Hi-
I don't think Ryan has any Novell experience- I think he was running OS X server. Was he ever asked why he left that job? And the one before it?
Thanks again for nuking the Blackberry..
Funny, come to think of it, Chris Brown was like that with the eye contact even outside an interview.. Lynn's argument about Applecare is ridiculous. He could order parts but we'd still have to pay for them. (I'd also mentioned in that last e-mail to Mac that as long as he was offering training, I would've loved to take the Apple certification classes at Rhinecliff- then I too could've ordered out-of-warranteed parts.)
It seemed obvious to me after hearing the list of tests Lynn's son had already undergone that the problem was most likely psychogenic. I mean, I would think that MRI's, CATScans, X-Rays, etc. would show something. Either that or he's simply fibbing- but sounds like the doctors are ruling out the physical. Is she actually disappointed by this?
Well, Tony Soprano may or may not have been "whacked," but I sure feel like I have (I've never seen that show, actually- I'll have to check out the DVD's).
I can't make sense out of that place- maybe I'm better off that way. Actually, speaking of depression, my doctor wondered if I ever felt that way, and I told her I couldn't be sure- I was too burnt and exhausted from the work frustration and anxiety, in addition to the colitis!
My sister and uncle have struggled with depression for years, and my next doctor's visit will be a complete physical in addition to evaluating how I'm feeling after the rest and break from the Madhouse.
Like I said, I'm definitely getting some rest, but not quite good as new after a few days off- still exhausted and my stomach is still unhappy.
So I guess I'm lucky the budget passed- I could've kept going till I literally dropped. I'm glad it all came to a head, and my doctor verified not only what I knew but what I didn't know, so I don't have to feel so guilty!
I e-mailed Steve to touch base with him and give him an idea what's going on with me, plus, since he's out in the schools, to convey to anyone who might ask, my regret for not being able to hang in there another few weeks- but the doc said "no." Also, that I'd be at this e-mail address.
You are lucky to get that break on Fridays- plus, it sounds like much more than a break.
Mitch
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Letter to Steve
Hi, Steve-
Hope things aren't Too hectic...
I went to the doctor to get checked out and hadn't anticipated not being allowed to work due to my ulcerative colitis, and the effect it and recent developments at work had on me both physically and otherwise.
I had written an e-mail to Mac, as you'd suggested, so did my wife- telling him how I felt about certain things, plus my thoughts and suggestions for the future, including summer projects. Things I was hoping to do with the next images, etc.
I also suggested that since you and I have worked well together, I felt that with your getting a bit more involved in Macs if you wished- with some training and workshops as we'd gone to at NERIC, we'd have sufficient Mac backup if any new person could provide a backup to not only me but others- that I agreed, and felt strongly there should be Mac support if I were out sick or on vacation. But we didn't need a "clone" of me- there's a lot of other stuff to go around for an entry-level position.
I also mentioned that of all the candidates whose resumes, e-mails, and applications I saw, the only one I had something negative to say about was Ryan Faas, based on past experience.
To my shock and horror, Mac went after him, called him, scheduled an interview- and last I heard from Melinda- was offered the job.
I don't know what to make out of that, and maybe I don't want to think about that too much. What also surprised me was that from the get-go, Ryan had initially written to Mac that he wasn't sure about full-time due to all his other commitments. But he'd "bake some cookies" for him if he were offered something part-time. O-kaay...
I had told both Mac and Lynn that I did not like him as a candidate, and wrote so as part of my comments on my first and last day on the "interview committee."
Mac did not like my e-mail in general and seemed to totally misunderstand parts of it. I was trying to be completely honest in one last-ditch attempt to take a big load off my mind. This included mentioning how many users feel about approaching the help desk. I felt it was a responsibility to bring that to his attention, not only because it bothered me. He thought I was "attacking" because I "felt attacked."
No, I was just getting carried away telling the truth.
So I am trying to get my health back, will be seen by my primary physician in a month, trying not to think too much aboutBCSD. I feel bad I couldn't be there till at least the end of June to provide Mac support, and please pass that on to any users who may be asking about my absense. I miss supporting them and doing my job- as you can imagine, there are other things about going into work that I surely do not miss at all.
(Another surprise was that even though I am out on "medical leave," Mac asked for my keys, laptop, drives, documentation- all of which I had my wife bring in for me.)
At the moment, I'm taking it a day at a time till my next doctor's appointment. I sure am sleeping a lot, and I'm hoping my stomach calms down soon. I thought I'd be a "new man" after a couple of days off, but apparently not the case.
Hope it doesn't get too rough out there- keep me posted, but, since I don't plan on checking my BCSD mailbox if I can help it, I can be reached at auramac@aol.com.
Mitch
Hope things aren't Too hectic...
