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What's the worst professional mistake youv'e ever made? How did you recover?
December 3, 2006
What's the worst professional mistake youv'e ever made? How did you recover?
I'm 23, fresh out of school, and rather terrified about my future. I entered a job, and it made me pretty miserable. After speaking with my former academic advisors and internship supervisors about the job, they advised me to quit (and also said they'd gladly act as references in a new job search). So I did. I have a good reference from the job I quit as well, although my exit itself was not the neatest. While I think I have my ducks in a row as far as job searching goes (got the references lined up, some part-time temp work lined up and savings to cushion the financial blow, put out the word that I'm looking again), and have a much better idea of where I'd like my career to go and the steps I need to take to get there, generally I feel pretty awful about myself after this experience.
So, while I'm not specifically looking for advice on my particular situation - I am curious about the other professional mistakes people made when they were my age. What happened? How did you recover? Did you recover? Please tell me that things get better after the age of 23, and not worse. Or, be horribly blunt and tell me that it will be a long, hard slog to put my career back together, and that the real world blows. Either way, your personal stories are appreciated.
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Work & Money
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You know, everything you've said here sounds like you're just thinking too much about being between a previous professional job and your next one. It sounds like you did all the right things, asked all the right people and acted responsibly. In fact, after reading it I thought, "What an articulate fellow, he'll land on his feet in no time!".
So, don't worry about "recovery", be confident that you're going to move onto great things. To have a career defining moment on exit of education isn't very likely, so chin up - you've got what it takes.
As an aside, I always end up telling people that if they leave a job, they take with them the skills and experience gained, and so many people forget that. What you've learned now is to be more discerning with your choice in job.
To answer your question however, the worst career decision I ever made was leaving a firm I loved working for when I was 19 for their rival company which was located in a city I preferred to socialise in without having enough foresight to discover what the new job role was about, and within 6 weeks I had gone from my best to worst job ever. It only lasted 3 months.
Currently I'm self-employed, and that suits me just fine! :)
posted by
on December 3, 2006
I can think of several friends/acquaintences who have made disastrous mistakes and have great jobs today. If you weren't escorted from the building in handcuffs while a forensic team pieced together what happened, no blunder you made at this job will have much impact on your career a few years from now.
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I think you'll need to be a lot more specific about exactly why your exit was "not the neatest." Without any idea of how you screwed up, we can't advise you on how to "put your career back together."
Reading between the lines of your post, however, my guess is that you're blowing something way out of proportion. Job exits are often a little messy. As long as you did not leave because of any act of dishonesty, it's probably going to be alright.
And you ask us to assure you that things get better. They do and they don't. I've found that moving along in my career has required me to become comfortable juggling an ever-increasing number of potential disasters and uncomfortable situations, while attempting to minimize the repercussions of my own inevitable screw-ups and failures. The good news is that the longer you've been an adult, the more you're able to view these things with a sense of humor and not be too shaken up when things get really difficult.
My worst professional mistake was working for several years in a lame, unchallenging job because I didn't have the confidence to do something more challenging.
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I don't think you've much to worry about. My biggest blunder was complaining to a coworker about how stupid some of the new hires the boss had let onboard. This got back to the boss and a few weeks later I was escorted out of the building (by HR, thankfully...no gendarmes!). I got another position not to long afterwards...the boss whose judgement I questioned even put in a good word for me.
YMMV as they say, but unless you've done something criminal or otherwise loused up something high profile, you can pretty much carry on.
posted by
on December 3, 2006
This may be worthless information, so take it with a grain of salt:
I am a 35-year-old pastor with almost 11 years experience, and every so often somone your age comes to me terribly worried that they don't have their entire career all figured out yet. They seem uneasy with the uncertainty and just want the kind of ease and stability they see in others who have been in their careers for a while.
I am still waiting to make my Greatest Professional Mistake, but the only advice I can give you is:
- You have the foresight to have a good reference, your feet on the ground for the job search already, you are networking already, and you were wise enough to have some savings to get you over the hump. I cannot tell you how many people I have met who are a decade older than you who don't have the ability to be as forward thinking as you are.
- You are only 23. The very best thing about being 23 is not having to have it all figured out. You have some time to pursue your passions, and I encourage you to do it. Think about working overseas, or trying an idea you have always wanted to make happen. The predictable stage of your life comes quickly enough. Don't rush it.
- Give yourself some grace. I agree with rc55; that you are overthinking it. This kind of pressure you are putting yourself now is a bad habit to get into and will steal your joy/health/time as you get older.
Good luck, and when I make my great mistake, I will let you know. Hopefully you can hire me to work for your company. :)
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Biggest mistake (so far): When I was your age, in my last semester of an MA program, I was so desperately broke and (temporarily) burned out on teaching that I took a private sector technical writing job. This is a swell field, but mine was a horrible, soul-killing position in a company that had made the cubicle mentality into an art form. I was beyond miserable for a few months, then scraped together enough cash to pay the rent for a bit, quit the hell job, and finished my thesis in a crazed flurry, eventually ending up with a contented little teaching career, which is exactly what I'm cut out for. Whenever the job gets annoying, I remind myself of how good I have it and of where I might be instead [shudder].
It was sheer serendipity -- as well as recognition of what I really wanted from life and willingness to sacrifice for it -- that allowed me to recover pretty quickly, and like you, I felt freaked out for a bit. But now it seems like a trivial detour. Everyone needs time to find a direction, and you had the sense to recognize that you were not in the right place and get out. That takes moxie and beats the alternative of slogging along for five or ten years, or a lifetime, because you're too scared to take a risk. To (horrendously) paraphrase Emerson, a ship zigzags here and there, but its overall course takes it where it needs to go. Don't sweat the occasional course corrections.
posted by
on December 3, 2006
relax and just learn from mistakes. only time will give you a better feeling for what you can get away with and what you can't. nobody expects you to be perfect at 23, just reasonably capable of using your common senses.
posted by
on December 3, 2006
I didn't go to HR when I should have gone to HR about an abusive co-worker.
