I'm often reluctant
Aug. 30th, 2002 04:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mishaday...to share my wants at work with my boss. It's not like working at the Foundation, where for the first couple of years at least, it was want, order, have. It's the U, and while our department doesn't rely on state funds, we certainly don't have an unlimited budget.
So I'm cautious about what I approach him seriously with, and while I joke about geekcruises, I make sure the two-day Mac seminar is worth my time and his money. I make cracks about how much use he has for his shiny new iMac, and how good it would look on my desk, but when choosing between asking for a new cd-rw for the macs and asking for Toast for the server, which already has a cd-rw, I ask for the software.
Fortunately, Bob kicks ass, and goes for the usb cd-rw anyway. And he recognizes when I put in the extra time to help my users - tells me I earned my cookie that I bought when I finally scrounged lunch down in the cafeteria. Go me!
So I'm cautious about what I approach him seriously with, and while I joke about geekcruises, I make sure the two-day Mac seminar is worth my time and his money. I make cracks about how much use he has for his shiny new iMac, and how good it would look on my desk, but when choosing between asking for a new cd-rw for the macs and asking for Toast for the server, which already has a cd-rw, I ask for the software.
Fortunately, Bob kicks ass, and goes for the usb cd-rw anyway. And he recognizes when I put in the extra time to help my users - tells me I earned my cookie that I bought when I finally scrounged lunch down in the cafeteria. Go me!
