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baronessekat) wrote2021-03-10 07:30 pm
baronessekat) wrote2021-03-10 07:30 pm
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State of the Ekat
Anyone who has followed my posts here for the last 4 months may have come to the conclusion that I hate my job.
That is an understatement. I LOATHE it. My boss is the founder/owner/President of the company. He is also a 75 year-old racist, bigoted, misogynistic asshollic bully who has no concept that people have a life outside of him. He is a multimillionare who is building two homes. One here in NY and one in Florida that are ultra modern monstrosities that look like IKEA threw up and made a house. He has no problem dropping $400 on a pair of jeans for himself but won't shell out to cover gas for someone who runs an errand for him during work hours.
Also his concept of time... heaven forbid you are 1 minute late to come to him when he calls you but when you do arrive because he asked you to come to his office you get to sit and wait 20 minutes while he checks email, returns a phone call OR... shops online for a new car or more property to buy.
I'm supposed to be his executive assistant. What I do most of the day is watch him read emails, make phone calls, shop online and on rare occassions type up a letter he's dictated. I also get him coffee. Which consists of him asking for coffee - I get up from my desk, walk into his office, take the empty cup off his desk, step to the other end of the desk where the Kureig is, put the coffee pod in the machine and push the button.
And he hates color. everything on him, the office and his home are black and white, with a splash of grey. So yeah - NOT ME. My rebellion is to wear bright colors - even if it means him constantly making comments on my garments.
To call my days soul crushing is a bit of an understatement. I determined this was going to be the case about 3 days after I started. That's when I started looking for something else. But I wasn't about to quit without something else in place.
This week that something else has come through. Monday, April 5th I start as the Administrative Specialist for a woman-owned, not-for-profit company that focuses on HIGH exposure branding. As the CEO said, basically it's going to be my office. I will handle everything from emails, to bank runs, to website updates, to membership database control to event planning and managing. It comes with a raise, potential bonus pay, and when we host events in person again - travel. They are already planning Las Vegas and Atlanta in 2022. And it's work from home until the world (or at least the state/county) is back to 100%.
I have not posted to Facebook yet because I have not yet given my official notice where I am currently employed. My plan is to do that this Friday about half an hour before the end of my day. I am prepared to either be worked to the bone for the next three weeks or to be summarily dismissed. Personally I expect the first option because, like I said, boss hates to spend money on someone else and you bet your ass I'd file for unemployment for these three weeks.
I already feel lighter and happier. I was talking with my sister on my lunch today and said "it's almost like I"m escaping an abusive relationship" and she replied "you are."
But regardless, I am really looking forward to this new opportunity. The emails I have been exchanging with my soon to be Bosslady and the CFO (also a woman) have been vibrant, exciting and they are genuinely happy to have me coming aboard (well if all the exclamation marks in the emails are any indication).
So there you have it. The state of me.
That is an understatement. I LOATHE it. My boss is the founder/owner/President of the company. He is also a 75 year-old racist, bigoted, misogynistic asshollic bully who has no concept that people have a life outside of him. He is a multimillionare who is building two homes. One here in NY and one in Florida that are ultra modern monstrosities that look like IKEA threw up and made a house. He has no problem dropping $400 on a pair of jeans for himself but won't shell out to cover gas for someone who runs an errand for him during work hours.
Also his concept of time... heaven forbid you are 1 minute late to come to him when he calls you but when you do arrive because he asked you to come to his office you get to sit and wait 20 minutes while he checks email, returns a phone call OR... shops online for a new car or more property to buy.
I'm supposed to be his executive assistant. What I do most of the day is watch him read emails, make phone calls, shop online and on rare occassions type up a letter he's dictated. I also get him coffee. Which consists of him asking for coffee - I get up from my desk, walk into his office, take the empty cup off his desk, step to the other end of the desk where the Kureig is, put the coffee pod in the machine and push the button.
And he hates color. everything on him, the office and his home are black and white, with a splash of grey. So yeah - NOT ME. My rebellion is to wear bright colors - even if it means him constantly making comments on my garments.
To call my days soul crushing is a bit of an understatement. I determined this was going to be the case about 3 days after I started. That's when I started looking for something else. But I wasn't about to quit without something else in place.
This week that something else has come through. Monday, April 5th I start as the Administrative Specialist for a woman-owned, not-for-profit company that focuses on HIGH exposure branding. As the CEO said, basically it's going to be my office. I will handle everything from emails, to bank runs, to website updates, to membership database control to event planning and managing. It comes with a raise, potential bonus pay, and when we host events in person again - travel. They are already planning Las Vegas and Atlanta in 2022. And it's work from home until the world (or at least the state/county) is back to 100%.
I have not posted to Facebook yet because I have not yet given my official notice where I am currently employed. My plan is to do that this Friday about half an hour before the end of my day. I am prepared to either be worked to the bone for the next three weeks or to be summarily dismissed. Personally I expect the first option because, like I said, boss hates to spend money on someone else and you bet your ass I'd file for unemployment for these three weeks.
I already feel lighter and happier. I was talking with my sister on my lunch today and said "it's almost like I"m escaping an abusive relationship" and she replied "you are."
But regardless, I am really looking forward to this new opportunity. The emails I have been exchanging with my soon to be Bosslady and the CFO (also a woman) have been vibrant, exciting and they are genuinely happy to have me coming aboard (well if all the exclamation marks in the emails are any indication).
So there you have it. The state of me.
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I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
COMMENCE THE MUPPET-FLAILING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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