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novapsycheWhy should the receptionist know if the boss is going to be out of town for a week, starting today?
I am so tired. I wish I could have taken the whole day off.
I think my boss is vaguely dissatisfied with me. A couple of days ago, I took longer on my lunch break than I should have, and I kept doing little things wrong, like forgetting callback numbers on phone messages. The next day I apologized to him, and he suggested I was being overly sensitive. (First he asked me if I had been born in July. I said no and asked him what that had to do with anything, and that's when he brought up being sensitive. Then I put two and two together (as he was born in July) and asked if he said that because Cancers are sensitive. Moments later, I jumped up and went to his office. "Cancer is a water sign, isn't it?" When he confirmed and asked why, I told him that I'm a Pisces and that's a water sign, too. "That explains the sensitivity," I said.) Anyway, he told me to stop being so sensitive, as though I were being too silly for words.
Then, yesterday, he kept giving me offhand remarks. Like, I was at my desk, reading news stories, stuffing envelopes, eating trail mix and listening to music. "That's a great job you've got there, isn't it?" he asked. Sometimes I can't tell if he's teasing or being sardonic. Later, when I buzzed him with an incoming call, he firmly requested that I turn down my music.
He asked me to set up something fairly complicated with the phone system--a change that will free up my time substantially. But I was dragging my feet on the project--I like collecting data slowly--and so he delegated responsibility to someone else (my direct supervisor, who doesn't supervise me very closely).
I've been slacking fairly regularly these last few weeks, although there are days where I'm just busy all the way through. I wonder if he's noticed my drop in productivity.
I should be a better employee. I should endeavor to keep my boss happy.
I am so tired. I wish I could have taken the whole day off.
I think my boss is vaguely dissatisfied with me. A couple of days ago, I took longer on my lunch break than I should have, and I kept doing little things wrong, like forgetting callback numbers on phone messages. The next day I apologized to him, and he suggested I was being overly sensitive. (First he asked me if I had been born in July. I said no and asked him what that had to do with anything, and that's when he brought up being sensitive. Then I put two and two together (as he was born in July) and asked if he said that because Cancers are sensitive. Moments later, I jumped up and went to his office. "Cancer is a water sign, isn't it?" When he confirmed and asked why, I told him that I'm a Pisces and that's a water sign, too. "That explains the sensitivity," I said.) Anyway, he told me to stop being so sensitive, as though I were being too silly for words.
Then, yesterday, he kept giving me offhand remarks. Like, I was at my desk, reading news stories, stuffing envelopes, eating trail mix and listening to music. "That's a great job you've got there, isn't it?" he asked. Sometimes I can't tell if he's teasing or being sardonic. Later, when I buzzed him with an incoming call, he firmly requested that I turn down my music.
He asked me to set up something fairly complicated with the phone system--a change that will free up my time substantially. But I was dragging my feet on the project--I like collecting data slowly--and so he delegated responsibility to someone else (my direct supervisor, who doesn't supervise me very closely).
I've been slacking fairly regularly these last few weeks, although there are days where I'm just busy all the way through. I wonder if he's noticed my drop in productivity.
I should be a better employee. I should endeavor to keep my boss happy.
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Date: 2005-08-12 06:26 pm (UTC)