tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post2202360736344638999..comments2024-02-27T12:41:35.811-08:00Comments on Coming to Terms...: Carrying the baggage...Lisa :-]http://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-90013834882561214702004-07-18T10:56:00.000-07:002004-07-18T10:56:00.000-07:00I'm sure that burr was for a good reason. Maybe yo...I'm sure that burr was for a good reason. Maybe you could contact a local restaurant or supplier and rent space. Heck, why do you need to know them in order to ask. And, if you're offering money for the space, you'd think they would be happy to oblige. Do meat lockers exist anymore? That would be a great place to try. <br><br>I'd love one of those shirts and wear it proudly! :-) ---RobbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-25002687037758591022004-07-18T12:59:00.000-07:002004-07-18T12:59:00.000-07:00I'm with Robbie, I'd be proud to wear that...I'm with Robbie, I'd be proud to wear that t-shirt. I've been called a bitch so many times, that to annoy people further, I got to saying thank you every time I heard it. I added that it just showed that I was getting my point across. Re-establishing professional contacts is really as easy as a few phone calls. The hard part is sucking up any personal dislike of former professional contacts. What you have to remember is that is a professional contact, and that personal amiability isn't necessary. You can be of benefit to your former employers and peers as much as they can be of benefit to you. That's part of networking. Realizing that I don't have to have a personal relationship makes it easier to make those calls. All you might get is a reference to some place that sells the equipment or service you need, but it starts re-building those bridges. I've found that the last contact is the one that matters, and if you left someplace with a bad feeling about you, re-opening that door with pleasant professionalism can start clearing away any distaste they might hold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-13272578686174429422004-07-18T15:08:00.000-07:002004-07-18T15:08:00.000-07:00I used to be that way and also learned that it was...I used to be that way and also learned that it was good to be a hypocrite, hating them and muttering ugly things under my breath while I smiled and waved good bye. We are guilty of bridge burning, just got to be selective about it. KristiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-57813084180235095232004-07-18T17:18:00.000-07:002004-07-18T17:18:00.000-07:00Lisa, I have no idea how to help you with this one...Lisa, I have no idea how to help you with this one or what to say. In so many ways, I find your honesty and your quest for perfection so admirable, but I certainly understand how in the business world if you burn bridges, well, they are burnt. Perhaps you could somehow smooze some new contacts by offering them something in return (I don't know what, I'm just brainstorming here, and not having been in the work force myself in the last oh, 20 something years, I don't know how useful my 2 cents could be...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-76372200873429483232004-07-18T17:59:00.000-07:002004-07-18T17:59:00.000-07:00Try a school. They are not in session or full swi...Try a school. They are not in session or full swing right now, someone just may help you. <br>MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-48827859267738046412004-07-18T18:55:00.000-07:002004-07-18T18:55:00.000-07:00I feel your pain; oh do I feel your pain. I canno...I feel your pain; oh do I feel your pain. I cannot suck up for the life of me. If it is not sincere, it cannot come out of my mouth. I have paid for it too, in the military, in my neighborhood, at school, family, and my own business I had for a while. I never could actually convince someone that they should forego their eighty dollars for groceries to instead buy one of my beautiful, strong, and heirloom quality baskets. Needless to say, sales suffered. Sometimes I do benefit from being honest, brown nosing can be overrated. I have gotten things by going somewhere and simply saying, I really need some assistance, I am willing to pay, work, whatever, I just cannot be taken advantage of, can we bargain. Sometimes I am shown the door, sometimes I get help I need. A school is a good thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-329471866674450992004-07-18T20:41:00.000-07:002004-07-18T20:41:00.000-07:00such raw honesty in this post.....I tend to burn t...such raw honesty in this post.....I tend to burn the bridges a little myself. I can't help it. I have a freezer....you can use it....:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-91953525045708292412004-07-18T22:48:00.000-07:002004-07-18T22:48:00.000-07:00Mandy would love that shirt. I am a Saint....never...Mandy would love that shirt. I am a Saint....never bitchy....roflAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-89816055929940075292004-07-19T20:46:00.000-07:002004-07-19T20:46:00.000-07:00It's interesting how we view different times o...It's interesting how we view different times of life as "growing" times. I remember working in the food business, and I detested it with every fibre of my being. Hardly a growing time. I had a terrible attitude about those jobs. :-/<br><br>I wouldn't worry about the "zero to bitch" part. Women who say that usually mean bitch with a positive connotation, as hard as it is to believe such a view exists. lol I think they mean "bitch" as in "someone who doesn't take any shit."<br><br>Could I put any more profanity in a comment? lol<br>DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-2125098978680038142004-07-22T03:45:00.000-07:002004-07-22T03:45:00.000-07:00Your ability to be gut level honest with yourself ...Your ability to be gut level honest with yourself and with us just impresses the hell out of me.<br>KatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com