Monday is coming (1029 hits)
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Submitted by Lojope <lojope.at.juno.com> (View user info) at 2006-09-23 18:44:02 EDT
It has all been building up to this.
I am about to embark on a career path that will change everything. It's a promotion, really, but I am not celebrating. Not yet. This is bigger than anything I have ever known, and I am too scared to celebrate.
I never planned to be this person. The person in charge. The person who hires and fires. The decision maker.
I'm a helper by nature. I like to be the one who does all the minor jobs that nobody notices until someone doesn't do them. I like to be the one that the person in charge calls to fix the details. I was born to be an assistant. It's in my blood, and I never saw myself as anything more. That is the role I play now. Or did until Friday night.
As of Monday morning, I will begin my training to leave that role behind.
And I am terrified. This is big. Huge. The pressure is so high it's difficult to breathe if I think about it too long.
But this is what Monday will bring. It is coming and I cannot stop it.
And before I walk into the office that morning, there is something I have to say out loud, even if it is to friends that I've lost contact with through the shuffle of life. Even if it is to total strangers. Even if it is just to the void of cyberspace itself. I just need to say it.
I will not fail at this.
User Reviews
Submitted by DasHeer (user info) at 2007-05-09 08:48:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
So... you gang banged the board of directors at the company you work for??????
Submitted by eatyourvitamins (user info) at 2006-11-26 00:02:31 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
You're a tool.
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2006-11-25 23:55:07 EST (#)
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what a coincidence, so am I.
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2006-11-25 23:43:52 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
literary masturbation
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2006-11-14 20:45:02 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
wyatt EARP
Submitted by Sepsis (user info) at 2006-10-03 01:56:35 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by JohnGalt (user info) at 2006-09-26 21:40:21 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Spam (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:07:55 (#)
Ranking: 0
Finally moved you to the fry counter eh?
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-09-26 19:28:05 EDT (#)
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psst....lojope got a new job, pass it on...
Submitted by rejected (user info) at 2006-09-25 03:01:01 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
This is great news! Subway needs managers like you.
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2006-09-25 02:44:01 EDT (#)
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STFU n00b!
Submitted by GodChicken (user info) at 2006-09-24 20:50:21 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
fucking blog.
Submitted by shitfuck (user info) at 2006-09-24 18:19:41 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Wow. Go away again you egotistic fuck slap.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2006-09-24 17:15:00 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
lol, one would think you're about to lead an army into battle.
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2006-09-24 16:22:39 EDT (#)
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What the fuck, you came back to post THIS? That's weird. Congratulations, anyway. Hope you guys are doing well.
Submitted by HotWillie (user info) at 2006-09-24 15:11:06 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2006-09-24 12:49:28 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Very cool for you...the anticipation of doing something completely life changing and new provides an interesting sensation. It's a funny mix of happy/nervous/anxious/excited/afraid (when I feel this way I usually feel like I'm going to be sick to my stomach, but some people thrive on it). Good luck.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-09-24 10:34:02 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Wait a minute...
Lojope is real??? Like Electro?!?!?!?
**dies**
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-09-24 09:46:14 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Shaun_Rocks (user info) at 2006-09-24 05:46:50 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2006-09-24 04:05:35 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
good luck
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2006-09-24 03:44:41 EDT (#)
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no, rapemadness doesn't start for a couple more weeks, get your calendar checked you stupid cunt
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2006-09-24 01:18:09 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Awesome! Congrats and good luck. You'll do fine.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2006-09-24 00:11:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
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Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2006-09-24 00:10:51 (#)
Ranking: -2
I logged in just to -2 this.
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and as I hvae I'll rate this too.
WE DON'T CARE BITCH
Submitted by coley (user info) at 2006-09-24 00:03:25 EDT (#)
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Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2006-09-23 20:40:57 (#)
Ranking: 2
Let me tell you a story. When I was a kid I wanted to be a farmer, so I got jobs babysitting and chopping wood, and shovelling driveways and sidewalks and parking lots. At night I would sit up under the cover with a flashlight, reading about seeds and fertilizer and livestock. I struggled, and I tried, and today I manage networks for a semiconductor manufacturer.
