Comments on: Hoop jumping http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/03/03/hoop-jumping/ Overcoming the Quarter-life Crisis Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Therapeutic Ramblings http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/03/03/hoop-jumping/#comment-2376 Therapeutic Ramblings Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:29:41 +0000 http://ummnowwhat.com/?p=536#comment-2376 Similar program, same hoops, and frequent frustration. I just found out my funding is ending 2 months early....and I can't do a darn thing about it. I can't work harder or anything. I was able to figure out the money side, so now I'm going to take that time and work on my own stuff. Similar program, same hoops, and frequent frustration. I just found out my funding is ending 2 months early….and I can’t do a darn thing about it. I can’t work harder or anything. I was able to figure out the money side, so now I’m going to take that time and work on my own stuff.

]]> By: Cookie Monster http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/03/03/hoop-jumping/#comment-2212 Cookie Monster Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:24:20 +0000 http://ummnowwhat.com/?p=536#comment-2212 I spent a long hard month preparing to demonstrate our software to Lehmans - like 12 hour days; the contract on offer was for about 3 million US $, and 2 days before the demo they went down :P The thing is - you cant mull on the what ifs, you just have to pick yourself up, dust yourself down, and start again! Hope it gets better for you :) I spent a long hard month preparing to demonstrate our software to Lehmans - like 12 hour days; the contract on offer was for about 3 million US $, and 2 days before the demo they went down :P

The thing is - you cant mull on the what ifs, you just have to pick yourself up, dust yourself down, and start again!

Hope it gets better for you :)

]]> By: Imerika http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/03/03/hoop-jumping/#comment-2189 Imerika Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:56:27 +0000 http://ummnowwhat.com/?p=536#comment-2189 I was supposed to find out yesterday about a job I had a second interview for last week. It was down to me and one other person and I'm scared they already offered it to the other person and I will be getting a letter in the mail later this week "We regret to inform you, you just weren't good enough blah blah..." I really want to email them to find out and make the anxiety stop, but I keep getting told I should just wait. What do you think? I was supposed to find out yesterday about a job I had a second interview for last week. It was down to me and one other person and I’m scared they already offered it to the other person and I will be getting a letter in the mail later this week “We regret to inform you, you just weren’t good enough blah blah…” I really want to email them to find out and make the anxiety stop, but I keep getting told I should just wait. What do you think?

]]> By: brandy http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/03/03/hoop-jumping/#comment-2188 brandy Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:33:33 +0000 http://ummnowwhat.com/?p=536#comment-2188 Oh dude this is so frustrating. As for hard work not paying off... last year finding out a job I was up for went to the vice principals niece really sucked. And still subbing after graduating four years ago is rough on the ego. People say it's all about 'being in the right place at the right time', and I know I'm supposed to find comfort in that, but it works the other way actually. It makes me feel less in control seeing that hard work just sometimes isn't enough, all these other factors like fate and timing and 'knowing people' work into it too. This has been a tough lesson for me to learn. My thoughts are with you and my fingers are crossed that your situation works out! Oh dude this is so frustrating. As for hard work not paying off… last year finding out a job I was up for went to the vice principals niece really sucked. And still subbing after graduating four years ago is rough on the ego. People say it’s all about ‘being in the right place at the right time’, and I know I’m supposed to find comfort in that, but it works the other way actually. It makes me feel less in control seeing that hard work just sometimes isn’t enough, all these other factors like fate and timing and ‘knowing people’ work into it too. This has been a tough lesson for me to learn. My thoughts are with you and my fingers are crossed that your situation works out!

]]> By: mandy http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/03/03/hoop-jumping/#comment-2184 mandy Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:05:43 +0000 http://ummnowwhat.com/?p=536#comment-2184 Its hard to have to jump through the hoops and its a very unpleasant part of corporate life. And another reason I have yet to go back to grad school. I agree with Fabulously Broke -- make voodoo dools. Its hard to have to jump through the hoops and its a very unpleasant part of corporate life. And another reason I have yet to go back to grad school.

I agree with Fabulously Broke — make voodoo dools.

]]> By: Fabulously Broke http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/03/03/hoop-jumping/#comment-2180 Fabulously Broke Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:16:53 +0000 http://ummnowwhat.com/?p=536#comment-2180 You make voodoo dolls and get the frustrations out. Then you just pick yourself up off the floor and go for it again... You make voodoo dolls and get the frustrations out.

Then you just pick yourself up off the floor and go for it again…

]]> By: Matt http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/03/03/hoop-jumping/#comment-2179 Matt Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:09:24 +0000 http://ummnowwhat.com/?p=536#comment-2179 I've worked extremely hard in my position, only to have my promotion given to a friend of my directors... who was WAY under qualified and ridiculously overpaid I might add. he pays for that mistake everyday... shes a huge pain in the ass. For a while, I did want to punch him (my director) in the face though. I’ve worked extremely hard in my position, only to have my promotion given to a friend of my directors…

who was WAY under qualified and ridiculously overpaid I might add.

he pays for that mistake everyday… shes a huge pain in the ass.

For a while, I did want to punch him (my director) in the face though.

]]> By: Jules http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/03/03/hoop-jumping/#comment-2177 Jules Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:17:27 +0000 http://ummnowwhat.com/?p=536#comment-2177 I teach 5th grade where our state tests "show" how well we've taught. Really? You're holding me accountable for how 10 year olds do on a test? Do you know how unreliable they are on any given day? Ask parents if they always perform (act/say/do) what you want them to. But you want to make teachers accountable to how students perform ONE DAY on a standardized test? And in some states make pay correlate to those test scores. I can tell you what that will create....a whole lot of cheatin' teachers! I teach 5th grade where our state tests “show” how well we’ve taught. Really? You’re holding me accountable for how 10 year olds do on a test? Do you know how unreliable they are on any given day? Ask parents if they always perform (act/say/do) what you want them to. But you want to make teachers accountable to how students perform ONE DAY on a standardized test? And in some states make pay correlate to those test scores. I can tell you what that will create….a whole lot of cheatin’ teachers!

]]> By: Dan http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/03/03/hoop-jumping/#comment-2175 Dan Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:06:41 +0000 http://ummnowwhat.com/?p=536#comment-2175 I think that feeling of stacked deck is common to all PhD programs that require real research and practicum style appointments. There is nothing I can say that will make you feel any better right now, but you have my sympathies. One of my thesis advisors explained it this way: the degree classes and original research requirements are just the necessary condition; the ability to maneuver through the system and protect yourself and your research is the sufficient condition. Both are needed to be successful. Given that he was a Nobel laureate, I listened and heeded his advice. So chalk this up to a lesson and from now on keep many paths open at any moment. Good luck! I think that feeling of stacked deck is common to all PhD programs that require real research and practicum style appointments. There is nothing I can say that will make you feel any better right now, but you have my sympathies.

One of my thesis advisors explained it this way: the degree classes and original research requirements are just the necessary condition; the ability to maneuver through the system and protect yourself and your research is the sufficient condition. Both are needed to be successful. Given that he was a Nobel laureate, I listened and heeded his advice.

So chalk this up to a lesson and from now on keep many paths open at any moment. Good luck!

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