{"id":46714,"date":"2019-10-08T10:09:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T14:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/totfc.net\/?p=46714"},"modified":"2020-08-12T10:09:54","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T14:09:54","slug":"an-accurate-representation-of-my-work-life-these-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totfc.net\/?p=46714","title":{"rendered":"An accurate representation of my work life these days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8p8Ni1sXBLk?controls=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lora;\">I\u2019m actually not that particularly thrilled with my work life these days, and have not been for quite some time.\u00a0 Over the span of the last year and a half, there has been a lot of transition in my department and team, other than the primary software that we\u2019re using to accomplish the same job.\u00a0 Despite my promotion, it has come with a lot of baggage a lot of strings attached, and I\u2019d be lying if I didn\u2019t at times wish I were still more on the ground, actually doing things, instead of feeling like a managerial stooge in comparison, bouncing from meeting to meeting and spending the vast majority of my days locked inside Outlook, typing away at seemingly redundant emails and trying not to play a game that I don\u2019t like playing in the first place (office politics).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lora;\">However, among the numerous changes that have occurred, the one that makes my face go <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lora;\">&#x1f610; <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Lora; font-size: 12pt;\">more than anything is the leadership above in me in the hierarchy of the department.\u00a0 And to quickly summarize is primarily the fact that my previous superior(s) were much more relaxed and gave me autonomy to do my job, and had a more \u201cas long as the job gets done\u201d attitude, the same cannot be said about those who have taken their place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lora;\">I legitimately spend more time on any given work day \u201cbeing coached\u201d on how to subsequently \u201ccoach\u201d my reports on how to properly use Outlook calendars to the specific preference of one person, and getting litanies of emails asking me questions about the questionable habits of some of the people beneath me, with all sorts of passive aggressive remarks about how they were clearly not coached appropriately to company standards, and how lots of behaviors need to be corrected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lora;\">I genuinely feel at times like I\u2019m in <em>Office Space, <\/em>where I\u2019m getting chewed out for not putting cover sheets on my TPS reports from various sources, and despite the very clear rule about having 25 pieces of flair, I\u2019m getting spoken to repeatedly about how I, and my reports should be expected to do more than the minimum, AKA a job description.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lora;\">The kicker is though, the latest request I received about how all of our team members need <em>a friendly reminder<\/em>\u00a0to not drink during an upcoming company outing.\u00a0 Like anyone here is really trashy enough to get shit-faced in front of their peers and co-workers, but because I don\u2019t really want to have to bother arguing with those above me, I\u2019ve acquiesced and made some bullshit business card-sized notes, that explain the no drinking, and numerous strings attached to what\u2019s really supposed to be a fun and leisurely team outing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lora;\">It genuinely feels like this specific scene in Office Space where Lumberg explains Hawaiian shirt day, but also the numerous stuffy rules and conditions that come along with it, including the specific times in which \u201cthe fun time\u201d can actually be taking place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lora;\">Honestly, if I were younger and didn\u2019t have a kid on the way, I might consider looking for an exit strategy.\u00a0 But clearly it\u2019s more important these days to play a little smarter and actually build a career, and when the day is over, it\u2019s really not the end of the world.\u00a0 It\u2019s a little aggravating and soul-sucking, but it\u2019s not going to kill me, and frankly, I need to bank some more tenure in my current role, before I can have a little bit of clout and experience to warrant justification to making a move in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m actually not that particularly thrilled with my work life these days, and have not been for quite some time.\u00a0 Over the span of the last year and a half, there has been a lot of transition in my department and team, other than the primary software that we\u2019re using to accomplish the same job.\u00a0 &hellip; 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