A
week today I take over as manager of four garages. DON’T PANIC!!!!!!
It
seems strange that it all happens on a Friday, but everything with this company
happens on set calendar dates, and the end of the month is the time they like
to say goodbye to people. I’ve already had some unhappy responses from my new
employees – some of them seem to think I’m a big, bad bastard who has swept in
and ousted their previous boss. Nothing could be further from the truth, but
try explaining that to a low-intelligence part-timer who is more scared of
change than I am of clingfilm. I’m not letting it bother me, I’m just
committing myself to being very nice to them all over the next few weeks so
they can see I’m not such a bad old stick after all.
That
almost makes it sound like I’m stepping forward confidently with a plan of attack.
In reality I am absolutely shitting myself and feeling like someone on a luge
course who has been pushed over the edge with no safety equipment and no
training and is just hoping to somehow get to the bottom without dying.
I’m
having doubts, sleepless nights and panic attacks and a big part of me would
like to hand in my notice and run away somewhere. But I’m also looking forward
to it.
I am,
to say the least, weird.
RC 25-8-18
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