Again, I’m the odd man out.

[madbaker]

Conversation on the desk this morning --

Cow-orker: "To buy or not to buy?"
Me (instantly): "Aye, there's the rub. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune..."
Cow-orkers: (blank looks)
Me: "... never mind."

Comments

[fionnbharro.livejournal.com]

I sure hope the pay is good.

The only thing keeping me at my present job is the people. seamoose not withstanding.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

The pay is good, I like my job (when I'm allowed to do it), there aren't that many opportunities in the same field around here...

And besides, I'd have this same problem anywhere else I went.

[fionnbharro.livejournal.com]

I like my job (when I'm allowed to do it),

What is it, exactly, that a VP/Portfolio Manager (with a CFA, no less) *does*?

I mean, in light of not being allowed to do it. Whatever *it* is?

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

I buy and sell bonds for mutual funds. More and more frequently, work politics and salesmanship are getting in the way of what was my "primary job" when I was hired to do it.

[fionnbharro.livejournal.com]

Well, yes; I think most of us know the buying-sellng aspects of what you do.

I suppose many of us might wonder what sort of 'work politics' would get in the way of 'primary job'-function. Isn't that more of the 'who kisses-ass best' type of thing?

I've never known you to be an ass-kisser.

[seamoose.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I wouldn't stay around if only that seamoose guy was the only reason.