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Posted on 08/24/2005 9:50:25 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Hmmm...
Well, Steve wanted to go tonight...
Two things strike me on this... One being why couldn't the leadership simply reorganize without the split? Why did they feel they ~had~ to split?
Second, a friend of mine and I were talking about church hunting. PE and I may be in that position soon (or maybe not... time will tell.). One of the things she told me to look for is a church that has already had "the split" as she put it. She sid when looking for a church yo do not want a young church that has not gone through its growing pains yet, which is what causes a split. The more I think about it, the more your CHEER & BA CHEF situation resembles a church split. Lots of fallout, but BA CHEF will be stronger as a result.
You can put a flyer up and probably sell your old washer and dryer 'as is'.... put a price on them that is a fair price for the washer.... $50-$100, depending on how new it is, and throw in the dryer for free, telling people that you don't know why it's doing the tearing thing. But make sure they take the dryer with the washer, there's a surcharge to take them to the dump.
go where?
Get the washer, stop looking a gift horse in the mouth. I think I understand your problems with your mother - they remind me of my mother's mother - but this probably is something completely different. What if you got so worked up about it that whoever got this for you, and wants to be anonymous, felt they had to come forward?
Will pray, Suzi.
I was thinking about you this morning when I started to hear that Gulfport was getting hit pretty badly...I remembered SirKit's brother was there. Didn't realize how many others in your family were liable to be in harm's way, but I'll sure pray for them now!
That's exactly what it boiled down to...a split like I've never seen before.
They wanted to take the finances and everything with them, so they couldn't justify splitting off and forming another support group...that would mean they'd have to start from scratch and they wouldn't do that. So they took the bank account and the membership with them. They thought.
And they seriously didn't think anyone would not want to be a part of it...when the split began it really shocked them. Dumb.
There really was an almost palpable tearing feeling about the whole thing...emotionally shattering. But you're right, BA CHEF is better off. People are stepping up and taking control and it's a fantastic thing to see...I'm very excited about the group's future. Women who were "nobodies" in the other group are stepping forward and saying "I'll organize this or that!"
We're expecting 40 women at this next meeting.
Oh, Ok!!
Yep, that surcharge is itemized on the order form that came with the gift cards...
But I think I might like to keep them! I could wash and dry our shop rags and clothes in them!
Sears.
I thought they would deliver them... if they will, I'd let them deliver. They're not easy to get home without risking damage.
Oh yes! That is true...but we'll want to go look!
go look at washers?
Well, it's a suggested purchase...it's not carved in stone as far as I can tell...I guess we could go in and buy a lawn mower if we felt like it.
But we won't...we'll do what it says...pick out a washer and dryer, of course. But there may be more than one option for the same price or thereabouts...we can shop, get the right color, get the right size...you know...
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Ah - I see! Well, go tonight then!
What does Steve think of all this?
I had no idea this exam thing was going to be sprung on me, or that it was just one more step rather than a real interview. I walked in, phone-lady introduced herself and seated me in the conference room, and said she'd go find the guy in charge, who is heading this up. So...I sat alone in the conference room for five or ten minutes, and then she came back with him, introduced me, and he said "So...you understand the process, right? You'll be taking this exam here - likely you won't have time to finish it, but do your best - and then when the time is up, I'd like to introduce you to some of the guys." I didn't say anything about not knowing ahead of time, but it must have been obvious that I was nervous. *sigh*
So...they went off. Considering the first two questions were ones I couldn't answer without a computer in front of me, I came about this close [ ] to just breaking down and crying. It just seemed like the end of the road. But I pulled myself together and at least took a stab at all but about one question. It was NOT a fun exam. Most of it was stuff I've done a ZILLION times, and could do in seconds with a computer in front of me, but without one...I just blanked. Stuff like "list the steps for adding a user in Active Directories, and how you would then go about adding the user to group X", and "How would you add a Windows XP system to a Windows 2003 domain?" I KNOW HOW! But without a computer there, I was stumbling. And then there were bunches of really vague questions, like "How would you go about troubleshooting a call about an e-mail problem?" Well...first I'd have to calm the user down and determine what exactly the problem was. Then...it could be one of a million different things. And "How would you go about removing a virus?" I wrote down some stuff, mostly places where I'd look for information, and finished that question by saying "Bottom line is, it depends..." Etc. Four pages or so, back and front, of stuff like this. I have NO clue how I did. I at least tried to mention if I did or did not have experience with a given scenario or product.
I didn't quite finish before they came back - the main guy and two techs. One tech is a guy I'd be working with if I get this position, and I liked him instantly. I can only hope he felt the same, but I think I was really stiff during the whole second part of this. Head guy told me to do a quick rundown of my experience, and I flubbed it, I think. Spoke too quickly, not enough detail, definitely no personable details. *sigh* I'm really lousy at that. I asked them a bunch of questions about the job - basically it involves PC support for all kinds of administrative departments on campus - no actual schools, as they have their own staff. It would mean a lot of housecalls, a lot of walking, a lot of face to face time with diverse and sundry users. I want it even MORE now. I really, really want it.
There was also brief mention made about a position that may be opening, but it sounds like it's mostly a helpdesk / behind the scenes job. Lot of policy editing, working with login scripts, that sort of thing. Not something I know much about. And they'd already asking me at that point if I prefered working helpdesk or dispatch, and I'd already confessed to liking a mix and not being super happy not doing anything BUT helpdesk, though I certainly don't mind a mix. So...I have a feeling I'm scratched out for that position, if it ever opens.
Now I have to wait until next week to see if I made the next round, in which case they'll be doing more interviews. And I located main guy's e-mail address, so I'm gonna come up with some sort of letter in a bit.
An exact quote?
"I'll say."
He talks to much...
I was just wondering about you...
Mrsnad
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