I was blindsided by one of my bosses yesterday. I won’t go into great detail, but you know how I mentioned in an earlier entry that I felt like I was missing something at work? Well. I sorta was. Seems my other boss (who’s pretty clueless as to what I actually do) has been complaining about how he doesn’t get enough of my time and attention. His business is not so great right now, and he’s kind of grasping for anything that will keep him afloat…or for targets of finger pointing.
I understand. And I really have spent a bit more time in my other areas. But I honestly didn’t know that he was complaining about it. And I had no clue that he felt like I wasn’t doing enough for his area. Truth is, he doesn’t even see the work that I do for his area because it’s all filtered through the Product Manager. This all came about without warning…and from somebody else!!
I suppose he’s due some face time and hand holding. But if he has a problem with me, I’d rather hear it from him than from a third party. I couldn’t even talk to him yesterday because he was in meetings in New York.
Grrrrr.
I went home so upset last night. I ate like a little piglet and then sat in front of the TV and just stared (what the hell was up with Clay’s godawful rendition of “Grease” last night on American Idol?). But I could feel my heart just racing. So I got into bed and read until my eyelids got heavy and let myself drift off. But by around 2am, I started tossing and turning and replaying the conversation with Boss #1 over and over in my head. The commotion woke the cat who decided that it was time to get up. He snuggled and nudged me for the rest of the night and into the morning.
After what seemed like hours (because it was), I grumpily got up and started my morning routine.
By the time I got into the office, I was a complete wreck. With Boss #2 still in New York, I went back to talk to Boss #1 about our conversation yesterday. It was actually a really good talk, and he gave me some advice on how to deal with Boss #2. Then he told me not to worry about it….it’s not like my job is in jeopardy. In fact, he kept going on about what a fantastic job he thinks I’ve been doing. And that made me feel a lot better…even though he IS only half of my review. I can just see it now: one boss says I’m doing perfectly, the other says I suck. No wonder I feel confuzzled sometimes. It’s impossible to please both of them.
Next job, I will make sure that I don’t have two bosses!
I don’t really want to write about work any more, but it seems like that’s all I have going on right now. It’s all I can think about, and it’s really all I do. Bleah.
I’m about ready for some more trouble.
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