So apparently I'm indispensible...

[deathpixie]

Or at least apparently I can't actually not be here, since the world collapses, civilisations fall and Purolator goes insane and doesn't do what they've done for me for the past year.

I've been playing clean-up all morning. I foresee a talk from Jane tomorrow about how she's unhappy that she didn't have this week's files ready last week, and she'll be perfectly justified - sick or not, I dropped the ball badly. Vera's been a trooper and grabbed me something to eat, and I've already had one very large Coke this morning.

Yep, welcome back to the world, me. Can I go home again and hide?

Edit: Oh, and I have counselling today, so I'm working through lunch. Sure I can't go home?

Comments

[ferox.livejournal.com]

No need to be pessi about it; you dropped the ball, you know it, you're working hard today to fix it and it will be fixed.

The hard work part sucks, I agree, but you're good at your job and you'll get it done.

Besides, if nothing else, I assume you're new clothes cute today. *beams!*

[deathpixie]

Oh, I know, I just don't like being Disappointed at. Or feeling like I've caused Jane stress, when she already has plenty of that. Still, things are back under control, I'm going to go get her files for next week ready now, and we move forward from here.

And yes, I'm wearing my new clothes. The striped shirt and the dark grey/navy skirt. Rebecca and Vera have already said nice things. *chees*

[indiana-j.livejournal.com]

*hugs back* What Aisy said -- messing up at work is hard but they know you're a great worker, and you'll get through this. You've got a fantastic work ethic, you really do.

*hugs again* Incoming song, I think, for when you get home tonight and can listen to it...

[deathpixie]

Yay music! *flails* And good timing, because I'll probably need it extra badly after counselling.

[indiana-j.livejournal.com]

*grins* Wow, I do have good timing. It was a random grab last night -- I was in need of new music (since iTunes is cheapish, that's my current therapy ;) ). As soon as I heard it, I knew I had to send it over.

I've even made an icon from it, I like the message so much. *grins*

[nute.livejournal.com]

You'll push through. Because you rock.

Also, due to identical icons, I have continually been getting you and Phil's LJ posts crossed in my head. How's that for shocking cognitive dissonance to start a Monday?

[deathpixie]

*grins* I noticed that when I got to my friends list. All the better to mess with your head, my dear.

[seraangel.livejournal.com]

*hugs* The thing about life is that you can rarely plan for all of it.

I'll be honest, the moment you used the phrase 'sick or not' I went 'Bwha?' Sick is sick, usually it means your brain tends to shut down most other functions in order to concentrate on getting better. It's why you're usually better off at home and not near anything requiring higher function.

I've read your further lj post, so I know Jane wasn't Disappointed at you. The fact that you thought she would be makes me want to noogie you though. Any boss who gives their worker shit for looking after their health, is not a boss to be working for.

[deathpixie]

The "sick or not" was referring more to the three days I was here, and didn't get files prepped like I should have done. She should have had them ready when she came in last week, instead of a courier job needing to be done at the last minute: it's my job to make sure it's done. I dropped the ball because a) I was sick but still at work and b) I got distracted by an XP shitstorm and let that be the priority, not the job I'm paid to do.

[seraangel.livejournal.com]

*nods* Okay, that makes more sense. Yes, paid work before hobbies is a good idea. :) What I'd suggest though is perhaps doing up a list of all the things you do regularly in a week and perhaps a day beside each of when it needs to be finished by.

That way, not only do you have a list to refer to yourself but you've also got something you can give someone next time your sick, and also somethng to refer back to if you should ever need to train up a new person.

[deathpixie]

I was goofing off, essentially, and then Drama happened and distracted me even more. *wry*

And the list is a good idea, but doesn't really work in terms of having a set day to do things by. Basically, Jane comes in once a week, sometimes once every two weeks, and it's never a regular set day of the week. On those days, she gives me the files she's used in the previous amount of time, and then takes away all the files she's going to need for court cases happening between now and the next time she comes in. So I have to get them prepared before she comes in. Which normally I have no issue doing, except when I'm not sure how far ahead I'm prepping. So a general "prep Jane's files for court" is about as good a reminder I can do, which I'll set on my Outlook now for Monday mornings.