YoungHeart1980!

I hope everyone is doing okay. I’ve been involved in so many conversations and feel like I’ve been asked for my advice, and it’s been a lot lately. It’s a good thing, but I also don’t want to do too much. I went from being silent to doing a lot more of talking. I’m meeting new people and talking different topics with the committee’s I was asked to join. This is volunteer work.

Today I met with a committee I was asked to join department processes and assessing opportunities for the researchers and potential presentations for future research talks. I appreciate that the committee sees that I do bring value and expertise to the group. Two young ladies, researchers, voiced their opinion of not being provided feedback after their research assessments so that they are able to improve. I felt they needed someone to support them other than their own voice. I justified their opinion by addressing how are they supposed to improve if the feedback is not provided. The young ladies are not asking for the answers but feedback. Both said they requested feedback, and it was rejected. The committee took that into consideration and would follow up on the next meeting.

I also gifted the supervisor a box of sweets and bath oil and a small candle with a delightful smell. She happily received them. She immediately thought to share, and I said no, they are for you. Sometimes we give so much of ourselves, and no one sees us when we go through a tough time. We all want to be acknowledged especially when we are going through something stressful.

I might not see eye to eye with her all the time on her leadership style, but we still feel. I spoke to her about our meeting last week (blog 9/26/24) and I would step in if she needed me to in the future. I have been through situations where I had to pull my own weight on my own, I offered my support to her and told her I would sit with her and go through the department financials wherever she had questions. I would find the time. I eased her mind, and I noticed that she was hurt by that meeting. She smiled and thanked me. All the Best!