under.the.weather
National day today also marks the end of my four-day long break. It is not a particularly rosy break since I am feeling quite bugged by work. Could have been worse if not for my supportive boyfriend. (Bless you, Kamahl!) My workload is not particularly heavy. It's manageable. It's the work itself I find harder to manage- deadlines, reports and my boss's expectations. Funny how work haunts you even when you're suppose to be having a mental retreat. Work stress becomes real suddenly when it was once obsure. And I am constantly surprise at how I've handled myself, for better and for worse.
The coming week will be tough going...I predict burnt weekends (meaning weekends in the office) and maybe even a couple of lectures. I'm trying to psyche myself up. Most of the time, once I get going, work is not as difficult as I deem it to be. This is one precious lesson I'll keep relearning. And then I tell myself for the umpteenth time,
one more week to go...one more week to go...
Is this a familiar feeling? (Or is it just me..) How do you handle it?
The coming week will be tough going...I predict burnt weekends (meaning weekends in the office) and maybe even a couple of lectures. I'm trying to psyche myself up. Most of the time, once I get going, work is not as difficult as I deem it to be. This is one precious lesson I'll keep relearning. And then I tell myself for the umpteenth time,
one more week to go...one more week to go...
Is this a familiar feeling? (Or is it just me..) How do you handle it?
posted by compassioNAT at 9:09 PM
11 Comments:
I took too much during my first 4 yrs of work.....Kinda worked like crazy for 18 hrs and 47 days without breaks etc etc....But realised after a while, u tend to slog with no purpose.....I mean u wld have finished the work in 6 hrs normally....and this slogging tendency drags it for 14 hrs without u even realising it.......
And when I had to quit (not that I wanted to), I promised myself I would neva work on a weekend....And that I have guarded it so much.....I dont care anymore...bcos, I have started to lose the need for earning more....So, the worst that can happpen is to lose a job.....and I have started to consider losing a job as an opportunity than insecurity.....and u get rid of the insecurities when you dont over commit yourself with bills to pay !!!
Its been an eye opener in a way that, it is more important in having a better quality of life enjoying things than working hard and saving for the future.....
I really have no idea. I'm just about to start a new job. But I wanted to let you know that I tagged you for a meme! Hehe :)
I do that to, rather than focusing on work, I do the work focusing on when my next break is. But we all get by one way or another.
My job is constant ups and downs. I go from absolutely nothing to slammed with work. The good thing is that after a few weeks of being really busy, you get used to it. You get into the swing of it. Then, it quiets down again. I hope you get a quiet time too.
The workload is always fluctuating for me, sometimes completely drowned with work and @ times there is very little to do. On an average i spend atleast 9-10hrs @ office during the weekdays. Working on weekends are never fun, but sometimes in order to meet the demands i do work on weekends.
"Work hard, party Hard" is how i keep motivating myself;)
Thanks Juliana :)
Phantom, you're lucky you've come to a point where work is not exactly a necessity anymore. I don't have many bills to pay...but for some reason, i get most of my satisfaction and frustration from work. and I thrive on that (the satisfaction bit, of course :)But in time to come, i hope that this priority will shift. That I can proudly say I'll choose quality of life anytime over a career.
Your story is one i think many can identify with. You slogged like mad for a few years until you come to a point where you go..'whatever!what's the worst that can happen?!' :)I'll like to arrive there..
S.C, how are you? Unfortunately for me, I've no idea when my next break is going to be. When I say one week to go, I was referring to the deadlines. After the deadlines, work will still resume, maybe less busy (fingers crossed). No pause yet, just me trying to manage work and time.But of course i'm always yearning for my next break :)
Janet and Viv, my boss always tells me that our workloads goes through cycles too. Full of ups and downs and peak and off-peak periods. I'm slowly getting into the swing of things. Thanks, you guys have been great. I definitely am feeling better today!
Yep true Nat !!!
I bet u get a kick of satisfaction and contention when you compelte the deadlines and pressure successfully. After all that makes work satisfying !!!
AH, work not a necessity? Who would pay for my food ?? *hehehe*...Work is a necessity and am going thru some peaks myself (my absence on blogger at times means that)...but yes, these days, priorities are shifting or rather am getting good at handling time or I'm psyched up with the fact that I'm getting old and want to do everything at the same time *hehehe*
Work is work, isn't it? I wish you the best of luck?
NO! Aru...don't tell me. I want to find out myself!
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