How ambarrasing for me...what does Machiavellian mean?
That's a term I've never heard used before. I
work for a local High school as the Dir. Asst. of
Finance...school budgets. Where will we spend the
governements money in our school?...that includes
groundskeeping, to teachers needs, salaries, to
education, student trips and sports, on and on and on.
They've moved my office while I was away. My problem
is I'm in the middle of a feud between principal and
my director...they dislike each other very much. The
principal wants to spend the buget however he
wants...does't want to requisition us so we can get
P.O.'s...without a P.O. the main office won't pay the
expenditure...the principal refuses to do it the right
way...so my director refuses to assist him...I'm in
the middle because the principal tries to get things
through me and my director gets mad at me. They both
will tell me privately that I'm your boss, don't
listen to him...listen to me. They are driving me
crazy...all I want is to service our students...make
sure their needs are met...that's all I keep telling
them both. Since I won't side...they both seem bitter
towards me. I never know what to do anymore. The
woman who sent the certified "you will be terminated
letter" apologized for threatening me today...said she
was following policy...~I touched her arm softly and
said..."Well, I called the main office when I received
the certified letter and that isn't policy...but, I
forgive you anyway". I told her to read the
pre-operative report and doctors paperwork I brought
in so she could learn about what I've been through and
still go through. I was so
regular with bowel movements...now, it's been 2
days...I'm afraid to take any form of a supplement
because I'm afraid it'll hit me at work. I already
spend the day constantly belching and holding my
side...brought in my heating pad, too. I just found
out that an upper GI doesn't show ulcerative
colitis...so why did doc give me pills for ulcers if
he doesn't want to run the right test to back it up?
There seem to be alot of flakey people all over this
world lately. They build your trust, promise the
world, and then let you down and betray you...even
family...but, to he** w/these people...I'll vent and I
won't let them touch my spirit. I keep saying
"Seperate the pain from myself"..."I am strong-willed"
Self talk stuff...maybe you should do this and you'll
get through the t.v. crew interview. I'm sorry you
are not feeling well still. It's such a challenge to
do things that are stressful when you are so ill. Try
not to give in...I'm trying (with many expletives
LOL)...sorry so long...but, under so much pressure
right now... Love, Marianne
--- Sally Grigg <lostcst@mcn.org> wrote:
> Dear Marianne, That's very funny when you think > about it. Are they planning > something very Machiavellian, I wonder. What do you > do for work, by the way? > Maybe you already posted it already but I have a > mind like a sieve, all holes. > We've got a film crew coming here and that's just > one more reason to be > nervous. I can't sem to get into my walking program, > everytime I try it hurts > so much, I just lay back down, but I know I > shouldn't. My husband wants me to > start running. LOL. Love, Sally > > http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
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