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Work Ethic

by eileentroemel, posted in Uncategorized
What is acceptable behavior when it comes to your job?  I think it would be difficult to work from home or be a successful business owner, if the work ethic wasn’t high.  What are your top three pet peeves when it comes to co-workers or subordinates?
I do not like someone who isn’t prompt or is habitually late.  I’m not talking about the occasional five minutes late that happens to all of us.  I’m talking about the person who strolls in ten minutes or more late every single day.  People are expecting you to be there to do the job you were hired to do. 
I do not like someone who is willing to allow others to do the tasks that need doing.  I hate filing.  Okay not hate.  I am annoyed when filing is made more difficult because whoever was in the files before you screwed things up.  And to be honest if I had to file things all day, I’d be looking for a different job.  However, if filing needs to be done, I do it.  There are tasks in every job that you do not like to do.  That doesn’t mean that you shove that work off on someone else.  It means you find ways to do the job quickly and efficiently so you spend the least amount of time doing it.
I do not like someone who tries to tell me my job.  Okay so I’ve only been in my job ten months and I still need assistance with some things.  However, if I know how to do something than I really don’t need someone to bump heads with me and say do it this way. 
Even if the job you are in isn’t your dream job, it is important to perform to your highest ability.  One could say why?  I’m not going to be here more than a year or two.  One could be very wrong.  You could end up stuck in that job longer than you expect.  Also at some point you may need a reference from that job.  Also any job can lead to a bigger and better job which means you should be putting your best foot forward. 
If you develop a strong work ethic early in life then it will carry you through no matter where you want to go and what you want to do.  Without a strong work ethic it would be difficult to work well from home or have your own successful business.  

Weekend Work

by eileentroemel, posted in Uncategorized

We work all week to get to the weekend.  You’d think that we’d spend our time relaxing, kicking back and enjoying ourselves.  Nope.  I spent my weekend cleaning closets, going through boxes, writing and editing (okay that is fun), and organizing things.  Ken cleaned the garage and took a truck full of stuff to Goodwill.  He also moved things around for me that I couldn’t lift myself and rearranged furniture as I asked him to. 

Now I have more desk space that is better organized.  I have to go through my pile of writing stuff though and figure out a system for that.  My writing is a constant question of what is the best way to organize it.  At some point I’ll figure out a good system. 

After all the work this weekend, I still don’t have my closets cleaned.  I still have work to do in my office to get it organized.  My brain is still churning on how to best utilize my space and organize my stuff.  It’s just that I need to mull it over for a while before I come up with an idea. 

I need a week of doing nothing more than genealogy to go through the boxes of stuff in my closet.  That doesn’t include my mother’s genealogy stuff that we need to get organized. 

I’ve got five chapters left to get on the computer for edits for my manuscript.  That will be my next task.  I’m hoping to finish that process off so I can have someone else read it and tell me what they think (thanks Vicki).  I’d like to get back to writing but probably by the time I’m done with the edits I’ll move on to something else.

This weekend has been a case of so much to do.  Fortunately we got a lot of it done.  There will be more to do.  There always is.

Day is Done… thankfully

by eileentroemel, posted in Uncategorized

Today has been a DAY and a half…

It really started last night.  The weather is getting ready to change.  I know – not because I watch the weather – because every joint in my body hurts.  When I finally got to bed, I couldn’t sleep.  It was a combination of too much pain and too much on my mind.

This morning I woke up from a fitful night’s sleep to have hands that wouldn’t close and pain everywhere.  Standing under the hot shower chased away some of the aches. 

Work was CRAZY.  I would start to work on something only to be interrupted by several things – urgent emails, phones ringing, students, faculty, other people, and all sorts of issues to resolve.

I’m only six months into my job so I’m still at the “I don’t know but I’ll find out” stage.  Most people are understanding but it means I have to figure out who to ask and then wait for them to answer.  I have to say though that I’ve been getting some wonderful support from those I ask.  People have just been super nice to me. 

On a side note – I found out yesterday that I am off probation and now considered a permanent employee!!!!  This is a relief in these difficult and uncertain times.  I feel slightly more secure about my job being there every day now.

By the time I left work, I was ready to come home and curl up.  Instead I’ve got a sick husband and daughter so I have to cook supper.  I looked at my refrigerator and freezer and said… hmmm hash.. I chopped up a half of an onion that was in my fridge, left over ham, and hashbrowns.  When it was done we topped it with some cheddar cheese and called it supper.

Finally I got to sit down to relax.  I’ve been a bum tonight.  Sat at my computer playing different word games I downloaded.  Some were fun, some not.  Overall, I’m glad today is done and I can go to bed soon…

Snow Day.. and the fall out…

by eileentroemel, posted in Uncategorized

Yesterday was a snow day and I did NOTHING.  I have a long list of writing and household things I want to work on.  I did none of them.  I sat in my recliner and watched DVR stuff.  I cuddled with Ken.  I was a bum. 

Now I feel like a person again, though today was difficult because work was just not flowing.  I wanted to get stuff done and have my student workers get stuff done.  It didn’t go so well. 

Hopefully next week with the new workers will go well.  I have two new students who both seem eager to work and dig in.  I’m hoping they are hard workers and have the skills needed to get work done.  I’ll see what happens. 

I’m hoping that the bum day yesterday will give me enough down time that this weekend I can get a number of things done.  I’d like to get my office cleaned and rearranged, perhaps move a few things into the craft / work out room. 

I’m also going to be working on taxes this weekend.  I have at least three people who want me to work on their taxes so that will keep me busy. 

I’m also hoping to have some writing time.  I’m hoping that I can finish the chapter I’m working on and move forward.  I’ve been a bit stuck – not in knowing what I want to write but in being motivated to write.  I’ve done a lot of journaling and that helps me move forward.  Now though is the time to go back to the manuscript and finish the chapter and keep going forward with the story.  The thing is I still see the picture in my head of how the scene will play out and the longer I wait the more details fill in.  It will come as I need it to I know…

Last day of work tomorrow.  I’ll be taking mom to the doctor.  I’ll be hanging out with her for a while until Alicia comes to pick her up.  Then I’ll have to see what mischief I get up to…

Back to Work

by eileentroemel, posted in Uncategorized

It has been a busy weekend.  Vicki and I watched an entire season of Merlin series.  Now we are caught up to the current season.  I crocheted while I watched for most of the time.  Still not done with the baby blanket.  I worked on that during craft day.  We had a good time.  There were five of us though one went off to watch the Packers play football rather than sit with the crafters. 

Mostly I crocheted but I also helped arrange beads for Vicki’s necklace Beth was making.  The three of us worked on it arranging and spilling beads everywhere.  The little suckers like to bounce and scramble all over the place.  I’m sure we will be finding them in our living room for a while. 

I wrote part of a chapter last night.  It was to the point where I could see the scene.  I worked for a couple of hours and got half the chapter done.  I will be finishing it tonight most likely.  I have to go back and reread a section or two to make sure I have details right.  After that I’ll be finishing the chapter.  I can already see that part in my head. 

I got a surprise in the mail on Saturday.  One of my poems was published in The Unicorn – I’ve updated the credits page to reflect this new publication.  I was thrilled as I wasn’t expecting it.  Rev Paul does a wonderful job on this small publication.  It is always an honor to have one of my pieces included in his publication. 

Now it is back to work today.  It should be an interesting day.  Being morning all I really want to do is go back to sleep but I like my paycheck so I’ll just keep working.