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jianantonicI've been too stressed out lately. I know this because I've been having dreams about work again. And when you dream about work all night, then you wake up and have to actually go to work, you feel like you've already been there forever which makes it even more frustrating that you have a crapton of work to do (because in reality this is your first day back after a long weekend). My job isn't actually very stressful at all. It's not something that I should have to worry about when I'm not here. The only thing that really stresses me out is that I may have to put in some serious overtime doing some seriously not fun stuff this week. But it's not that it's hard stuff, and it's not that it won't get done, it's just that I don't feel like doing it, you know? But I will, because it's my job and I want to keep it.
So let's talk about Christmas for a moment. This year, I'd asked my parents for just one thing. Well, two, but they're the same thing, essentially. I wanted a gift certificate for yoga classes at the studio near my office, and I wanted more sessions with my trainer. So. Did I get these? Not exactly. My parents gave me a check to cover the cost of these things. This is not me complaining about my parents. This is me complaining about me. See, because with money, there's a good chance I won't actually buy yoga for myself. If I had a gift card, I'd be obligated to go (within 8 weeks, too!), and I would do it. Cash just gives me a window of procrastination and excuses. And that's a Christmas gift I wish I could return (for more cash - heh). My brother said that his gift to me will be flying me to NYC to stay with him for the time period of my choosing. I'm really excited about that, but increasingly concerned that I just won't be able to take time off for all the things I need/want to do this year. I get two weeks of vacation per year, but I've already used up all I have until February, at which point it starts accruing at some fraction per month. It's not like I'm allotted two weeks at the start of the year...though my boss is pretty cool about letting us go in the hole here. Anyway...
I need 4 days off for FRFF (though I could possibly make it work with just 2 days off, but it would suck horribly. 3 might be okay). I need 5 days off for Gatlinburg, but 6 would be better. I need at least one day off for William's wedding. There's my ten days. And there are like a zillion other bridge tournaments that I want off for, too. I like my job a lot, and my boss is about as cool as they come, but I hate being a slave to this system where I have to ask permission (and possibly be denied) to do the things I want to do in life. I'm willing to take unpaid time off for anything that goes beyond my allotted time, but I don't want to be a slacker at my job, and if I'm taking over portfolios this year, it won't really work out for me to be gone much. :-/.
I'm saving some Lucy stories for later. I have some good ones.
Peace.
So let's talk about Christmas for a moment. This year, I'd asked my parents for just one thing. Well, two, but they're the same thing, essentially. I wanted a gift certificate for yoga classes at the studio near my office, and I wanted more sessions with my trainer. So. Did I get these? Not exactly. My parents gave me a check to cover the cost of these things. This is not me complaining about my parents. This is me complaining about me. See, because with money, there's a good chance I won't actually buy yoga for myself. If I had a gift card, I'd be obligated to go (within 8 weeks, too!), and I would do it. Cash just gives me a window of procrastination and excuses. And that's a Christmas gift I wish I could return (for more cash - heh). My brother said that his gift to me will be flying me to NYC to stay with him for the time period of my choosing. I'm really excited about that, but increasingly concerned that I just won't be able to take time off for all the things I need/want to do this year. I get two weeks of vacation per year, but I've already used up all I have until February, at which point it starts accruing at some fraction per month. It's not like I'm allotted two weeks at the start of the year...though my boss is pretty cool about letting us go in the hole here. Anyway...
I need 4 days off for FRFF (though I could possibly make it work with just 2 days off, but it would suck horribly. 3 might be okay). I need 5 days off for Gatlinburg, but 6 would be better. I need at least one day off for William's wedding. There's my ten days. And there are like a zillion other bridge tournaments that I want off for, too. I like my job a lot, and my boss is about as cool as they come, but I hate being a slave to this system where I have to ask permission (and possibly be denied) to do the things I want to do in life. I'm willing to take unpaid time off for anything that goes beyond my allotted time, but I don't want to be a slacker at my job, and if I'm taking over portfolios this year, it won't really work out for me to be gone much. :-/.
I'm saving some Lucy stories for later. I have some good ones.
Peace.
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Date: 2006-12-27 11:03 pm (UTC)I have to say, the leave policy is one hugely awesome thing about selling my soul... ;-) 23 days, baby! (Including things like Christmas and Thanksgiving, which are non-mobile.) 36 if I'm sick for an additional 13. Granted, it's a bad idea to spend all of that, but even so. Hoorah.
/gloat
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Date: 2006-12-27 11:31 pm (UTC)Actually, after a little incident today, I think I may have bought myself quite a bit of leverage as far as time off goes.
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Date: 2006-12-28 01:51 am (UTC)But leverage is a Good Thing (as our friend Jack Sparrow Stuart would say).