Butti's Journey: A matter of loaf and death

ZTD

Butti wrote: »

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.


Your time is limited so don't waste it living someone else's life.

Two of my favourite Steve Jobs quotes.

At times of stress other people go to a floatation tank or a Buddist retreat, I retreat to my Steve Jobs quotes.

If that's a sample of his wisdom, you'd probably be better off looking at somebody else...

The first one is plain wrong - twice.

The second one is trite and superficial, albeit on a number of levels - which is an achievement. Being profoundly and comprehensively superficial is nothing to be sneezed at.

Butti wrote: »

So life is stressful;

• waiting for a mortgage decision from the bank

Why are you stressed about that? The stressful application is over. This one will sail through in comparison. OK, you may have to spank yourself on your bare buttocks with a spending diary every time you think of buying something, but it'll be fine.

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• living with two blokes

TMI alert!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek:

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• and half the contents of a house under the bed

And the Midlands Burglary task force are due to visit any day....

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• dealing with 'customers' who don't understand the connection between a gift horse and it's mouth (or Helen of Troy for that matter - although to be fair that bit isn't essential)

To be fair as well, it is the exception to the rule. If the Trojans had looked their gift horse in the mouth they would have found a great number of Greek Soldiers... :cool:

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• Ongoing financial restraint and the feeling that everytime I go in Bargain Booze* I am being watched by the bank

Use cash.

Of course everytime you talk about Bargain Booze, the NSA/SIS watch you - but that's a separate problem.

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• Potential job promotion opportunity five months after the last promotion

Shows ambition I guess...

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* other off-licences are available

So....most of the above are stressful on their own, apart from maybe trips to Bargain Booze, as I have a bit of a soft spot for the manager (probably due to his access to alcohol to be fair!!!).

And I'm sure he has a soft spot for you. Probably due to alcohol too. It should improve if he cuts down.

Butti wrote: »

The house 'problem' is not bothering me too much because it is due to finish by 28th November.

So don't let it bother you *at all*.

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I feel the potential job promotion is about 6 months to a year too early for me. I know I feel this because my tried and tested check (Butti has filled in half a job application but really really can't get motivated to do the attributes/skills/experience 2000 words bit).

At present;
I work for someone I like and 'pretty much' respect
who offloads a shedload of work on to me at any given opportunity with the words "Butti* will lead on this" (this is why I 'pretty much' respect him rather than 'respect' him!)
I am learning a lot by the above method
I am also learning from his failings
I work in an office with two people I like, one of whom is Mr Perfect (so I learn a lot from him too!)
My drive into work is about half an hour
I am comfortable with some of my work and learning from the rest
I am about to start a short course on construction to fill the identified gaps in my knowledge
...and I have enough going on in the rest of my life.

Butti* - clearly this is not my real name!

It's a pet name he has for you?

Butti wrote: »

So yes I could go for the job and see if I am shortlisted and go to the interview and get feedback on where the gaps are or get the job offer. I'd then be working still in the same office, still sitting next to the same people and working for a boss I'm not sure I want to work for. I'd also still have a lot to learn and be learning on the job and making lots of mistakes.

• So I am going to leave that application form.
• Have a look at the specification for the job at the next level and take those points to my annual review next week. A list of what I am missing so we can work on getting me that experience.
• Tell them in the bit about progress how quickly I want progress.

I may need in future to go and work at the head office in order to get promotion but I think this will be okay. I just put the prep in and rely on Steve Jobs to join the dots I think we're back at the first day of this diary That's possibly Kharmic too!

So don't let the promotion bother you either. It's not sounding like much of a promotion to me. So go on - sell it to me...

Butti wrote: »

(Don't worry I'm not about to do a "Goodbye" Mr Zed disappearing act!:rotfl:)

I had, and have, my reasons.

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What else is happening in my life. I think I am starting to identify some true friends, potentially true friends and some really SUPER people. Super in a kind of sarcastic super superficial way.

