Argggg, why can’t people just do things the way I tell them to! It is the best way after all! I build our pages so that the update process can be done easily. When they are done differently, it messes the page up and it has to be done the hard way or effort spent on “fixing” it. And, my way makes it easier to edit and the other way doesn’t. Arggggg.

*deep breath* They are doing the work, not me. They have to deal with how they do it, not me. If it is harder to edit and update in the future, that is just how life works.

But I do wish we would communicate more. My nagging is me trying to find out information that I think I need and no one is giving me. Like my co-worker being missing for over an hour. I can no longer see him from my desk and I have no idea when he left and when he would be back so I had to hunt him and ask around for him to find out if he could do an edit review.

Yesterday I was pleased to take over the responsibility of my boss since he is out of the office (Burning Man) and my former boss was only here on Wed. I found that I stepped up to the bat and was actually getting some real work done. Today, it is like everyone resents me trying to coordinate our work. It is like I feel like I have the responsibility but none of the authority. Damn these people. I build or streamlined most every update. I have worked closely with each of my bosses (4 years, 5 bosses) and have handled this position in the past. The only reason I don’t have the job full-time is because I know I can only do it on the short term. Having some contractor that has been here less than a year give me attitude…Argggg.

I wonder what my bosses attitude about me is. Seems he told everyone that I would be watching the Content Mailbox for these two days, except me. I was going around checking to be sure no body else thought they would have it so I wouldn’t be stepping on toes. I want to work as a team, that everyone pitches in and does what they can and passes things off to one another. I am beginning to feel like I am the only one with that attitude. It feels like there is no helping each other, only reporting to the boss and let him work out the details. And if he isn’t here, where does that leave us.

It wouldn’t bother me if I didn’t care. I have probably have an appearance of not caring and that might be why I have ended up in this currant aggravating position. They are use to me not caring so they don’t know what to do with me when I behave. Or they could be just having a bad day. Or I could just be reading things into stuff.

Are we sure the mercury retrograde is actually over yet?

On a positive note: We got to leave an hour early yesterday because our company had a party on a Gambling River Boat and treated us to Major League Ballgame. Today, we have clearance to leave at 1pm if our work is done. Nice perks but too bad I am not interested in them (much).