Doesn't sound like much, but it made my life hell for months, and because it fucked with my head so badly, actually ruined my reputation with a few people. It escalated to the point where she was so frightening that I refused to leave the building before her because I was honestly afraid of what she would do to me in the parking lot if she found me by myself. So stupid. I finally wised up and told the boss that if he didn't fix her agression problem, I would by quitting.
Mysteriously she was gone within two weeks.
I recovered from it by 1) ballsing up, as above; and 2) finding a new department in the company with a boss who had a much more discerning eye for hiring and who really liked me personally.
Don't ever put up with anything like I did. Really. Don't. You aren't being whiny if you report it, and you are not obligated to try to like people.
posted by
Medieval Maven
on December 3, 2006
I don't mean this to be mean, but you are a 23 year old fresh out of school.
You don't have a career yet.
With a few very rare exceptions (like child star or model), you would have to be some kind of monumental fuckup to hit your peak at only 23. There is no where to go but up from your age, so stop .worrying so much or else you'll end up having a stress-related heart attack in your thirties.
posted by
on December 3, 2006
I agree with MegoSteve- I fail to see any real crisis here. You quit your job, no big whoop. You know those dipshits who have their lascivious/boorish workplace emails/voicemails forwarded around the internet?
guys have fucked up their careers.
posted by
on December 3, 2006
Having made various mistakes on various scales over the course of my career, I eventually came to this realization:
I haven't gotten anyone killed. Nor will I.
The mistakes I did make, I learned from, by figuring out exactly what I did wrong and NOT DOING IT AGAIN.
Not knowing exactly what you did, no once give you any solid advice, but it sounds like you're worrying too much.
posted by
Brandon Blatcher
on December 3, 2006
My favourite story is of a former colleague that switched jobs every 18 months or so.
He was a corporate lawyer, and found the skeletons he created in his closet came back to haunt him if he stayed too long in one place.
Luckily, the pace of the law is slow enough that he can start, do some slip shod work, then leave without being found out. It was only later his previous employers discovered his systematic carelessness.
So I don't think you have too much to worry about...
posted by
on December 3, 2006
I, like you, just graduated from college in May, and I'll be 23 in January. Some of the best advice I've gotten recently has been from the guy who was my boss this summer at the bookstore I work at. (He's 35 and lives in an apartment building across the street from mine and is kind of the closest thing I have to a mentor in this cold, nebulous post-collegiate world.)
Here are a few of the lessons he's imparted to me (and that I've learned by just getting out there and living these past seven months):
-One way or another, you need to reach a point where you don't worry so much about what other people think about your career or lack thereof. The particular path you take to reach that point of not-worrying will vary—some people get there by attaining their dream job right off the bat, then relaxing, and some people get there by hitting rock bottom and realizing there's nowhere to go but up. (Personally, I worked at Cold Stone Creamery for a while this summer to pay the rent. That's about as humiliating a job as you can get, post-college. Feel better yet?)
-In general, as long as you're getting something out of the place you're at in life, there's no need to rush to another state of being.
-Sometimes it takes a few months to really settle into a job and get to a place where you can do your best work (and then get promoted). You
have bad days when you start out at
new job, even if you *click* with the people you work with, 'cause you're learning how you fit into the culture, learning how to carry out new tasks, and just generally finding your place there.
-You're not obligated to any particular employer, and you're
not obligated to stay in an employment situation that's just plain
for you.
-Failure isn't something that overtakes you in the night. As long as you're doing what you want to do, and moving in the right direction, you're making progress.
-A lot of what you're doing right now is just résumé-building and hopscotching your way to your ultimate career-making job[s]. There are bound to be missteps here and there.
-You want to avoid making decisions that are simply
, rather than
—but even if you do make one of those "safe" decisions, it probably won't be disastrous. For my part, I was offered a full-time position in June as assistant editor at a local magazine (where I absolutely LOVE the people and the atmosphere and where they love me, too)...and I turned it down. Why? Because I'd planned to just take a year off to work before grad school, and they wanted me to sign on for at least two years. Because I didn't want to lead them on and then burn a bridge if I decided to leave. Because I was afraid of what the job would demand of me.
That was definitely an example of a "safe" choice—I had a plan and I was sticking to it, despite the fact that I was throwing away an opportunity a lot of magazine folks would kill for right out of college.
But y'know, six months later I'm thinking I probably won't go to grad school next year after all—because now I've got other projects in the works that I'd never have started if I'd taken that full-time position back in June.
The world is full of opportunities, especially right now, and "blowing" a good one could turn out to be the best thing you ever did. You have to realize that you can't predict the future, and
you must chill
And know this: the fact that you care about your prospects and have the wherewithal to plan ahead and work hard to get to the top puts you ahead of so many people. Now what you need to do is work on not worrying so much.
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Don't sweat it. Took a job, realized it isn't going to work AFTER moving halfway across the country and buying a house. Currently in the process of extricating myself. 10 years older than you, doctoral degree, didn't make any better a decision. Sometimes you don't realize that it isn't going to work until after you've made the jump. It could be worse, no?
posted by
caution live frogs
on December 3, 2006
Worst mistake I ever made was in my first year as a software engineer when I accidently committed some code that disabled all security on my company's entire product line.
Fourteen years later the mistake is still part of company lore (it gets mentioned every time a coding talk is given) but as of about year three nobody except me remembered who had done it.
