ugh

[pauraque_bk]

December is annoying at work. Besides the long hours, one of the head honchos just became a father and is going nuts, and then the company owner is spazzing out even more than usual because the economy has her all freaked out.

I don't dislike the owner, but I have the damndest time communicating with her. Every time she talks she just you know... trails off... and never really finishes... you know...? And then expects me to understand whatever point was in her head. It really gets old.

I tried to take the night off WoW because RL has me tired, and I wasn't that enthused, and we had too many people signed up anyway. I was looking forward to a quiet evening. Of course then I got a text at work from a guildie saying his computer exploded and could I please take his place tonight? Sigh.

Then I had to duck out of work a bit early to make that happen -- with the holiday overtime I can BARELY make it home in time for guild events if I hurry. This isn't really a problem because I'm the last person there, and the schedule allows me 30 minutes to close the store but I can do it in 15. But really I had been planning to use the whole 30 to get some other stuff done, because it's damn hard to do any kind of merchandising or inventorying with mobs of customers around. But as I was hurrying to leave, just as I closed the door I heard the phone ring inside, which was almost certainly Owner calling... and it was too late to get back inside to answer it because the alarm was already set, and once you set it you can't go back in for 45 seconds. I'm sure I will hear something tomorrow about how I didn't answer the phone when I was supposed to be there. Gragh.

Oh well. It'll be January soon enough.

Comments

[k2daisy.livejournal.com]

I don't dislike the owner, but I have the damndest time communicating with her. Every time she talks she just you know... trails off... and never really finishes... you know...? And then expects me to understand whatever point was in her head. It really gets old.

My project manager at work is like that; it's frustrating. I tell him, "It's okay for you to give me a direct order. I won't be offended!" But he never does, I'm just supposed to figure out what needs to be done by his vague statements. SIGH.

[pauraque]

It might be a reluctance to give orders. She seems to be pretty soft spoken by nature, and often when she does tell us to do something she tries to soften it by saying "[Other manager type] and I think you should..." My direct boss thinks she's trying to gang up, but to me it sounds more like she just doesn't want to go out on a limb and say what she thinks.

[aubrem.livejournal.com]

I just want to stand in sympathy with you re poor communicators. I have this good friend, a perfectly nice person, who talks by starting a sentence and then just looking at you knowingly and waving her arm a bit. I think it's just a pause but no one can really wait long enough to find out so we finish the thought for her. Then of course you wade into the whole realm of are we on the same wavelength or are we thinking totally differently issue on a question. It's very frustrating.

[pauraque]

Yeah, it sounds like the same thing. The other day she was trying to get me to rearrange some shelves, but instead of actually telling me what she wanted, she did that starting to talk and then gesturing vaguely, which REALLY doesn't work in that context. So she goes, "... you know what I mean?" and I honestly say "no, can you explain more clearly", and she just kinda gives up. What can ya do?