From: To: alMIS> Subject: everything Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 23:24:17 +0000 Importance: Normal Ms. Maxwell: We need to finish the conversation we've repeatedly attempted and I've made ill attempts at trying to communicate by email. Obviously I was at a loss Friday after being "reprimanded". Quite frankly, believe it or not, I've NEVER-NEVER been reprimanded by my boss. I have always been approached as part of the solution and never part of the problem. I don't ever want to be put in that position again! I'm clear on Mr. E's goals and they are barely attainable with your help. I simply can't lose any big chunks of time this week. As you know, I share his frustrations but see a light at the end of this tunnel when we have a "real" office and quality time together. However the limitations we've been inching our way through are not a consideration and he expects results by Friday. Rather than simply following your instruction without question we need to agree that I have to be more aggressive and give you enough information/facts to make informed decisions. For example, I allowed (and I do mean "I") you to burn over 4 hours of the time I was to spend with John working on the manual because you clearly stated when we had computer problems that you wanted the construction pictures emailed regardless rather than FedEx...you didn't want any further discussion... This is a prime example of us not yet establishing strong/open communication or you simply having the confidence in me to defer to my judgment. Your approach with me must differ from that with the staff for us to be an effective team...I need to understand to direct others. I've done further work on the "manual" and will be ready for your impute or John's late Monday. Please let me know if you want to work on it or if I need to schedule time with John. I plan to work with • Monday to understand the Leah fiasco and put a procedure in place for future purchases. I'll discuss this with y