The hyperwork periods are either random and completely unpredictable or triggered by extreme panic. Not regular panic, extreme deadline approaching panic.
Had a project at work that I was pretty much the only technical resource and occasionally also the project manager.
This thing dragged on for like a year. Not because of a lack of my working on it, but moreso a series of technical issues that came up and only I could deal with.
Then all of a sudden it became an emergency. One month to finish up and roll out. And it’s not that it wasn’t ready, but there was certainly a number of little things that still needed handling.
Except 1 week after the new deadline, I start a two week vacation, already planned and approved.
That vacation started on Friday. I’m yet to look at my work phone or email. It’s in my bag, powered on. I texted my boss today, just because I saw something cool I thought he’d be interested in.
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The hyperwork periods are either random and completely unpredictable or triggered by extreme panic. Not regular panic, extreme deadline approaching panic.
My life.
Had a project at work that I was pretty much the only technical resource and occasionally also the project manager.
This thing dragged on for like a year. Not because of a lack of my working on it, but moreso a series of technical issues that came up and only I could deal with.
Then all of a sudden it became an emergency. One month to finish up and roll out. And it’s not that it wasn’t ready, but there was certainly a number of little things that still needed handling.
Except 1 week after the new deadline, I start a two week vacation, already planned and approved.
That vacation started on Friday. I’m yet to look at my work phone or email. It’s in my bag, powered on. I texted my boss today, just because I saw something cool I thought he’d be interested in.