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It's Been A Week
Jun. 26th, 2004 09:18 amTuesday evening I had my emotional, cathartic return to working out.
( Wednesday and Friday were one long fire drill. )
The only good part of the week - besides Jeannie thinking I did a good job - was that Vicki and I had reached a new level of simpatico by Friday afternoon. The crises with the failing office technology put us in the mindset of allies under siege by the forces of chaos, and I took care to make sure I was applying my new principles of self-restraint and self-control where she was concerned. By taking my pride down a few notches and accepting the fact that the team here is organized differently than I've been used to elsewhere in the company, I've managed to smooth things out. In fact, by Friday morning, when we were carrying snacks in together from her car, I was actually finding myself glad I had someone else to share the responsibilities with.
Friday afternoon, Carla - my boss's boss/Vicki's boss - sent Vicki over to my desk with a gift: a brand new high-end cell phone that had been given to her as a sample. List price on the manufacturer's website: $499. It came with a post-it note thanking me for my patience and my good work. I was boggled.
I left work Friday with a sense of being set free. (Getting my first full-time/permanent paycheck helped a great deal!) Then I headed back to the gym, where I met with the nutritionist and then worked out with Adam. Jade was there, and we had a few minutes to hug and say good-bye, and he left while I was getting started.
( Working with Adam )
So now it's Saturday morning, I finally have time to write, and I'm sore and my house is a mess, but I'm going to spend time with The Child, clean house with her, and then we're going out to have some fun together.
I haven't even looked at LJ for two days or so now, so it will take a while for me to catch up with my comments.
( Wednesday and Friday were one long fire drill. )
The only good part of the week - besides Jeannie thinking I did a good job - was that Vicki and I had reached a new level of simpatico by Friday afternoon. The crises with the failing office technology put us in the mindset of allies under siege by the forces of chaos, and I took care to make sure I was applying my new principles of self-restraint and self-control where she was concerned. By taking my pride down a few notches and accepting the fact that the team here is organized differently than I've been used to elsewhere in the company, I've managed to smooth things out. In fact, by Friday morning, when we were carrying snacks in together from her car, I was actually finding myself glad I had someone else to share the responsibilities with.
Friday afternoon, Carla - my boss's boss/Vicki's boss - sent Vicki over to my desk with a gift: a brand new high-end cell phone that had been given to her as a sample. List price on the manufacturer's website: $499. It came with a post-it note thanking me for my patience and my good work. I was boggled.
I left work Friday with a sense of being set free. (Getting my first full-time/permanent paycheck helped a great deal!) Then I headed back to the gym, where I met with the nutritionist and then worked out with Adam. Jade was there, and we had a few minutes to hug and say good-bye, and he left while I was getting started.
( Working with Adam )
So now it's Saturday morning, I finally have time to write, and I'm sore and my house is a mess, but I'm going to spend time with The Child, clean house with her, and then we're going out to have some fun together.
I haven't even looked at LJ for two days or so now, so it will take a while for me to catch up with my comments.
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