Monday, September 25, 2006

Clashing Personalities

Do you have someone that just puts you in a bad mood? You see them coming and you just cringe. I do, I get snappy and mean whenever I see this one particular person. I can be in the best mood, then I see them coming and it's Dr. Jekyll/ Mr. Hide. Or the Mayor from "Nightmare before Christmas". Grr. I smell a Halloween costume.

I am so busy at work that I end up getting nothing done. I sit at my desk and think about everything that needs to get done, attempt to start something, then get pulled away or try to do something else before I finish attempted project number 1. This happens again and again all day long. Thus leading to zero productivity and me working late and eventually throwing in the towel around 7 or 8 only to repeat for the rest of the week. I am in a spiral that is spinning out of control and I am thinking about self inflicting pain. Not suicide, just a minor injury that makes me have to stay home. Wrists/fingers/arms are key to this injury. Ideally something that is not my fault. I will pay.

3 comments:

Movie Maven said...

1. love the graphic of the mayor.
2. do you work in a cube? are people always, like, swinging by and sucking you in to their non-productivity? Get a shower curtain. Not only is it effective in dissuading people from entering, but can also be stylish. Or hilariously dorky. Your choice.

Heather said...

1. Thank you Google Images
2. Yes, I work in a cube and I love the shower curtain idea! I'm content with being a dork/incredibly stylish.

And I don't have any meetings after 5 pm so I can actually sit at my desk and get some stuff done. It's amazing how productive I am, and sad that I sit alone at work, listening to my ipod, dancing by the printer and watching the drug deals on 8th street. I heart Mpls.

Kate said...

A new girl at my job never stops talking about herself. I mean never. None of the people my age that work here know how to politely get away from her. Today, I just saw one of the older case managers walk away from her while she was talking, saying, "I have to work now, I'll talk to you later." She just said "okay" and continued to talk, at the same volume, to *nobody*. Thank God I'm leaving this hellhole in a week!