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAA
Awesomeness.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2006-09-23 23:55:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
hello, kitty
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2006-09-23 23:07:18 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
this has a much higher rating than it should, but I'll +2 it. because that's what I do.
come back after you leave some single income family destitute because you decided to fire their hack of a father for incompetence after he had been allowed to slog along for all these years by people too lazy to do something about his shit work.
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2006-09-23 23:04:30 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Congrats.
Two pieces of unsolicited advice:
1)No matter what you think, everyone 'under' you will eventually hate you, so don't fool yourself into believing that you're their friend.
2)Maintain an air of confidence, even if you're shitting your pants with worry.
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2006-09-23 22:22:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
!
Good luck.
Submitted by legallady (user info) at 2006-09-23 22:08:25 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I hate being in charge..
Submitted by goferforhire (user info) at 2006-09-23 20:51:28 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
woohoo for you
Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2006-09-23 20:40:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Let me tell you a story. When I was a kid I wanted to be a farmer, so I got jobs babysitting and chopping wood, and shovelling driveways and sidewalks and parking lots. At night I would sit up under the cover with a flashlight, reading about seeds and fertilizer and livestock. I struggled, and I tried, and today I manage networks for a semiconductor manufacturer.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-09-23 20:12:11 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
"I'm a helper by nature. I like to be the one who does all the minor jobs that nobody notices until someone doesn't do them. I like to be the one that the person in charge calls to fix the details. I was born to be an assistant. It's in my blood, and I never saw myself as anything more."
It's a good thing Frederick Douglass didnt feel the same way. Clearly your company made a tremendous decision. Everybody knows that people with a complete lack of faith in themselves make the best leaders.
Submitted by Wiggles (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:51:56 EDT (#)
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rape
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:29:47 EDT (#)
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Congrats and all that phony bullshit but I don't think this is anywhere near as big of a deal as you think it is.
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:29:21 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Chroniclysm (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:28:01 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Old school
Submitted by Maltese (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:27:07 EDT (#)
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There's something I've been wanting to tell you ever since I read KoolMang's posts...
But I won't.
This post was just too damn good.
Submitted by LSD420 (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:25:09 EDT (#)
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CONGRATS ON UR NEWBORN BAIBI BOI!!!!!
I skimmed :(
Submitted by ilikesteak (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:15:30 EDT (#)
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Must resist rape joke...
Congradulations, and good luck with your new job.
Submitted by NerfHerder (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:12:10 EDT (#)
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ROCK AND ROLL LOJOPE
Submitted by HighVoltage900 (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:11:14 EDT (#)
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Submitted by maiorano84 (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:08:24 (#)
Ranking: 2
HOLY ASSHOLES!!!
Submitted by Spam (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:07:55 (#)
Ranking: 0
Finally moved you to the fry counter eh?
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:02:43 (#)
Ranking: 2
it's saturday.
way to ruin the weekend, dick.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:02:13 (#)
Ranking: 2
Could you be a little more vague about your job?
Submitted by lojope (user info) at 2006-09-23 18:49:11 (#)
Ranking: 0
Aye, creep, I am.
Submitted by creep_firebombing (user info) at 2006-09-23 18:45:43 (#)
Ranking: 2
Fuck me running! You're still alive?
When will I learn? The answers to life's problems aren't at the bottom of
a bottle. They're on TV!
-- Homer Simpson
There's No Disgrace Like Home
Submitted by GREEEN (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:10:49 EDT (#)
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GG windows 2000 default picture.
Submitted by maiorano84 (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:08:24 EDT (#)
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HOLY ASSHOLES!!!
Submitted by Spam (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:07:55 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Finally moved you to the fry counter eh?
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:02:43 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
it's saturday.
way to ruin the weekend, dick.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-09-23 19:02:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Could you be a little more vague about your job?
Submitted by lojope (user info) at 2006-09-23 18:49:11 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Aye, creep, I am.
Submitted by creep_firebombing (user info) at 2006-09-23 18:45:43 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Fuck me running! You're still alive?