How are Things?

Tag: working

  • Tuesday 30th September 2025

    I returned to work this morning.

    I’d been away for nearly seven days. My return was marked by absolutely no-one, except for a single colleague who threw a ‘oh, hello, welcome back!’ over her shoulder. I went into my office and threw out the week old coffee from the coffee machine, and got on with it. Remember, you are nothing to these people, and they would not remember your name if you left tomorrow. My own direct line manager has said nothing to me.

    My son is equally the same; the food is prepared and the daily life continues on, so I’m the best ever. My goal as a parent is for my worth and importance in his life to become smaller and smaller, and my life needs more than that.

    So I am setting a goal. I am going to create a life that has worth to me and where I am able to create something I consider important to me. It will be self-directed and it will be based on self expression and creativity. I will be working much, much harder than I am right now, and I will get there.

    Tomorrow, we start.

  • Wednesday 6th August 2025

    Today was a frustrating day. I had three large cabinets to clear out and get rid of old papers. I only managed one of them. And I had constant interruptions, from people who managed to ignore the Closed sign on the door; did they not think that the sign applied to them?

    As well as that, the sheer amount of work was huge. Folks wanted things done that need engagement with other units, that would take time and explanations, all of it. They all want it very soon. Everyone seems to believe that it can be done, and done yesterday. There is no control here, no reins being exerted, no breaks being hit.

    And I am planning to take two weeks off work from this Friday to get my son ready for Secondary School.

    I hate this. I feel stupid, why can’t I get things done more quickly? Getting through those papers took two hours and there is more tomorrow.

    I really wanted to take a lunch break but people simply kept walking into my office and talking, ignoring the hour.

    I’m left irritated and annoyed, and now it is late and if I am going to be able to do anything tomorrow at all I’ll need sleep. Right, I will take a deep breath, get some rest and try again tomorrow.