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locker_monsterOff to London tomorrow!
Okay, I won't officially get there until Thursday morning, but still, tomorrow's the start of my vacation.
I don't know, it must be a law or something, but every time I've gone on vacation while working with this company I've been loaded with last minute work. Last year was horrendous. Today wasn't so bad, I managed to get it all done with an hour to spare, but I am utterly convinced that the office would grind to a halt if it weren't for admins. I was training my buyer today on how to create a purchase order in our system and this is stuff he should have learned already. Hopefully everything isn't in utter chaos when I get back.
But I figure admins are like the engineers on all the Star Trek shows. People expect us to be miracle workers. I think I'll take a page from Scotty's book. Overestimate how much time a task will take and when it seems like you've taken less than that, when really you only did the task in the usual amount of time, you'll be proclaimed a hero and everyone will praise you. ;-)
I'll be taking a netbook with me this vacation so the first time I'll be able to stay connected while I'm gone. I warn you now there might be a lot of squeeing, especially around Friday/Saturday. Doctor Who Experience! Doctor Who watched properly on the BBC! I won't be ashamed if those two things are the highlight of my trip. :-)
Okay, I won't officially get there until Thursday morning, but still, tomorrow's the start of my vacation.
I don't know, it must be a law or something, but every time I've gone on vacation while working with this company I've been loaded with last minute work. Last year was horrendous. Today wasn't so bad, I managed to get it all done with an hour to spare, but I am utterly convinced that the office would grind to a halt if it weren't for admins. I was training my buyer today on how to create a purchase order in our system and this is stuff he should have learned already. Hopefully everything isn't in utter chaos when I get back.
But I figure admins are like the engineers on all the Star Trek shows. People expect us to be miracle workers. I think I'll take a page from Scotty's book. Overestimate how much time a task will take and when it seems like you've taken less than that, when really you only did the task in the usual amount of time, you'll be proclaimed a hero and everyone will praise you. ;-)
I'll be taking a netbook with me this vacation so the first time I'll be able to stay connected while I'm gone. I warn you now there might be a lot of squeeing, especially around Friday/Saturday. Doctor Who Experience! Doctor Who watched properly on the BBC! I won't be ashamed if those two things are the highlight of my trip. :-)
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Date: 2011-05-18 08:27 am (UTC)