The last thing I needed after staying up until 1am to work on four presentations was getting talked behind my back at work. I've always had this instinct that Aunty is not really appreciating my rise at work and she's somehow treating me like a toe stepper.
So, we've got teams and she takes charge of the operational side. I take care of the technical side and since the training was called 'TECHNICAL TRAINING', I was asked to do an introductory ground rules speech. Now, in the schedule it was written 'setting ground rules' and Aunty thought that I was gonna tell the group to behave.
To be honest, that's not my job. I was just going to tell them what to ask and what to do in the training and it was the technical training anyways.
So, this time, Aunty asked Boss why I was doing assessment level work. Then, she told me that she has nothing personal against me. Then, she told ToyBoss that she just wants to be heard.
The thing here is my work assessment does NOT wait. It's a project with a given timeline and all we gotta do is strive on and not get emotionally strayed or fucked. I stay up late, I work hard, I miss chats with my boyfriend but NEVER have I ever complained or let that affect me. I have no idea what this menopause was going on about but she obviously has issues with me. The sad thing is the fact that I still treat her with respect and I'm ready to collaborate whenever I can.
I just find it the right time to work together and to stop sulking and finding justifications. At work, it's only fair to have a negative backlash for any argument given and it's only fair enough to treat work as work and not let emotional fuck up ruin any relationship between you and your colleague.
It reminded me of the time when Aunty said "Oh I just do what they ask. I just do my work". So, when she said "I have nothing against you. You are like my son", I told her "I just do my work". Then, she went quiet.
Seriously, I have so much drama on my own but I'm very professional at work. It's even better that I have a career to maintain which means I have NO TIME to put her in my mind. I have a family to give time to, who don't live together by the way. I have a boyfriend who needs me most of the time. I have friends I have to keep in touch to keep myself sane and our relationships strong. Aunty's issue is so not worth the thought. Get with the program or die trying!
On another note, my presentations went well and my Boss was proud of me. That kinda made me smile and my boyfriend's email at the end of the day made me smile too. So yeah, fuck drama!
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