Specifically, as project manager, the interviewee was responsible for coordinating the contributions of all other members of the production team. In that capacity, the date of project completion for most projects depended on circumstances out of her control, because even with her following up with each team member appropriately, they still caused delays that were unavoidable on her end.
Generally, most of these projects were not required to be completed by any specific date, as the interviewee was the original source of any anticipated completion dates, based on projected time frames of completion of individual responsibilities of other team members. In virtually all cases, wherever a component task necessary for the project delayed its completion, the project managers simply adjusted the anticipated completion date for the entire project.
The interviewee's immediate supervisor had requested continual formal updates to the production schedule, which made no sense to the interviewee since no project of hers had ever been delayed beyond any actual deadline or in any way by virtue of her failure to perform any of her specific responsibilities. The interviewee accommodated the supervisor's request but admitted in conversation that she failed to see the point. The interviewee understands that doing so was not a good idea under normal circumstances, but relates that by that time, she no longer cared about long-term employment by the firm in that capacity. In retrospect, the interviewee does not regret letting the situation at work develop the way it did, leading to her termination. She describes herself as having a "very limited ability to tolerate people she does not respect. In that regard, the one mistake she...
On the other hand, the astrology issue came up in professional discussions rather than during personal conversation, and therefore, according to her, the ed result would have been the same. Nevertheless, she has resolved to avoid unnecessary social conversation in any similar working environment she encounters in the future. The interviewee did not maintain any close friendships at that position, although she describes a genuine appreciation and fondness of several coworkers, keeping in contact with one for several weeks after her termination.
Future Plans:
The interviewee is currently interviewing while simultaneously attempting to build a freelance business providing her communications and advertising copy services from her home office. While she appreciates being able to support herself without having to commute to an on-site job, she earns substantially less as a freelancer than a fulltime employee. She describes herself as "passively interviewing" in the sense that she responds to employment notices, but only those that offer approximately three times the salary that she can generate working from home as a freelancer.
The interviewee is not ignorant of the social reality that few working environments exist that require no personal compromises; in fact, that is precisely the reason that she prefers to continue working from home unless or until a position becomes available that presents the ideal working environment and a sufficient salary to offset the relative inconvenience of commuting to fulltime on-site position.
