I watch too many romantic movies!

Hi All,
I am back from Florida and I missed talking to you guys everyday...it is going to take me a bit to catch up on this thread to see what I missed but I hope everyone is well...
The most exciting thing that happened on vacation was we were in line at Epcot to see the Candelight Processional with Neil Patrick Harris..and while we were in line he actually walked past us...my sister and I were the only ones in the park to notice..my sister went to take his picture from where she was standing...he saw her and stopped and smiled for her pic...no one else ever saw him ...it was like sighting bigfoot...

I hope you are all well and I will catch up with this thread tonight and see what I missed...

talk to you soon
Josy

YAY Josy your back!!! Nothing much here been scarce lately due to training the new person lol but still here none the less!  Welcome home!

Jamie are you counting down the days till you leave? don't you leave at the end of this week for England? You are sooo very lucky...you don't have long to wait now

Welcome back, Josy!

You got to see Doogie Howser?  Awesome.

Had a good time though at Disney, I hope?  You'll have to fill me in via Facebook or something.

Well ladies... I may be in big trouble.  The horrible volunteer (Janet) and her minons had a meeting with my CEO (Jim) yesterday and then my boss (Jan) had a meeting with him and then with me to inform me that Janet has decided (for reasons unknown) that she no longer wants me working on "her" event. This event is about half of my job responsibilities and raises about $200,000 for my organization.  So... Boss and CEO are unsure at this point what they are going to do about that request/demand and I am in limbo.
Boss asked CEO if there was anything else about my performance that had ever been complained about and he said no - in fact other volunteers have sung my praises in Board Meetings.  They both think I am good at my job and have done what has been asked of me. BUT... I still may get fired.
I asked my boss point blank "am I fired?" and her response was "I dont know".

Boss called me this morning and offered for me to stay home today becuase I was upset yesterday after the meeting and I said that I would rather come to work and am at work working today.

CEO wont even look at me. Mom thinks I should get an attorney. David thinks I should carry on like normal and make appointments/meetings for next week. I think this sucks.

I guess the options are that I get fired or I get "redistributed" like Natalie in Love Actually.

David says nothing like this would ever happen in England - they actually have protocol and steps that need to be followed before sacking someone. Imagine that.  My employer has no REASON to fire me, but Colorado is an "at will state", so they dont really need one apparently.  The last girl that did this job was run off by this woman too.  What kind of company allows their volunteers to chew up and spit out talented, capable staff people every year or two?

Merry Christmas to me. Sometimes life is just hard to enjoy, isnt it?

Oh Carey. I'm so sorry to hear about all that. ***hugs*** I really have no advice for you because that is such a sucky situation to be in. I would be a little upset that my boss wasn't sticking up for me more. How can a volunteer have so much pull in this company??? Doesn't make sense.

Carey if you haven't done anything wrong performance wise then you shouldn't be getting fired. I would talk to an attorney. Just because this woman doesn't like you she is doing this? You said she is a volunteer...how can she have authority over you? Did she bring up why she doesn't want you on the project? I know what you mean about "at will" state and that is stupid...you should have some rights and if you have done nothing wrong and they haven't given you any warnings or anything about your performance then you have a chance to fight it. You should fight it. Honey I am soooo sorry this is happening right now and at this time of the year....you need to give me this womans address so I can go over and talk to her Philly Style ...I will teach her for you 
she has no right to do this.....please keep us updated and we are here for you lady...

you need to give me this womans address so I can go over and talk to her Philly Style ...I will teach her for you 

Send Will Smith! In Men In Black gear!

I just got off the phone with Coach David (brilliant business man that he is!) and we have a plan of me talking to boss and CEO about how the problem managing the relationship with this volunteer has been around before my time and most likely will continue after me if they choose to take that path. I would like to be part of the solution rather than just being blamed for being the problem.   I wish he could do the talking for me - the Brits are so much better at using big words and sounding extra smart   So, I think its going to go something like this

Me: I've been thinking a lot of about this situation and the possible outcomes, not just for me, but for the organization and the future of this event.  I have been told that there were communication and relationship issues with Janet before me, it clearly seems that there are problems with me currently, and my fear is that this is a continuous issue that will carry on to whomever else is designated to manage this relationship in the future.  I would like the opportunity to work with the two of you to resolve the problems in whatever creative way we can come up with rather than passing them on and setting up the organziation to face this crisis again in a year or two.  I do not want to sit back or stay at home when I feel like I could have valuable input into how this could be sucessfully managed.

How about that?

Oh that sounds really good Carey. Well thought out and it is the perspective of you looking out for them, which should help...

you go Carey....if this woman has been a problem before then they should side with you...I have my fingers crossed for you

OH MY....Jamie has just returned from lunch on her last day at work
Let me tell you I wish I was a fly on the wall Right now hahaha I think the rest of the afternoon could be fun!!!

...and I am about to call her for a chat!

I'll let you know......"MARGARITA" time

Thank goodness she doesnt drive home! Glad she had a good lunch!

So, Carey....did you say what you said on here to the CEO and your boss??  Or, do you (and we) have to wait until Monday?

Either way, I'm keeping everything crossed for luck for you.  Keep us posted!

And really, if Jo wants some backup, I can get all Cleveland on this Janet's butt....we're pretty ghetto and tough here (even if our river DID happen to catch on fire once...whoops).

(even if our river DID happen to catch on fire once...whoops).

OMG this is one of the funniest things I've ever read! LOL