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Meh:
I want to read some Richard Dawkins books:
haven't picked up any of them
The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
The Selfish Gene
The God Delusion
Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder
Hopalong:
Speaking of following rabbit holes on the internet...I think your Dawkins video, Boat, got me started on this particular voyage...and I'm long fascinated by blogs about people who've escaped cults.
So I wound up on this blog. She writes well, and I particularly enjoyed her FAQ page where she made really clear how she stands on different kinds of things. The woman is a walking assertiveness lesson, and boy is that a fur piece from where she started!
http://www.mycultlife.com/
enjoy?
Hops
Meh:
Waking up by eating Smarties candies and a cup of instant folgers coffee.
Right at this very moment 9:50 I am scheduled to already be at work. Well, my radio alarm clock didn't go off this morning. So I am debating between just calling in sick or going in late.
Feeling stressed out because I could be fired for this, it's only a temp job and I haven't called in sick except for the 2 days off with my brother's situation.
Lots of normal jobs allow for people to be late or call in sick on occasion. I had so much vacation and sick leave saved up and the good job I used to have, I frequent had over a months vacation time stored up at any point in time because I rarely called in sick etc.
I feel anxious about going in to work late.
If I just call sick then I could spend the day trying to mess with my resume etc. I don't know what to do at this point I feel torn.
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: Green Bean on October 02, 2013, 12:55:11 PM ---Waking up by eating Smarties candies and a cup of instant folgers coffee.
Right at this very moment 9:50 I am scheduled to already be at work. Well, my radio alarm clock didn't go off this morning. So I am debating between just calling in sick or going in late.
Feeling stressed out because I could be fired for this, it's only a temp job and I haven't called in sick except for the 2 days off with my brother's situation.
Lots of normal jobs allow for people to be late or call in sick on occasion. I had so much vacation and sick leave saved up and the good job I used to have, I frequent had over a months vacation time stored up at any point in time because I rarely called in sick etc.
I feel anxious about going in to work late.
If I just call sick then I could spend the day trying to mess with my resume etc. I don't know what to do at this point I feel torn.
--- End quote ---
Ah Green, that's a horrible situation to find yourself in, whichever way it goes I hope you feel better about it all soon.
Hopalong:
Too late to be helpful, but in case it's useful sometime:
My advice in this instance would be as soon as you realize you've overslept,
immediately pick up the phone and call your supervisor.
Apologize, and keep it simple:
"I'm very sorry but I missed the alarm and need to let you know
I am going to be late this morning. I'm hurrying and should be in
by XX o'clock. I'm sorry this happened, and I'll see you soon."
I think we develop huge fears of just telling the truth when we make
a mistake. But...human beings are:
--ALLOWED (birthright) to make mistakes, and
--INCAPABLE of controlling others' responses
That means, when you offer the best you've got (truth, apology,
getting a better alarm clock) -- how a supervisor reacts or interprets
it all, is on them. So...if you try, you can learn to speak your truth
and then release the outcome. That tends to dissipate anxiety, as
you've done the best you could in that circumstance.
Most of the time, a decent supervisor, hearing a responsible and
adult calm message like that, will respect your effort. If not? Well,
if oversleeping were a crime, I'd be doing time!
Hope that helps sometime.
love
Hops
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