*snugs* I'm sorry to hear your day was so hectic and stressful.
Well, by 9am I'd told my boss I was going to take a holiday soon because I was burning out. I'm considerate and try to have my breakdowns in February. The rest of the time I'm saying, "Oh god," over and over again and bursting out in slightly hysterical laughing is just for fun.
Spent the day dealing with problems and didn't get a chance to deal with my email much, so I've got a huge backlog to go through tomorrow. Much of my time was spent making polite but pointed phone calls and emails to people. I sometimes feel like I spend my entire time troubleshooting. That's probably because I do.
I am also, apparently, too honest. I've admitted that that's one of my major failings and I'll work on it.
At one point I drove somewhere else to have a meeting with someone because they were being excessively dense over the phone so that I could sit down and go over the paperwork with them. I really didn't want to go on site because I knew the moment I was told their company had been given the job that it would be stuffed up and knew my boss would be asking me why I'd let it happen if I got anywhere near it. Not that I actually had a choice. The answer is, of course, that you get what you pay for and short of actually being there the whole time and supervising, I'd done all I could and devoted a considerable amount of time to it. So there's something fun to look forward to.
It ended on an okay note though. Found the set of emails that proved that a different major screw-up wasn't my fault at all, but that of my boss. Not that that ever helps. Basically there's a problem with the management style and people are quitting all over the place, to state it mildly.
Went home at 5.05pm because I've told him that if he's not going to pay me what I'm worth, then I'm not going to work overtime.
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Date: 2007-01-18 05:18 am (UTC)Well, by 9am I'd told my boss I was going to take a holiday soon because I was burning out. I'm considerate and try to have my breakdowns in February. The rest of the time I'm saying, "Oh god," over and over again and bursting out in slightly hysterical laughing is just for fun.
Spent the day dealing with problems and didn't get a chance to deal with my email much, so I've got a huge backlog to go through tomorrow. Much of my time was spent making polite but pointed phone calls and emails to people. I sometimes feel like I spend my entire time troubleshooting. That's probably because I do.
I am also, apparently, too honest. I've admitted that that's one of my major failings and I'll work on it.
At one point I drove somewhere else to have a meeting with someone because they were being excessively dense over the phone so that I could sit down and go over the paperwork with them. I really didn't want to go on site because I knew the moment I was told their company had been given the job that it would be stuffed up and knew my boss would be asking me why I'd let it happen if I got anywhere near it. Not that I actually had a choice. The answer is, of course, that you get what you pay for and short of actually being there the whole time and supervising, I'd done all I could and devoted a considerable amount of time to it. So there's something fun to look forward to.
It ended on an okay note though. Found the set of emails that proved that a different major screw-up wasn't my fault at all, but that of my boss. Not that that ever helps. Basically there's a problem with the management style and people are quitting all over the place, to state it mildly.
Went home at 5.05pm because I've told him that if he's not going to pay me what I'm worth, then I'm not going to work overtime.
Um. Sorry. Was that a rhetorical question?