MJ's little flock

[Grammy60]

Good morning everyone

 

[MaryJanet]

Good morning folks

MJ how are you holding up with all of this fun?

Not well. Some jobs have vanished other jobs have expanded. Mine expanded. I haven't had a full day of rest since the day I buried Sandy. There's so much to do, I blast right through lunch every day. I can no longer make decisions verbally, I need people to write problems down in emails so I can absorb the information with care and double check before responding. Even then it's a fluid and moving context at present so yesterday's good decisions sometimes go bad overnight. It's exhausting. It won't let up until early April. I may book a whole week off to recuperate. At least the family and friends, chooks and cat provide a little escape. Today I've got three urgent tasks to attend to. Tomorrow and Monday a not so urgent but still time dependent.

 

[rjohns39]

Not well. Some jobs have vanished other jobs have expanded. Mine expanded. I haven't had a full day of rest since the day I buried Sandy. There's so much to do, I blast right through lunch every day. I can no longer make decisions verbally, I need people to write problems down in emails so I can absorb the information with care and double check before responding. Even then it's a fluid and moving context at present so yesterday's good decisions sometimes go bad overnight. It's exhausting. It won't let up until early April. I may book a whole week off to recuperate. At least the family and friends, chooks and cat provide a little escape. Today I've got three urgent tasks to attend to. Tomorrow and Monday a not so urgent but still time dependent.

I'm so sorry MJ I've been there. You can only make decisions based upon the current situation and information available at the time. Sometimes that all changes and what was the right decision at the moment, turns out not to be after the fact, but you can't beat yourself up over it. Just keep plugging away. I like to put my life into five phases: Phase 1, a bad decision could result in the loss of up to two lives, but I had a LOT of oversight to minimize that risk. Phase 2: a bad decision could result in a lot of loss of life and there was no oversight. Yes, I've made bad decisions in phase 2. Phase 3 & 4, a bad decision could result in loss of revenue and potentially loss of jobs, but no one died. Phase 5, My decisions simply don't matter. This is what I want in the final years of my working career. I am currently slammed with backlog, because I finally met with the boss yesterday and she provided me with answers to almost all of my action items since January. I'll eventually get caught up, but not going to kill myself trying.

So, what I suggest is to keep plugging away. Do the best you can and I know you always do. You'll get through this, we all will. My CEO calls this our "new normal" I truly hope he's wrong and this is just a phase. I've spent entirely too much of my life chasing bad guys, planning for things like this, etc. You might find it interesting that one of the best hugs I've ever received was from one of your former directors of mental health Dr. Beverly Rapheal (sp) not long after 9/11. She was a ton of fun to work with and reminded me so much of my own grandmother. Hang in there, you can do this. And if you need an extra hug, just give me a shout out.

 

[MaryJanet]

Thank you so much. You've put it into perspective for me. I only have about 350 people relying on me, and there's no risk of physical harm that I'm aware of, so I feel much better now.

 

[rjohns39]

Thank you so much. You've put it into perspective for me. I only have about 350 people relying on me, and there's no risk of physical harm that I'm aware of, so I feel much better now.

When i got laid off, I had a staff of 155. I got every one of them a new job except me. I just needed a brake. The biggest staff I've managed was 550 and quite frankly I never ever want to be responsible for others ever again.

 

[BY Bob]

I've added another one today for Tribe 1 up by the duck sheds. It's for mornings mostly. Everyone wants to eat at once.

They are empty after the long night and need to tank up for another exciting day

 

[BY Bob]

I'm hoping she slows down a little more. Her cracking pace will exhaust her in time.

Many hens start off on fire and then slow down to a more reasonable pace.

 

[BY Bob]

Not well. Some jobs have vanished other jobs have expanded. Mine expanded. I haven't had a full day of rest since the day I buried Sandy. There's so much to do, I blast right through lunch every day. I can no longer make decisions verbally, I need people to write problems down in emails so I can absorb the information with care and double check before responding. Even then it's a fluid and moving context at present so yesterday's good decisions sometimes go bad overnight. It's exhausting. It won't let up until early April. I may book a whole week off to recuperate. At least the family and friends, chooks and cat provide a little escape. Today I've got three urgent tasks to attend to. Tomorrow and Monday a not so urgent but still time dependent.

All I can do is send hugs. Here you go.

 

[MaryJanet]

All I can do is send hugs. Here you go.

Thanks. It's appreciated.

 

[RoyalChick]

Not well. Some jobs have vanished other jobs have expanded. Mine expanded. I haven't had a full day of rest since the day I buried Sandy. There's so much to do, I blast right through lunch every day. I can no longer make decisions verbally, I need people to write problems down in emails so I can absorb the information with care and double check before responding. Even then it's a fluid and moving context at present so yesterday's good decisions sometimes go bad overnight. It's exhausting. It won't let up until early April. I may book a whole week off to recuperate. At least the family and friends, chooks and cat provide a little escape. Today I've got three urgent tasks to attend to. Tomorrow and Monday a not so urgent but still time dependent.

I am the same - I am working 18 hour days and losing track of what day of the week it is. My only breaks are when I go out and say hello to the chickens.