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[ravena_kade]

Yay, my hospital issued 50% off T pass worked today. I was worried that it would not automatically load. Today the boss was in the office before me. I was there at 5:40 AM. She asked if I would be too worried to work with her. I told her that she is past the isolation stage, not actively coughing and sounds fine. I am fully vaxed and have no issues. Besides it's time for Month End reporting and we need to Rock and Roll. If she had been hacking and sneezing I would have an issue. Frankly my Dad wondering around Casinos will probably bring hime the plague to me first. She told me that she was worried about the office manager trainee buying a house in Rhode Island. That she wouldn't hack the commute and would leave. Then she would have to train me and a new office manager. I said it was possible, but she may stick it out. Nothing makes someone stay at a job and put up with a commute as much as a new mortgage payment. I know she put everything into that down payment (she told me they gutted one of their 401ks). Besides she will never make what she makes in Boston in the suburbs of Rhode Island as a bank teller. She doesn't have enough experience to be an office manager...yet. It's wise to keep it in mind, but focus on getting me up to speed and then I can take things from your plate so you can work on developing the others as needs arise. She then says that she was toying with the idea of hiring a temp to spend more time with me and train me. (WTF) I honestly asked who would train the temp to train me. She said she would. She thinks that someone skilled in Credit Union Book Keeping could spend the extra time with me. Well then my not so shy personality came out and I said with all due respect I am confused and am left wondering why you would need me? Why not just keep the temp? She said that because she liked me and liked how I worked and how I am a team player who is in it for the long hall. Um okay. But can you find a pre existing Credit Union Bookkeeper who wants a short term gig? I have been looking for classes and any info on line without luck. Classes are for bookkeepers. I know bookkeepers. You become a credit union bookkeeper by experience. There are agencies out there that will take on outsourced credit union bookkeeping, but that would cost more than what I am getting. I told her that I thought the best strategy was to let me do all the reports. I have a list and I put it into a timeline order. In the mornings I will tell you what reports I am tackling. I will save a version of my timeline on a shared drive and check off items as I do them. You can check my progress as I complete. I can then ask you questions as they come up in real time. She said that she only was going to be in the office one day (sigh). Well I know that I can't cuff you to a chair, but we can work by phone. Maybe set up a training session and use the tech to get us through...you know, share screens (I have been saying this for 4 months). I need to work in real time with real deadlines and responses to my questions. Today I did 13 out of 14 reports that can be done before we get the statements from our investments. We don't get the final statement until the 8th of the month. Then we do closing account entries for the month. Then there are 10 more reports to do. There are 4 I find complex. We can go over at least 2 of them when she is in the office next. I know I can do this if she would just sit down and teach. I know I am worth my old pay and can get that raise once she is no longer doing any of my reports.

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[guy_todd]

Have you ever had a normal boss? :(

[ravena_kade]

My first job at the ceramic shop had a normal person and then the first 2 bosses at the insurance company 1983 to 1986. Then everywhere I went had nepotism issues.

It's sad as I like this boss and there are no nepotism issues. She just doesn't know how to teach. She had an experienced office manager for 8 years who did most of the training, but that person left a year ago.

[disneydream06]

Your boss is a real IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She wants to hire a temp to train you?
Why because she's too dang lazy to do it herself? ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs, Jon

[brickhousewench]

Wow, your boss really doesn't know how to train someone and is desperate to get out of training you. =(

Maybe suggest that she have "office hours"? Set up a standing meeting, for 30 - 60 minutes a day where she promises to be available to you to answer questions? That would let her plan the rest of her day the way she wants to, but also allow you to have at least a few minutes of her time for questions.

[ravena_kade]

I have suggested we set up on the phone meetings at specific times many times over the last 6 months. She just won't bite.

Yesterday I sent screen shots of a report I was having an issue with. I sent screen shots of the data I was looking at. I figured she could tell me "oh you need to put that figure in field 27 instead of 24... Her response was "Don't you remember from last month? Ewe will go over it Monday. She should have just called me and explain what I had misinterpreted.

She is also the credit unions loan officer for higher loans and she is backed up on those. People keep calling.

CEO's should just CEO... go to meetings, deal with the board and do the investments. The trouble is that the team is too new and she can't handle that along with her family health issues.

[brickhousewench]

"Don't you remember from last month?

"If I remembered from last month I wouldn't be emailing you lady!"