What do you put on a bruised ego?
Yesterday I got a phone call from the manager of the Bloomington receiving department. He wanted to tell me that he was on the committee responsible for bringing up receiving issues with corporate. He told me that he was going to the first meeting in Oct., and if I had any concerns I'd like brought up, I should get them to him before then.
My first thought was: Why wasn't I asked to do this?
I have been a receiving manager at least 3 or so years longer than this guy. I work in a significantly larger store, hence a larger receiving department. My department was one of the few in the district actually finishing our deliveries by the end of the day. I remember this guy calling me with questions when he first started out...and HE gets chosen to be a part of this group?
Now, the fact that I'm not sure I would want to be a part of this group has no bearing on the fact that my ego has been bruised. I didn't even know such a group was being created. I don't know if I was even being considered. The store this guy comes from is the one our District Manager came from so maybe she pulled for him. Maybe they wanted someone from a small store because they had larger stores represented already?
All I do know is that I was annoyed and a little hurt, probably for no reason other than my ego could use some bolstering right now and this seemed like a little poke in the gut. Errrggghhh....
1 comment:
I understand the hurt ego, but consider yourself lucky. Chances are this guy from Bloomington will spend a lot of time coming up with great ways to improve the process only to have his ideas shot down and realize that the committee has no real authority to implement changes. Gee, do I sound like a bitter corporate grunt or what! Look on the bright side, you will have more time to watch Arrested Delevopment DVDs.
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