Unread postby Mytical » 10 Jun 2007, 10:52
Unusual business meeting: Ok recently I recieved a promotion (fought it as long as they would allow me too). One of my first jobs was to come up with a budget for my group. Well me and the group put our heads together, and had one done that seemed a little above reasonable. We figured, however, that it didn't matter how reasonable something would be taken out regardless.
So I go to the budget meeting, and of course being the new guy I am stuck being the last to make my budget proposal. Sure enough every budget before mine gets something taken out or reduced, its sort of a given. Of course they argue about it, but in the end the budget guy gets his way.
My turn comes up, and sure enough one of our extra items was brought up to be chopped. So I got up, walked over to the budget guy, and sat next to him ready to discuss the matter. No lie the guy actually wimpered. No clue why, I was not even attempting to intemidate him or something. I calmly suggested that the item needed to stay, and he imediately cleared my budget as it was first presented. It was...weird.
Now I don't consider myself intimedating, or anything near that. I did start noticing something after that meeting though. Though the employees treated me the same, management seemed to suddenly get uneasy by my mear presence. It was like they were going out of their way to make me happy, and not just because I was the new person (we had a rash of promotions do to growth). Now I know I am a rather large gal, and I know that the incident where I lifted one of my (now ex) bosses off the ground is well known... Maybe it is just because I am new, or female, or *shrugs* but it honestly seems that the rest of management is now scared of me.
Warning, may cause confusion, blindness, raising of eybrows, and insanity.
