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Re: Standards, getting stuff done, and generally frustrating situ ation
Subject:Re: Standards, getting stuff done, and generally frustrating situ ation From:"Brierley, Sean" <Brierley -at- QUODATA -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 4 Feb 1999 16:41:40 -0500
Sounds pretty hopeless. Looks like there is no easy way out. Get your resume
out and start interviewing. The bottom line is that it is not worth the
ulcer.
Sean
sean -at- quodata -dot- com
>>>
>>>"I am now working on 61 documents, and can't seem to get any help to
>>>finish them"
>>>
>>>
>>>My boss keeps saying "set your own standards", but every
>>>document I do has
>>>to be approved by the
>>>"standards committee".
>>>
>>>I am at my wit's end. I am concerned that when my contract ends, I will
>>>get a terrible reference because the projects aren't done. I am
>>>concerned that they will want to hire me full-time (they've been hinting
>>>about it). I am concerned that they won't hire me full-time, and then
>>>I'll have a crappy reference, no new job, and no job prospects.
