Bit of a disappointing work today. On Friday I messed up a spreadsheet by simply copying and pasting things wrong. However, I didn’t pick up on it until late today, when I had already done a heap of work on it (and spent the whole time wondering why it was throwing so many errors). I really felt like I dropped a notch in my manager’s eyes, as I had to bring them in to work with me to fix the sheet, not to mention other people who I showed the report to who picked up on the same thing. Ever since my interview for this role, i’ve been approached by people in different departments saying ‘they’ve heard a lot of good things about me’ - apparently someone on the panel has spread word that I’m some fantastic contributor to the role, and now I feel like that reputation has been tarnished because I couldn’t figure out a very simple mistake. Sigh. Wish I could just undo the last few days.

Hello! I don’t post as much here but rest assured I lurk here daily :)

Nicotine, valium, vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy, and alcohol

(seriously: wallet, water bottle, phone, keys, mints, hand sanitizer and headphones)

One of my friends just had her second baby and all my other friends are jumping up straightaway to visit her as soon as possible. Is it wrong that I…just don’t care? I mean I’m glad she has had a safe birth, the baby is healthy etc, I sent congratulations and contributed to a baby gift but…I’m sorry i’m not chomping at the bit to come and visit and check-in.

It’s worth it but it may take some time to find the right counselor that’s a fit for the both of you. The first one we tried didn’t sit well with us, we are now seeing another one who is more on our level. It means the both of us approach the session in a more positive light and we both take the feedback on board, rather than starting the session in a negative way and putting up a block because we feel the counselor doesn’t understand us

Argh. Got a bit of a situation - interviewed for a role and they have come back and said I am a preferred candidate, but they want to follow up with reference checks. I have provided all my former managers but they said it’s company policy to interview a current manager and something they need to move forward in the process… My current manager doesn’t know that I am looking for work and they’ve also had a few people leave the team lately (they are also kind of the culprit as to why) so I’m a bit stressed about having to bring this up with them. Any ideas?