Feeling good
I was given a sudden calendar invite on Wednesday evening.
The subject being 'performance review' the next day at 2pm was all I got.
It made me apprehensive. And wondered if I did anything wrong.
Perhaps I had spent too much time away from the office.
Typing furiously away with an imaginary cigarette.
Squeezing creative juices, one hard press after another.
Trying to brilliant. Unique. Innovative.
That I forgot sometimes, once I'm out of sight, I become an imaginary figment of the mind.
Well I calmed my demons somehow.
It couldn't be. I knew my numbers were way above targets.
So I arrived in the office the next day unperturbed.
There were in fact more urgent deadlines that demanded my utmost attention.
And I got lost in all that madness.
Time passed quickly when one is sufficiently distracted.
Eventually, I sat down with my MD for coffee and appraisal discussions.
So it turned out it was because HR had given him a last, last must-do deadline to get our performance appraisals sorted out.
Seems we're all either terribly busy and distracted or just plain lazy. Heh.
Yup. So g has grown the business at 2000+%.
Maybe I should consider starting my own company again.
Somehow a cynical voice at the back of my head knows it's quite impossible to sustain this crazy growth the next year.
Not to mention the incoming new targets (ugh).
But right now, it's time to kick back those legs, have a drink and cuddle up with my lil furry baby, Casp.
There's lots to be grateful for. Thank you for this wonderful grace.
The subject being 'performance review' the next day at 2pm was all I got.
It made me apprehensive. And wondered if I did anything wrong.
Perhaps I had spent too much time away from the office.
Typing furiously away with an imaginary cigarette.
Squeezing creative juices, one hard press after another.
Trying to brilliant. Unique. Innovative.
That I forgot sometimes, once I'm out of sight, I become an imaginary figment of the mind.
Well I calmed my demons somehow.
It couldn't be. I knew my numbers were way above targets.
So I arrived in the office the next day unperturbed.
There were in fact more urgent deadlines that demanded my utmost attention.
And I got lost in all that madness.
Time passed quickly when one is sufficiently distracted.
Eventually, I sat down with my MD for coffee and appraisal discussions.
So it turned out it was because HR had given him a last, last must-do deadline to get our performance appraisals sorted out.
Seems we're all either terribly busy and distracted or just plain lazy. Heh.
Yup. So g has grown the business at 2000+%.
Maybe I should consider starting my own company again.
Somehow a cynical voice at the back of my head knows it's quite impossible to sustain this crazy growth the next year.
Not to mention the incoming new targets (ugh).
But right now, it's time to kick back those legs, have a drink and cuddle up with my lil furry baby, Casp.
There's lots to be grateful for. Thank you for this wonderful grace.