Professionalism Makeover?
I took a workshop on professionalism... not that I didn't actually know any of the stuff they were talking about, but whether I know how or not, I do not conduct myself in a professional manner at work, and I know it. So, I'm meeting with the instructor at lunch tomorrow to work on such job misbehaviors as what I'm doing right now... personal stuff online. Bah.
I tried to go shopping yesterday for some more work appropriate pants. Right now I only have jeans. I seriously only own jeans. Well, that's technically not quite true. I own a grey skirt that looks like it'd be good for work, but it's got light pink pinstripes on it so I don't have anything that goes with it, and it feels too short, even though it's only just above my knees. I guess I'm just not used to exposing that much of my glow-in-the-dark white legs. I also own a pair of black silk slacks that I bought on clearance from Target online, because they were a steal at $10, but they're a tad too long and I haven't gotten around to buying a stitch ripper and attempting to hem them. And that's all I really have besides jeans. I think I'm going to look for a pair of khakis. Not like cargo pants, but something somewhat casual along those lines. Whatever it is, it'll be more professional than jeans.
Thing is, I haven't a clue how to shop. I mean, I have no idea what looks good, much less what looks good on me, and I'm practically broke, so even if something does catch my eye, 99 times out of 100, it's too expensive.
Aside from my wardrobe, which may or may not be something I can feasibly change right now, I really need to work on avoiding these stacks of papers I have such a knack for collecting. Or rather, work on tackling the ones I have now, and avoiding the pile-up in the future. I seriously have three stacks of papers that are each at least 3 inches high, and another one that's a good 6 inches.
While I finally finished answering all my e-mails on Friday, I have a really bad habit of waiting until a week or two have gone by before even reading them. I just sort of skim through them, only addressing things that are from important or whiny people.
I also have a really bad habit of arriving to work just on time. I mean, I'm supposed to be there at 8:00 am... sometimes I get there as late as 8:07... usually I get there around 8:01. And I generally don't even get to work ready. I put my make up on and brush my hair when I'm at my desk.
And plenty of other not so great habits... and the overall effect on me is that I am not as productive as I know I could be, and I'm actually quite ashamed of that. I'm almost embarrassed to collect a paycheck. I'd be mortified to ask my boss for a reference. And that makes me feel less valuable even as a person. Maybe I'm just getting antsy because I haven't done anything in the way of self-evaluation and improvement lately, like I used to regularly. Probably that's got something to do with the fact that I haven't been in counseling for the past year. But whatever the reason, I know I'll be more satisfied to some degree if I fix this aspect of my life, so that's what I'm going to do.
I tried to go shopping yesterday for some more work appropriate pants. Right now I only have jeans. I seriously only own jeans. Well, that's technically not quite true. I own a grey skirt that looks like it'd be good for work, but it's got light pink pinstripes on it so I don't have anything that goes with it, and it feels too short, even though it's only just above my knees. I guess I'm just not used to exposing that much of my glow-in-the-dark white legs. I also own a pair of black silk slacks that I bought on clearance from Target online, because they were a steal at $10, but they're a tad too long and I haven't gotten around to buying a stitch ripper and attempting to hem them. And that's all I really have besides jeans. I think I'm going to look for a pair of khakis. Not like cargo pants, but something somewhat casual along those lines. Whatever it is, it'll be more professional than jeans.
Thing is, I haven't a clue how to shop. I mean, I have no idea what looks good, much less what looks good on me, and I'm practically broke, so even if something does catch my eye, 99 times out of 100, it's too expensive.
Aside from my wardrobe, which may or may not be something I can feasibly change right now, I really need to work on avoiding these stacks of papers I have such a knack for collecting. Or rather, work on tackling the ones I have now, and avoiding the pile-up in the future. I seriously have three stacks of papers that are each at least 3 inches high, and another one that's a good 6 inches.
While I finally finished answering all my e-mails on Friday, I have a really bad habit of waiting until a week or two have gone by before even reading them. I just sort of skim through them, only addressing things that are from important or whiny people.
I also have a really bad habit of arriving to work just on time. I mean, I'm supposed to be there at 8:00 am... sometimes I get there as late as 8:07... usually I get there around 8:01. And I generally don't even get to work ready. I put my make up on and brush my hair when I'm at my desk.
And plenty of other not so great habits... and the overall effect on me is that I am not as productive as I know I could be, and I'm actually quite ashamed of that. I'm almost embarrassed to collect a paycheck. I'd be mortified to ask my boss for a reference. And that makes me feel less valuable even as a person. Maybe I'm just getting antsy because I haven't done anything in the way of self-evaluation and improvement lately, like I used to regularly. Probably that's got something to do with the fact that I haven't been in counseling for the past year. But whatever the reason, I know I'll be more satisfied to some degree if I fix this aspect of my life, so that's what I'm going to do.