The moral: people will remember a good story, but nobody really cares about your career but you.
(note: this is a good thing to remember during yearly reviews. It's likely even your direct boss has completely forgotten what you did this year, so don't be shy about reminding him or her)
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I was fired from my first "real" job after college. I was (justifiably) angry at the endless 70 hour weeks at entry-level pay, and mouthed off a lot about it. It seemed horrible at the time, but I had a better job within 2 weeks, based on a recommendation from a colleague at the first job. And every job I've had in the subsequent decade has been through a connection made at that first job. Within 2 months, I viewed that firing as a great career move. I now view it as a tremendous character-builder. I learned a very important lesson from that bad experience: how to speak up about my needs and rights as an employee in a way that managers can respect and work with.
Something to remember: professional life is not like school in a very important way - there is no passing or failing. By fucking up a few tasks, you can fail a class. Not so in professional life; we're all jsut plugging along along, trying to do our best. Most of us have had bad jobs, poor fits, etc., at some point. Just move on to the next thing.
I agree that you don't need to worry about this. You'll have lots of jobs in your life, some good, some bad. You're not in a horrible position, and you'll be fine.
posted by
on December 3, 2006
- Email, voicemail, VOIP and you're presence on the net: keep an eye on what you write and say that can be recorded -- always stay professional when you communicate.
- If you're in IT: careful with root access on that production server. Never run rm -rf unless you absolutely have to. Always decline receiving privileges that you shouldn't have.
- If you screw up, notify your boss
right away
. There's nothing worse than an employee who hides things. Every time this happens, I give employees feedback why it was a bad idea -- and I'm not even the boss that will yell if someone makes a mistake nor am I the kind of boss who thinks that people just shouldn't do mistake, far from it -- but it seems deeply embedded in people not to tell when they screw up.
- My worst professional mistake: sniffing a root password on my very first week at work. That was very immature, I could have been fired. I recoverd by drowning the IT team in beer.
posted by
on December 3, 2006
My worst professional mistake was working for several years in a lame, unchallenging job because I didn't have the confidence to do something more challenging.
posted by
on December 3, 2006
Back in the days before having a robust IT policy, joke e-mails were bandied around our office without a care. I was new to the company, and enjoyed joining in with the social aspect.
Someone sent out a pretty innocuous e-mail to the whole company distribution list (about car parking, not a joke), and I replied with a rather um... ill advised joke response. To everyone.
I didn't get in trouble for it, but I can't leave the company until there's no longer any staff still working here who were there to witness (or, worse, keep an e-mail record of...) my folly.
Acute embarrassment, rather than career destroying, but I was your age at the time, and it certainly seemed like the latter :)
posted by
on December 4, 2006
If you screw up, notify your boss right away.
OH! This reminds me of my brother's worst professional mistake:
April Fools Day he sends out a joke email to his office which mentions a merger (mergers are common in his industry).
The problem was that the merger was mentioned in the first paragraph and the "this is an April Fools joke reference" was not until the very end. Apparently a LOT of people read only the first paragraph and then forwarded it ALL OVER the company.
He told me he just went into his boss' office, closed the door, looked at his boss and said, "I fsked up."
Today, all we will say about the issue was "It wasn't my best day."
Still, he is a really bright, hardworking guy, and this has not hurt his career at all. He has a received a couple of nice promotions since that day.
posted by
on December 4, 2006
NEVER TALK SHIT ABOUT COWORKERS USING COMPANY EMAIL. You run the risk of accidentally putting that person's own email address in the To: field.
Um, not that I've done it or anything...
I'm actually not talking shit about coworkers at all anymore. It's just bad in so many ways.
If you screw up, notify your boss right away.
So so true.
I thought I had lost some really important documents and I spent a few days just totally sweating it. Finally, when I admitted it, he said casually,
Those? I have those.
I could have totally spared myself the incredible stress had I admitted it right away.
posted by
on December 4, 2006
I was fired from my first job post-college--I took it because I needed money and mistakenly believed that it wouldn't matter if I was bored comatose all day long. I was unhappy, and it showed, and it was a relief to be let go. Like you, I was worried about the black mark on my resume.
I called the company's HR department and explained that I didn't want anyone at the company talking about me to future employers except to disclose dates of employment and salary. I got it in writing--they can't give me a reference, either positive or negative, or I can sue. When I went to my next interview, I told them that the former company had a policy against giving references. When they asked why I'd left, I said simply that it wasn't the right fit, and I emphasized what I'd learned there that was relevant to the new job.
Employers have generally had bad experiences working before as well, so they understand. Mention that it wasn't the right opportunity, though it was valuable; don't dwell on it, and you'll be fine.
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I think 4ster hit it on the head - sometimes young people just want some reassurance in one form or another. And that limeonaire and bunch of other people are right - not to take myself so seriously at my age (because that's ridiculous) and learn to relax. Thanks, everyone, for the stories and advice!
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Don't sweat it too much. I graduated from college thinking I wanted a career in one industry, ended up working in something
unrelated, and finally chose my actual
at the age of 27, when I enrolled in school for my Master's.
You don't have to make final decisions about anything right now. Find out what you like. Try things. Be open to new possibilities. Listen to other's experiences, but realize yours may be different (they may hate highly structured environments, you may be unable to work without one).
posted by
on December 4, 2006
universal_qlc: I, too, am 23, and just about to leave a soul-sucking job. This was something that had all the trappings of being impressive, careerwise, but lacked the content. It had me deep in a funk for the past few months, and it took me a long time to decide what I wanted to do about it. Now I'm leaving to do something I know I love, and I'm extremely happy that this is going to quickly fade into the past and be nothing more than a bad memory.
