July 20th 2006
Howdy Folks
How are things back in the sweltering heat? out here its been heaps cool but don't tell that to a Calgarian...
they seem to think they are in the middle of a heat wave...and I keep asking them... "when does summer come to Cgy?" .. just to egg them on....
it went up to a high of 24.....with zero percent humidity.. and everyone here has been complaining about the intense heat... as a true Southern Ontarian I keep laughing at them... I don't consider it a heat wave when the majority of people are wearing spring jackets in the evening to keep warm.
Stampede is finally over... hopefully that will mean less drunk drivers on the street.. drinking and driving is only socially acceptable during stampede......Cgy may be one of the last cities in North America to still allow smoking in bars and restaurants...city hall has been debating the issue this week... and of course the anti smoking movement was voted down... it's one thing a lot of people here take pride in... the amount of alcohol and cigarettes they consume...
on the work front.. I didn't get the promotion I was up for... but Im not too upset about it now...
at first i was upset... manly in the way it was done.... the project director is a big fan of the reality shows like american idol and " So you think you can dance...
and being slightly over dramatic... she brought our team into a room and closed the door...
she then starting to talk all dramatic like Ben Mulroney or Ryan Seacrest on the shows where they declare who is safe and who goes off...
and she then went and talked about each of us individually and went on about our strenghs and weaknesses...... I must say that Simon Cowell had a lot more tact than she did when she was talking about us..
and she went through the room.. and said things like " Kate... you have strong computer skills and your clinical background in women's health is very strong.. you have been late to work 3 times and you will NOT be a site coordinator....Rose.. you have impressed everyone with your persistence and dedication to the team... you need to work on group presentations skills because you present like a 4 year old girl singing at Stampede...(long pause).....you ARE the first site coordinator to be selected today.".. ((
it should be noted her name is Rosita not Rose))\n \nit was the silliest and most unprofessional team meeting I have ever seen... no one in the room said anything.. we mostly just either rolled our eyes at how rude and obnoxious this project director was being or had our mouth\'s open aghast at her total reckless behaviour...\n\npeople like Simon Cowell are funny in the context of their shows...because they are shows and are meant to be entertainment... but what this lady was doing wasnt entertainment... it was really rude...\n\n \nwhen she got to me... she said " Matt... you are always at work early and your efforts to streamline the training process has met with some success .....***and then a long over-dramatic pause**** but you will not be a site coordinator...you will continue to work exclusively with the physician groups"...\n\n \nafter she went through the group... she told us that all the vacation requests will be denied because of how busy we will be and understaffed we are...\n \nat this point.. I got a bit upset.. because when she had met me in Toronto before I had accepted the position... one of the things we had discussed was taking a week off over the Christmas Holidays and she had agreed..\n\n \nSo I immediately interrupted her.. and said.. but what about the Christmas holidays...\nand she responded " we dont call it Christmas.. we call it the December Holidays, Matt.. and no time off will be granted.... everyone on the team will be working over the December holidays.. we need to continue to train over those days.."\n\n \n ",1]
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it should be noted her name is Rosita not Rose))
it was the silliest and most unprofessional team meeting I have ever seen... no one in the room said anything.. we mostly just either rolled our eyes at how rude and obnoxious this project director was being or had our mouth's open aghast at her total reckless behaviour...
people like Simon Cowell are funny in the context of their shows...because they are shows and are meant to be entertainment... but what this lady was doing wasnt entertainment... it was really rude...
when she got to me... she said " Matt... you are always at work early and your efforts to streamline the training process has met with some success .....***and then a long over-dramatic pause**** but you will not be a site coordinator...you will continue to work exclusively with the physician groups"...
after she went through the group... she told us that all the vacation requests will be denied because of how busy we will be and understaffed we are...
at this point.. I got a bit upset.. because when she had met me in Toronto before I had accepted the position... one of the things we had discussed was taking a week off over the Christmas Holidays and she had agreed..
