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Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results - Albert Einstein

brain candy
June 30, 2008 - 5:46 pm

I pick a day to work from home and shit goes wrong. Does it really matter that I'm at home? No, not at all. In fact, there are people who do what I do entirely from home.

I just.. don't like it. I just feel... disconnected. I dunno. It's no very good.

So... what happened? Nearly on cue, I get an email from bossman, "Can you help out the West folks with a case?"

Sure.. why not? I know they are down folks and I've really got nothing else going on. In fact, it will be nice to a single case to piddle around with.

So far, things are ok. So far... I'm not annoyed or anything.

I get on the strategy call... turns out the fuckers got the case a week ago and did nothing on it. It's due next Monday... so we've got four days -- three since today doesn't count -- to create and ship this bastard. I'm annoyed. Very annoyed.

We are missing data... it's not clear just what they want for some items. Moreover, it's pretty damn clear our bid is meaningless in the sense that it won't switch. It's too late in the year. We asked for an extension and were told "no, sorry, no time for that."

Simply put, if you don't have time to let us generate a meaningful reply, we shouldn't bother with the time to crank out some junk.

But... such is life. I'm now captain of the SS Pointless boat once again.

I'm not really that annoyed. It's just... well, frustrating to be at the beck and call of others who know damn well the work you are doing is only of value in that they get to make money reviewing our work.

Anyway. I was home today.. because today is shrink day.

I liked meeting with him much more than her. Perhaps there is a gender thing, I dunno. We went through much the same list of questions, though he was reading her notes and, I think, comparing my replies.

Makes me wonder how good of a liar I am.

Anyway... mission successful. I'm officially on brain candy.

I still need to leave her a message that I'm going to pass on talking with her. I guess I should see when that appointment is so I do it in plenty of time. Why not today? No good reason.