Late at Work
I was at work until almost 7:00 last night!
On a Friday!
But I'm not complaining...
I could have left early yesterday, but my system has had issues after a recent Microsoft service pack upgrade that FrameMaker didn't like. One of our IT guys offered to stick around until it was fixed. He's a good friend--one of the people I look forward to seeing every day--so I figured if he was gonna stay late working on my system, I'd stay late keeping him company as he worked on my system.
We talked about videogames, motorcycles, friends, and work stress.
The work stress talks weren't about where we work, and that's what I liked about that part of the chat.
We talked about how stressing at work just isn't worth it. My friend told me how, when he was 19, he was so stressed at a job that his chest hurt one day and he passed out! He vowed then not to let work stress him out.
A couple months ago, a friend from an old job called me, asking if I wanted a job managing a billing group. It paid significantly more than I make now (about $20K/year more), and it isn't too deep into Dallas where I'd be in traffic for an hour or so.
Even though we need the money, I declined the offer.
I'm less than 15 minutes from work, and I experience no real traffic. While there are times we're slammed and stresses may creep in, even during "high stress" times, there's really not much stress. I don't carry the stresses of the day home with me. My manager is very cool and she lets me do my thing as long as I keep work moving, and I get the chance to help other friends when they are slammed and I'm not so slammed.
As far as a job goes, it's as good as it gets!
Chatting with my IT bud last night, it was a reminder that $20K/yr. more isn't worth it when I have more time to hang with darthcynthia or write and exercise since I'm not in traffic all morning and evening. It was a reminder that I work someplace where I get along with everybody. At some point in last night's conversation, I said, "There are days I wake up a bit tired or just wanting to stay home under warm covers, but I've never dreaded going in to my job in the almost 4 years I've been there like I have with other jobs in the past.
There were some stresses at one time where I am now, but those are behind, and even then...I liked what I was doing and the people I saw everyday. I'm sure there will be more stresses at some point in the future. But it's part of a job, and it's nothing overbearing, even at its worst.
Naturally, I'd like to make more money, but when I look at the benefits of my job, it's worth more than the extra money and stress that can often come with more money.
Each day I go into work, I'm not surrounded by co-workers--I'm surrounded by great friends.
And that's priceless!
On a Friday!
But I'm not complaining...
I could have left early yesterday, but my system has had issues after a recent Microsoft service pack upgrade that FrameMaker didn't like. One of our IT guys offered to stick around until it was fixed. He's a good friend--one of the people I look forward to seeing every day--so I figured if he was gonna stay late working on my system, I'd stay late keeping him company as he worked on my system.
We talked about videogames, motorcycles, friends, and work stress.
The work stress talks weren't about where we work, and that's what I liked about that part of the chat.
We talked about how stressing at work just isn't worth it. My friend told me how, when he was 19, he was so stressed at a job that his chest hurt one day and he passed out! He vowed then not to let work stress him out.
A couple months ago, a friend from an old job called me, asking if I wanted a job managing a billing group. It paid significantly more than I make now (about $20K/year more), and it isn't too deep into Dallas where I'd be in traffic for an hour or so.
Even though we need the money, I declined the offer.
I'm less than 15 minutes from work, and I experience no real traffic. While there are times we're slammed and stresses may creep in, even during "high stress" times, there's really not much stress. I don't carry the stresses of the day home with me. My manager is very cool and she lets me do my thing as long as I keep work moving, and I get the chance to help other friends when they are slammed and I'm not so slammed.
As far as a job goes, it's as good as it gets!
Chatting with my IT bud last night, it was a reminder that $20K/yr. more isn't worth it when I have more time to hang with darthcynthia or write and exercise since I'm not in traffic all morning and evening. It was a reminder that I work someplace where I get along with everybody. At some point in last night's conversation, I said, "There are days I wake up a bit tired or just wanting to stay home under warm covers, but I've never dreaded going in to my job in the almost 4 years I've been there like I have with other jobs in the past.
There were some stresses at one time where I am now, but those are behind, and even then...I liked what I was doing and the people I saw everyday. I'm sure there will be more stresses at some point in the future. But it's part of a job, and it's nothing overbearing, even at its worst.
Naturally, I'd like to make more money, but when I look at the benefits of my job, it's worth more than the extra money and stress that can often come with more money.
Each day I go into work, I'm not surrounded by co-workers--I'm surrounded by great friends.
And that's priceless!