The New Manager

A couple of years ago I got a new manager. I have had about 36 managers in my time with the company, but this one was micro managing me. A bit like the two I worked with at PSA.
Everytime he slithered his chair up next to me and started questioning me on how I was going to approach a job, I would get flustered and he just didn't understand "Planet Julie Speak"

I was a bit rattled. One day I was in a meeting and he rang me and started nagging me for a spreadsheet. He is very good at nagging. In the end I flipped out. I don't have a short fuse, I have a faulty fuse. I shouted at him "ohforchristssake, do you nag your wife like this?"
Everyone in the meeting looked at me and then just went back to what they were doing. Most of them are used to me.

Well then the penny dropped. I started to treat him like a husband instead of a boss. He now leaves me to 'self manage' (even though I do have a supervisor that sits beside me) and we both know our place. But that doesn't stop him from trying to get the upperhand, so we have lots of great battles which usually end in me saying "you need me more than I need you".

Stuff on Claire's blog

I am not allowed access to Claire's myspace account. She said "Muuum, you can't have your mum as a friend". Stupid teenage myspace rules. I can get on her acting blog though. I better go ransack her room and find her diary...... Not really, as I say to her, "as if I am interested in stupid teenager shit". But that doesn't stop me from asking her what the latest gossip is.

Just to bask in her achievements, she got best actor in studio last term and has been moved to the master class. She likes it, but has commented that the adults can't 'play' a particular activity/game as well as the kids can. Welcome to adult life!

This is the opening line on her blog "Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one."-Stella Adler .

Her goals
Goals for my life:- Finish School with an awesome absolutely brilliantly great ENTER
Go on a Contiki tour in the Christmas Holidays after year 12
Get a scholarship to Stella Adler
Go to Stella Adler
Be Happy=)

Other snippets include
..would rather spend time seeing family than go out and drink at all hours of the morning with 'friends'.
..try hard in everything they do, no matter how stupid the subject or homework is.
..and how good is the cafe next to the ascot vale studio? we should give them a certificate. i like certificates. they make me feel smart. and so do highlighters. i sit there in class and highlight things in my book because it makes me feel smart, and LOOK smart

Mummy's angel.......

Snippet of work conversation

Chinese female workmate walking past with two others "I didn't recognise you, you look corporate today"
Male accountant overdue for retirement "have you got a job interview"
Me looking straight at my supervisor "yeah, I got it, you can stick your job up your arse"
They shake their heads, laugh and walk off.

Snipets of work conversation

Supervisor, Checking my database "You have done 20 requests already today"
Me, Surfing the net "What are you doing? Checking up on me you fucker?"
Supervisor, Defends himself "What's the record?"
Me, Still surfing the net "25 in a day"
Supervisor "Its only early, you might set a new record"
Me Turn my back and continues surfing the net
Workmates Laugh
PS New record set that day 26 requests processed