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Good Thoughts
Mar. 31st, 2021 09:12 pm I'm still working on my thought work (lots of work in that sentence), and since today was not as good a day as yesterday, I'm reminding myself that just because things were a little meh doesn't mean that anything has gone wrong. I am just having the full human experience, which includes times that aren't all great.
I do have good news from yesterday, at least. I received a glowing evaluation from my Director. In truth, I have never received such a good evaluation in my entire life. He sang my praises and then some! I am still a sucker for external validation, so it was very nice to read. I also got confirmation that I will be getting appointed to the Acting Sergeant position I asked for back in February, and that it will be effective quite soon (exact date TBD). My manager is actually returning in September and not at the end of July the way I originally thought, so I won't be taking on the duties of the new position until then, but as soon as the transfer is done in the computer system I will be getting a nice little bump in salary, which will definitely not go amiss.
Today was a bit of an exercise in frustration. Yesterday I had a whole plan for getting the last of my employee evaluations done (I had two left), and of course the shared drive on which they're stored went down for half the day and scuttled those plans right quick. I got one done today, and then other stuff landed in my lap and I didn't get the other one done in time. I will have to get it done tomorrow, and that means it will be past due.
That being said, I looked over my day today, and I can see where things took a wrong turn. I ended up giving priority to something that, in retrospect, was not a priority. Not only that, but under different circumstances I could have delegated it. In this instance it's good I didn't, because the person I would have delegated it to demonstrated that he did NOT understand the possible risks and all the implications of the thing. Still, I am pleased about the indication that I am learning (albeit in hindsight) how to better prioritise and how to recognise what needs to be delegated. It's a process!
Anyway, time for bed. I have been getting to sleep around 11pm lately, and I want to scale that back to closer to 10:30 or even 10:00 if I can.
I do have good news from yesterday, at least. I received a glowing evaluation from my Director. In truth, I have never received such a good evaluation in my entire life. He sang my praises and then some! I am still a sucker for external validation, so it was very nice to read. I also got confirmation that I will be getting appointed to the Acting Sergeant position I asked for back in February, and that it will be effective quite soon (exact date TBD). My manager is actually returning in September and not at the end of July the way I originally thought, so I won't be taking on the duties of the new position until then, but as soon as the transfer is done in the computer system I will be getting a nice little bump in salary, which will definitely not go amiss.
Today was a bit of an exercise in frustration. Yesterday I had a whole plan for getting the last of my employee evaluations done (I had two left), and of course the shared drive on which they're stored went down for half the day and scuttled those plans right quick. I got one done today, and then other stuff landed in my lap and I didn't get the other one done in time. I will have to get it done tomorrow, and that means it will be past due.
That being said, I looked over my day today, and I can see where things took a wrong turn. I ended up giving priority to something that, in retrospect, was not a priority. Not only that, but under different circumstances I could have delegated it. In this instance it's good I didn't, because the person I would have delegated it to demonstrated that he did NOT understand the possible risks and all the implications of the thing. Still, I am pleased about the indication that I am learning (albeit in hindsight) how to better prioritise and how to recognise what needs to be delegated. It's a process!
Anyway, time for bed. I have been getting to sleep around 11pm lately, and I want to scale that back to closer to 10:30 or even 10:00 if I can.
