Just as I thought, we're dealing with a huge pile of crap! |
Last
week, the weekend, and now this week have been full of various piles that have
had to be shoveled. Sometimes it was a matter of picking up and moving a pile
from one place to another while other times it was in a failed effort to take
care of a stinky situation. As was mentioned before, it is common to move
projects and tasks at the office from one day or week to the next. It is not
something that I like to do but it happens, it is sometimes part of the job
when you are juggling so many things at once.
There
are things that I do my best to avoid pushing back but there are also other
items that I don’t have control over. It actually reminds me of the scene in
the movie “The Last Castle” when the punishment handed down to Robert Redford’s
character was to move a pile of rocks with no real constructive purpose for the
project. It would have been fine keeping it where is was but, due to some
external influence, it had to be shifted to another day (and sometimes moved
again).
And
then there are the other piles that seem to be popping up all over the place as
of late. It has gotten so bad that at times I feel as though I am trying to
make my way across the 38th parallel… one wrong step and you’re
dealing with a whole new pile of BS for the week. Needless to say, these kinds
of piles are sticky and stubborn to the point that it is sometimes best to just
throw away your shoes and move on.
I
guess both of these kinds of piles come down to the lack of control I have over
what is going on around me. I can control much of what is happening at the
office but I can’t control things on the other side of the phone. No matter how
much we try or how meticulous the plan, it is never a guarantee that things
will go smoothly.
On
the personal side of things and all other situations where predominant component
of the piles is in the form of BS, I really don’t have any control. I have
tried to voice concerns, present some sort of reasonable action plan, and even
attempted to simply ‘play nice’ but all of that has been pushed to the side so
that stubbornness, anger, and stupidity could run rampant. Now additional opinions,
no matter how good the intentions, are welcomed and I have no control over this
situation. However, I can control the fact that my voice is heard and my
concerns are aired but, in the end, everything remains steaming in a growing
pile primarily occupying my weekends.
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