…of the way I feel about work these days.
You know how I’ve been feeling lately about my situation here at the office and Boss and Little Boss (formerly known as Golden Boy, he’s now turned into a Mini-Me of Boss and kinda acts like he’s everyone’s Little Boss now). Things have been feeling weird and I’m left out of a lot of seemingly important meetings where decisions are made that I really should be a part of. And of course, the normal bullshit of others getting credit for my work - the usual.
And you know that a replacement for Negative C. was hired, right? What can I call her because I really like her - she’s smart and sweet and attractive and young-ish? Maybe Goldilocks?
She’s doing a good job and is super friendly and there are zero issues from my point of view and I was wondering how she was feeling about the job as she is 3 months in…
Well, I had a meeting scheduled with her and she’d pushed back the time this morning because she had some kind of event going on with her daughter at kindergarten. So I was surprised when I saw her walk in the door at 8:30 (I get to the office between 7:45 and 8am so I see everyone walk in), so I asked her about this morning, saying I thought she had kid stuff going on this morning.
Well, she said she did, but that she felt like she shouldn’t go because she feels like she can’t do that kind of stuff at this job. And then she teared up and quietly turned around and wept for a minute and walked away.
Now. I get this and I hate it. I know exactly where it’s coming from as I have felt this the whole time I’ve worked at this office. There’s no work/life balance here - ESPECIALLY not from Boss who feels it’s okay to call and text from China at 11pm. Or text you on a Saturday night telling you he needs something by Sunday morning.
But at least I know for sure that I’m not targeted. Well, I mean, I AM targeted for that kind of stuff but I’m not alone.
It’s sad, but it’s also another clear sign.
This, after I had a pretty good (but very busy) day yesterday. In addition to regular work, I helped with a marketing campaign that the company is launching next month. A film crew came in and I was part of a day-long video shoot a la The Office and it’s going to be hilarious. I had two parts in the shooting and it was something completely different and such a blast to work on! I can’t wait to see the outcome!
Still, Boss asked me to reschedule a Thursday meeting to the exact time slot of one of my filmings, making me feel guilty for doing something “extra” at work - FOR WORK!! I told him no, that I was busy at that time, but it’s clearly going to be a mark against me…you just wait.
So yeah. Good days/Bad days, but in the end, I know I gotta push forward and refresh my life. Or at least somehow refresh what I’m doing HERE.
Thanks for listening.
xox,
GS
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