The Aerie
So I've been getting to work at 6:00 a.m. for the past couple of days, and I have to say, it's pretty pointless.
I started doing so at the behest of my manager, who repeatedly bragged about arriving at 5:30 a.m. and "getting some real work done" before meetings begin to occur at 9:00 a.m. While I've gotten to see a couple of pretty sweet sunrises, I haven't seen my manager before 9:00 a.m.
Meanwhile, leaving the house before 6:00 a.m. is pointless. Pointless!
I left the house at about 5:45 and drove over to the SuperAmerica to fill the tank on my car, only to discover that the gas station doesn't open until 6:00 a.m. So I drove carefully to work on side roads, just in case I ran out of gas. For the second day in a row I parked in the closest spot to the doors, then I learned that the cafeteria doesn't open until 7:00.
What's the point of getting to work early? No breakfast? No gasoline? No coworkers? Pointless!
We'll see if I bother tomorrow.
Meanwhile I visited the doctor yesterday to find out why the outside of my left foot feels as if it's about to crack apart. Three x-rays later he had no idea, except to say it must be "a tendon thing." Apparently the cure is to ice it and stay off my feet. Well now that I'm anchored to a desk it won't be hard to stay off my feet, but I'm not sure how popular I would be were I to sit here and ice my feet at my desk.
Tonight is an equally-pointless writing group, since I haven't been writing. It's at my house so I can't avoid attending, but I feel so miserable about it since I haven't written a thing for ages. My friend Terry is planning a separate group for working on plot outlines, which I will have to consider joining because heaven knows I need help with plotting.
Anyway, I guess I'd better get to work... otherwise coming in early would be pointless...
Posted by Albatross at November 13, 2007 6:23 AM | TrackBackGosh we lead sadly similar lives these days... :) I awoke earlier than normal last week and came into the client's office around 5:30am... only to find that I couldn't even get into the building until 6am... oops!
It's nice to arrive early when you don't have dependencies on other people and need some quiet time to get work done. However, if you do have dependencies on others, then forget it. Oh, and don't forget about those last-minute meetings that get scheduled for 4pm or 5pm when you really should be on your way home after 10-11 straight hours of work! :)
Posted by: Ben at November 13, 2007 10:36 AMYep. Never mind that progress at work is similar to whitewater rafting - you know where you're going, but along the way you get tossed and turned and hit with large rocks, and when you finally reach your destination you're half dead and meanwhile someone else is claiming credit for steering the boat.
Posted by: Albatross at November 13, 2007 10:56 AM