May 17 2006
up the creek without a paddle
that’s where my time management skills are. Skills? Hah! I don’t think so. Confessions of a failed organizer:
colleague # 1: did you go home last night? Oh yes, you’ve changed your clothes
colleague # 2: did you go home last night?
colleague # 1: That’s what I said!
colleague # 2: you were wearing something different yesterday.
Wendy: do you like my new jeans?
Unison colleagues: hadn’t noticed the jeans
Must get more efficient, either drop some responsibilites, shift them, or refine my processes. I don’t like working silly hours or being noticed doing so. I want to have a normal life with normal times. My managers’ comment when I asked for resources to do the stuff that wasn’t my ‘core value’ (skill set) was ‘find someone to do it for you’. Urgh. Looks like I need to develop my ’selling’ skills because no-one reports to me. Then I can say ‘can you do this for me’ because if you do ‘you’ll get this’ wonderful benefit. Seeing me in my new jeans obviously isn’t enough motivation.
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