Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Good Morning
I am NOT a morning person. I am a night owl. Always have been, always will be. That's not going to change. I am tired when I wake up and it takes me awhile to get moving in the morning. I can be polite but brief with people. I try to schedule meetings if possible after 10am. I need to get coffee and clear my head. I typically start my work day with simple non-thought provoking tasks first. Sometimes this is an issue as it was recently in my office. There are some employees who start much sooner than I do. They may have already been at work up to 2 hours before I even walk through the door. Needless to say, they are morning people. One in particular followed me into my office recently one morning. I hadn't even put my stuff down or unzipped my coat. Just shoved a cell phone in my face to look at a picture. Not work related, personal. I sort of mumbled an uh huh and left it at that. Well the next day this employee actually confronted me over this. Asked me if I had a problem with them or if I was just in a bad mood. Well instead of saying exactly what I felt which was what did you think my response was going to be when you jump on me as soon as I walk in the door, no I was the bigger person and said that I had a bad morning and was running late and it had nothing to do with them. Now this is the same person who also then leaves 2 hours before me and if I dare try to present something WORK related, not personal any more than a half an hour before they leave, I get a nasty response. So obviously this person doesn't do well in the late afternoon. But that apparently is okay behaviour. By the way, I would be more senior than this person so that behaviour could be insubordination. I guess I am just tired. Tired of people and just plain tired tonight.
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