Hello, end of rope

A wise blogger once cautioned against blogging too much about work. I get that the reasons are very real, and therefore have tried to keep my ranting to a minimum here. Oh, but it is hard, dear friends, to ignore that part of my life which takes up about 35 hours per week (on a bad week) and makes me practice things I don’t like, such as holding back hysterical laughter at serious moments and acting like I still have even an ounce of care remaining in my body. Daily challenges I’m thankful for, because without them, I’d have none.

Perhaps I should see this as a skill-development opportunity, for surely these important skills in self-control and appearing industrious will come in useful in some future of mine.

Here’s what I’ve gained, and will continue to perfect in the next 7 (!) weeks:

- As stated above, a keen ability to hold back fits of laughter when certain office personalities persistently keep fulfilling the roles I’ve secretly assigned to them

- A heightened awareness of who to seek out as allies in the office for necessary venting

- A renewed respect for humility, and the ability of an organization to appropriately, realistically, and in moderation, toot its own horn

- A refined ability to look like I’m working when I’m really posting

Not necessarily the skill list I’ll use on my resume, but helpful nevertheless. Amazingly I continue my knack for always seeing some positives in any situation (insert pat on back).

-Necessary venting commenced-