I went to the doctor to get checked out and hadn't anticipated not being allowed to work due to my ulcerative colitis, and the effect it and recent developments at work had on me both physically and otherwise.
I had written an e-mail to Mac, as you'd suggested, so did my wife- telling him how I felt about certain things, plus my thoughts and suggestions for the future, including summer projects. Things I was hoping to do with the next images, etc.
I also suggested that since you and I have worked well together, I felt that with your getting a bit more involved in Macs if you wished- with some training and workshops as we'd gone to at NERIC, we'd have sufficient Mac backup if any new person could provide a backup to not only me but others- that I agreed, and felt strongly there should be Mac support if I were out sick or on vacation. But we didn't need a "clone" of me- there's a lot of other stuff to go around for an entry-level position.
I also mentioned that of all the candidates whose resumes, e-mails, and applications I saw, the only one I had something negative to say about was Ryan Faas, based on past experience.
To my shock and horror, Mac went after him, called him, scheduled an interview- and last I heard from Melinda- was offered the job.
I don't know what to make out of that, and maybe I don't want to think about that too much. What also surprised me was that from the get-go, Ryan had initially written to Mac that he wasn't sure about full-time due to all his other commitments. But he'd "bake some cookies" for him if he were offered something part-time. O-kaay...
I had told both Mac and Lynn that I did not like him as a candidate, and wrote so as part of my comments on my first and last day on the "interview committee."
Mac did not like my e-mail in general and seemed to totally misunderstand parts of it. I was trying to be completely honest in one last-ditch attempt to take a big load off my mind. This included mentioning how many users feel about approaching the help desk. I felt it was a responsibility to bring that to his attention, not only because it bothered me. He thought I was "attacking" because I "felt attacked."
No, I was just getting carried away telling the truth.
So I am trying to get my health back, will be seen by my primary physician in a month, trying not to think too much aboutBCSD. I feel bad I couldn't be there till at least the end of June to provide Mac support, and please pass that on to any users who may be asking about my absense. I miss supporting them and doing my job- as you can imagine, there are other things about going into work that I surely do not miss at all.
(Another surprise was that even though I am out on "medical leave," Mac asked for my keys, laptop, drives, documentation- all of which I had my wife bring in for me.)
At the moment, I'm taking it a day at a time till my next doctor's appointment. I sure am sleeping a lot, and I'm hoping my stomach calms down soon. I thought I'd be a "new man" after a couple of days off, but apparently not the case.
Hope it doesn't get too rough out there- keep me posted, but, since I don't plan on checking my BCSD mailbox if I can help it, I can be reached at auramac@aol.com.
Mitch
Thursday, June 14, 2007
closures
Hi-
Just finished gathering up documentation, CD's, firewire drives, MacBook Pro- grab it! ... Mac asked for all this- including Blackberry and images I'd used (would need new ones for new Macs- including the laptop) and all keys I had! He's either sure I'm not coming back or afraid I'll drop dead. (After he hires Ryan.)
The images are on the laptop (password: admin, as are they all) and firewire drives. You boot from the drive and use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone new and/or restore hard drive images (documentation at their website). The process is much, much faster than you'd think.
Anne is bringing the stuff to the high school- I'm not going near the place. I'd rather go to Iraq.
I've been sleeping a lot, which I definitely needed, but was surprised how hard I'd crashed from all the cumulative stuff I've been going through. The shock wears off and you discover you feel sicker than you'd realized while you were a moving target.
I'm not surprised the interview process was a farce- so is pretty much any meeting there... Did Lynn lick Ryan too? Did she scare Chris off? "Takes a-lickin'- keeps on a-whippin.."
From the sound of it, if I had to choose- your picks seem like the right ones. I don't want to read too much into what it says about Mac's seeking out and then hiring a guy who's not sure he could do full-time and who I'd described to him as a potentially nightmarish situation, based on previous experience. That'll sure get me wanna come back, right!
Then again, I've seen Ryan be a lap dog to Mac, even willing to lick Citrix- and his experience fits with the Mac-Lynn Orwellian Dream for the district. Control, control, control. Cookie-cutter Fort Knoxes. I hope he isn't picked. Or he is and then crashes and burns- immediately. It's a full-time job. He'll scare the kids, too, which is truly sad..
Nancy Smith e-mailed me about getting an Airport at ELS cafeteria- I gave her specs but mentioned I was on medical leave, to contact help desk. She freaked out and apologized profusely about bothering me- I assured her it was no problem, I was enjoying resting but missed answering questions and helping out, etc. It's too bad I couldn't just go to work, pick a school, walk the halls- get stopped and help people without ever having to "check in" with Lynn or go to a meeting. That would be an entirely different job!
It was both the nurse and doctor who nixed any idea of my doing two weeks and then taking a break. They wouldn't "release" me to work that day! Very wise decision.
