being challenged at work with my new responsibilities, trying to mesh "cultural changes" the company is adopting and personalities and habits that conflict with these changes. For the first time in a very long time, I feel as if I'm doing something that can have an impact on someone. Even if the tasks we're doing aren't the most exciting to me personally, they are tasks and jobs that this financial economy requires and I'm excited to try and make it the best experience I can for the associates now reporting to me.
It's been a month now since I was informed of my new role and the associates were informed they'd be reporting to me. It's clear after today that we'll be climbing uphill for quite some time before we plateau or walk along "together". I've been pleasantly surprised with myself and my ability to dive into a supervisory role with little or no self-conscious hiccups.
It's been very nice having Michelle there to bounce questions off of and express surprise at how people choose to handle themselves in a "professional" atmosphere. One on hand, I haven't been shocked at the personalities I've encountered. On the other, however, I have a difficult time understanding how people of a certain age and who have been working in a corporate capacity for years or decades don't grasp the one golden rule:
Things always change. Always.
I guess this go 'round I won't just be absorbing the change and adapting.
I AM the change.
6 comments:
Happy Birthday to Hubs!
I love those silly jokes too. The simpler, the better. :)
You sound like you're really trying to understand and figure out that new position of yours. Keep it up.
Change is good!
Add a little HOPE and you could run for President!
I'm sure it doesn't help that you are a "young" manager - sounds like you have some older folks reporting to you (older as in older than you).
Anyway, hopefully you can detach from work when you get home - there's nothing worse than still thinking about work when you're not there.
Some people will do anything to avoid change. I think its partially because they are sort of lazy -
I hope you are an excellent supervisor! You have one good quality for it - you seem to genuinely care about your peoples.
Love the jokes (seriously - Laffy Taffy is often found in our candy basket).
I hear you on the change and being a supervisor. It.is.hard. I spent much of my day today shaking my head going 'really, she just did that?' and then having to move on.
Be true to yourself, treat others as you would want to be treated, and don't be afraid to admit when you've made a mistake. These are the rules I've promised myself I'd live by in this new role of mine. So far, they've come in handy - on many occasions!
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