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This week’s exhausting!
I’m trying to prepare for the short vacation, Friday through Tuesday, but it feels like I???m going away for a month. There are so many things happening. Not that I’m not on top of my game, I did a look-ahead two weeks ago, it’s just that new tasks keep coming in and old tasks expanded.
Sometimes when your job scope increases, you kinda sorta have a feeling that maybe somehow you’re putting in more hours. Then there are other times, like right now, where the stress is causing daily temper tantrums.
Even after hours away from work, I still can’t relax. Today I’m plagued by this headache that started when I was filling out my PE application and recommendations. (Seriously, non editable PDF files are just lazy.) Then I worked myself up by worrying about my choice of verifying references. My supervisor gets one, of course, and so does Glenard and SO. Mammo gets one, being friend + supervisor + PE licensee, and I gave the last one to Kim. Kim was an easy choice, he’s PE licensed, we work a lot together, he’s a Principal Engineer, and, most importantly, he was the one who encouraged me to take the PE exam. But I have three unofficial mentors… what about the other two. And how about Walt, who’s also a Principal Engineer I work with a lot. Then there’s that certain individual (I’m sure he’s pounding nails in a voodoo doll with my name on it right now…)
When I talked to Jennifer, she assured me that my fears are unfounded. Nobody really wants all that extra work. As for the voodoo doll??? we???ll see if Advil will do the trick.