Can I just say what a TOTAL SHIT WEEK this has been?
I know, there are folks with more important jobs, that work longer hours, but this is all about me right now.
The past couple weeks have gone something like this: Work 8-10 hours at my job, then turn around and spend 2 hours in with tech support trying to figure out why the POS add-on module to our software keeps breaking. (The POS part should be clue #1…)
Then come home, feed the cats, feed myself some freezer to microwave concoction, check email and go to bed. Basically, the life I never, ever wanted to have.
Tuesday, we had a new person start. At one point, we were down to 4 people actually working. Yesterday I spent all day cleaning up what I couldn’t finish Tuesday because we were too busy. Today, I discover that POS add-on trouble has been resolved for the time being - WOOHOO - maybe going home on time tonight!!
Then my boss asks if the new guy can sit with me…
I’m not so sure that went so well. All I managed to do was scare the crap out of him***, and he just seriously slowed me down. It is interesting to me how much of what I do is totally second nature at this point - to the point where I already know what data I need to figure it out, am writing up the scripts as I talk to folks and all that good stuff. Having to stop and explain that to someone slows things down SO MUCH.
So, this evening, I’m working here at home getting all this stuff finished up that I couldn’t finish today because I was too busy having to explain what I was doing to someone else to actually be able to DO IT.
***Not intentionally. I go really fast, which is hard to follow and tends to unnerve people, and we didn’t get a single softball call all damn day.
