Thursday, October 09, 2008

What's your stress level at work?....

I went to the chiropractor today for the first time ever. One of the questions on the first timer forms you have to fill out is your stress level at work and your personal stress level. I put my stress level at work a 6, even though at times it's more like a 9. I enjoy work usually, it's when everyone else is in a bad mood that I hate it. Today, was one of those days.

I got this email about a rental that my boss did for a local school. The guy was suppose to call one of the crew workers to set up a pick up time. But that crew worker was gone for a week and when he got into work today, he told me about the rental and suggested that I call the guy to set up a time. I decided I didn't have time to do that and why should I considering that it isn't my rental and I don't know the guy. IN the email she sent to the guy who rented the equipment, it said to contact her assistant to set up a time if she couldn't get a hold of the crew member. So I give her assistant the number and then a little while later I get an email saying that I passed the buck and I shouldn't have passed the name and number to her assistant because everyone is busy and they don't have time to do this and that I need to take initiative and do things when they arise. Also that it's my departments job to handle rentals.

Ok I can find a lot of things wrong with this email from her. First she scheduled the rental and knows the guy, why is it all of a sudden my responsiblity to schedule it after she does? If rentals are my job, why not let me book it? Second, I love how she said everyone is busy and doesn't have time to do it so why don't I. Ohh so I am just sitting around with my thumb up my butt? That's right, I don't have anything to do so I'll handle everything that you 'don't have time to do.' Third, she told the guy in the email to contact her assistant, so when I give her assistant the message from the guy, I'm passing the buck? I just get so pissed with her! She says we need to help one another and yada yada, but when we needed help with something she sat back in her queen chair and stuck her nose up at us and wouldn't lift a finger to help us! It's a lot of double talking at this place I found out pretty quickly.

So other then that, I'm ready for the weekend! I was having a pretty good week too. It was going fast which is always nice! Now tomorrow I'm sure is going to drag on like no other! I have a follow up appt. with the chiropractor tomorrow to go over my x-rays of my spine. It will be interesting to see what is going on back there! ha ha, get it, back there! Alright so hopefully he can get this tension out of my right shoulder, which I would love to use to help my fist punch some people in the face.

Is it Friday at 5:00 yet?