no i am not a workaholic

work has been nothing short of crazy..i can’t say much about it so i keep saying it’s crazy/i’m stressed - to the point when i wish i can actually bring work home to complete. but this sentiment is short term (for sure), since work-life balance and not thinking about work once i leave the office is always preferred.

everything is overwhelming. everyone tells me that it is the end of the year/festive season so there should be a lull period..but i think in the government service there is no fixed lull period. many things are planned months ahead, so at the end of the year you start doing things for the next year. and there’s the last minute stuff, and the daily things that are routine.

i should really learn to catch my breath but when you receive so many different calls (and have to make an equal number of calls) about each detail of 10 different things that are happening, and coordinate amongst so many different parties, who might not necessarily know what is happening - it can be quite the nightmare. and on top of that you have to send/receive an email for everything that’s said over the phone. and of course make sure your bosses are pleased with your work, and you have to listen to them even though you don’t think what they said is best, and overall make sure you don’t step on people’s toes and offend them. given that i’m only 4 months into the job, and stumbling around in things that even very experienced people (like my boss, or my boss’ boss) have no idea of protocol/SOPs (oh, that acronym) - that and the higher ups going off on leave - makes for a nightmare.

can’t wait to take leave on friday! even though next monday is a public holiday, i’m getting weirded out by myself because all i’m thinking is that it’s one working day lost leading up to an extremely packed january work schedule. that’s problematic