So a few things happened...
One after push back the deadline got extended (I know, amazing! How funny?).
Two, you know our other team member who appears to have a problem being at his desk for any prolonged period of time has finally become subject to a bit more intense scrutiny about what he’s working on and the timing of those materials.
Today, I went in early and busied myself all day on the ‘big’ project essentially doing cleanup for my team member. He spent an entire week on this getting little actual work done and having three other people help him on it and it was still unfinished.
It’s just amazing.
So, I’ve been slowly making my way through everything and making sure it goes out right but it’s taken me out of the loop because I’m on a single thing without being wrapped up in his craziness.
Truthfully I couldn’t be happier.
I just come in and sit down and go through things getting stuff out and finished. Getting materials ready so we’re not rushing around at the 11th hour because we’re up against it. Mind you, it’s not easy, IT’S WORK. But, it’s work without the stupidity of working on something that is on deadline and having someone who keeps talking about how it’s on deadline but doesn’t appear to be all that concerned about anchoring themselves to their desk and finishing it.
Today with an even limited amount of work that needed to be done it still got down to the wire but fortunately I was not dragged into the cyclone of stupidity.
Now, even with the day off this week I’ll get overtime. I mean I did back to back nine hour days without a break so it isn’t as if I’m just kicking back with my feet up. But I am in control of my own destiny and that’s something.
It hasn’t stopped the huffing and puffing, it hasn’t stopped the sighing, it also hasn’t stopped the texting or the many breaks but at least it doesn’t affect me. Tomorrow is another day (I always write a little in advance when I can) and I can say after three or four weeks of being involved in someone else’s nuttiness even though there is a good workload the stress level has gone done a bit.
One after push back the deadline got extended (I know, amazing! How funny?).
Two, you know our other team member who appears to have a problem being at his desk for any prolonged period of time has finally become subject to a bit more intense scrutiny about what he’s working on and the timing of those materials.
Today, I went in early and busied myself all day on the ‘big’ project essentially doing cleanup for my team member. He spent an entire week on this getting little actual work done and having three other people help him on it and it was still unfinished.
It’s just amazing.
So, I’ve been slowly making my way through everything and making sure it goes out right but it’s taken me out of the loop because I’m on a single thing without being wrapped up in his craziness.
Truthfully I couldn’t be happier.
I just come in and sit down and go through things getting stuff out and finished. Getting materials ready so we’re not rushing around at the 11th hour because we’re up against it. Mind you, it’s not easy, IT’S WORK. But, it’s work without the stupidity of working on something that is on deadline and having someone who keeps talking about how it’s on deadline but doesn’t appear to be all that concerned about anchoring themselves to their desk and finishing it.
Today with an even limited amount of work that needed to be done it still got down to the wire but fortunately I was not dragged into the cyclone of stupidity.
Now, even with the day off this week I’ll get overtime. I mean I did back to back nine hour days without a break so it isn’t as if I’m just kicking back with my feet up. But I am in control of my own destiny and that’s something.
It hasn’t stopped the huffing and puffing, it hasn’t stopped the sighing, it also hasn’t stopped the texting or the many breaks but at least it doesn’t affect me. Tomorrow is another day (I always write a little in advance when I can) and I can say after three or four weeks of being involved in someone else’s nuttiness even though there is a good workload the stress level has gone done a bit.
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