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i am wide-eyed and just taking in everything at the moment. My thoughts were get in and see how they operate before I insert my own personality into the mix. i need to get a handle on how the creatures interact and who is the top dog among the group. I did not expect the amount of shit these people serve up! Wow! I walk away some days amazed that people can practice such ass kissing and slinging shit they expect others want to hear.
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there are all kinds of people in this world that we encounter at work. I tend to be the cynical one who needs to explore change very well before putting it into place as anytime you make a small change you need to examine how it impacts everything else. So, I stand to be very methodical. Some of those around come from the knee-jerk school - where if someone higher ranked suggests it then famnit it must be right. Wow!
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i can already tell this is going to take some extra effort on my part to pick and choose my battles very carefully. because, once i unlease the full Chuck they may not know exactly how to handle it.
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meeting notes:
Lt Col Swift: We need to consider how to present a professional manner when dealing with an unhappy customer.
Lt White: i think we need to do whatever you say sir, you are the all knowing one who help us make the world a better place. And did i tell you how great you look today?
maybe i exaggerate a wee bit - but really not by much!
here is where I am going to hit a road block - I am not adept at ass kissing and have no desire to conform to that type of behavior. I come from a place where we show respect and we work as a team to find the correct solution. Not just nod and do everything we are told without question.
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Another problem i am having - this one is hard to express without coming across like being a major prick - but I will give it a shot. i am way more qualified that the others in my group. On paper or anyway you look at it my background stands heads and shoulders above all others. I also know there are expectations on me because of those credentials that the others do not have on them. However, I am not in a position to use my background to its fullest potential. So for all intensive purposes i am one of the many and not utilized for what i have to offer.
Maybe, at times, I am resentful of being in the mix but I try to supress those feelings and withdraw rather than injecting myself in the mix.
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Several examples come to mind. I hear people asking technical questions that i know the answer to, but I keep quiet. There are some who project themselves as being experts, but are so far off base that at times I just have to laugh about it. I think to take on the role as expert at this time is not in my best interest. I am new to the group and I like to take the time to evaluate what is around me. Mind you, there are not bad people around me..all work hard and I am proud to serve with 99.9% of them - however, I do not think there is someone I would go to as a resource. Sad, but true.
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