Well so much for describing my job as “a pleasant, comfortable, flexible and generous grindstone” yesterday. This evening my teeth are grinding in frustration. Grrrr.

The function I manage internally is also outsourced. This is for historical reasons from when two companies merged. I was asked almost three months ago to find contractors for a new venture. I did. Then I waited until last week for Marketing approval.

While I was out for two days operations people moved on to source alternative contractors through external suppliers rather than using those I had found together with internal resources.

Corporate politics eh?