67 posts tagged “work”
They would be:
1) for no one in my unit except me be allowed to take vacations
2) for clients to stop being dicks, ignoramuses, and twats
Oh, I have more, but we'll leave it at that for now, shall we?
It's hard to decide what's a better way to end the day - the adorable picture below, sticking around long enough after work for the boss to take you and your work buddy to the office building's restaurant for a beer, or the delicious chicken caesar salad I'm about to make. I say all three!
filling in the blank won't be difficult for you to imagine
I just got the final official approval to take my course! I'm a student again! A student who just happens to also have a full-time job! Hey, wait, that last part wasn't so exciting...
I'm a happy girl.
A tip for time management is to sometimes let your calls go to voicemail. Another one is to only go through your emails at specified times of the day.
(A third is to not waste time on the internet, but that tip was obviously inserted as an April Fool's joke that never got caught.)
In the span of about an hour, maybe less, I've had one client (not even my regular contact) who has left me two voicemails and sent me two emails. Since this client's coverage can sometimes be time-senstive, I give him the benefit of the doubt, even though I'm only supposed to deal with my regular contact, not any Joe Blow who calls. I just finished looking over the paperwork and the coverage required (which only takes a minute to set up - everything is in place, I just need a name) isn't even going needed until the 30th of July. On top of that, my regular contact sent it to me as normal in the meantime, anyway.
Thanks, dude. Because, you know, I'm not trying to get through a few ever-so-slightly more important, time-sensitive, and complicated things. Nooooooooo.
Fucker.
I was panicking a bit just as I set my alarm last night. I suddenly remembered that Boss has a meeting at 9am this morning and I was only about three-quarters prepared for it. So, I set the alarm early enough to both walk partway to work and get here early. Okay, mission accomplished, although it was already hot this morning as I headed out so it was a warm walk, to say the least. But walking and then taking the bus at least gives me a chance to cool down before getting to the office.
So, I get here and by virtue of even more crap than normal on my desk, I remember that it was carpet cleaning night on Friday so stuff like the garbage and recycle bins are piled on my desk. As I go about putting it all back, I realize that I now have white powdery gunk all over my shirt. Little reminder - I wear a lot of black clothing. Yeah, you get the visual. So here I am, panicking and annoyed now, running to the bathroom to try to get this stuff off. I mostly succeeded but will have to do another wipe down next time I'm in there. Friggen carpet.
I finally settle in and get the rest of my stuff pumped out in record time. I'm starting to feel better when I realize that Boss isn't even here yet to check everything over before he leaves (luckily the client is not far away at all). I give it another few minutes, then call his cell. He's in the elevator about to step off to our floor. He walks in and I run to his office. He's casually-dressed, which I knew wouldn't be the case today because the meeting is with a prospect, not an actual client (yes, I know I already said client - deal with it). Well, long story only minutely shorter - the stupid meeting is tomorrow. And the worst of it is that Boss and I had already discussed on Friday that Monday would be too rushed. And of course, now that I think even more on it, I never would have left on Friday without being ready for today if the meeting actually were happening.
The things I do to myself. Oy.
For my license, I have to complete a minimum of 30 continuing education hours over a span of two years. My first renewal is coming up in August and I have about 13.5 credits racked up. Senior Associates and Principals have it pretty easy in terms of credits because they can get ten or fifteen at a time just by going to a two- or three-day conference. It's not so easy for us little guys. I won't go into why I have so few because I'll get ticked off at my company. There is a sort of fast way to get the credits, but it involves two days of boring seminar crap that really does me no good (this seminar is offered in lots of cities every few months and judging by the crap they offer, it's amazing they qualify for the credits - and you know the people there are only there as a last ditch resort for their credits). There is an online component as well, which is free if you attend the conference, but you can access it by paying if you don't do the conference. I'm currently debating between signing up for the online portion and signing up for a relatively new site that I discovered. The second site looks much more interesting and I would actually have access to it all year long, so technically, there should still be courses available for me to take after August, when this renewal is taken care of. Either way, it will keep me occupied for a while.
I like to keep myself in courses of various kinds. It keeps my mind busy and keeps my learning skills up to par. I haven't done anything since my license two years ago and I'm feeling the itch. I've decided to take the plunge and go for my CEBS (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist) designation. I've talked about it for years but have never bothered because something else always came up. For various reasons (I won't bore you with them) it's now a good time to get into it. It will take me roughly four years if I take two courses a year. I plan on taking the full eight courses because even though I don't specifically deal in pensions, the full designation will always look better and give me more of an advantage. So, I will hopefully get the necessary approval this week and will send my paperwork off shortly. In Canada, the exams are only offered in June and December, so while I'll be starting with it in the fall, I'll take a bit of extra time for the first one so that I can get a feel for how it runs; I'll do my first exam in June 2009. After that, it should stay at a steady pace of at least one exam every six months until I finish. I have a feeling it will go by very fast.
Ugh. Pray for me and the tumah. At noon, I head into one meeting that is supposed to last until 1:30, then I have to dash off to the building next door for another meeting from 1:30 to 2:30. I'm ready to doze off just thinking about the excitement these meetings hold. Oh well, at least there will be food.
But hey, none of that matters because guess what???
Get your spoons and catapults ready...
<puts on Kermit voice and starts flapping arms wildly>
Today is National Chocolate Pudding Daaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!
It annoys me that when Boss and Sortaboss are not here until the official end of our day, some of the people around me leave early. What is fifteen extra minutes going to do to your life? Is it just the thrill of leaving early with no explanation? And why am I always the one who feels she has to stay, it's her duty to stay, especially because everyone else leaves?
