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Offbeats, I'm going to update soon - tonight I hope!

posted by Ca88andra on October 28, 2005 at 2:35 AM | link to this | reply

Joe - actually I work for a large university, but our department is only small.

posted by Ca88andra on October 28, 2005 at 2:34 AM | link to this | reply

Usual - low wages wouldnt excite me either!

posted by Ca88andra on October 28, 2005 at 2:34 AM | link to this | reply

Ca88

Stopping by to see where you have been~~

posted by Offy on October 27, 2005 at 12:00 PM | link to this | reply

I take it you work for a

small business. Though benefits can be few in a small business, the casual work environment is a definite plus.

posted by Joe_Love on October 26, 2005 at 6:41 PM | link to this | reply

I have to agree, too...

but low wages don't make me excited about getting up in the morning. Poor management, though, is the worst...very frustrating indeed!

posted by UsualSuspect on October 26, 2005 at 5:48 PM | link to this | reply

muser - yes, a principal has to be a good manager.

posted by Ca88andra on October 26, 2005 at 2:52 AM | link to this | reply

wordsmith, I think any workplace functions better when the management is good.

posted by Ca88andra on October 26, 2005 at 2:51 AM | link to this | reply

offbeats - yes, it does make a difference.

posted by Ca88andra on October 26, 2005 at 2:50 AM | link to this | reply

avant - thank you!

posted by Ca88andra on October 26, 2005 at 2:50 AM | link to this | reply

I was a teaching asst. in an elementary school...it's the same about what

kind of principal you have also. Leadership is leadership.

posted by muser on October 25, 2005 at 9:21 PM | link to this | reply

You've summed it all up in that last sentence.....

It's wonderful when you can interact with others in the workplace without animosity and knowing that everybody is part of the team. A good manager enhances all that, even if the situation isn't ideal.

posted by word.smith on October 25, 2005 at 11:03 AM | link to this | reply

Ca88

You sure got that right, it makes all the difference in the world!!!

posted by Offy on October 25, 2005 at 10:58 AM | link to this | reply

ca88andra

I would agree with that. Good post.

posted by avant-garde on October 25, 2005 at 6:24 AM | link to this | reply

kingmi - true! There are some very bad teachers out there. I think my son has some of them *sigh*. But good teachers, like good managers stay in your memory for a long time.

posted by Ca88andra on October 25, 2005 at 4:04 AM | link to this | reply

Ca88i, Same in teaching. Some teachers just wait for an opportunity to

exploit a mistake, to vindicate their feelings of the past.  me I try to remain objective!  Great post!

posted by kingmi on October 25, 2005 at 4:01 AM | link to this | reply

Temple, I think you've put your finger on it, the professional atmosphere. It certainly works for me. I also found it difficult to work for myself, not because I didn't want to do the work but because I also went off on more interesting tangents.

posted by Ca88andra on October 25, 2005 at 3:54 AM | link to this | reply

Ah, yes, working as a professional.

In my firm or the DA's office, that's how it was.  Same with other jobs where you go into a more professional environment (meaning, all the jobs I had in earning degrees or that I got because of my degree(s) ).  That's how it should be, you're treated like an adult.  You know you have to get there at certain times, stay to get the work done, and no one harasses you.  I missed that when I had to take bullshit jobs after the accident.  I was lucky in most of those jobs with pretty good bosses and good environment, but lower wage jobs where people were treated like bad teenagers were horrible.  I have a great boss now, me, but I'm a little to lax with my employee...not structured enough. :)

posted by Temple on October 25, 2005 at 3:41 AM | link to this | reply

May - that's not so easily fixed... unless you talk to yourself in the mirror I guess!

posted by Ca88andra on October 25, 2005 at 3:35 AM | link to this | reply

I have a lousy manager at my workplace

me

posted by Azur on October 25, 2005 at 3:34 AM | link to this | reply