The good;
The company I work for is in the beginning stages of merging with another. It's due to be completed near the end of this year or early next. All the managers are putting together presentations of what their teams are working on. So, one of the managers got the bright idea of putting together slides of each team member with their education, projects, and a picture. I've never been thrilled when my employers try to do this. I've been a microwave communications engineer, mechanical engineer, software, and a firmware engineer; I don't have a degree in any of them. Not having a degree to list leaves a gap in my profile that other don't have. But this time it wasn't as much the degree part that bothered me, as much as the photo part.
I tried to make up a few tongue-in- cheek excuses why I couldn't get one for him, hoping he let it go. Well he found a very recent picture somewhere, sent it to me and asked "how's this one, it's a little fuzzy but it looks good". Surprisingly I liked the picture he found. Recently I had started trimming my eyebrows and getting my hair cut a little more on the feminine side, and the fact that it was a little fuzzy softened my looks some. I was feeling good about how I looked.
The bad and the ugly;
Today I had to submit a background check that included finger prints and a photo. The gentleman processing the background check took care of the paperwork (online forms), fingerprints, and then stood me in front of a gray wall. He used his cell phone to snapped one photo about as quickly as one could, and off he was to upload it. No "say cheese", no nothing. The photo was close, sharp, crisp, a little distorted from the camera angle, and OMG I looked bad.
Sigh.
It's not like it's going to be on a name badge or anything. The only people that will see it will be the processing agency. But it still bummed me out.
With trying to prep at work for my trip and a pet issue going on at home, it's not been one of my better days. Tomorrow's not going to be any better, (I'll explain this latter this week).
I'm not looking for really sympathy, just venting today, overall I don't have much to complain about and life is good.
Warm Regards,
Paulie.