That was the week that was

[Scrag Meister]

Watch House of Cards Seasons 1 and 2, should give you some really hardcore pointers for the long term political game.

[MicrosoftBob]

Turn upto the meeting in a frock, then if they fire you, you can claim discrimination and get some money out of it

[MarillionFan]

Coupled with the escalation up to the CMO when someone in that org applied for a job I had advertised and the subsequent block & then the escalation to the board on project Poison Chalice phase 4(the whole thing has now taken 15 months as opposed to the planned 6!!!) I am now summoned to head office for not one but two seperate meetings with the head of my organization, having never has the wrath before.Think Alex Ferguson hairdryer.

Now all I need to do is keep my mouth shut.

Any ideas on how best to argue your case to Alex?

OMG! This has been the hardest two days of my entire career. I feel mentally and physically exhausted. Been waking at 3am for the last few days, the level of politics, willy waving & threats make Putin and Obama look like a couple of pussies. I've been put into the ringer and being the fat bastard I am didn't go through easily, fought all the way & landed coming out bruised but very much alive.

Having been shafted a few weeks back over my new job and the escalations in every direction I have battled, positioned and reduced the friction at the same time have become visible at the board level & gone on a charm / sales offensive. Attack the better form of defense.

Never again. Sheesh.

[MarillionFan]

So you've got a nice warchest. Perfect time to tell them to shove it.

When it reaches the same size as Smaug, ill shove it.

[mudskipper]

Why? Money. My pay check for last month including sold shares was over six figures before tax. Though the amount of tax and actual take home was pretty disturbing.

It's a not walk away type of situation unless I can find a senior level management contract where spousal split divvies make the difference.

So you've got a nice warchest. Perfect time to tell them to shove it.

[MarillionFan]

Go postal. Tell them to cram the job up their fecking arse. You are too good for them.

Man up and come contracting. Are you a CUKer or not?

I'm staying until pushed.

Paul Hardcastle "Just for Money" - YouTube

[suityou01]

Go postal. Tell them to cram the job up their fecking arse. You are too good for them.

Man up and come contracting. Are you a CUKer or not?

[BrilloPad]

Emptied lots of bins. Dreamed of posting more bollox on cuk. reminder to self to look up jet-setting job on google to get some ideas

FTFY

[MarillionFan]

You're miserable and stressed and have been for months. Why the **** do you want to keep the job?

What's the worst that can happen?

+1 you were only doing this to get the job you have been blackballed from. Find something else.

Why? Money. My pay check for last month including sold shares was over six figures before tax. Though the amount of tax and actual take home was pretty disturbing.

It's a not walk away type of situation unless I can find a senior level management contract where spousal split divvies make the difference.

[eek]

You're miserable and stressed and have been for months. Why the **** do you want to keep the job?

What's the worst that can happen?

+1 you were only doing this to get the job you have been blackballed from. Find something else.

[mudskipper]

I was planning on keeping my job.

You're miserable and stressed and have been for months. Why the **** do you want to keep the job?

What's the worst that can happen?

[MarillionFan]

WWSY01D?

I was planning on keeping my job.

[mudskipper]

WWSY01D?

[MarillionFan]

Having resigned my position a few weeks ago to take up the offer of a new internal role It was eventually blocked by the board because Im English(racist bastards), or perhaps because I'm based in England(it feels like the first) and I had to rescind my resignation.

Coupled with the escalation up to the CMO when someone in that org applied for a job I had advertised and the subsequent block & then the escalation to the board on project Poison Chalice phase 4(the whole thing has now taken 15 months as opposed to the planned 6!!!) I am now summoned to head office for not one but two seperate meetings with the head of my organization, having never has the wrath before.Think Alex Ferguson hairdryer.

Now all I need to do is keep my mouth shut.

Any ideas on how best to argue your case to Alex?