Sneaky little duckers. Things have not improved on the work front and the pressure continues to mount in terms of taking a position that I am not interested in and have no desire to undertake. This morning I was informed that if I did not wish to take the role then I would "stay in exactly the same place as you are now for your remaining time with "
As far as I'm concerned that is manipulative, threatening, coercive behaviour and if there is any of that to be done it will be done by me.
Luckily I'm a big girl now and can fend for myself, but it does make me wonder what sort of Club Membership is required to join the upper echelons of this business.
The dirty duckers.
I am a confirmed and certifiable nutbar with a penchant for skulls, bones, blood, guts, fire and anything slightly peculiar and mostly bizarre. I also...
The photo is great - love the composition and capture......the work thing - wow.......I am not one who likes veiled threats or any sense of retaliation - I suppose telling the to f-off wouldn't help the situation much but would probably feel oh so lovely.....makes me wonder if you peeled off the masks of the upper echelons what you might find under there......ok I'll get off my soap box now......
It sounds as if you need to be a goose in a pond full of ducks. Geese are mean f***er's.... Exceptional high key in this image! It's a technique I would like to explore.
@kamen088 Thanks very much - I might have to drop a few geese into their offices... @epcello Thanks very much indeed :) @gamelee Life is indeed a s..t but I will keep snapping...something ;) And thanks very much @leanne333 Thank you very much, much appreciated :) @rustymonkey Tomorrow is another and tonight I sharpen my knife ; And thank you very much, always appreciated @spikez Thanks very much and yes, not enjoying it at the moment @amandal No, they're ducks, not rocks ;) Thank you very much, appreciated ;) @deak68 You'd better get off that soap box, there ain't room for two of us up there!!! And thank you as always :)
@graemestevens Can't help from cackling wickedly...I get it:)! I used to have a sling...wonder what happened to that. Like a David and Goliath type thing.
banzaaaaaaaaaai! awesome capture... i thought of you today as i was travelling home from work making a list of all the things that have annoyed me today... i said to myself: "i wonder what Graeme would do?"
i'm so sorry though that you are being boxed in like that... sadly one's choices in those situations are often rather limited...
@northy Thanks very much - I often wonder what I'd do as well ;) Unfortunately it's looking more and more likely that the box I'm in is only going to get smaller and smaller...
Fabulous shot, great play on words too. Looks like you've had plenty of advice from everyone else, so I'll just say call them out on their behaviour, as Marnie said, is what they're doing legal?
Great shot, love it. Fav how about this for an idea. Set up your own business, become a billionaire very quickly, buy up the company and sack the duckers
That is just v bad behaviour from them. V bad. Poo pants rubbish yuk. Advice? Nothing useful I'm afraid. Just empathy via a phone keypad. Great shot though. Very cool in fact.
Love the photo, it is brilliant. Workplace bullying sucks. Hang in there and prove them wrong. Or, hang in there till you can find another job that is brilliantly better then stick it up their nose! In the mean time keep on with your fabulous photos.
@hermann Thank you very much, much appreciated :) @ukandie1 Thanks very much, always appreciated :) @gigiflower It certainly makes you feel like a valued "team" member. It has been what can best be referred to as a "long day", but I survived. @golftragic I don't think so at all, but being a corporate giant I'm sure that if I tried anything they would come up with some cunning plan or other. I do like the idea of having an entire squadron of ducks at my command though. It would be immensely useful in so many situations! @maishanny Thanks very much :) @tomtom Yes...as in "what job market?" And thanks very much :) @lisatown Thanks very much, appreciated :) @dibzgreasley Thanks very much - I plan to do just that next week, in person when they deign to visit. Should be interesting...and thank you very much :) @rachelwithey Thank you very much - it's crap at the moment, but we all know what Gloria Gaynor said ;) @jan20 Thank you very much :) @andrewkru Thanks very much, much appreciated @susale Thanks very much - its the only thing I know how to do! @ceilidh Thank you very much - it's no good though...if I follow your plan and buy them I'll only end up using them for my own evil purposes! @deliad Thanks very much - thing is, I enjoy my job. The part where the politics aren't involved anyway, and the benefits outweigh other issues at the moment. Still. That and the fact that the job market isn't exactly fabulous at the moment. And the excessive pay is quite nice too ;) @newbank Poo pants rubbish yuk. I love it. And yes, it is shocking behaviour and your empathy is more than appreciated. Also, thanks you very much, always appreciated :)
@sioux Thank you very much indeed. I plan on sticking in there as (most days) I genuinely enjoy what I do. On the other hand, if something did come along I wouldn't be aiming for their noses!
Love the picture and processing. Fav Don't like the attitude of your management. If that's the way they treat their staff it sounds as though they are in the wrong job!!
You are on a roll as far as photos are concerned, and it's another fav from me. Love it. As for work, don't you wish you could just tell them where to go. I empathise completely.
Love it Fav!!! So could understand wanting to tell them where to go! I hope you have some answers soon, which ever way you decide to go. I like Kane's comment, take them down from the inside, best of luck with that.
Hi Graeme. We haven't yet met, but I saw your TT photo from a couple weeks ago. It was my favorite out of the whole bunch. And then I perused through dozens more of your photos. Your work is so intriguing - an interesting ebb and flow of incredible beauty, dark humor, and bold self expression. You have gained a follower. I am also interested in what you do for a living since you keep mentioning "clients." I am a Registered Drama Therapist from Kansas. I invite you to visit my work - much different than yours, of course! But, we capture what's surrounds us. :)
Wonderful minimalistic shot....love all the white space & the very fine drawn ducks, you can see every detail ! As for the work situation.....you have to be strong these days......don't let them blackmail you, keep your dignity & you will win!
