Lazy Coworkers
JUST WHEN EVERYONE HERE THOUGHT I WAS ALL SUNSHINE AND LIGHT, IT IS TIME TO SEND A MAJOR VENT-POST. AN ALL-CAPS, SCREAMING IN FRUSTRATION VENT-POST.
I WORK WITH THE LAZIEST, MOST UNETHICAL PERSON ON EARTH. REALLY, I THINK I DO. THE BIGGEST SAVING GRACE IN THIS IS THAT WE BOTH WORK OUT OF OUR HOMES SO THAT I RARELY HAVE TO SEE HER. THIS DOESN'T PREVENT ME FROM GETTING LUMPED IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS HER, HOWEVER. JUST 'CUZ SHE'S LAZY, WE GOT A BUNCH OF FOLKS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THINGS, WHICH REALLY DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS GOT MY SHIT DONE. IT JUST BUGS ME THAT WE BOTH HAVE TO PAY THE SAME PRICE WHEN ONLY ONE OF US IS SCREWING UP. I'm sure this all sounds really weird and confusing but because there are so few of us in DSM doing what we do I can't be more specific.
ANYWAY, THIS LAZY, UNETHICAL PERSON IS SO CHARMING EVEN I CAN'T SAY I HATE HER. SHE HAS THE CAPACITY TO PULL PEOPLE IN, INCLUDING THE POWERS THAT BE---HENCE THE OVERALL OVERSIGHT RATHER THAN JUST MAKING HER PULL HER OWN LOAD. I FEEL LIKE LAZINESS IS REWARDED AND THAT THE GOAL IS TO DO THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WORK POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE BOTH GET LUMPED INTO THE SAME CATEGORY---IT SURE DOESN'T MAKE ONE WANT TO GO OUT ON A LIMB AND TRY TO OVERACHIEVE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, SHE IS A CHAIN SMOKIN' SOUTHERN BAPTIST WHO THINKS ALL DEMOCRATS ARE GOING STRAIGHT TO HELL. SOMEHOW SHE EVEN GOT HER CHURCH TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS JUST DANDY TO BE A CHAIN SMOKER...HOW THAT HAPPENED??? THE ONLY REAL WORK SHE ACCOMPLISHES IS TO SUCK UP TO THE POWERS THAT BE AND MAKE UP STORIES ABOUT HOW BUSY SHE IS SO THEY ARE CONVINCED SHE IS BUSTING HER BUTT WHEN SHE IS AT HOME WATCHING SOAPS.
There, that feels a little better. Now I better get back to following my own advice about not worrying about what others do, rather just be the best I can be and not worry about what others think. I read something yesterday (maybe here, I can't remember) about an old quote saying something like "Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die". I've spent a day doing that now it's time to try to move on so ........here goes
