The Boss has been surprisingly nice to me of late. Not that I'm complaining. Just noticing.
I like to think that perhaps, my impending move to a different team has finally sunken in and this is the last chance to get a good impression in. But honestly, I doubt he even cares or knows the true reason for my move. He's probably just been in a good mood lately.
Again, I'm not complaining. Yesterday provided a prime example. I showed him the first draft of my skeletal closing submissions for the trial we're working on and was fully expecting to be decimated, as per usual. I sat before him, watching his facial expressions contort as they always do when he's reading something that doesn't quite sound right, bracing myself for the onslaught. But instead of telling me how stupid my argument is and chucking the work back at me to redraft it, he explained to me that the language I'd used wasn't quite clear and needed to be tightened up and some aspects of my argument needed more research. Simple as that. And instead of walking out of the room screaming silent curses at him for not telling me where I'd gone wrong and leaving me still fumbling my way in the dark, I left the room determined to do a bit more research and come up with a better second draft. I understood what he meant about the language not being ironclad.
This was all I'd ever wanted from the Boss. My first draft was still rejected but the mode of rejection made all the difference. I don't believe I'm a stupid person. But I do know that I need a just a wee amount of encouragement to keep trying. Its a pity the Boss didn't resort to this tact earlier.
My transfer to the New Team is still somewhat up in the air. Its all been agreed on but nothing has been finalised yet. I went for my first divorce hearing on Friday which was quite fun, though I suppose not so much for the clients. And the members of the New Team seem really nice and more laid back. Hopefully the move will be a good one and my drive to remain in this profession revives.
In completely unrelated news, I'm thinking of buying an iMac. I'm presently a PC user. I'd love to hear any input from anyone on whether the Macs are as good as they sound.
I like to think that perhaps, my impending move to a different team has finally sunken in and this is the last chance to get a good impression in. But honestly, I doubt he even cares or knows the true reason for my move. He's probably just been in a good mood lately.
Again, I'm not complaining. Yesterday provided a prime example. I showed him the first draft of my skeletal closing submissions for the trial we're working on and was fully expecting to be decimated, as per usual. I sat before him, watching his facial expressions contort as they always do when he's reading something that doesn't quite sound right, bracing myself for the onslaught. But instead of telling me how stupid my argument is and chucking the work back at me to redraft it, he explained to me that the language I'd used wasn't quite clear and needed to be tightened up and some aspects of my argument needed more research. Simple as that. And instead of walking out of the room screaming silent curses at him for not telling me where I'd gone wrong and leaving me still fumbling my way in the dark, I left the room determined to do a bit more research and come up with a better second draft. I understood what he meant about the language not being ironclad.
This was all I'd ever wanted from the Boss. My first draft was still rejected but the mode of rejection made all the difference. I don't believe I'm a stupid person. But I do know that I need a just a wee amount of encouragement to keep trying. Its a pity the Boss didn't resort to this tact earlier.
My transfer to the New Team is still somewhat up in the air. Its all been agreed on but nothing has been finalised yet. I went for my first divorce hearing on Friday which was quite fun, though I suppose not so much for the clients. And the members of the New Team seem really nice and more laid back. Hopefully the move will be a good one and my drive to remain in this profession revives.
In completely unrelated news, I'm thinking of buying an iMac. I'm presently a PC user. I'd love to hear any input from anyone on whether the Macs are as good as they sound.
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