Thankyou
To all those who’ve sent e-mails, left comments and called to say that you think i’m an OK person, I appreciate it more than you can possibly imagine.
A super-duper(!) thanks to one lovely lady who has spent the last hour singing really really bad 80′s music with me on the phone.
I am indebted to you this afternoon.
*hugs*
A
p.s- I’ve actually been laughing for a while now. Really laughing. That’s an absolute turnaround from this morning where I was finding it hard to breathe. God I love cocaine 
(i’m kidding folks..)
p.p.s – Apparently this is what I need to do.
ed: For safety’s sake I have cut these back to just one line(rs). Advice was quite verbatim but I don’t want to intrude on personal e-mail space…
1. Listen more effectively.
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If they’ve got an idea about something, even if you think your idea is better, go with theirs. If it fucks up it’s on their head not yours. Everything doesn’t need to be perfect all the time otherwise in your attention to detail you get bogged down.
2. Speak less. As a follow on from above you talk too much and don’t hear enough. In your meetings, even if it’s your baby, say what you need to say is as less words as humanely possible.
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any successful respected middle/high management type talk as little as possible yet get the best results and are well liked and respected.
3. The suit alienates the tech-y guys.
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It puts an invisible barrier between you and the guys who are actually your peers and who will do the majority of the hard work for the projects decided in your wanky meetings.
4. Not everyone is going to like you.
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5. Relax, have fun. Be serious when you need to be but slow the fuck down……………………
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