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Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has offered sympathy, solidarity, and constructive suggestions as I work through my trying new job situation. You have all been material to my peace of mind.

Answering comments and sharing difficult work stories has helped me bring particulars to my own conscious notice--something that always takes me a while--and a narrative is beginning to emerge.

It goes like this. )
I've started on Action Items 1 and 2. Because what I needed was the project of fitting two jobs into one, in addition to all the projects actually required in both portfolios.

This work thing, I tell ya: it's hard work sometimes.
darkemeralds: Screencap from Life on Mars with caption Welcome To The Team (Welcome to the Team)
[personal profile] lamentables was generous enough to share some excellent insights this morning about how different working styles are rewarded differently in the workplace. She's helped me see my trying work situation much more clearly.

I can't say that I love what I'm seeing, but the clarity is good. Let me see...A little rantlist )

Waah! I want to go home and curl up with John, Tristan, and either a rainstorm or mineral hot springs...

ETA: OMFG OMFG OMFG I was just about to shut down and leave when Norm came back to our cubicle. He's still talking. Telling me what he's going to tell me, going over what he's going to do, thinking out loud at me, ignoring me saying that I'm an hour late leaving and need to go home OMFG I AM GOING TO SCREAM.

I scream... Mmmm. Ice cream...
darkemeralds: Screencap from Life on Mars with caption Welcome To The Team (Welcome to the Team)
It's absolutely amazing how many people whose jobs at least touch on the financial side of things here in the public sector think that June 30 is the end of the physical year. *eyeroll*

What a day. Scrambling around till late last night, and then again today, trying to close out fiscal year 2010, putting out fires while also testing a new piece of the system AND having my performance review (which, I'm happy to report, was satisfactory).

I deserve a martini. I totally do.

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