I could go back and say that I'm disappointed with myself for taking the job in the first place despite my misgivings, or for not quitting the minute things got bad, or for not toughing it out longer, or whatever, but I'm not. No matter how much I hated my day-to-day while I was here, it still gave me a new perspective on things. I took the job because I wanted to try something different; it didn't work out. In the process I've learned a lot about myself, and a lot about how I relate to others. That's far more valuable than getting promoted quickly or any other metric that people normally use for status.
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As a callow youth, I worked for a guy who had an AR15 rifle leaning against the wall in his office (this is Australia - we don't do that here), kept all the business paperwork in a jumble of cardboard boxes, and thought it was a huge joke to stop a $20,000 cheque after the goods it was paying for had been delivered. He was a cowboy and a bit of a sleaze, but I got on OK with him until I allowed myself to be persuaded by some of my colleagues that he was evil incarnate, at which point I joined his imaginary throng of plotters-against.
I can't remember whether it was before or just after leaving that job that I changed his logon password to "cockbreath". What I do remember is the shit I got into (it had to have been me - very few people had access) and how petty and stupid I felt (and still feel, looking back on it) for doing that. The guy had given me my first paying job, and even if he
evil incarnate, how exactly was that supposed to help?
I went on to work on other things with other people. AFAIK the incident has had no long term repercussions.
Whatever hideous mistakes you make at 23 are pretty much par for the course. Don't sweat it.
posted by
on December 4, 2006
Thirding or fourthing or whatevering this:
If you screw up, notify your boss right away. There's nothing worse than an employee who hides things.
Fact is you are going to make professional mistakes, we all do. I made one last week, not huge, but it was with a brand new Sr. Exec I now report to. The best thing you can do is to go straight to your boss with a) how you screwed up, b) what you think the best resolution is (better yet, what you've already done to start rectifying it), and c) your promise to do your best to not let it happen again. Anyone who expects you to never screw up is not in reality and you don't want to work for them anyway.
But perhaps the best advice I can give you is some I got early on in one of my first jobs:
There's a world of difference between a job and a career.
You can do jobs you don't particularly enjoy right now (although I would suggest you find something you do) without totally determining your career. In some respects, your career will be a thing of retrospect - a summation of jobs you had over your life. Most of us will have many. The encouragement I've found in this idea is the fact that if I screw up in the here and now, or even if I'm in a job position that's not optimal, it does not dictate the whole of my career.
Its just a job. Keep things in this perspective and you'll have the cool head to make the right decisions.
posted by
on December 5, 2006
I'm 40, and looking back, the only professional mistakes I can remember making that weren't just the normal learning curve of any career were interpersonal ones. It may sound trivial, but let me promise you that it's not: don't gossip about coworkers, don't bring too much of your personal life into your work environment because you need that place to retreat to, don't talk shit about your boss because it *will* get back to him or her, and whatever you do, don't get romantically involved with co-workers. (Your case will always seem like the exception, but so far I have never seen any exceptions to this one).
Other than that, just put yourself all the way out on the limb and stay there. Take risks and enjoy it. And you will make professional mistakes (a step up, at least, from amateur mistakes), and its the recovering from them that will take you to the next level in many cases.
Most of the intelligent, interesting, and sucessful people I know have had quite a few jobs that ended up being less than ideal. It's not like 30 years ago where you picked one company and stayed there for life. You might not believe this now, but the perfect career for you may not reveal itself until years from now, and the trail of breadcrumbs leading you to it may be a string of jobs that on the surface seem to have nothing to do with each other.
Good luck! (It's a fun ride!)
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These next six weeks or so will finally give the Yankees a chance to see what Pineda can do as a member of their rotation making a regular start. At least hopefully. We have no real reason to expect him to stay healthy other than blind faith at this point. Hopefully he stays healthy, takes the ball every fifth day, impresses, and leaves everyone feeling good going into 2015. If Pineda can help the Yankees get into the postseason along the way, even better. Falling short of Octboer would not be unexpected though.
On a personal level, I feel Pineda Fatigue™ starting to set in. I'm getting tired of waiting for this guy to get healthy and contribute. This is his third year in pinstripes already, and he's made five starts. I understand that pitchers get hurt and he had major shoulder surgery, but at some point you're either part of the problem or part of the solution, and we still don't know where Pineda falls. He's looked great when he's actually on the mound, no doubt about it. But he's no good to the team if he continues to get hurt constantly. Seeing him stay on the field the rest of the season would be a refreshing change.
Outside of getting Tanaka back in September, the best thing for the future of the Yankees would be Pineda staying healthy and showing he can be an effective starter these next few weeks. He's a potential impact player, something the team lacks at the upper levels of the minors. They just don't know if he can stay healthy over the course of a full season yet. Well, no, they know he can't. Nevermind. These next few weeks will show if Pineda can stay healthy for even six weeks at a time, and whether there is any reason to be optimistic about him being a member of the 2015 rotation.
Michael Pineda to return to rotation on WednesdayPosted by: | Comments
Michael Pineda will be activated off the disabled list and return to the rotation on Wednesday, the Yankees announced. That's what I was hoping for. Esmil Rogers will presumably move back into the bullpen after making a spot start last Friday.
Pineda, who has only made four starts this year, has been out since late-April with a muscle problem in his back/shoulder. If he pitches anything like he did earlier in the year (1.83 ERA and 2.73 FIP), he'll be an enormous shot in the arm for the rotation and team in general.
Stretched out or not, time for the Yankees to bring back PinedaPosted by: | Comments
At some point in the next day or two, the Yankees will officially announce whether Esmil Rogers or Michael Pineda will start Wednesday's series finale against the Orioles. Rogers pitched very well in a spot start on Friday, giving the team five innings of one-run ball on a limited pitch count, but it's obvious he's just keeping the spot warm for Pineda, who made his second minor league rehab start that same night. He threw 72 pitches in that rehab game.
