Weather-wise, it's a beautiful California evening. I had a simple dinner of sliders with bleu cheese and a salad, chased by a small piece of chocolate cake, an indulgence. I've got an episode of "The Blacklist" off the DVR running and my plan tonight is to split my time between personal things and working some back logged email. I've got a three day weekend coming up and I am actually hoping to take all three days off.
It's been a long time since I haven't worked on the weekend - either hours of actual keyboard time or hours of thinking and planning around work. I definitely feel like my work has become a big intrusion on my personal life and I am not really sure how to work my way around and out of it. Today was a classic example - I am behind the eight ball on various project related things and yet my own management keeps assigning me additional things and telling me "this is a high priority - do this right away" - and I am sure on the flip-side of the day they'll then want to know why I didn't finish my other projects. It is a challenging environment, that is for sure
I would like to find my way out of this particular wilderness, but I am not sure how. My upper management (whom I hold in low regard) asked for feedback on how to resolve some of these issues and I took the time to write up my suggestions. At the end of the day, they halfway implemented one of them. The reason, I think, is because it is not a problem they experience, they doubt the reality of it.
Well, let me return to this beautiful California evening and settle in to enjoy my television show. Time to savor the time.
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