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18/03/2005
Reference & the Relief of Positive Feedback
The reference for the article I wrote about yesterday is One more sermon on synergy by Paul Ludwick, Public Management, March 2005. http://www.icma.org/pm/8702/index.cfm but I don't think the article is free online.
The manager covering our library and records came back off leave yesterday. She popped in to say hello this afternoon, luckily while my lib'n was at lunch. We talked about some of the troubles she is having with my lib'n. I didn't go into detail about the things she has said to me, but the manager knows I have a difficult time with her. I also told her I'm applying for another job. Jokingly she asked me not to go, but I just said I have to get off the contract onto a job where I get paid leave. In May I will have been working full time for a whole year. The thought of working for another year or more without a paid break is something I just can't take. She understood and gave me her blessing, offering to be my referee. I pointed out it would be a good opportunity to get away from having a contract like mine anyway, it's so expensive, nearly half the money the dept pays goes to the contracting company, and management would think it wonderful. If she can't get approval for a permanent strait away she can always advertise for a temp under contract to the dept instead of to an outside company. She told me she really values my work and understands that most of the work there is done by me. It's a big relief to get that positive feedback from everyone else after going through such a stressful time with my brat.
Now this manager is definitely focused on the team.
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