I had a weird experience and thought that it would be educational to share with others, especially those working in North America.
About a month ago, my boss wanted to have a 'chat' with me. Never a good thing... Anyways, it turned out that I was doing something that they were not happy about. I was working TOO hard!
Only in Australia would you get a talking to because you're working too hard! To tell you the truth, I have been putting in a lot of hours. Weekends, evenings, it was all fair game. Even finishing a project at 3am one Monday morning because it was due for 9am that day. But still, there is so much work and I did not see anybody else picking up the slack.
So, it appears I have to change my errant ways. Don't think that will be a problem. Still, I don't think any of my North American bosses would have felt the need to tell me that I am working too much. :-) Gotta love Aussies!
1 comment:
How absolutely poetic and tongue-in-cheek,Ivan! Bravo for expressing your situation so eloquently. (It sounded 'critical' -- and suspenseful; maybe you should consider writing a Hollywood screenplay!)
Good for you for
* working hard
* being appreciated for working hard
* realizing that life has more to it than work/work/work.
You set a fine example for all!
~
Post a Comment