I'm just going to to be angry for a while now: I'm seriously fucking tired of having nothing to do. For two weeks now it's been nada, niente, ingenting, nothing to do at work and it's driving me around the bend. It makes me feel useless and restless, a huge waste of my money and my time. I'm not learning anything, not doing anything! So yesterday when I met a colleague and he complained about his unit being understaffed and overworked I naturally saw a solution to everyone's problem. I sent a polite and well-written email to my out-of-town boss and asked him if I could help the other unit out. A bit later he responded saying basically no. I'm not stupid enough to miss that this is 96% office politics; sanctioned sheer idiocy. So here I am, in front of my computer ten hours a day, watching the hands of the clock drag themselves around while some of my workmates are working hard. I'm so fucking disappointed I can't even begin to tell you about it.
I just talked to my best friend on the phone and now I'm even angrier. Her take on it was that it was natural for me to be upset - I did pack my stuff and moved across Europe to be put to work and to learn new things.. And for what?
Boy I really have to try to cheer myself up, it's not gonna work otherwise.
1 comment:
If your boss is out of town do you still have to be at your desk?
Maybe you could do some research on Italian agriculture and it's food export. Starting by touring Italian towns and villages??
keep smiling
Carmel
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