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looks even better on black, I am liking these shots of yours of black on a stark white background. they are very striking. sorry to hear about work. it is good to know they want you, but agree with Pat
@pinkpaintpot Thanks very much, much appreciated @happypat Thanks very much...if I'd started with any dignity I would finish with it as well, but it seem to have misplaced it some time ago ;) @tasian Thanks very much...I'm saying "duck" far too often as it is... @kareenking Thanks very much, and for the follow. You'll get used to my bizarre oddities after a while... @archielogical Thank you most kindly :) @redpants Thank you very much...only a week to wait for answer apparently, during which time I plan on going slowly insane @bellshanghai2014 Thanks...I was aiming for a photo but a painting will do ;) @888rachel Thank you very much...sadly it's not the right job market to be telling them that... @karlow75 Now that's a plan so cunning you could "stick a tail on it and call it a weasel" ;) @brigette p.s. Thanks very much again ;) @annied Thirdwith of course. Naturally. Onewith is the fastest of them all but not often seen ;) @thistle Thanks you very much - attitude counts for a lot with me and they're fast losing any respect I had for them! Still, today is another day and last night I sharpened my knives...
@graemestevens of duck! Duck! DUCK! I hate when I do that because I really ducking hate it when others do it!!!!!!! all I can say is that I am very tired and enjoying wine - no excuse I know - hsit!
@annied That's where I'm going wrong then... @overalvandaan Thanks very much indeed :) And no, not so cool @pittcj17 Thank you very much :) @lilminimonka Thanks very much - my dumb luck seemed to play a large part ;)
@annied I have tried a coffin but found that there wasn't enough room for my midnight spasms. I'm also not a big fan of silk and the funeral director couldn't understand why I would to line a coffin with leather, even when I said it was easier to wipe down.
@epcello Thanks very much indeed :)
@gamelee Life is indeed a s..t but I will keep snapping...something ;) And thanks very much
@leanne333 Thank you very much, much appreciated :)
@rustymonkey Tomorrow is another and tonight I sharpen my knife ; And thank you very much, always appreciated
@spikez Thanks very much and yes, not enjoying it at the moment
@amandal No, they're ducks, not rocks ;) Thank you very much, appreciated ;)
@deak68 You'd better get off that soap box, there ain't room for two of us up there!!! And thank you as always :)
@homeschoolmom Thank you so much :)
@kt8ird Thanks very much - my little legs are going as fast as they can...
@bigugly Thank you, always appreciated :)
i'm so sorry though that you are being boxed in like that... sadly one's choices in those situations are often rather limited...
magnificent high-key btw
@kali66 Thank you very much indeed
@nanderson Thanks very much indeed :)
Love your treatment of these little duckers. How about training them in dive-bombing some select targets??
@ukandie1 Thanks very much, always appreciated :)
@gigiflower It certainly makes you feel like a valued "team" member. It has been what can best be referred to as a "long day", but I survived.
@golftragic I don't think so at all, but being a corporate giant I'm sure that if I tried anything they would come up with some cunning plan or other. I do like the idea of having an entire squadron of ducks at my command though. It would be immensely useful in so many situations!
@maishanny Thanks very much :)
@tomtom Yes...as in "what job market?" And thanks very much :)
@lisatown Thanks very much, appreciated :)
@dibzgreasley Thanks very much - I plan to do just that next week, in person when they deign to visit. Should be interesting...and thank you very much :)
@rachelwithey Thank you very much - it's crap at the moment, but we all know what Gloria Gaynor said ;)
@jan20 Thank you very much :)
@andrewkru Thanks very much, much appreciated
@susale Thanks very much - its the only thing I know how to do!
@ceilidh Thank you very much - it's no good though...if I follow your plan and buy them I'll only end up using them for my own evil purposes!
@deliad Thanks very much - thing is, I enjoy my job. The part where the politics aren't involved anyway, and the benefits outweigh other issues at the moment. Still. That and the fact that the job market isn't exactly fabulous at the moment. And the excessive pay is quite nice too ;)
@newbank Poo pants rubbish yuk. I love it. And yes, it is shocking behaviour and your empathy is more than appreciated. Also, thanks you very much, always appreciated :)
@dide Thanks you...I live in hope that it will get better again.
@annied If not sooner.
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@happypat Thanks very much...if I'd started with any dignity I would finish with it as well, but it seem to have misplaced it some time ago ;)
@tasian Thanks very much...I'm saying "duck" far too often as it is...
@kareenking Thanks very much, and for the follow. You'll get used to my bizarre oddities after a while...
@archielogical Thank you most kindly :)
@redpants Thank you very much...only a week to wait for answer apparently, during which time I plan on going slowly insane
@bellshanghai2014 Thanks...I was aiming for a photo but a painting will do ;)
@888rachel Thank you very much...sadly it's not the right job market to be telling them that...
@karlow75 Now that's a plan so cunning you could "stick a tail on it and call it a weasel" ;)
@brigette p.s. Thanks very much again ;)
@annied Thirdwith of course. Naturally. Onewith is the fastest of them all but not often seen ;)
@thistle Thanks you very much - attitude counts for a lot with me and they're fast losing any respect I had for them! Still, today is another day and last night I sharpened my knives...
@yaorenliu Thanks very much indeed :)
@davie Thanks very much, appreciated
@annied what am I, a duckin' owl???
@overalvandaan Thanks very much indeed :) And no, not so cool
@pittcj17 Thank you very much :)
@lilminimonka Thanks very much - my dumb luck seemed to play a large part ;)
@rennes Thank you very much :)