The second meeting regarding reworking my position went well. There will be some procedural hoops now to get "reclassified" and entitled to the appropriate pay grade, but the jist of it is the job will change three days a week at the same money I am…
I do not have the tools to do my job properly. I could go on at length about the details, but it wouldn't mean much. By way of analogy I am being expected to hang pictures on a slat-and-plaster wall and I have been handed drywall screws and a hammer…
The Vancouver office is being shut down. Some people were let go as of yesterday, some have been given working terms like I had, and some have the option of moving to Vernon or taking a package. The close-date is after the end of my current contract…
So there was a big announcement at work today, but not being an employee, I wasn't privy to it. In fact I was sent home early along with the temp that is doing reception. Very odd. If it was just me I wouldn't be too surprised since I also deal with…
SharePoint gives me a headache. This product is a dog's breakfast. There are hundreds of "templates" that aren't really templates because they are largely similar and the bits that could be templated because they do exactly the same damn thing aren't…
Really, really, good. Sooooooo much better than that other job. People actually like it there. They hang around for years because they want to. And not a single grey cubicle in sight. In fact what I do have is an office with a view of Alberni and…