tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post5337073707184555369..comments2023-10-18T00:43:22.697+11:00Comments on Lad Litter: You Can Run But You Can't Hide IILad Litterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17888240712204499841noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-71656843301376964682009-02-19T13:11:00.000+11:002009-02-19T13:11:00.000+11:00Miss D:I do, thanks very much. Blog love is easily...Miss D:<BR/>I do, thanks very much. Blog love is easily the second best kind.Lad Litterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888240712204499841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-77133487969207839782009-02-12T19:19:00.000+11:002009-02-12T19:19:00.000+11:00Blog love for you at mine to cheer you up if you s...Blog love for you at mine to cheer you up if you so wish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-68644976237683088452009-01-27T23:00:00.000+11:002009-01-27T23:00:00.000+11:00Miss D:Yeeessss! My very own vengeance squad! Than...Miss D:<BR/>Yeeessss! My very own vengeance squad! Thanks but I'll continue to adopt the IRA principle for pathologically nasty people. No silly, I don't kneecap them: I...Run...Away...!!Lad Litterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888240712204499841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-21150107691937577772009-01-27T20:57:00.000+11:002009-01-27T20:57:00.000+11:00In my old place of work, the students had a 'teach...In my old place of work, the students had a 'teacher hit list', teachers for whom they'd make life miserable. I was never on it but held enough sway to find out who was. I could find their numbers for you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-13537927794120119242009-01-27T18:01:00.000+11:002009-01-27T18:01:00.000+11:00AOD:This week's been fine thanks, except I'm back ...AOD:<BR/>This week's been fine thanks, except I'm back at work. Ta for the link.<BR/><BR/>FF:<BR/>Thanks for the kind wishes. She's a nasty piece of work alright. With form too. I'll need some luck.Lad Litterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888240712204499841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-74512963188326965742009-01-26T22:33:00.000+11:002009-01-26T22:33:00.000+11:00I hate bitches at work! She sounds like a particul...I hate bitches at work! She sounds like a particularly sneaky one. Good luck LL!Fannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732635113583481736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-45655705117959019692009-01-22T20:40:00.000+11:002009-01-22T20:40:00.000+11:00hope you are having some peace this week LLhere's ...hope you are having some peace this week LL<BR/>here's a good link to a Melb blog:<BR/><A HREF="http://castironbalcony.media2.org/?p=622" REL="nofollow">Mrs Barrassi's hypocrisy</A>Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-67426616381534822412009-01-18T22:49:00.000+11:002009-01-18T22:49:00.000+11:00Well, I'll have to be honest, I think she was just...Well, I'll have to be honest, I think she was just trying to be an absolute nasty bitch. You can't equivocate, they'll have you for breakfast.Lad Litterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888240712204499841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-26955447390122927122009-01-18T10:57:00.000+11:002009-01-18T10:57:00.000+11:00Sounds a little she was trying to play amateur psy...Sounds a little she was trying to play amateur psychologist alongside trying to assert her power as an "older" employee than you. Hows that sound?<BR/><BR/>Agree with asserting oneself, but maybe try to do it in a way that does not paint a target on you as either a "troublemaker" or as a "malcontent" or worse... But if you feel like there is already a target on you for some reason then...ramming speed captain!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066002056854677382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-68896034553438027772009-01-18T10:33:00.000+11:002009-01-18T10:33:00.000+11:00Ed:Appreciate the devil's advocate perspective in ...Ed:<BR/>Appreciate the devil's advocate perspective in your comment. Most of what you've argued is what I was mulling over (no pun intended) during the weekend after the function.<BR/><BR/>You're probably right about having a choof at a work function but drinking is just too meat and potatoes for me when it's party time. I believe I'm discreet and have the paranoia under control.<BR/><BR/>She had definitely "had a few" but I'd only drunk the odd glass of champagne. And it was most assuredly a case of Michelle trying to be clever but I couldn't escape the conclusion that it was an attempt to put me in my place, as it were.<BR/><BR/>Previous experience with this sort of thing tells me it has to be nipped in the bud, either through assertiveness on my part, or through the complaint channels. <BR/><BR/>I'm inclined to overstate the case when being assertive which then makes it look like one of those personality clashes where both sides are to blame. I can only guess at her motivation but it is unusual for a person to give someone they hardly know a detailed, unsolicited character assessment, wouldn't you think? <BR/><BR/>I'm not crazy about the possibility of being an easy target for her from here on. The risks involved in letting it go outweigh the possible backfire ramifications of taking the matter further.