"We haven't made a decision. A lot depends on what happens the next few days," said Joe Girardi to Dan Martin when asked about Pineda possibly rejoining the rotation this week. "Ideally you'd like to get him to 90 pitches … We'll talk to the people who saw him and decide what's next. You have to make sure the player is ready."
Naturally, Pineda feels ready to come off the disabled list because just about every player thinks they're healthy and ready to return to the team after a rehab outing or two. "Everything is there. The velocity is there. I'm feeling good. I'm happy with that," he said to Brian Heyman the other day. Pineda has allowed one run on nine hits and one walk in 7.2 rehab innings, striking out eleven, so statistically the rehab assignment has gone well.
Girardi indicated the decision to bring Pineda back could depend as much on the shape of the bullpen as it does how he feels. The Yankees aren't getting much length out of their starters in general and Rogers could be used in long relief as soon as Tuesday, according to the skipper. "The bullpen has been used a lot. Sometimes plans change," said Girardi to Martin. If Rogers is needed to bail out Shane Greene tomorrow, Pineda would start Wednesday by default.
At this point though, I think it's time for the Yankees to bring Pineda back regardless of his pitch count in his most recent rehab start. If the team doesn't feel he is where he needs to be with his pitches, that his fastball command isn't all the way back or he doesn't have feel for his slider yet, that's different. Pineda can't be effective without fastball command or feel of his slider. If he needs another rehab start to get that stuff back, so be it. Then he'll have to make another start with Triple-A Scranton.
But, if we're talking only about a matter of pitch count, being stretched out to throw 85 pitches vs. 100 pitches, then I don't think there's much to consider here. In that case the Yankees should absolutely bring Pineda back this week, upgrade their rotation, and simply keep an eye on his pitch count until he is fully stretched out. Rogers did very well in his spot start but nothing in his track record suggests we should expect more of the same going forward. Pineda limited to 85 pitches or whatever is still better than maybe any other pitcher on the staff at this point. It's not like he threw 45 pitches last time out. He's stretched out enough to give the team the same five innings as Rogers.
The Yankees head into this series with the Orioles six games back in the AL East, though they are only 2.5 games back of the second wildcard spot. The division isn't completely off the table at this point but it sure does seem like a long shot. The wildcard is still very much up for grabs though, there's just a ton of competition. The Blue Jays, Royals, and Mariners are all right there with the Yankees, so every little upgrade is huge. Brian Cashman's been talking about incremental upgrades these last few weeks, and, well, Pineda is an upgrade over Rogers, even if he's only out there for 85 pitches on Wednesday.
Pineda strikes out seven in 4.1 innings in second rehab startPosted by: | Comments
In his second rehab start with Triple-A Scranton, Michael Pineda struck out seven in 4.1 innings of one-run ball. He allowed six hits and did not walk a batter. Fifty-two of his 72 pitches were strikes, and Donnie Collins says he sat 92-94 with his fastball. Pineda was scheduled to throw 70-80 pitches or so after throwing 58 pitches last time out. He's been on the shelf since late-April due to a muscle problem in his back/shoulder.
Joe Girardi and the Yankees have hinted that Pineda could return to the rotation next week if this start went well. He lines up perfectly to replace Esmil Rogers, who made the spot start tonight in place of the injured David Phelps. The rotation has performed well of late, but obviously getting Pineda back would be huge. I'm sure it'll be a day or two before we learn what the next step will be. He seems to be healthy and that's the most important thing.
Injury Updates: Tanaka, CC, Pineda, BeltranPosted by: | Comments
Mark Teixeira needed three stitches in his left pinkie after getting stepped on while sliding across home plate during last night's game. X-rays came back negative but he will miss at least one game and maybe more. Here are some more injury updates prior to this afternoon's series finale against the Tigers, courtesy of Marly Rivera, George King, Fred Kerber, Jack Curry, and Vince Mercogliano:
- Masahiro Tanaka (elbow) came through the first two days of his throwing session well — yesterday was a rest day and he will throw again today — and the team has a return date in mind, but they won't reveal it. Can't say I blame them. It is sometime in September, however. "I'm happy the early return on rest and two throwing days on Tanaka have gone well," said Brian Cashman."I'm not gonna say (the date). We'll take this day-by-day … He's in one of those situations where every day you hold your breath, hoping it's a good day. The more of those that come, the better it will be for us."
- CC Sabathia (knee) acknowledged he will continue to need treatment going forward and will never truly be 100% healthy because there is no cartilage left under his knee cap. Doctors removed a previously undetected bone spur during surgery and he's scheduled to undergo another stem cell procedure in a few weeks. "Hopefully, this procedure he just had is good enough to return him to our rotation every five days for an entire year starting next year," said the GM.
- Michael Pineda (shoulder) threw his between-starts bullpen session yesterday and will make his next rehab start with Triple-A Scranton on Friday. He has been ruled out as a replacement for the injured David Phelps that day, though he could return to the rotation next week. "He's probably available to go somewhere between 75 and 80 (pitches), and then we see where we're at," said Joe Girardi. "I said we wanted to get him to 90 (before bringing him back), but with the circumstances that we're in, you never know."
- Carlos Beltran (elbow) has started throwing to the bases as part of his throwing program. He expects to return to the outfield at some point — "I'm a position player, have to work on all aspects of my game," he said — though Girardi acknowledged they aren't as desperate to get him back in the field after the trade deadline. "There is less of a sense that we need to get him out there," said the skipper. "We will keep him throwing. The one thing we don't want to risk is him having a setback.''
