March 16, 2008
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Overloaded at work and overloaded diapers
My work can be overwhelming and while I expect peaks and
valleys, lately I haven’t seen any valleys.
I was talking with one of my colleagues the other day about a project he
had worked on. It was extremely time
consuming and I naively assumed his manager gave him extra time to work on
it. He told me that wasn’t the case and he worked
a lot of long hours for many months while maintaining his regular
workload. I was really hoping that wasn’t the case as I’ve
been asked to do something similar in my unit.
My manager for some reason doesn’t feel our team is working hard
enough. He also sent a scathing note to
everyone exhorting us to work even harder to meet our deadlines. I’m used to working long hours but even
someone like me has limits.But I’m surprisingly relaxed this weekend. Why? It’s
because of my bf and some quality time with the kids from his extended family. There were two huge dinners. I was amazed how much the kids can eat. One “trick” that they have is to immediately
order some food for the kids as soon as they sit down. Once the food arrives they are immediately
preoccupied with eating and settle down.
As I was chatting with the parents last night, the
conversation somehow drifted into diaper accidents. I
couldn’t believe how attuned the parents are to the warning signs and facial
expressions (not to mention the smell I guess). One child would go off to the
corner for some privacy. This was a
signal that something was going to happen.
Another one would grab on to the arm of a chair, stand bowlegged and
grimace. One parent moaned about an
accident getting worse because the kid sat down afterwards. A
worried look and a soft cry could signal a full diaper getting filled. I was roaring with laughter. It was the perfect antidote to a long and grueling week.On that note, I’ll call it a night. I still have laundry and some work to catch
up on.
Comments (10)
No pics of the kids?
i, too, can determine if a child goes "poo poo". hehehe... it's all over the face actually. i mean, the message and not the "poo poo". lol!
ryc: i dunno. there have been lots of bratty kids lately that i find it very relaxing for me if i make them cry. and never have i opened it up during confessions. hehehe...
Work can be a pain. I think everyone, at least everyone here, is fearful of loosing their jobs. Jobs are being lost at a record rate and foreclosures are keeping up with the tend. So the bosses push harder to see who can be left go. I have not seen it this bad before.
Diapers - I remember my cousins used to sing as he filled his lolol.
@Fatcat723 - lol, singing, that's cute
you work so hard! seems like anyone that's working post-graduating is working overtime. and lots of it. you're right about being organised, i realise how important it is now. if i can't even do my uni work and have a bit of fun in the week then i classify myself as disorganised.
We can all understand when one
has kids one must put them first.
Was checking out my blogs and
came across you. So Hi.
You certainly have a way with kids, Matt.
@Fatcat723 - I think with a lot of jobs moving over to other countries, it has created a higher level of tension among workers in IT (where I work).
ah,, that was very funny indeed...
made me chuckle as well,,
thanks for that,
be well, *~matthew~*
LOL. That's such a cute story about the kiddies. And sucks to your manager for being an ass. That's not very motivational!
wah, ha, ha...... but eeww...
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