[CS-FSLUG] Career paths

[Don Parris]

On Tuesday 20 February 2007 02:21, Nathan T. wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
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>
> I get all sorts of grief for forgetting which one of the hundreds of
> customers I've dealt with in a day bought what, or what PO number was
> on one of the fifty or so order fulfillment forms I've going through
> that day was, and after feeding me non-stop conflicting information
> the managers come back at me and complain that I can't remember what
> details they have settled on when it comes to floor plans. It's time
> for me to consider career options and dump this abusive relationship.
>

Nathan,

I, too, have been on the butt-end of false accusations.  One time I was 
falsely accused of letting the two high-volume printers sit for four hours 
because the time-stamp on every job was something like 18:20-18:40, and at 
23:00, they should have all been printed.  It turns out that the vast 
majority of the jobs were between 1500-3000 pages (double-sided), and Xerox' 
best printers couldn't possibly spit out that many pages in 20 minutes.

More recently, I was accused of failing to monitor the security cameras 
because I had not noticed some kids skating in our parking lot.  The same guy 
who accused me of the printer incident (and many similar incidents) said the 
kids were in the lot for an hour and that the lobby camera showed me at the 
desk the whole time.  Actually, the cameras proved him to be the liar.  The 
kids were in our lot for 11 minutes and I stepped away from the desk 2 
minutes after they arrived.  Truth is, I may have had a full minute to notice 
the kids.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that you had better be prepared to face such 
accusations, no matter where you go.  This guy and I have been at odds from 
the very beginning.  It's not enough that he talks about everyone behind 
everyone's back, he had stated outright that he "hates Christians", and I 
have long considered him hostile, not because of anything I do, but because I 
am a professed Christian.

My boss is also a Christian, and told me something the day after I told him 
about the other guy's latest accusation.  He was talking about an 
illustration from Tony ??? on the radio, where a kid was playing in the mud, 
and his dad, late for work, jumped over his son, but fell into the mud.  He 
got up, brushed himself off, and kept running toward the train.  Whatever you 
choose to do, just be sure you're not wallowing in the mud (the kid didn't 
care), but moving toward THE train (like the father).

I was tempted to push the issue - I had been slandered in a public setting 
with this latest accusation.  You really don't know how badly I want to push 
the issue of his false accusations.  After 13 years of his junk, I'm tired of 
it.  More than that.  Instead, I'm planning to order vegetable seeds with my 
accuser.  Maybe I've been through all this for your sake.  Who knows?

And I, too, am seeking new opportunities, hopefully as an editor/writer.  So 
we can pray for each other! :-)


Blessings,
Don
-- 
Don, Dolly & Samora
Charlotte, NC
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dcparris