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Cake day: October 12th, 2023

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  • He’s a new manager working through a merger. He may be friendly and approachable, but he’s got a lot on his plate.

    He asked everyone to stay in their position. you applied for a new position. In his eyes, what kind of impression might you have made? Now he may still be friendly and approachable. More than likely, he saw it and said, “I don’t have time for this.”

    If you want a change and need to do it through your manager, figure out what his problems are and if you can be helpful. If not, just do your job well. Then when the difficulties of the merger have balanced out, you may have space to ask again.

    During a merger, things are complicated and messy. He has pressures that you may not be aware of. Advancing in your workplace often requires soft skills. They may seem mercurial and difficult, but it’s just a set of skills.

    As for thicker skin, first feel what is happening. Don’t try to change it or wish it different. Gather data about how your emotional mind works and work with what it is and not what everyone says it should be.




  • You have to understand their claim as well and how it is rooted in their narrative of history.

    The ROC’s claim is they are the legitimate government of China as it’s boundaries were in 1947 when the ROC established a new constituiton. However, in 1949, they retreated to the island of Taiwan and setup a political and economic system. Despite the loss of the civil war, they think they still have a claim on the space and had international support for that claim until 1970.

    I don’t think the claim is strong, but it necessary for them to maintain autonomy of the island. It’s a rather unique situation as far as I’m concerned.

    And just to head off any heat, I’m not posting this to adjudication whose right and whose wrong, but to clear represent their argument to the best of my limited ability. PRC has a different claim and an interpretation of history.