Spelt "Soopa"

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The sort of way that makes them feel the need to sit in the same spot and the same clique every time they are at an event and make others feel excluded, APART from when a guy who is very biologically similar to them but was probably starved of a few minutes oxygen at birth sits in their spot. They then go and all sit in a different spot en masse and leave the hostess to come over to me at the bar and say "This is really awkward". To which I reply, "No it isn't, look A is sitting opposite him, you go and sit next to him and I'll come and sit with you". Guess where said hostess then goes and sits? (This is the woman who seems to want to send all social housing tenants to the Shetlands/Falklands/Outer Hebrides/ any British island miles from England)

Perhaps she harbours secret desires to be a travel agent.

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To give her her due she did soon come and move us to the end of the group and then other people were 'dragged' into a conversation with an intelligent logical bloke who you just had to give a tiny bit more time and listen a little bit more carefully to.

I had a lovely message yesterday from the woman who was then sat opposite us. She was thanking me for making her feel so welcome. Her note was so kind and so well worded and she was so great on that night. I also got all these messages from people telling me it was "Great to see you". Yes, great to see me, from across the room and not engage in ANY conversation with me whatsover.

Perhaps your message to them should be on similar lines: "Seeing you = GREAT! Talking to you = TOO MUCH!"

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Anyway enough moaning......my life is pretty good really.....and hopefully even better by December.

Santa filling your stockings?

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Better go and practice my BSL. Meeting up with some signers and my ex-teacher tonight. :beer:

Just so long as there isn't an exam at the end of it...

Butti

Well the other boss has come back from holiday. I think the gist of what she said was "Join the dots a hell of a lot quicker" or "I can't tell you that you will get the job but I will be really disappointed if you don't apply".

Tonight's 'entertainment' is now sorted! 2000 words here we come!!!

ZTD

Butti wrote: »

Well the other boss has come back from holiday. I think the gist of what she said was "Join the dots a hell of a lot quicker"

Wait a minute! I thought: "You can’t connect the dots looking forward;"

Steve Jobs must be turning in his grave...

Butti wrote: »

or "I can't tell you that you will get the job but I will be really disappointed if you don't apply".

Butti wrote: »

Tonight's 'entertainment' is now sorted! 2000 words here we come!!!

You still haven't said how this is going to be advantageous for you. Is it easier? Is it more money? Is it working for someone better?

Butti

No.
Yes £5k.
No, she's ok but I prefer current boss


Tomorrow looks joyful;
8-10am Type in wordy bit of application
10am Sign in and have PDR (annual review)
12 midday Sign out and check application/amend
1pm ish submit
2pm Drive to town Joan Armatrading is in.

Going to have to hang a sign at my desk tomorrow saying 'I am not here but if you're leaving coffee thanks!'

ZTD

Butti wrote: »

No.
Yes £5k.
No, she's ok but I prefer current boss

So it's the money then?

Well, onwards and upwards. Just make sure it's what you want.

Butti wrote: »

Tomorrow looks joyful;
8-10am Type in wordy bit of application
10am Sign in and have PDR (annual review)
12 midday Sign out and check application/amend
1pm ish submit
2pm Drive to town Joan Armatrading is in.

Going to have to hang a sign at my desk tomorrow saying 'I am not here but if you're leaving coffee thanks!'

Don't forget the "or doughnuts" addendum...

Enjoy your gig.

Butti

ZTD wrote: »

So it's the money then?

Well, onwards and upwards. Just make sure it's what you want."

I just think it might be too soon....but I lack confidence....always have

ZTD

Butti wrote: »

I just think it might be too soon....but I lack confidence....always have

Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!

It's not like you're jumping ship.

Butti

It's heads I win, tails I win.

beanielou

Enjoy JA

Butti

Hard week but a good week. Deadline for job has gone back a week and mortgage for House no. 2 has been approved.:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j