So I immediately interrupted her.. and said.. but what about the Christmas holidays...
and she responded " we dont call it Christmas.. we call it the December Holidays, Matt.. and no time off will be granted.... everyone on the team will be working over the December holidays.. we need to continue to train over those days.."
When she was finished talking about how no time off will be granted until the second quarter of 2007 sometime in April of next year.. she stormed out of the room like Cruella Deville .. \n\nit was funny... but at the time.. not many of us were laughing... we all kinda looked at each other as if to say.. was she for real\n \n \nas it turns out... the 4 ladies who got promoted to Site Coordinators are all people I trained...and im happy for them... but I asked if the raise was good .... Rosita just looked at me and started to cry...\n\napparently its just a title with more responsibility but no increase in pay...\nand poor Rosita was all upset... she wasnt too sure what to do... she is afraid if she declines the new job.. she will be fired...and is a single mother of 2.. her husband is in the oil and gas business and just left her for his Secretary... so Rosita doesn\'t know what to do...\n\n \nI feel totally bad for her and the others...because they will be expected to work from 7am till whenever and not get paid any overtime\n \n*** I am now considering what I should do.... do I stay in CGY? I cant find an apt.... this city has a lower vacancy rate than Tokyo or London now... and the superintendents I call just laugh at me or don\'t answer their phones... although I have been placed on the waiting list for 3 buildings for November....\n\n \nI am also considering coming back to Ontario... there are tons of training jobs in Toronto.. but a part of me.. doesn\'t want to seem like a hurt little dog crawling home with my tail between my legs because I couldn\'t make it in Cgy\n",1]
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When she was finished talking about how no time off will be granted until the second quarter of 2007 sometime in April of next year.. she stormed out of the room like Cruella Deville ..
it was funny... but at the time.. not many of us were laughing... we all kinda looked at each other as if to say.. was she for real
as it turns out... the 4 ladies who got promoted to Site Coordinators are all people I trained...and im happy for them... but I asked if the raise was good .... Rosita just looked at me and started to cry...
apparently its just a title with more responsibility but no increase in pay...
and poor Rosita was all upset... she wasnt too sure what to do... she is afraid if she declines the new job.. she will be fired...and is a single mother of 2.. her husband is in the oil and gas business and just left her for his Secretary... so Rosita doesn't know what to do...
I feel totally bad for her and the others...because they will be expected to work from 7am till whenever and not get paid any overtime
*** I am now considering what I should do.... do I stay in CGY? I cant find an apt.... this city has a lower vacancy rate than Tokyo or London now... and the superintendents I call just laugh at me or don't answer their phones... although I have been placed on the waiting list for 3 buildings for November....
I am also considering coming back to Ontario... there are tons of training jobs in Toronto.. but a part of me.. doesn't want to seem like a hurt little dog crawling home with my tail between my legs because I couldn't make it in Cgy
\nI am also thinking of Vancouver...since I am soo close...\n \nso who knows... for now I am going into work.. and giving it my all... the physicians so far have been ok...i think manly because they are scared of me...I am getting a bit of a rep for being mean and abrasive...\n\nsome of my physicians have nicnamed me "Emery"... which is short for an abrasive emery cloth they use for sharpening some medical equipment...\nI must admit I really miss my days at Circles when I was known as a cuddle teddy bear....\n \nwell mates.. im off to do rounds... this Abrasive jerk from Toronto has to teach some Anaesthetists how to chart their Naloxone Protocols..\n \n \n-- Matt Stewart~Saru mo ki kara ochiru \n\n",0]
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I am also thinking of Vancouver...since I am soo close...
so who knows... for now I am going into work.. and giving it my all... the physicians so far have been ok...i think manly because they are scared of me...I am getting a bit of a rep for being mean and abrasive...
some of my physicians have nicnamed me "Emery"... which is short for an abrasive emery cloth they use for sharpening some medical equipment...
I must admit I really miss my days at Circles when I was known as a cuddle teddy bear....
well mates.. im off to do rounds... this Abrasive jerk from Toronto has to teach some Anaesthetists how to chart their Naloxone Protocols..
posted by matt @ 9:02 AM
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