I had a dream I was trying to fix my late mother's car- I just stuck in a tape and it self-repaired. My mother then happily drove off in it, singing, leaving me to think- "I should've driven that car more often.."
I have absolutely no idea what that dream meant but it sounds good to me!...
Keep me posted- when you do hopefully have "The Discussion," remember- you'll most likely be the only one in the room making sense!
Hi Mitch,
I hope you are feeling better.
Note to self: next time there is an opportunity to be
on an interview committee involving Lynn, remind
yourself that it will be an enormous waste of time. I
rarely get to use the term farce in a sentence, so I
am going to do it now; that was a farce.
We have not had the Discussion (you know with Lynn we
always have to have a discussion), but I would bet my
last dollar that the job will be offered to Ryan Fass.
Mac called him to tell him about the job and wanted
him to interview; you and I both know it's a done
deal. I would laugh if Ryan declined.
We did interview two bright, fresh-out-of-college kids
that I thought would have been terrific. One kid has a
Mac at home and worked in the college Mac lab. Stay
tuned.
I miss you,
Melinda
closures
Hi-
Just finished gathering up documentation, CD's, firewire drives, MacBook Pro- grab it! ... Mac asked for all this- including Blackberry and images I'd used (would need new ones for new Macs- including the laptop) and all keys I had! He's either sure I'm not coming back or afraid I'll drop dead. (After he hires Ryan.)
The images are on the laptop (password: admin, as are they all) and firewire drives. You boot from the drive and use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone new and/or restore hard drive images (documentation at their website). The process is much, much faster than you'd think.
Anne is bringing the stuff to the high school- I'm not going near the place. I'd rather go to Iraq.
I've been sleeping a lot, which I definitely needed, but was surprised how hard I'd crashed from all the cumulative stuff I've been going through. The shock wears off and you discover you feel sicker than you'd realized while you were a moving target.
I'm not surprised the interview process was a farce- so is pretty much any meeting there... Did Lynn lick Ryan too? Did she scare Chris off? "Takes a-lickin'- keeps on a-whippin.."
From the sound of it, if I had to choose- your picks seem like the right ones. I don't want to read too much into what it says about Mac's seeking out and then hiring a guy who's not sure he could do full-time and who I'd described to him as a potentially nightmarish situation, based on previous experience. That'll sure get me wanna come back, right!
Then again, I've seen Ryan be a lap dog to Mac, even willing to lick Citrix- and his experience fits with the Mac-Lynn Orwellian Dream for the district. Control, control, control. Cookie-cutter Fort Knoxes. I hope he isn't picked. Or he is and then crashes and burns- immediately. It's a full-time job. He'll scare the kids, too, which is truly sad..
Nancy Smith e-mailed me about getting an Airport at ELS cafeteria- I gave her specs but mentioned I was on medical leave, to contact help desk. She freaked out and apologized profusely about bothering me- I assured her it was no problem, I was enjoying resting but missed answering questions and helping out, etc. It's too bad I couldn't just go to work, pick a school, walk the halls- get stopped and help people without ever having to "check in" with Lynn or go to a meeting. That would be an entirely different job!
It was both the nurse and doctor who nixed any idea of my doing two weeks and then taking a break. They wouldn't "release" me to work that day! Very wise decision.
I had a dream I was trying to fix my late mother's car- I just stuck in a tape and it self-repaired. My mother then happily drove off in it, singing, leaving me to think- "I should've driven that car more often.."
I have absolutely no idea what that dream meant but it sounds good to me!...
Keep me posted- when you do hopefully have "The Discussion," remember- you'll most likely be the only one in the room making sense!
Just finished gathering up documentation, CD's, firewire drives, MacBook Pro- grab it! ... Mac asked for all this- including Blackberry and images I'd used (would need new ones for new Macs- including the laptop) and all keys I had! He's either sure I'm not coming back or afraid I'll drop dead. (After he hires Ryan.)
The images are on the laptop (password: admin, as are they all) and firewire drives. You boot from the drive and use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone new and/or restore hard drive images (documentation at their website). The process is much, much faster than you'd think.
Anne is bringing the stuff to the high school- I'm not going near the place. I'd rather go to Iraq.
I've been sleeping a lot, which I definitely needed, but was surprised how hard I'd crashed from all the cumulative stuff I've been going through. The shock wears off and you discover you feel sicker than you'd realized while you were a moving target.
I'm not surprised the interview process was a farce- so is pretty much any meeting there... Did Lynn lick Ryan too? Did she scare Chris off? "Takes a-lickin'- keeps on a-whippin.."
From the sound of it, if I had to choose- your picks seem like the right ones. I don't want to read too much into what it says about Mac's seeking out and then hiring a guy who's not sure he could do full-time and who I'd described to him as a potentially nightmarish situation, based on previous experience. That'll sure get me wanna come back, right!
