During my short drive from the Richmond State School back to my office, I reflected upon the fact that I am rarely "busy" at my current job. This is, of course, keeping in the mind that it has always been nearly impossible for any supervisor I have ever had to keep me busy.
At my first "professional" job, I remember having a strong desire to be "important" to be the person who gets called whenever she is away from the office because the office simply cannot function without her. So, I worked hard, I was efficient and reliable and always ready with a new idea or willing to learn something new.
Until one day, I realized I had succeeded and was that "important" person I had always wanted to be. I didn't even realize I had done it, and I had no idea when it happened. That was when I realized what a mistake I had made. The day I had to leave my husband in the emergency room when he could not walk, in order to return to the office because they could no function without me, I realized I had made a horrible mistake. I had never intended my job to be more important than my family, but that was what my company expected from me.
Skipping the drama, and anger, and more anger, I have a new job. Well, not so new, I have been here for a 1.25 years. My strong work ethic and efficiency has already been recognized (which NEVER happened at my previous job) and I was stolen over to a pseudo-new department within six months. I work hard, I get my tasks done quickly and efficiently, but I have a lot of down time.
Today, someone mentioned to me that my supervisors send me to a particular meeting because I do not have a lot to do. I was a little hurt by this statement, as I have a lot I am responsible for, just not a lot that is going on now, and not a lot that takes up much time for me. I get quite a few "projects" (many of which I volunteer for because I know I can do them, and I know I have the time for them). This got me thinking about all of this, and wondering if I should be worried about job security and so forth. Hence the reflecting.....
I guess the point I want to make is that here at my new job, there will never be a time when there is an emergency enrollment I have to drop everything and come in in the middle of the night to do. I won't be called to an emergency Community Living Options discussion for a family. There won't be a time when I have been home for less than an hour and will be called back for an emergency, only to be yelled at by my boss the next day for simply taking care of it.
You know what? That makes me happy. Or, to quote Bret Michaels, "I likie."
At my first "professional" job, I remember having a strong desire to be "important" to be the person who gets called whenever she is away from the office because the office simply cannot function without her. So, I worked hard, I was efficient and reliable and always ready with a new idea or willing to learn something new.
Until one day, I realized I had succeeded and was that "important" person I had always wanted to be. I didn't even realize I had done it, and I had no idea when it happened. That was when I realized what a mistake I had made. The day I had to leave my husband in the emergency room when he could not walk, in order to return to the office because they could no function without me, I realized I had made a horrible mistake. I had never intended my job to be more important than my family, but that was what my company expected from me.
Skipping the drama, and anger, and more anger, I have a new job. Well, not so new, I have been here for a 1.25 years. My strong work ethic and efficiency has already been recognized (which NEVER happened at my previous job) and I was stolen over to a pseudo-new department within six months. I work hard, I get my tasks done quickly and efficiently, but I have a lot of down time.
Today, someone mentioned to me that my supervisors send me to a particular meeting because I do not have a lot to do. I was a little hurt by this statement, as I have a lot I am responsible for, just not a lot that is going on now, and not a lot that takes up much time for me. I get quite a few "projects" (many of which I volunteer for because I know I can do them, and I know I have the time for them). This got me thinking about all of this, and wondering if I should be worried about job security and so forth. Hence the reflecting.....
I guess the point I want to make is that here at my new job, there will never be a time when there is an emergency enrollment I have to drop everything and come in in the middle of the night to do. I won't be called to an emergency Community Living Options discussion for a family. There won't be a time when I have been home for less than an hour and will be called back for an emergency, only to be yelled at by my boss the next day for simply taking care of it.
You know what? That makes me happy. Or, to quote Bret Michaels, "I likie."
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