Friday, January 28, 2011
Settled in Tucson
We pulled into Far Horizons yesterday and spent today just enjoying the weather--mid 70's today but cooling next week. It's like dropping into a time warp. Same people in the pool. Same weekly events. It's pleasant to find this sameness.
Alas, on our way here Kit wanted to detour to ORPI to talk to the "bosses" there about what we could do to "hit the ground running". What a shock. Instead of being welcomed and supported and offered assistance we were thrown road blocks. Not a bit of positive interaction. We were expected to embrace the "new" NPS policy of having written goals and objectives. OK. Not like I hadn't done enough of that 30 years ago. But the programs I spent years working on are not valid because I didn't write these goals and objectives FIRST. Both Kit and I have worked for all kinds of administrators and can play the games--but why when we are retired. We are both in agreement that we really don't want to work for these people. So now what do we do for 3 months? Enjoy the sun I guess.
Alas, on our way here Kit wanted to detour to ORPI to talk to the "bosses" there about what we could do to "hit the ground running". What a shock. Instead of being welcomed and supported and offered assistance we were thrown road blocks. Not a bit of positive interaction. We were expected to embrace the "new" NPS policy of having written goals and objectives. OK. Not like I hadn't done enough of that 30 years ago. But the programs I spent years working on are not valid because I didn't write these goals and objectives FIRST. Both Kit and I have worked for all kinds of administrators and can play the games--but why when we are retired. We are both in agreement that we really don't want to work for these people. So now what do we do for 3 months? Enjoy the sun I guess.
# posted by Carol Harma @ 6:19 PM 
