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SpaceMonkey
10-11-2006, 07:41 PM
Anyone else having one of those weeks? Three out of four of the VPs in my department, for which I am the general administrative contact, are out of town this week. Two of them will still be gone next week. I have some projects to do but I'm not really making anything happen right now. I feel like a general waste of space.
TranquilSkye
10-12-2006, 04:50 AM
Sure I have weeks like that every now and then. For me thats an indication that I need a mental health day. I take a day, head some place I feel at peace and meditate, read, or just stare off into space. By the end of the day I feel recharged and ready to jump back into things.
CityGal
10-12-2006, 09:25 AM
I feel like that often esp. when my boss is away. Normally our workload is steady but not really fast paced all the time....so.....I usually spend some time out of the day posting on these lovely boards but yesterday I felt it really bad...you just need to refocus and look productive.
allie1105
10-12-2006, 09:45 AM
I feel like a waste of space everyday that I come to this job. I don't do anything, and I really hate when I have to do stuff...mainly because I hate the job. I deal with asshole clients who complain to me about EVERYTHING and an assistant who thinks she is not responsible for anything. It is not a very motivating environment. I am counting down the days until I can quit and go to grad school!
SpaceMonkey
10-12-2006, 07:33 PM
I'm realizing that some of my blah issues at work are because of a lack of confidence. There are some institutional problems with the way the department is set up (it has grown too quickly), and I've maybe been internalizing them too much. Fixing the department is supposed to be a priority. Knowing this, I can actually take a fair bit of ownership of the whole process if I get myself to step up to the plate and stop looking over my shoulder all the time.

I've been at this job for almost 3 months now. Withdrawing from grad school last year, and then living at home and being un/under-employed for this spring and into the summer did more of a number on me than I realized, I guess.