Categories: work, study, self-esteem, television, radio, podcasts
Date: 14 April 2010 19:32:19
Apologies for any incoherence below...I woke up at 3:30am today and as someone who once he is awake is awake, I've been enjoying catching up on blogs and Facebook, as well as listening [thank you ferijen] to the podcasts from the BBC Radio 4 programmes Beyond Belief and In Our Time; and A History of the World in 100 Objects caught me eye too, among much that does there. I also enjoyed re-watching these two scenes from Episode 4 of Series 3 of the very enjoyable [to me] TV programme IT Crowd. So, given its approaching 5:30am, the day has been rather productive so far! ;)
Work continues to be rather busy.
I am racking up a bit of overtime according to a manager [I take no notice generally] which I'm rather ambivalent about: not sure if I should think differently but my view is I do what is required to get the job done. If there is a deadline or an issue causing major issues I am happy to work on it until it is resolved. I do not care if that means I stay back an hour or two, or come in early.
My managers have been considerate and caring in their comments to me that I should not be staying back; but I tend to perceive this as a comment that I cannot look after myself and they need to "save me from myself". As I have mentioned to them, and also to some colleagues who saw I stayed back and said they would "take up my cause" without me requesting it or giving an indication I was unhappy with staying back, these comments make me feel rather disempowered. And the fact is if I, when I am overly busy, do not plough through it all it will just pile up. I do, particularly at these times, seek help and pass on what I can to others, but, as I see it, I have my job and need to get the work done.
Interested in other's thoughts; perhaps I am behaving in a non-proper or non-healthy way.
I've almost finished my assessment for The Moral Life in Christ course I attended at the Catholic Adult Education Centre; it is due today and in my usual way I leave the final tidying up and review to the last minute. As I have decided, for now, to see how I go with the Certificate IV Course in Ministry, I had two questions to complete on the role of conscience and the Church's position on a moral issue. Given each question's answer was limited to 600 words, it was a good exercise for me in brevity: though as usual I wrote too much and needed to cut back afterwards. It was rather enjoyable though [loving assessments: I am sad -- but I do enjoy writing], as well as informative and challenging. Looking forward to attending some more of the classes offered.