Work Work Work

I am having the hardest time going to work each day.  I really detest my job.  I love what I do - I just wish my office was in another location.  I love tracking things and keeping lists and finding documents.  I truly was made to be a secretary.

But I can't stand some of my co-workers.

And I feel really bad that I can't stand working with them!  They are nice ladies.  Really nice.  But at times I think I work with idiots.

No phone manners.  Really.  One lady has been known to get on her cell phone and talk to family while customers are standing there.  They also don't put people on hold - they would rather cover up the mouth piece or hold it away from their face as they ask other people questions.  I think that is so tacky.  The previous supervisor kept getting after one lady for doing that - she kept telling her to put the person on hold but it never happens.  Tacky.

They can't seem to multi-task.  They can't acknowledge the person that just walked in if they are doing something.  One won't even look up from her computer if she is doing something because she might forget.  So the person walks in and stands there for a bit before being acknowledged.  Yes, I've witnessed this in horror before I start to help the person.  It is embarrassing.

There are times when it is really, really slow.  No payments to enter.  No customers coming in.  They are all caught up.   This happens quite a bit - but you need both of them because of the times that we are really busy.  During slow times, they have a habit of getting on the internet.  That's fine.  There is nothing worse than sitting at a desk with absolutely nothing to do.  Or primary stuff.  One lady will do her primary cutting out at her desk and her coloring and her reading of scriptures.  TACKY!  And it makes it look like there is no reason to be paying her to sit there.  The least she could do is keep her projects to small ones that can be covered up quickly.  The internet?  Fine.  Just don't make it a full screen that everyone and their dogs can see what you are doing!  It drives me crazy to walk past their desk and see Candy Crush or Facebook on larger than life.  Come on!  Make it smaller, for cryin' out loud!

All of this is driving me bananas.  I had a week off and thoroughly enjoyed myself.  I didn't do all that I wanted to do.  I had plans to keep the kitchen clean, do some sewing, clean out our storage area.  I had plenty of time.  I did keep the kitchen clean - but was just content to sit back and enjoy myself.   If I'm not at work, I'm cooking or cleaning or doing laundry or grocery shopping or fighting over homework.  So it was nice not to worry about that.

But boy was it hard coming back to work.