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trickykitty) wrote2022-04-27 07:52 am
trickykitty) wrote2022-04-27 07:52 am
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I Didn't Do It
Monday I stopped by my supervisor's office to ask her if we were going to do anything for Jr's last day when she happened to be with Jr filling out his official termination paperwork. The CFO walked in, saw us, briefly said his goodbye to Jr, and said he'd come back later. As an aside, I've been sitting with Jr and want to strangle him for his lack of caring about the tasks he was given for the past few months. Because of his apathy, we're yet again sorting through a mess that was left in someone's wake. I was perfectly glad he decided to take PTO for his last 2 days instead of sitting around in the office being a short-timer-syndrome sad sack. He left almost immediately after he met with supervisor, which was around lunch time. BYE.
Eventually the CFO went back into her office, although I didn't see it since my office is in the complete opposite corner of our floor and down a hall, so I can't really see anything.
She forgot to tell me that day, but was able to tell me last night: Apparently the CFO had just finished "talking the Accounting Systems Manager off a ledge."
During an earlier discussion, Bosslady, ASM, and I were talking about the A/P, Purchasing, and her Bank Recon messes that need massive cleanup, and ASM seemed more like she was opening up to accepting me and the knowledge I bring to the company. Bosslady took advantage of the good will and said quite intentionally in front of her and me (so I kind of saw this coming), "This is why we need to hire you! [to ASM] Can't you picture it? She could be our boss! Do you know what her degree is in?" I played it off, seeing as how I haven't received an official job offer, so truthfully I can do that. Bosslady is NOT shy, and has been quite vocal about getting me hired on as the Big Boss of the department, but hadn't breached the topic yet to ASM due to her standoff nature against my general existence within the company.
Keep in mind, ASM is the one that was already griping about me coming into HER area as some smarmy, know-it-all, young person (I swear, everyone there thinks I'm 25). That is a perfect description of our young 26-yo internal auditor who quickly latched on to me as her BFF and calls on me often in meetings to help back her position. Most times, in such cases, I do not want to be called on because I'm trying to listen to others' input which she keeps interrupting and talking over, and I don't always still agree with her, because unlike her Youngness, I can actually change my opinion and stance given new information, whereas she doesn't listen and remains bullheaded in her convictions and is specifically calling on me to back her up after interrupting someone so that she (and by proxy I) can "control" the meeting/conversation/etc. Because of this, I've been having to work more one-on-one with folks after meetings to get them past the perception that I'm "just like her," with ASM being the biggest believer in that myth.
So, the end result is that Bosslady has given the CFO a heart attack, and ASM is being nice to my face but is secretly fuming on the inside. I can't stop her fuming, and I'm not the decision maker in deciding who might get that position. If she thinks she should be Sr Director over the other departments, then she needs to step up and talk to the CFO about it, and understand that whinging about someone else being qualified to take that role just hurts her case.
Either way, the entire politics of it has me in giggling fits.
Eventually the CFO went back into her office, although I didn't see it since my office is in the complete opposite corner of our floor and down a hall, so I can't really see anything.
She forgot to tell me that day, but was able to tell me last night: Apparently the CFO had just finished "talking the Accounting Systems Manager off a ledge."
During an earlier discussion, Bosslady, ASM, and I were talking about the A/P, Purchasing, and her Bank Recon messes that need massive cleanup, and ASM seemed more like she was opening up to accepting me and the knowledge I bring to the company. Bosslady took advantage of the good will and said quite intentionally in front of her and me (so I kind of saw this coming), "This is why we need to hire you! [to ASM] Can't you picture it? She could be our boss! Do you know what her degree is in?" I played it off, seeing as how I haven't received an official job offer, so truthfully I can do that. Bosslady is NOT shy, and has been quite vocal about getting me hired on as the Big Boss of the department, but hadn't breached the topic yet to ASM due to her standoff nature against my general existence within the company.
Keep in mind, ASM is the one that was already griping about me coming into HER area as some smarmy, know-it-all, young person (I swear, everyone there thinks I'm 25). That is a perfect description of our young 26-yo internal auditor who quickly latched on to me as her BFF and calls on me often in meetings to help back her position. Most times, in such cases, I do not want to be called on because I'm trying to listen to others' input which she keeps interrupting and talking over, and I don't always still agree with her, because unlike her Youngness, I can actually change my opinion and stance given new information, whereas she doesn't listen and remains bullheaded in her convictions and is specifically calling on me to back her up after interrupting someone so that she (and by proxy I) can "control" the meeting/conversation/etc. Because of this, I've been having to work more one-on-one with folks after meetings to get them past the perception that I'm "just like her," with ASM being the biggest believer in that myth.
So, the end result is that Bosslady has given the CFO a heart attack, and ASM is being nice to my face but is secretly fuming on the inside. I can't stop her fuming, and I'm not the decision maker in deciding who might get that position. If she thinks she should be Sr Director over the other departments, then she needs to step up and talk to the CFO about it, and understand that whinging about someone else being qualified to take that role just hurts her case.
Either way, the entire politics of it has me in giggling fits.