The following is a letter that I so incredibly want to send to the folks that work w/ me. I got a new position the other day and today was my first day in the new capacity. I only post it here because I'm still unsure if I'm going to send it out tomorrow and I feel like I want somebody to know this, to this detail, should I tone it back for whatever reason.
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To everyone involved in yesterday's Sales Results efforts and for what it happens to be (or not to be) worth:
This department is absolutely amazing to me. For the first time, yesterday, I got to step back and see a big picture of how this Department, as it exists - right now - operates when presented with such an incredibly large task. To say it was impressive would be to understate the way in which this department collectively performed yesterday. From 7:32am - when Toshilyn already had the FHA and the VA bidding instructions not just ready, but at the edge of her desk, ready to go... even arranged alphabetically! - until 5:45 last night when due to a power outage, we were standing around looking at each other... only to then notice Stephanie... hunched over the Sales Results packages and still going - still collating them IN THE DARK! - the individual efforts for the collective goal were coming from all directions and they were coming all the time.
T h e y n e v e r s t o p p e d !
It added up to an incredibly successful Firts-Tuesday follow-up effort that was the largest in volume I've seen in quite a while. It was done with fewer resources in terms of processors handling the required tasks, without a sale postponement database, and without objection or complaint. I just don't know what I can possibly say to express what I want to convey to all involved. I'm absolutely in awe and I can't get it out of my head. I knew the Three Stages were good. I had no idea that they were THAT good. Chalk it up to rookie-awe if you like but I'm absolutely confounded and I just wanted to let each of you know.
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In cat news, Foucault's paw is swollen now. He's so pathetic looking it's just not funny. I'm going to give him another day to heal and if it's not, I'm taking off Friday morning and taking him to the vet.
I wish my cat could talk so he could tell me what's wrong. I really dislike not knowing how he feels about the whole thing.
I think that may indicate a form of mental illness, but I don't care.
He's my cat.
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To everyone involved in yesterday's Sales Results efforts and for what it happens to be (or not to be) worth:
This department is absolutely amazing to me. For the first time, yesterday, I got to step back and see a big picture of how this Department, as it exists - right now - operates when presented with such an incredibly large task. To say it was impressive would be to understate the way in which this department collectively performed yesterday. From 7:32am - when Toshilyn already had the FHA and the VA bidding instructions not just ready, but at the edge of her desk, ready to go... even arranged alphabetically! - until 5:45 last night when due to a power outage, we were standing around looking at each other... only to then notice Stephanie... hunched over the Sales Results packages and still going - still collating them IN THE DARK! - the individual efforts for the collective goal were coming from all directions and they were coming all the time.
T h e y n e v e r s t o p p e d !
It added up to an incredibly successful Firts-Tuesday follow-up effort that was the largest in volume I've seen in quite a while. It was done with fewer resources in terms of processors handling the required tasks, without a sale postponement database, and without objection or complaint. I just don't know what I can possibly say to express what I want to convey to all involved. I'm absolutely in awe and I can't get it out of my head. I knew the Three Stages were good. I had no idea that they were THAT good. Chalk it up to rookie-awe if you like but I'm absolutely confounded and I just wanted to let each of you know.
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In cat news, Foucault's paw is swollen now. He's so pathetic looking it's just not funny. I'm going to give him another day to heal and if it's not, I'm taking off Friday morning and taking him to the vet.
I wish my cat could talk so he could tell me what's wrong. I really dislike not knowing how he feels about the whole thing.
I think that may indicate a form of mental illness, but I don't care.
He's my cat.