Then again, I've seen Ryan be a lap dog to Mac, even willing to lick Citrix- and his experience fits with the Mac-Lynn Orwellian Dream for the district. Control, control, control. Cookie-cutter Fort Knoxes. I hope he isn't picked. Or he is and then crashes and burns- immediately. It's a full-time job. He'll scare the kids, too, which is truly sad..
Nancy Smith e-mailed me about getting an Airport at ELS cafeteria- I gave her specs but mentioned I was on medical leave, to contact help desk. She freaked out and apologized profusely about bothering me- I assured her it was no problem, I was enjoying resting but missed answering questions and helping out, etc. It's too bad I couldn't just go to work, pick a school, walk the halls- get stopped and help people without ever having to "check in" with Lynn or go to a meeting. That would be an entirely different job!
It was both the nurse and doctor who nixed any idea of my doing two weeks and then taking a break. They wouldn't "release" me to work that day! Very wise decision.
I had a dream I was trying to fix my late mother's car- I just stuck in a tape and it self-repaired. My mother then happily drove off in it, singing, leaving me to think- "I should've driven that car more often.."
I have absolutely no idea what that dream meant but it sounds good to me!...
Keep me posted- when you do hopefully have "The Discussion," remember- you'll most likely be the only one in the room making sense!
Hi Mitch,
I hope you are feeling better.
Note to self: next time there is an opportunity to be
on an interview committee involving Lynn, remind
yourself that it will be an enormous waste of time. I
rarely get to use the term farce in a sentence, so I
am going to do it now; that was a farce.
We have not had the Discussion (you know with Lynn we
always have to have a discussion), but I would bet my
last dollar that the job will be offered to Ryan Fass.
Mac called him to tell him about the job and wanted
him to interview; you and I both know it's a done
deal. I would laugh if Ryan declined.
We did interview two bright, fresh-out-of-college kids
that I thought would have been terrific. One kid has a
Mac at home and worked in the college Mac lab. Stay
tuned.
I miss you,
Melinda
Monday, June 4, 2007
sucks
Spilled my guts out like a cracked skull- the e-mail to my boss goes out tomorrow morning, after I call in sick. Gave 'im a piece of my mind.... maybe too much, it's painful and exhausting to let all that out.. downright embarrassing, too... If I could flick a switch the job would be over, never to return, and I'd be regrouping. It was a last gasp, last-ditch attempt to retain the dignity that goes with my position and not be demoted to a grey suit.... they're hiring a new person and there are two shmucks and a truly evil bitch I'm working with... my allies are cowards, so it's up to me to literally rock the Apple cart.. but war is hell and I wanna go/stay home. I'm on ambien but this time it isn't enough- I actually want a fucking drink! Do they still make cigarettes?.....Is there a way to blow your brains out without getting hurt or dying?
Well, I'll just sleep it off... but I hope to leave the job and I surely need a Nixonian gap in the tape before the next one..
Well, not exactly. I'm in a creative hell again- use it or it'll get you in the end. I just wanna write songs for a while, and sleep most of the days till I'm not sick and tired of being sick and tired anymore.
The band too makes me sick. Weird, though- from the little I've heard from them lately- my brother and sister too are going through unspecified hell.. I can relate- ya don't even wanna vent anymore!
Yeah, fuck the band, fuck the therapist.... I am no longer susceptable to her Reality Distortion Field. In other words, she's full of crap. Nice woman, very supportive, but she does nothing for me!
Maybe I should find one who prescribes drugs, or look up the old bastard who abandoned me and left counseling to see the world. That bastard gave me light-bulb moments when he wasn't laughing his ass off at me!
Hope you're doing better...
(Shit! Even if I win I'm too wiped out to leave the house!)
Well, I'll just sleep it off... but I hope to leave the job and I surely need a Nixonian gap in the tape before the next one..
Well, not exactly. I'm in a creative hell again- use it or it'll get you in the end. I just wanna write songs for a while, and sleep most of the days till I'm not sick and tired of being sick and tired anymore.
The band too makes me sick. Weird, though- from the little I've heard from them lately- my brother and sister too are going through unspecified hell.. I can relate- ya don't even wanna vent anymore!
Yeah, fuck the band, fuck the therapist.... I am no longer susceptable to her Reality Distortion Field. In other words, she's full of crap. Nice woman, very supportive, but she does nothing for me!
Maybe I should find one who prescribes drugs, or look up the old bastard who abandoned me and left counseling to see the world. That bastard gave me light-bulb moments when he wasn't laughing his ass off at me!
Hope you're doing better...
(Shit! Even if I win I'm too wiped out to leave the house!)
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