This is the project that never ends It just goes on and on my friend Some people started coding it not knowing what it was, And they’ll continue coding it forever just because . . . This is the project that never ends It just goes on and on my friend Some people started coding it not knowing what it…
Tag: work
Hurry Up and Wait
The last few weeks have been crazy busy for me at work. Long workdays – too much work, not enough time – everyone wanting it yesterday. Middle of last week – the crickets started. A busy week trying to get things resolved to get one of my projects propelled forward…well, fell on its face because…
The Fuck-Its
Today, I have a bad, BAD case of the fuck-its. Just want to say fuck-it to all – and go back to bed. Maybe then I will sleep. Yeah, probably not, but it’s a nice thought. What doesn’t help this condition is looking at my pile o’ work today and knowing who I have to…
Mental Health Day
Yesterday, at work, it sucked. Work was one of those places where I think there was some sort of airborne stupid virus circulating. People lying on status reports – and when getting caught, playing stupid. People who have followed a process 100 times suddenly acting like they have no idea that there was a process….
Things from My Morning
I woke up this morning, rolled over, and was met with this face. She had needed to go out in the middle of the night, then crawled in bed with us – right between us, with her head on the pillow and her body under the covers. I guess she remembered me saying that if…
Saying No
I am the queen of avoiding certain tasks in the work place. Not because I like to schlep my work off on others, but because there are still some jobs that, if you are the woman in the room, they try to tag you with. My example today: “You’ll schedule this meeting, right?” Look, I…
Illegitimi non carborundum
I have this mock-Latin phrase taped to my monitor at work. “Illegitimi non carborundum“ Don’t let the bastards grind you down. My Father-in-law reminded me of this phrase a few weeks ago when work had just redone the schedule thereby fucking up my summer (again – 2 years in a row now). He claimed it…
When Monkeys Attack
This morning I realized one of the things that pulls most of my energy away from other things, sending it where I don’t want it to be. I spend a lot of time playing the “this is not my monkey” game. I realized this game I play when I was cornered by a cohort who…
Work Fairy Tales
An illustration of how work is going today using children’s tales: “The sky is falling – the sky is falling!!” Me: “Uhm, that’s just rain” Crowd of people crying about the sky falling looks at each other, then disperses pretending they didn’t do what they just did… …and I wish there was a fox to…
Sanity Check
I have moments in my workday where I seriously wonder if my sanity should be questioned or if it is the other person(s) that are truly crazy. My own sanity can be questioned on a few levels – the first being what the fuck am I still doing working at this crazy ass place. That…