- Jacoby Ellsbury (thumb) is still sore after being stepped on during a rundown on Tuesday. "I'll just play through it," he said. There is no long-term concern.
Pineda throws 3.1 scoreless innings in first minor league rehab startPosted by: | Comments
In his first official rehab start with Triple-A Scranton, Michael Pineda struck out four in 3.1 scoreless innings. He allowed three hits (two doubles) and walked one. Thirty-seven of his 58 pitches were strikes (64%). Pineda, who has been out since late-April with a back/shoulder muscle problem, was scheduled for 60-65 pitches. Shane Hennigan says Big Mike hit 94 mph on the scoreboard radar gun, for what it's worth.
"You get 60, 65 pitches tomorrow, and then you figure five days later you're getting close to 80. You're starting to get pretty close. The big thing is that he responds to going out there and physically feels good. And this is further than he was before, so it makes you feel that this injury is healed," said Joe Girardi to Chad Jennings yesterday. Assuming Pineda feels fine in the coming days, my guess is he will make one more rehab start with the RailRiders before rejoining the rotation.
Michael Pineda to begin rehab assignment in Triple-A on SundayPosted by: | Comments
Michael Pineda is scheduled to begin an official 30-day minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton this Sunday, Brian Cashman told reporters following the trade deadline yesterday. "He's coming back hopefully soon on a rehab assignment to give us more choices in the rotation," said the GM to Chad Jennings.
Pineda, 25, has been out since late-April with a muscle problem in his back/shoulder. Joe Girardi said earlier this week that he will throw 60-65 pitches on Sunday, so I suppose he might only make two rehab starts before jumping back into the rotation. Say 60-65 pitches this time, 80-85 pitches next time, then bam, back in MLB. The Yankees could always play it safe given his history of shoulder problems, but they're desperate for pitching help and there isn't much season left. They might simply turn him loose after sitting around and waiting these last three years.
Injury Updates: Pineda, Roberts, JohnsonPosted by: | Comments
Mark Teixeira returned to the starting lineup and hit a homerun last night after being sidelined for eight days with a mild lower lat strain. That was good to see. Here is another round of injury updates, courtesy of Bryan Hoch, Chad Jennings, and George King.
- Michael Pineda (shoulder) threw a 45-pitch simulated game yesterday and it went "really good." He'll begin an official minor league rehab assignment on Sunday. "He will make a start somewhere. Four innings and 60-65 pitches will be his next move. Not exactly sure where it's going to be — they were talking about that today — but it will be a regular game," said Joe Girardi.
- Brian Roberts is worn down and will get the next few days off. The 36-year-old has played 91 games this year, his most since 2009. He averaged 48 games played from 2010-13. Being worn down at this point of the season isn't much of a surprise. "He's been beat up pretty good this year physically," said Girardi. "He's dealing with soreness that players have. Legs get beat up, you hit balls off your feet, shins. It's all part of it."
- Kelly Johnson (groin) will play in a minor league rehab game or two and is expected to come off the disabled list when eligible next Thursday. Girardi said he may give Johnson more time at second base down the stretch. "It's something I could think about. If we feel there is a need to put him there we will put him there," said the skipper.
Injury Updates: Tanaka, Pineda, BeltranPosted by: | Comments
After taking full batting practice on the field before the game, Mark Teixeira came off the bench as a pinch-hitter last night. That's a pretty good indication he's over his mild lat strain and will return to the starting lineup tonight. Here are some more injury updates, courtesy of Bryan Hoch, Chad Jennings, and George King.
- Masahiro Tanaka (elbow) is still in New York and continues to receive treatment. Apparently three weeks out from the platelet-rich plasma injection has some sort of importance as far as knowing whether it's working. Tanaka received his injection two weeks ago yesterday, so another six days to go. "Nothing's really going to change until the three-week mark. He's staying back and doing treatment every day. He feels better and better. You just kind of wait to see where you are after three weeks," said Joe Girardi.
- Michael Pineda (shoulder) is scheduled to throw 45-50 pitches in three simulated innings down in Tampa today. If that goes well, they'll continue stretching him out, and eventually he'll head out on an official minor league rehab assignment. "As long as he feels good and is throwing the ball well, there'd be no reason not to bring him back. It's the same as Spring Training. You build them up, when they're ready to go, you send them," said Girardi.
- Carlos Beltran (elbow) is already throwing from 100-120 feet as part of his throwing program. He has not had any problems or discomfort, and there is a chance he can return to the outfield as early as next week, when the team returns home. Beltran isn't good defensively, but not being married to the DH spot will give Girardi some more lineup flexibility.
Injury Updates: Tanaka, Sabathia, Pineda, TexPosted by: | Comments
Here are some updates are various injured Yankees, courtesy of Chad Jennings, Dan Barbarisi, Bryan Hoch, Brendan Kuty, as well as the team itself.
- Masahiro Tanaka (elbow) still has some pain after receiving his platelet-rich plasma injection. "He's improved, but he still feels it on a daily basis. It's not good that he's still feeling it at this stage. (We'll just) go day by day, week by week and adjust accordingly," said Brian Cashman.
- CC Sabathia (knee) had his clean-up surgery as scheduled yesterday and everything went "as planned," the Yankees announced. "I don't know if we'll see him. Obviously he's not allowed to travel for a few days, so we'll probably see him when we get back from the road trip," said Joe Girardi.
- Michael Pineda (shoulder) was scheduled to throw two innings and 30 pitches in a simulated game today, but it was rained out. He threw two innings inside and will stretch it out to 45-50 pitches in the coming days. If all goes well, Cashman said Pineda would return to the rotation "sometime in August."
