I have a course at work that’s very political in nature (office politics, not presidential) and it is a pain in the ass. I finished and published it one day and two days later five pages of really great suggestions came in from someone who is not my subject matter expert but someone who has power and is worth listening to about the course. I made the changes.
I have a training manager who doesn’t really manage so much as she runs around the office in velour sweat suits and spins like a top whenever she’s presented with a challenge. She is the manager for the trainers that I have to certify to teach the course. She asked me yesterday if two people could train the course instead of one. I told her no and if people needed help in getting over the jitters that was one thing but if they couldn’t meet the job description then maybe they shouldn’t train the course. She totally didn’t get it.
There’s a trainer who has serious reservations about teaching the course. My boss and I were supposed to talk to her today. I walked into my boss’s office at the appointed time and she was already on the phone, didn’t look at me and so I left to go to campus for another meeting. It was obvious I was ready for the teleconference as my copy of the course was on the table and a copy for my boss was on the chair. We’d only discussed both of us being in the meeting 20 minutes before it started.
I got home from the meeting on campus and looked at an email that says the trainer is coming into the office next week, could I meet and “we have problems” ends the email. W.T.F? Problems with the trainer or problems with the course?
So, I’m sure I’ll find out what’s going on tomorrow but seriously? Diss me on a meeting about MY course and then tell me there are problems?
See why I want to go back to school and figure out a way to rule the planet?
The better-half says I’m way too pissed off these days so I decided to lighten this post up with a picture of a shaggy flower.
