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I'm okay. I took today off to give me some time to myself to recover. I spent much of the day fairly... I wouldn't say bored, but unproductive - I did have lots of time just to relax. I did have to go to the doctors this morning, because my boss said I had to get a Doctors Certificate - I was prepared to take the day off unpaid or as part of my annual leave/holiday leave, but since he wanted the Certificate, I guess I've taken it off as paid sick leave - Can't complain about that. ;)
I read (Game of Thrones, of course! :) ), I intended to go for a bike ride, but realised I need a new pump fitting for my bike - This I have to do, as I didn't realise the tyre valve was different, and I let all the air out of my tyre... (next quest tomorrow is to visit the old man at the bike shop to purchase (or ebay since bike shop prices are high,) a new pump/fitting,) I watched X-men Origins, and had a Dragon Ball movie in the background (they're pretty bad, hence why they're in the background,) while I learnt a new song on guitar. Just stuff to let me relax and not have to worry or think about things. And tonight, a fun, pretty intense night of training.
It's a fairly easy song - it only took a few hours to be comfortable playing it - (Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You,) but they have some great acoustic songs, so plan on learning more from them. They're pretty easy to learn too.

Anyway, definitely less stressed now that I've had time to recover. Back to work tomorrow, so should be okay.

Edit: The boss does support me. He's generally fine - it's just my taking time off, for whatever reason at this point, in this company, made it difficult for him. I'll still take time off, but it's a small company, so if one person takes time off, it's very hard to reschedule and keep the workschedules flowing. I was supposedly (although I don't recall being told, apart from that fuzzy, half-memory I had this morning,) meant to lead the 3-day, 2-night trip away today. For me to take time off today, you can't reschedule that without notice.
I took the day off thinking it would be a slow day, where we wouldn't be working for a client - IE, we'd be in the office doing maintenance/documentation work. And I left it until the evening to message in, thinking it would be a slow day, because I wanted to see how I was feeling - if I was okay before bed, I'd go; if I was still somewhat stressed, expecting the rest of the team to have a slow day, I said I wouldn't be in.
 
Won't edit, since my internet is dropping out, and don't know if I can:

He's a fine boss - it's just a small company, of 5 or 6 people. That's fine for the type of company/business I work in, as most companies in this field are generally fairly small (less than 30 people, usually around 10-20.) As such, we also don't have a union.

The problem with this, is that we work all over Melbourne, interstate, and have a lot of work that requires us to work away from home. It's not night-shift as such (there is some nightshift, but I don't do that, and nightshift would be okay, as you still only work for 8-12 hours, for double the pay, plus extra for doing higher/more important/specialised work duties.)

The times we work away, we still work 8 hours days, but just work away from home - we are too far away to return home for the night, so we stay in a hotel or accommodation. We have our own 'personal time' after work, but aren't home to do what we normally would - Plus, we don't get paid extra for that. For me, I'm no longer happy doing that, as I want to pick up my training/aikido (among other things,) but aikido is the one I've PAID for, and am not getting compensation when I work away..
In such a small company though, there will always be "some" work away. Some is fine, but it's been a lot more than "some" for over 6-months now. That 6-month period was fine, as I knew it was coming 6-months to a year in advance, and accepted it. Now, it's beyond what I knew was coming up, and don't know how much more I will have - I haven't accepted this bit, as it's beyond my 6-month limit which was predicted well in advance.

I am looking for another job, as a little bit of work away is fine, but not the amount we have. Most of our current work load requires us to stay away from home, and I'm no longer up for that.

Work isn't the main stressor though. Two personal things have come up, and created tension, which, combined with last week at work, put me over the top. Normally things are somewhat spread out, but they just haven't had time to resolve, nor have I had the personal time I need to recover. Today was good though, as it was what I needed. :)

Sorry for the two lengthy rants though. But I think that explains it fairly well. I just needed some time to myself to recharge, which is why I had today off, and I am feeling better for it. It screwed my boss around, but I did need it, and in a brief call this afternoon (he called me,) he did seem to think it was important - for me it definitely was, since I was overwriting/not storing memories as I normally would, and had a lot on my mind. :/
 
Drystan - everyone's right, talk to your boss. But also talk to your gp. Make sure it's noted somewhere that you are suffering from stress and that you did all you could to prevent it from getting worse.
 
I'll probably be on mumble for a while tonight! Marking first year reports. if you wanna hear me yelling at bad reports feel free to join!
 
Thanks. I'm all good though. I need time to myself, otherwise I get mentally exhausted. Last week, for whatever reason, I just needed more time to recharge, but over the weekend, I didn't get that, as I had a family gathering I had agreed to go to. I just needed an extra day to recover, and now, I'm not really even sure why last week was more challenging.

I had to re-read my posts to remember the two primary meetings that put me above normal stress levels. They just came too close together, in a time when I didn't have time to deal with them. Having the extra day yesterday, they've been dealt with. One is still to be decided, but it's been considered, and moved aside.

As to work, my boss is fine. Currently a boring, slow day with me in the office. Fine by me. :) Two of the others have taken over the trip away, which again, is fine with me, as I get to go to aikido again tomorrow night.

@BPC - I'd love to hear some first year report retorts, but I don't think I'll be home while you're marking them. :(
 
Well, I still have... really? I only have four hours of work remaining! That is awesome. Time flies when you're... productively working? I don't think that is how that phrase is supposed to go, but I diverge.
How long (and how many drinks) does 30-something reports usually take to mark?
 
Well I won't be drinking until around midnight (in 4 and a half hours) because I plan to make a junk food run. I'll probably be marking till like 3 or 4AM.
 
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