I just looked up individuals who were fired and used the situation to reach their potential. Not saying I'm getting fired...but, showing there are lots of successful people who have been dealt bad cards.
God must want me to have some thick skin at the end of all of this.
Why me? Not in the sense that Why Me as in poor me...but, why me? in the sense that I'm this introvert who would be perfectly happy as a sheep farmer.
Originally Posted By: LoisB
I see where I'm coming from with wanting to share the details with the company. When I received the atty email this morning...it was like..."SEE!! Holy shid. SEE! What I've been dealing with??"
So what I am hearing you say is that:
-your less than stellar work -'inability' to produce quality work
Is not your fault. It is all because of "outside" forces are conspiring against you.
What I am reading here is that you are not taking full responsibility for YOUR contribution to this problem.
Facts:
-You spend way TOO much time here in DB forums during the work day hours thus distracting you -You hide behind "homeschooling" as why you cannot work at the company offices M-F because "no one" would be there to take care of D12 -You readily admitted to having a young buck write your article because of "lack of time" or "overwhelmed"...which resulted in shoddy work
Whose fault is that?
I suggest that you recognize what has NOT been working that led you and company to this point.
This means that you ALONE will be responsible for taking the reins of your employment issues and figuring out what requires your immediate attention.
This will entail the following:
-Ceasing posting on DB forums during the course of work day from 9 am to 6 pm -Ceasing posting on DB forums when it's all hands on deck in getting the paper out to the printing press -Attending to any D-related matters during evenings/weekends. If you need to talk with L, do so during lunch hour -Setting meetings asap with both editors to ask for input on how you can IMPROVE your work -Take advantage of the editor's offer to show previous issues of papers he's worked on -Enroll D12 in public school -Make after school care arrangements (after school programs, baby sitter) until you arrive home from work -Plan for when the summer school is out (baby sitter, camps, etc)
Your company is paying for your time and energy on the newspaper...not on DBing or whatnot.
You alone have to decide to make this happen and SUCCEED.
You had a role in this breakdown. Take charge and own it. Make it count.
Show them that you're number #5 (from raliced's post)
