~~Still tweekin in PS, Dragon lady & new hm office digs~~

ok...i got the paycheck I was waiting on....
u see i wanted to ensure that happened
before i commented on last weeks events......

where the f*ck does one begin w/ such a tale....

u know....between u and me?
the dragon lady did me a favor.....

i am not upset re "the contract ending"
otherwise read as 'no job.....'
(well eventually that would be an issue....
but i think U know what i mean?))
i have $ set aside....
as any responsible contractor does


What upsets me the most....
is not only her piss poor management style, at best......
but also the fact that she is allowed to continue
her sociopathic...
passive
aggressive
cold
manipulative
destruction of peoples livelihoods....
without so much as a blink of an eye....

she must be pretty proud of her power play.....
not only did she exert her power in getting rid of me.....
but she also managed to scare the living shit out of those who are still on the team.

U see.....
i was warned....
by numerous others....
i had heard the horror stories....
(also numerous)
of her UBER level of Biotchness
the level to which others are measured against....
of her micro-fuckin -management-style
yeah...that doesnt begin to describe it....
there really should be
a picture of her
in Websters
under...
UBER Micro-biotch-manager....

in the 6 month's
i fulfilled my obsequient duties.....
the dragon lady managed
to rid herself of any
& all reports who
question her,
push back
or fail to jump at the snap of her fingers.
yeah....
shes NOT a big fan of 'working out loud' thru an issue...
questions...or
um....independent thinking...

My fatal move?.....
i took a couple vacation days
((when PIXIE winged her way over to stay with me))
incidentally......
we did have a black cat cross our path one nite.....

mmmm?

anywhooo
as required...
per policy....i put myself on the calendar......
talked to her co-director for the project....
& had numerous conversations with key members of the team

i guess my mistake
was that I pushed back.

the first instance....
happened when i was getting ready to go get Pixie at the airport.
Dragon lady had left me a voicemail
& sent an email
asking where i was on the 9 am call!?!?
DUH!
um...for a director?....yeah.....
not so bright.....
why the fuck does the calendar exist?...
& why have people use it
IF
U
R'nt
gonna
read it!?!?

2nd instance....
when Pixie & i were in sedona
Dragon Lady proceeded to send another email....
telling me that my previous response
was not what she was looking for
& that she needed
this ...that ...& the other.....

what the fuck!?!
did U not read the auto reply
that gets sent out?!?!?


I am out of the office these days .....
& will return correspondence when back in the office
on such and such a day.....

U believe the biotch?!
i have never (in my 16+ yrs with that org) been contacted while on vaca
......so ....knowing full well....i shouldn't ignore it....
i sent a note back
....advising her when i returned to the valley that nite
i would do my best to get the documents she was asking for.....

long story short...
she called me twice...
& communicated via emails twice during my vacation...
When i returned that following Monday.....
all my responsibilities where handed off to other team members ......

The email from one of her golden boys
said....
" don't worry about the communications or training stuff you were doing.....we need you to assist in testing the next couple weeks"

nothing more.....
no questions re where I was on everything..
no explanation.....
nadda......

the ONLY other communication
i received from the Dragon Lady...
was an email the monday prior to being let go...
in the subject line:

NNTO(no need to open): Reminder......core hours start at 9 am ...that means you are to start work no later than that.......thanx.

now....doesn't that just fuckin ooooze warmth...
concern
professionalism?!?!?
yeah...im gonna have to go with NO!..

People....
what U need to understand...
is on that Monday....
the day she sent that
it was my first day in the new building.....
my new desk....((i previously had been sitting in another building))
it was 9:20...
i was ill....( but knew better than to call in sick)
& the clincher?....
she sat over the wall......

no attempt to welcome me to the area...
no swinging by my cube....
no "hey..i noticed you were running a little late this am....."
no actual email content.......
nothing except that loving statement.....

....when i wrote back .......

"yes...fully aware of the policy...I fully intended on being here earlier but am not feeling my best this am. I do apologize for not alerting you."

any guesses to what i got back?!?
ding ding ding.....

NO response......
& for the rest of the 4 days i was on the team......
that's exactly what I got more of...

not another look,
email
voicemail,
or otherwise from her.....
(even when standing right next to her)
to say the least...

shes a real piece of work....

Dragon Ladies track record during my 6 month tenure on the team:
....3 program managers,
....2 contractors not including me,
....2 others who chose to "roll off the project"
((as she states))

(her record goes further back than that...and in all fairness...i was warned before accepting the job.....).

The reason behind those who left?....
& those who i know are praying for other opportunities ?.....
((i am gonna give my professional educated opinion (criminal forensic psych profiling))
her sociopathic,
numb to the feelings of others existence.

i think if she went to see the wizard for a heart?
he would have to tell her its hopeless.....
it wouldn't survive in such a negative environment.......

the fatal day?
my contractor liaison showed up at my desk....
& i said...
well..i guess i know why you are here?
let me pack my stuff....
normally managers give 2 weeks notice...
my last director...gave me a month.
Not the dragon lady.....
nope.....
out this afternoon
was the request
LOL
here's the email she sent
from some huddle room in the building
as she hid from me
& my exit...

Team,
This is to inform you that today was Dr.M's last day with the team. She is no longer on contract with Amex and has already left the building.
Regards,

the subject line said...Dr. M's last day

........i'll give u all a moment to get some Kleenex.....
i know i was moved by the level of emotion in her note

OK......in the immortal words of "D"....
"enough of that silliness...."

so....U ask....when blessed w/ time off....what does DrM2b get done?

LUVIN my time off....
cleaning...spending time with the babies...
purging papers...
clothes i don't wear
books
& knickknacks that take up space
....Movin my desk area out of the kitchen....
& into the TV room.....
it will be better for my neck...LOL
no more crankin around the corner to see the 59 inch HDTV....
i will just turn around =)...
besides.....my lap gets sooo crowded....,
this way ...the babies can all sit on the couch
& i can write...
blog
do my research....
Photoshop
to my little hearts content......
& not have to jostle the pups
one wants up...
another wants down...
...two are ignoring the fact that I am not furniture....
& are playing tug of war in my lap....

........ok...must sign off... moving computer to the other room.....

Remember.......everything happens for a reason.....I live a very blessed life!!

i find it funny really....
how relaxed i feel....
perhaps it is really relief....

all i know....is that I need to make the best of this opportunity, this gift of time i have been given ....

i must remember her behaviors
refer to them thru my life
in the file of how not to behave....
a list of behaviours i do not wish to exhibit

maybe i will send her a thank U card?...LOL
yeah.....that would be funny...
I'm just sayin..............