This cold is not backing down. I feel awful. But in that "this ain't
nothing"
way. Like, if I begged off now, Friday would have me whimpering like a small child denied chocolate. This is just a starter cold, and I'm being a wuss because I'm not used to it, and because I'm scared it will get worse. But I absolutely can't lead any meetings today.
I'm still trying to navigate being borrowed. This director is setting up things he wants me to take over, but I'm not his--so how is that going to work? I'm assuming it's all flattering (he was very complimentary about the compulsive edits I made to his slide deck--it might be the first time in my career anyone's ever thanked me for not being able to just
read)
but I'm not sure what's sustainable, or what my actual manager is expecting to happen in the long run.
There are things in this group I have to do, because no one either knows how or is willing to get off their ass and try shit. Like, if you come up with a list of troubleshooting problem-isolating steps that should be performed on the test systems, DON'T BOUNCE THAT BACK TO THE USERS. Do it yourself, system admin/developer. You are misinterpreting the hierarchy here.
The Bean.
Wow. That is now my favorite photo of The Bean.
what my actual manager is expecting to happen in the long run.
That would seem to be the thing to clear up toot sweet, imo.
This cold that had me taking two days off last week is still hanging on. It may be the worst cold I've ever had. My bottle of DayQuil is nearly empty, and I've got cough syrup here at work and at home. It's been rampaging through everyone I know, and I've apparently got another two weeks to get through.
I just got over a cold I had in January, and there is still a lingering cough. This was a bad cold season, although I think it morphed into a sinus infection, as what ended up clearing me up was antibiotics.
I have a starter cold too. I'm hoping I can stave off any further developments. Meanwhile I'm drinking chocolate tea and suddenly realizing that Jilli was right, chocolate tea is god, and now I must get my hands on that David's Tea version she raves about STAT.
There are things in this group I have to do, because no one either knows how or is willing to get off their ass and try shit.
Ugh, I know this pain. (No, I am not "in charge" of billing/invoicing for the entire department, I'm just the only one apparently willing to open up SAP.)
I'm just the only one apparently willing to open up SAP
And I'm sure that the scenario where I feel I will get penalised for not making it happen, but the person whose job it actually is will not get penalised for not doing it--that's not unique to me or my position or my company. Why does that happen? What are the things that I'm slacking on that someone else is getting unfairly chided for? There must be something, right?
Or is it a type of person that comes with a built in excuse ("You know how developers are..." Lazy? Deaf? Unable to speak on conference calls? I'm not sure what "how" means in that context...)
that's not unique to me or my position or my company. Why does that happen? What are the things that I'm slacking on that someone else is getting unfairly chided for? There must be something, right?
What is weird is that my job as an administrative assistant is a lot about getting people to do things as well- one of my colleagues always says that we should be glad that the people in accounting and HR and IT need prodding to get things done, or else we would not have jobs.
