And I think I've finally cracked the code: 'soft skills' is my boss's way of saying, not that I can't deal with people politely and effectively, but that someone somewhere is complaining about me. Because 90% of the time, I freaking ROCK soft skills. I thank people publically and repeatedly, I give credit where it's due, I explain, and explain without talking down, I mediate and problem solve and take the blame when it's mine--all these things that I think are important. And if anyone had told me otherwise, I would have listened. I'm not saying I'd change things--there's some places where to change would entail too much lying for me to handle--but I'd listen, and I'd think about it, and I'd modify my behavior as I saw fit. But apparently all that is nothing when people say I'm bad for morale because I ask hard questions when they announce we're being sold but that everything will be fine for everyone.

And yeah, it's just him saying these things about my soft skills. And I wouldn't think much of it, except that he's between me and a better job. He said to me as we were talking today about how I'm still not happy in this position 'There are other job opportunities, even in this group." And then said something again about my soft skills. And I don't know, but 12 people ('an average of one a month') commenting on my alledged misbehavior, (particularly since it's totally one sided, so I don't know if it's something like "I asked Celia for X and she said no" when what they asked for I'm not allowed to give), in the course of a year, doesn't seem like that bad of a record. And maybe it's not, maybe I just need to ask my supporters to be as vocal in commending my soft skills as they are with my technical skills.

Whatever. Home now.

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My belief that no good can come from the phrase 'we need to sit down and talk about your work performance" is still supported by today's meeting. It was sucky sucky sucky. I hated it with all the fire of several thousand suns. I was informally told that while my work is amazing and totally fabulous, and everyone is way impressed with my production skills, even though all that is true, basically I have to shape up in the next 90 days or they'll fire me. I may give more detail elsewhere, I may not.

Poll #1122448 Soft skills
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Name something about me other than my breasts which is/are soft.

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