- The decision whether to place Mark Teixeira (lat) on the disabled list will be made tomorrow. "It's just seeing how he feels after three or four days, and then we'll decide if we think it's going to be in the near future that he would play, or if we're going to need the 15 days. If it's going to be 12, 13, 14 days, it probably make sense to get a player," said Girardi.
- Kelly Johnson (groin) has a Grade I strain and is not expected to miss more than the minimum 15 days.


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Wear It 3 Ways: The Isabelle Vest
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For you sis - I wished on so many stars I could've been there today. I'm so proud of you. And I added a fun little guest at the end because….we'll because I'm me. xoxo, M
I couldn't stay.
Which is why I never told her I was coming in the first place.
Knowing her, she would've begged and pleaded with those large brown pools she calls eyes and there'd be no point in arguing because she would win. Like she usually does. My kryptonite, that one. Among other things.
So I didn't tell her.
It was better this way, really.
She'd hate me when she found out but it was worth it. As much as staying sounded wonderful, I had my own family to think about and the preparations I still had to take care of.
When they called her name, I couldn't help but straighten up a bit. I craned my neck to peer over the heads of those in the rows before me and I imagined what it would've been like if I had been able to sit with her family up towards the front. Maybe one day. When she graduated from college. Or accepting some big fancy award. Or making some important speech.
Maybe one day.
For now, I watched her, all smiles, as she walked across the stage, dressed in the same blue my brother would have on when he too graduated on Sunday. She looked radiant, the happiest I probably had ever seen her. And she was so close. All I had to do was wait until it was over and run to her, finally wrapping her in a huge bear hug. But I bit my lip and allowed myself to clap.
I couldn't stay.
But oh how I wished I could.
I clapped as she walked, smiling down to those looking up. She accepted her diploma and I was so very proud of her. In the two years we'd known each other, she had proved to me just how kind, loving, funny, and smart she was. A true friend. And those were hard to come by. She joined the others and I leaned back, clasping my hands in my lap. I checked my watched quickly before diverting my attention back to the students. I only had so much time left.
Once it was all over, I found a spot underneath a particularly shady tree, keeping my distance as students and their families and friends flocked around them. You could hear the laughs. See the smiles. Feel the happiness. I spied her across the grass, laughing at something Jeremy had said. Once again, I found myself smiling. They were adorable. As always. And it was good knowing he treated her the way she deserved to be treated. I was glad to see him walk across that stage too. When a hand landed on my shoulder, I didn't need to turn to know who it was.
"You didn't lie when you said she was stunning. That smile could kill."
I chuckled but didn't turn, soaking up the last few minutes I could be with her, even if she didn't know I was there.
"It could, couldn't it? She looks amazing."
His voice was suddenly soft.
"You know we've got to go Mads. The jet is waiting on the tarmac. You've got to get back."
I didn't want to cry but I always seemed to be an emotional wreck so of course I had to wipe away a few stray tears. I couldn't help it. I wanted so badly for her to look in my direction. But she wasn't going to because she wasn't expecting me. So I nodded quickly, his arm coming around my shoulder to steer me away. A slight breeze blew then and I sent all my love with it towards my best friend on her very special day.
I clung to myself as Sebastian's private jet came into view. Smiling at him as he handed me his coat, I slung it around my shoulders and climbed aboard. I sent a quick 'congratulations' text to Jasmine, trying to keep the tears at bay. I turned towards the window and distracted myself by watching Sebastian and the pilot speak, hoping I'd fit in a nap before landing in Vegas. When he appeared in the seat next to me, I leaned back against him, silent. As we lifted into the air, I turned.
"Thank you."
He smiled.
"What good is being Sebastian Stan if I can't help a very good friend out? The jet was just waiting for a trip to South Carolina."
I smirked and turned towards the window again. His arm came around me once more and I knew he'd be falling asleep soon. As the lull of the jet threatened to put me to sleep, I checked my phone one more time before my eyes completely shut.
"Thanks sis. Wish you were here."
If only she knew.
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At SHIFT Charlotte, you can spend the day listening to information rich seminars, you can visit and browse through over 50 inspirational exhibitors, you can schedule one on one time with individual readers and practitioners, or you can just sit in the energy of our emerging community. Whatever you choose for the day, this experience is sure to enrich your life.
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Last year I attended SHIFT Charlotte for the 1st time as a vendor with Elemental Healing Charlotte (I also have another business called Charlotte Conscious Dance). I met a lot of people looking for real alternatives to healing themselves both emotionally and physically...the kind of people who know that allopathic and traditional medicine simply aren't working for them anymore! SHIFT (and Elemental Healing Charlotte) is an excellent resource for you if you want REAL alternatives and guidance on how to live a truly whole, well, and healthy life!
My fourth year going to this event. Wouldn't miss it. Great to catch up with old friends and make new ones. They speakers each year are inspiring! I also really enjoy talking to the vendors who are all so passionate about wellness and mind-body connections! See ya there I hope! Shannon
This is also the 3rd year I have attended. It is a very enjoyable experience and so well orchestrated by Lori and the others who help.
This will be my 3rd year attending Shift Charlotte. In the past 2 years at this event, I have met so many wonderful people, people I've made professional connections with and people I've made personal connections with. I've reconnected with old friends and made new connections to new mentors. I've also got some great gifts there for myself as well as others. Just last year I got each of my two friends that were moving away the best going away gifts that I don't know if I would have found anything close otherwise. I highly recommend this event to anyone.
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72. Daily inspection of the pigs must be undertaken, this is a requirement of the Welfare of Livestock Regulations 1994. As part of the inspection the stockman should look for signs of injury or illness, ensure that food and water are freely available and make any necessary adjustments in the event of a problem. We believe an inspection once a day is the absolute minimum and that inspection of farrowing sows and piglets should be carried out at least twice each day. The stockman should look inside every farrowing hut during his or her rounds.
