I have been offered a training course in North Carolina for 2 weeks in July-August.
I guess i am both happy and unhappy about it.
Happy to finally be offered
yet unhappy that the nomination came from someone else other than my own dept head.
I hate thinking that favouritism plays a part in selection.
I hate not being picked for the course that i am more suitable for.
I hate that place being given to someone who does not merit the placement.

There are a lot of things i am becoming unsatisfied about at work and it bugs me that as the organization grows, people start losing sight of what is importance and politics come into play. I miss working in an environment where none of those things were important and though we were a small organization, everyone felt like part of a family. Except now, we aren't and management tried salvaging the old culture by organizing retreats. My question now is, exactly what culture are we trying to salvage? Do they know? Why do i have the feeling that it is an attempt to make one side conform to the other? Like my colleague said, i don't really need the job. I guess if i am required to play politics and do some serious ass-licking, i would just pack up and leave. But i will really miss the kids though.