The Kabuki Play 3

Kabuki is a traditional form of Japanese theater that portrays the lives of people who lived during the Edo period (1600-1868). While it's subject matter is primarily historical, Kabuki's extraordinary spectacles of color and sound through acting, dancing and music still symbolize contemporary life.

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HISTORY OF "THE KABUKI PLAY"

  • The original "Kabuki Play" writings exposed a brash inner monologue as I struggled through the trials and tribulations as a college student. Broken friendships, irritating dorm-mates and akward trips home between semesters kicked off the first "Kabuki Play" series. However, college didn't last forever and "the real world" was right around the corner with drama ten fold.
  • "The Kabuki Play 2," a darker and more disturbing account, told the unsettling story about my first job after graduating from college, it being one of the biggest trainwrecks in the history of "The Kabuki Play." After being caught in the middle of 10 consecutive firings in less than two years and being stuck with four pisspoor bosses, I decided that I'd had enough. So, I quit my job and cut off all the negativity in my life, and moved two hours away from home to start my life over.
  • With a new job, my own apartment and a new beginning, "The Kabuki Play 3" picks up where the second series left off and revisits my inner monologue as I try to leave the past behind me and spread my wings.

Friday, June 17, 2005

D-Day: Another One Bites the Dust

It’s only been 4 months and they fired the new senior publicist today. This time, it wasn’t nearly as dramatic as the first. To give you some perspective, 3 people have now been fired since I’ve been working there. I’ve only been there for a year.

In the 6 years my boss has been in power, this firing marked number 18.

This one was a little more justified. I don’t feel a loss with this firing as I did before. The new senior publicist is one of those people who have to have their nose in everyone’s business. Eavesdropping on my conversations and offering unwarranted opinions are what got her on my nerves. Personally, I can’t stand people who don’t mind their own business.

I heard through the grapevine that she lied about some things a couple of times and got caught. In addition, she allegedly was being condescending to and micromanaging another employee she was supposed to be supervising. Not only that, but she managed to get on everyone’s nerves and frankly wasn’t that good of a writer. I guess the job position wasn’t a good fit.

HOWEVER, in her defense, my boss didn’t take the time to give her a skills test or meet her more than once. Instead, she hired her on the spot and then cracked down on her for not “meeting the expectations.” Not only that, but a job description STILL has not been written for that position, so the expectations are up in limbo.

My boss didn’t train her, doesn’t do a very good job of supervising and communicating with ANY of us (as I’m sure you know from reading past entries), and basically has a negative attitude.

I kind of felt bad because the senior publicist ended up crying by the end of the day… I must say, I was very proud to hear that she let my boss HAVE IT before she stormed out of her office. Then, she filed a grievance and told the Human Resources department EVERYTHING… good for her.

As of right now, they [the powers that be] don’t know what the hell they’re going to do with that position. They may not hire another person, but instead hire a firm or a freelancer to do all the work. Maybe it’s for the better. It’ll be interested to see what happens in the weeks to come. My boss assured me and my coworker that our “jobs are safe”—why she would even say that is beyond me, but the real question is: WHO’S NEXT?!

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