Fack! It's a Saturday, I'm at work and I cannot be facked to do anything at the moment! That's why I am writing this :-)
It's a bit silly really. This is the second time where I have pretty much had to work double-time so that I can go away for a few days in peace and not worry about work! Not that I worry about my work. But sometimes I just feel this responsibility to deliver what I am supposed to!!! It's not even a proper holiday I am going on. I have just taken 3 annual leave days over a weekend and a public holiday to spend 6 days in London! And sure the work will still be here when I get back!! I guess I just have a knack of taking time off at the 'wrong' times!!!
I always wonder why some people work so hard. They pour everything they have into work work work - and for what? For some gold medal? For some big prize at the end? I guess maybe for self-satisfaction...to see what you can achieve...I think in the end though that the reward at the end ends up to be a booby-prize! :-) haha!
When I hear about people that work long hours and on weekends...and they don't get anything back for it, I think they are absolutely nuts and that no-one really cares whether they put in all this extra overtime or not. I think some people set the standards too high and so then they have to suffer each time to reach that mark...every night, every weekend. What is it all for really?
And so when my workmate Bianca questions me and says I am silly for working these long hours and on weekends...which only happens like once every two months...I somehow try to defend myself and tell her that it just has to be done! And then I feel really hypocritical!!
But for 95% of the time, I do know where to draw the line when it comes to work and having a life :-)
On Thursday I was quite stressed as I knew I had a lot to get through. On Friday I still had a lot to stress about, but I thought to myself...what's the point in stressing? You can only do your best to get through what you can. And so I was feeling really good on Friday and smiling at work even!!! :-) And I got through what I said to myself that I would for the day!
And so on that note...I better get something done here!
And P.S. I'm not a workaholic! :-)
It's a bit silly really. This is the second time where I have pretty much had to work double-time so that I can go away for a few days in peace and not worry about work! Not that I worry about my work. But sometimes I just feel this responsibility to deliver what I am supposed to!!! It's not even a proper holiday I am going on. I have just taken 3 annual leave days over a weekend and a public holiday to spend 6 days in London! And sure the work will still be here when I get back!! I guess I just have a knack of taking time off at the 'wrong' times!!!
I always wonder why some people work so hard. They pour everything they have into work work work - and for what? For some gold medal? For some big prize at the end? I guess maybe for self-satisfaction...to see what you can achieve...I think in the end though that the reward at the end ends up to be a booby-prize! :-) haha!
When I hear about people that work long hours and on weekends...and they don't get anything back for it, I think they are absolutely nuts and that no-one really cares whether they put in all this extra overtime or not. I think some people set the standards too high and so then they have to suffer each time to reach that mark...every night, every weekend. What is it all for really?
And so when my workmate Bianca questions me and says I am silly for working these long hours and on weekends...which only happens like once every two months...I somehow try to defend myself and tell her that it just has to be done! And then I feel really hypocritical!!
But for 95% of the time, I do know where to draw the line when it comes to work and having a life :-)
On Thursday I was quite stressed as I knew I had a lot to get through. On Friday I still had a lot to stress about, but I thought to myself...what's the point in stressing? You can only do your best to get through what you can. And so I was feeling really good on Friday and smiling at work even!!! :-) And I got through what I said to myself that I would for the day!
And so on that note...I better get something done here!
And P.S. I'm not a workaholic! :-)