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the unique point of view, which I'll try to address in the concluding post.Lad Litterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888240712204499841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-10031274665971092172009-01-17T21:29:00.000+11:002009-01-17T21:29:00.000+11:00Hi there Lad...Well I'm going to go slightly again...Hi there Lad...<BR/><BR/>Well I'm going to go slightly against the grain on this one.<BR/><BR/>But first I'd say I'm sympathetic to people who suffer various workplace nastiness. I've had my share. And some of it has been framed in a way (character assassination) out of 'concern for Ed' which is actually twice as fucked as outright bitchiness.<BR/><BR/>Okay, so it is at a work function. You have admitted yourself that you were toasted that evening. All for smoking some green occasionally dude, but never at work function. <BR/><BR/>Not saying your judgment was impaired but one side effect that we'd both know is paranoia. But sometimes this is actually just becoming more sensitive to various social undercurrents at play, so this is a hard one to gauge.<BR/><BR/>Then there is the issue of alcohol. Were you drinking? Was Michelle drinking? Was Colin drinking? If so, how much? <BR/><BR/>Then there is the nature of the remarks. Is it at all, even remotely, that she was just trying to be clever?<BR/><BR/>Would she had taken your "deflections" to Colin as you being - abrasive/sexist/rude towards her?<BR/><BR/>Then there is the issue of Colin. Was this attack because of her trying to impress him?<BR/><BR/>If Colin is a friend of Michelle's husband whose version of events do you think he will collaborate with?<BR/><BR/>Will you going after her - as the NEW guy - serve you in the short/medium/long term?<BR/><BR/>I dunno man. I'd be thinking of just letting this slide. Sure take it as strike one against her. But escalation? You'd have to be sure about whose got your back.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066002056854677382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-27393169378932033372009-01-17T21:04:00.000+11:002009-01-17T21:04:00.000+11:00Miss D:Yeah, you've nailed Colin's position, I thi...Miss D:<BR/>Yeah, you've nailed Colin's position, I think. Just one more post to fill in all the blanks.Lad Litterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888240712204499841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-40141482018069757462009-01-11T12:58:00.000+11:002009-01-11T12:58:00.000+11:00Faarrrrk. I hope the union rep comes through for y...Faarrrrk. I hope the union rep comes through for you, LL. I get the feeling dear Colin simply doesn't want to rock the boat. But rocked it must be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-29827279308367930402009-01-11T11:19:00.000+11:002009-01-11T11:19:00.000+11:00Blakkat:I hope your workplace situation has turned...Blakkat:<BR/>I hope your workplace situation has turned out okay. It's never pleasant and always so bloody unnecessary. I hope this serves as something of a wake-up call for her.<BR/><BR/>Crushed:<BR/>Yeah, thanks it was a bit of a spin-out for me. Who does that sort of thing? She's got more issues to work through than I have, that's for sure.Lad Litterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888240712204499841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-88167059135001840202009-01-10T14:17:00.000+11:002009-01-10T14:17:00.000+11:00I just read your other post on this Michelle.She s...I just read your other post on this Michelle.<BR/><BR/>She sounds a nasty piece of work.<BR/><BR/>A real viper in the nest. You shouldn't have to put up with crap like that, drunk or not. And yes, it's unsettling once it's been said.<BR/><BR/>Watch your back.Crushedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-11002359848643973782009-01-08T06:29:00.000+11:002009-01-08T06:29:00.000+11:00Nasty business, Lad! I was the target of some work...Nasty business, Lad! I was the target of some workplace bullying recently (not quite so overt as this lovely speciman you've crossed paths with though) so I'm in sympatico with whole unpleasantness of it. But seriously, wouldn't you just like to know - 'WTF is her problem?'. I've never understood what motivates people to unprovoked nastiness. B.I.T.C.H.Melanie Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388416934911587063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-39722329086525746182009-01-07T14:13:00.000+11:002009-01-07T14:13:00.000+11:00AOD:Michelle is an approximation of her real name....AOD:<BR/>Michelle is an approximation of her real name. I use the Power Without Glory convention of ascribing the same initials and similar sounding names to the real people depicted here.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to get up to Bendigo on the 18th and am trying to create some time and space to enable it to happen.Lad Litterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888240712204499841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516373623794860572.post-28494091127795563242009-01-07T11:32:00.000+11:002009-01-07T11:32:00.000+11:00Mee-chelle, ma belle ...How many bloody 40-year-ol...Mee-chelle, ma belle ...<BR/><BR/>How many bloody 40-year-old Michelles are there. a lot.<BR/><BR/>and Jeremy? he could be the key to this - maybe she was shitty he didn't get the MC job.<BR/><BR/><B>keep your head down</B>; as Her Majesty said to Paul Burrell: "there are dark forces at work here we can't understand."<BR/><BR/>I do hope you want a daytrip to Bendigo on Sunday 18th. Sedg just asked me who had signed on for it.<BR/>XXXAnn ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.com