Tuesday, October 18, 2005
With Eyes Wide Shut
I had a meeting at work today.
Got to meet with the big boss. He's not fat or anything - just tall. And he's the head of the entire department. He's also been MIA for the last 7 months so he wanted to be informed of al the goings on within the department and such... (he was working on "special projects")
Needless to say he had his eyes opened today.
Sometimes I am afraid that speaking my mind will lead to my suddenly being unemployed.
A friend reminded me that the company has an open door policy and that if they ask for your opinions they can't fire you.
I really want to believe her.
I don't want to be a target.
I just want to do my job. I think I am good at it. It's not that hard to talk to people and tell them about the casino. They want us to give better customer service. I can do that. But can they?
I wonder why I am the only one talking to people...
The big boss didn't know about favoritism within the department... I think he's lying. We've complained about it at other meetings over the last 8 years. How could he not know?
He claims that he will talk to the supervisors... Like that will help.
I hope the supervisors don't target me for telling... They are the guilty ones...
The meeting was 2 hours long. It was scheduled for an hour. I talked to the man for 15 minutes alone afterwards. He was well-informed of the situation after I left.
They wanted someone at the meeting who would talk and share ideas.
They sent me...
These are my fears...
It was a long day...
And a long meeting.
It took me a long time to figure out how to post them.
I am going to bed now.
Got to meet with the big boss. He's not fat or anything - just tall. And he's the head of the entire department. He's also been MIA for the last 7 months so he wanted to be informed of al the goings on within the department and such... (he was working on "special projects")
Needless to say he had his eyes opened today.
Sometimes I am afraid that speaking my mind will lead to my suddenly being unemployed.
A friend reminded me that the company has an open door policy and that if they ask for your opinions they can't fire you.
I really want to believe her.
I don't want to be a target.
I just want to do my job. I think I am good at it. It's not that hard to talk to people and tell them about the casino. They want us to give better customer service. I can do that. But can they?
I wonder why I am the only one talking to people...
The big boss didn't know about favoritism within the department... I think he's lying. We've complained about it at other meetings over the last 8 years. How could he not know?
He claims that he will talk to the supervisors... Like that will help.
I hope the supervisors don't target me for telling... They are the guilty ones...
The meeting was 2 hours long. It was scheduled for an hour. I talked to the man for 15 minutes alone afterwards. He was well-informed of the situation after I left.
They wanted someone at the meeting who would talk and share ideas.
They sent me...
These are my fears...
It was a long day...
And a long meeting.
It took me a long time to figure out how to post them.
I am going to bed now.
Dragonfly 10/18/2005 11:03:00 PM
2 Comments:
It is always scary speaking your mind at a job. I would not be too afraid of losing it though. If you work hard and everything you should be fine.
If you were just the bearer of news they didn't want to hear they cannot legally do anything to or against you(this includes firing for speaking up especially with an open door policy). Messengers can not be held repsonsible for the actions(thoughts/ideas)of others.