It’s Friday and it’s meeting time.
Again.
I know I have complained and whined about this before. Just so we’re clear, I am doing it again and will continue to do it in the future too.
That’s how serious I am about not having meetings on Friday mornings.
Like really serious.
Apparently the memo I sent out (and by memo I mean this blog) hasn’t been read by everyone. So, please spread the word.
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Did you hear that? I am surprised if you didn’t.
It was loud.
Or maybe it was just loud because it was in my confined space.
What what is?
It was the sound of my head hitting my desk.
No, I wasn’t under it looking for the Cheez-it I dropped.
It was my head hitting the desk out of boredom.
I say boredom, but really I have a ton of things to do. I have a ton of things to do, but this particular task of software testing and verification is tedious and boring. Staring at the screens all day and very little movement has left me rather sleepy.
I have other tasks that would be much more interesting and stimulating. However, this particular task I have put off longer than I should so I am plowing my way through it. I am only about half way done. Ugh!
I have a feeling my head will have a few extra lumps on it when I am done. How many bounces will my noggin take off the desk? Care to take any bets?
Do you have a task at work that is tedious, boring, and positively mind-numbing?
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I work in software support. I am an analyst. I solve problems. I train people on the software. I make suggestions for improvement.
Yesterday, I discovered a major issue with the new product that could potentially put the brakes on software migration from the old version to the new version. It won’t stop it, but it has the potential to slow the process drastically until it is fixed (which could take months).
Needless to say, I am not on everyone’s “happy list” today.
I love my job.
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I walked in to my cube this morning and there was a dark spot on the carpet, coming directly from the mini-fridge I have…This is not good…
My immediate thought is that my fridge has pooped out. It’s happened before. This isn’t my first rodeo with a mini. I have had them for years in my classroom and I brought this one with me when I moved out of teaching. However, the building maintenance guy was less than thrilled when he learned of it but let me keep it since my manager gave me special permission.
Anyway, I start the clean up process. Everything inside was still cold, but obviously the little freezer portion had mostly gone through defrost. My garbage can is half full of paper towels and then my cube neighbor says, after she has just arrived, “Hey, I don’t have any power to my monitors. Do you?” Honestly, I hadn’t even started my computer as I had gone straight into clean-up mode. I then looked at the power strips in my cube, none of the lights were on.
OK, good, this isn’t a fridge issue it’s a power issue. PHEW!
The fridge is now clean again. Guess that doesn’t hurt it. It has been reloaded too.
I don’t think I could handle another appliance going out. In case you are following along, the coffee maker is DEAD. New one will be delivered on Friday. There may be more grumpiness than usual in the morning…
Got an appliance disaster story? Tell me about it.
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Traffic accident on the commute.
Nearly late for usual Friday morning meeting.
Email.
More meetings.
Doing my job.
Yeah, the morning got away from me and there is no getting it back, as it is 12:25pm (my time). As such, the post today is 4.5 hours later than normal. So sorry.
AS you can imagine, that’s really annoying and I need to plan farther ahead. It’s just hard to keep up some days. A plate will fall once in a while.
Or a few plates.
How is your day? Have you had one get away from you lately?
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I have written in the past about a co-worker who talks so fast that she sucks all the air out of the room and doesn’t leave room for anyone else to say anything.
Well, I also have a co-worker that apparently thinks she can read my mind and tries to finish my sentences for me, right or wrong. We can be talking about something and she interrupts to try and say what she thinks I was going to say, only for me to stop and have to redirect her in another direction. She must think she knows everything.
I am pretty sure that means she isn’t really listening, but trying formulate where I am going so she can jump ahead and finish what it is we are working on or trying to troubleshoot.
Irritating. Not to mention it takes more time than necessary because you are always putting her back on the right track.
Tell me something annoying about one of your co-workers. What drives you nuts at work? Let’s commiserate!
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Another morning meeting.
That’s three this week. That’s three to start the day followed by another 19 during the week. Ugh.
I swear, if someone else plans a meeting for today after I have to go to this one, I am going to punch myself in the mouth so I don’t have to go.
Come on, people! It’s Friday. Sheesh! Slow down and ease into the weekend…
#$%& meetings! Just leave me alone today.
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These are not two things that will win you friends, either in a crowd of strangers or at work.
I have now been dealing with a cold/flu for a week now. The fever and aches didn’t last long at all, but the congestion is hanging on like a baby opossum hangs onto it’s mom.
I think I have hacked up about 2.5 gallons of something from my lungs and snorted or blown about 6.7 gallons of snot from my sinuses. Pretty picture, I know.
Supposedly I am getting better. That’s my unprofessional opinion because I haven’t seen a professional.
Here’s to another dose of cold meds and being that annoying co-worker hacking and snorting in the corner of the office…
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I am gonna go out on a limb here and assume that you can identify with my pain.
Have you ever been to a training where the person training you had no business training you? Either because they didn’t know their stuff or because they were incredibly inept at presenting the material?
As a former teacher, I of course sat through lots of presentations from people who were good at presenting but there was the occasional person that snuck in once in a while who really had no business being in front of people. It was a rarity though. But…
Good grief, almighty! I have become increasingly aware that the industry I am in now has MANY people who should not be training others. In most cases, they know the material. In most cases. But, whey have no idea how to present the material in an engaging way. In a way that gets you involved. In a way that gets you to care about what you are learning. That helps you get invested in what you’re doing.
I sat through one of those sort of presentations, again, yesterday. Man it was painful. But, after it was all over and done, one of my clients came to the back of the room where I was sitting and gave me a nice complement. I was just attending the session like everyone else, but she came up and said, “I wish you had done that presentation. It would have been a lot more entertaining.”
I guess I am not the only one who doesn’t like to sit through painful trainings with people who shouldn’t be training others.
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Crap. This “boat” was sailing in one direction only to have the wind change and now the “sails” are all messed up and there’s a “storm” on the horizon (ok, maybe this was a bad metaphor to use since I am not a sailor…).
Anyway, have you ever gone to bed prepared and juiced up to do something in the morning at work? Like, you totally have all your ducks in a row and you’re psyched to get stuff done! Yeah, that was me last night. I have some projects I need to work on and am excited about doing…
ONLY to find out in the morning your boss has given you a different assignment and your plans are totally out the door? Damn. So much for that “wind in my sails” crap. Deflated and definitely not excited about the day ahead.
So much for progress.
Piss and Moan 