73. Where possible, pigs should be kept in stable groups to reduce the amount of mixing. If systems incorporating dynamic groups for dry sows are used, a high degree of management is required at mixing. If excessive aggression occurs, advice should be sought to reduce the problem or alternative systems employed. Pigs should always be handled quietly and firmly, to avoid unnecessary pain or distress. A good stockman will have a beneficial effect on the temperament of the herd.
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Lula M. Johnson, 76, of Waterman Road, Kennedy passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in WCA Hospital.
She was born May 15, 1935 in James City, the daughter of the late George and Evelyn Confer Hulings.
Lula attended Kane High School and was employed by Kennedy Supermarket Grocery Store. Prior to retirement she was employed by the former Lake County Dairy in Falconer.
Mrs. Linda M. Kraft, 61, passed into the next life at 2 p.m. Monday, May 16, 2011 following a brief illness at her residence in Russell.
She was born June 13, 1949 in Kane to the late Lester L. and Mildred I. Helper Hillard.
A lifelong area resident, Linda worked at Blair Corporation for 20 years and was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, reading, and was a wonderful seamstress. She loved her dog Freddie and two cats Cuddles and Bear.
Helen Swanson, 88, of 2 Greeves St., died Tuesday morning, May 17, 2011 at the Lutheran Home at Kane, where she had recently resided.
Born Nov. 24, 1922 in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Charlotte Scheuch Klopfer.
On July 21, 1945 she married Robert Swanson, who preceded her in death. Prior to her retirement in 1984 Mrs. Swanson taught school at the Prince George County Public School.
Mrs. Erma L. Losey, 73, of Sheffield, died at 2:25 p.m., Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Select Service Hospital, Erie following a one-month illness.
A lifelong area resident, Erma was born Nov. 11, 1937 in Kane to the late Francis and Delia McFarlin Carlson. She was also preceded in death by her husband Howard A. Losey whom she married Dec. 11, 1954.
Paul L. Kelly, 83, of Niskayuna, died Saturday, April 2, 2011, at home surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Rimersburg, he was the son of the late Frank and Grace (Dawson) Kelly. Paul was a graduate of Union High School and the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. He served in the Navy during World War II. Paul was a licensed funeral director since 1950.
He was employed for the Elmira Casket Co. for two years; the Erie Casket Co. for six years and finally was in sales for the Florence Casket Company for 34 years until his death.
Jane Wahlberg died May 9, 2011 at Centre Crest in Bellefonte following a brief stay after she fell in late March.
Jane was born on April 26, 1918 to Faye and Claude Heinlein in Smethport. Claude was fighting the war in Europe at the time and returned home sick because of a poison gas attack. He died while Jane was still very young, and she was raised in Kane by her mother and her maternal grandparents, Bessie and Holly Robinson.Â
JoAnn M. Howell, 77, of Kane, and formerly of Curwensville, passed away Saturday May 7, 2011 at UPMC Hamot Medical Center in Erie as a result of an automobile accident.
Born June 10, 1933 in Barnesboro (Northern Cambria) Cambria County, she was the daughter of Hamilton P. and Grace (Bennett) McAnulty. Mrs. Howell was retired as a nurse having worked last in Sebring, Fla. and prior to that had been an operator for the former Bell Telephone Co. She was Methodist by Faith.
Joan G. Hoffman, 81, formerly of 696 JoJo Road, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at the Lutheran Home at Kane.
Born April 10, 1930, in St. Marys, she was a daughter of the late Albin and Gertrude Kaiser Kraus. On Sept. 6, 1948, in St. Marys, she married Paul R. Hoffman Sr. who preceded her in death in 2003.
Mrs. Hoffman, a mother and homemaker, had been employed as a cook and baker at the former Hillcrest Restaurant for twenty years.
Andrew M. "Andy" Carpenter, 56, of Langmaid Lane, formerly of 10 Forman St., Bradford, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, following a brief illness, surrounded by his caregivers.
Born Aug. 6, 1954, in Kane, he was the only child of the late Norman A. and Irma J. Bloomquist Carpenter.
Andy enjoyed life and always loved a parade. He attended the Day Programs at Futures Rehabilitation Center in Bradford.
He is survived by longtime friends with whom he resided, Robert Clawson and Jerry Youngberg, as well as the many friends he made over the years.
Robert E. "Bob" Oliver of Lakeland, Fla. passed away on Jan.uary 10, 2011.
Bob was born in Kane on Feb. 15, 1942, the son of Leo and Katherine Oliver, and attended St. Callistus and Kane High School and graduated with the Class of 1959. He is survived by his former wife Sandra (Strawcutter) Oliver; two daughters, Danette and Debbie; one son, Douglas; one granddaughter, Alexis; one sister, Marie Andoline; one brother, Tom; and many nieces and nephews.


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Combine rock salt, sugar and pepper in large bowl, add duck breasts; turn to coat. Cover; refrigerate 3 hours.
Brush off marinade; pat duck dry with absorbent paper. Place duck, skin-side down, in lightly oiled heated large frying pan; cook, over low heat, about 20 minutes or until skin is browned.
Turn duck; cook about 4 minutes or until cooked to your liking. Remove duck from pan, cover loosely with foil; stand 10 minutes before slicing thickly.
Meanwhile, make peppered strawberries.
Serve rocket with strawberries and duck.
Peppered strawberries
Combine berries, peppers and 1 tablespoon of the oil in medium bowl. Cook strawberry mixture on hot grill plate (or barbecue) for 30 seconds. Transfer to medium bowl; cool. Stir in cherries, vinegar, rind, juice, shallot and remaining oil.
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