double U tee H?

man... I just dont get it.

I dont get it. I know I said that already but that means it is still true and will likely be the case at the end of this blog.

After two months of planning an event for work, that will take all of a sunday afternoon... I mean it will last until well after dark. That is easily a 10 hours gig... and probably the largest "extracurricular" event for my place of employment. Thats not a big deal... my choice, I booked the event and have been working diligently on it.

Just moments ago, i check my email and my boss sends and email that basically says I have to attend some business meeting/luncheon that day at noon! what? Are you joking me?

It is something that could have been planned on any given day. Any given sunday even, but no, pick THE ONE DAY that we (mostly me) have something planned.

Its not like a business luncheon with out of town guests working on some kind of tight schedule... It is a rather flippant meeting that could as easily be held a week later.

A huge thing my boss doesnt get, besides communication, is planning. He thinks an event just happens by him showing up. I suppose he has employees that take care of the stuff for him so in general it's true. But I am the employee and when I have an event I have to make sure everything is taken car of... and there is a definite quality difference between the two of us. His ideas of acceptable and mine are very different. I do admit, there are times that I wonder how he has been around this long...

I know that I am the employee and he is the boss. It is hard at times, for sure. The days when I find out about double duty on a day that has been booked for months, those days are among the hardest.

Communication goes a long way... so does a glance at the calendar.

Living in a Glass House

Here is the scoop. I work in a semi-public profession where it seems as though all eyes are on me. I was never very good a politics, even though I have had plenty of moments of awe inspiring Brown Nosing. I would like to say that I have been on the fringe of life, but really I am not that hard core. I am further to the left for many but somehow further to the right than it might appear. (my physical appearance often seems a bit less conservative, but I find my self on the right side of plenty of debates...)

I keep rabbit trailing, I apologize. Ok hold off on my apology until after this: I am not really interested in politics, I just dont care. Just so you know...

I know that I said that I created this blog just to comment about a parking spot, that isnt true. I wanted a place where I could express some of my feelings honestly without worry of those I work for or with getting bent out of shape.

I am way more emotional... reactionary than I prefer to be. I wear my feelings on my sleeve far too often. If people ask me how I am, and they actually care, they will find out. Whether I use words or my body language spells it out, they will get the message. I get rather short with people and on those days I have an extremely hard time putting on a smile and doing my part to seem ok.

Of course I am not so self centered that I dont think most people have those days. But those of you who work in the public arena or especially in a public relations type role, understand what those days can be like.

Some times on those days I question my vocation... Am I really in the right field? Is working with people really what I am supposed to be doing?

And we live in such an emotion based world... do it if it feels right, we're so in love, we fell out of love, what does you gut tell you?
Sure some people have really good instincts, but not everything can be decided based on a feeling, being "at peace" with something.

I dont know... Now I am rambling.

Honesty and transparency = good

TOO MUCH honesty and transparency= Bad

??????

Why are there lines in the parking lot?

Would you believe I created this blog just to ask this question?

Well to a degree it's true. Where I work theer are certain people who have a sense of entitlement. I am sure in my own way I do, but for some reason this just gets to me. Maybe because when the newest addition to our complex was built, things seemed a little under thought. I remember the man from the design firm showing up, shortly after the new parking lot was paved and rather than park in a "spot" he decided to park nearer the door...

If the parking lot was not so foolishly designed maybe fewer people would follow suite. But any and all parking just gets further from the doors. In fact there is going to be some other construction taking place and the "main office" entrance will be on a side of the building with only TWO public (non-staff or handicapped) parking spots!

Insanity I tell you!

My boss either parks in the handicapped spots, the space inbetween the handicapped spots or under the drop off awning/firelane.
Brilliant!