Now that the cat is out of the bag, I feel more at ease and motivated to work on my projects. That bigger project is coming our way but, on the terms I wanted so, that is a big relief.
Meanwhile another person working for my friend put in her notice. Ouch! I had a feeling that this was coming our way because, I sensed her tension a long time ago. So, this means my friend will need more support than ever. Well, OK. As I have made a promise, I will honor that.
Today, I was talking to her and I had told her part of my not wanting to do this job was due to the fact that I wanted to control my time and that I was unable to do so. That was causing most of the stress.
She said, I am welcome to plan my time and when an unplanned meeting pops up, she will take over. I know she does not want to lose me completely. Still, we talked about the kind of person she needs to get on board.
On top of all this, my ex-boss called me to say that, there is a project right up my alley and would I consider it? I told him, I really did not want to work. He asked me to hear out this gentleman who is in trouble with a particular part of his organization and he needs someone to help him decide what to do with it. Since I like my ex-boss very much, I said OK.
I spoke to the gentleman and another lady who is in his team and it looks like an organizational structuring problem. So, I agreed to meet with them on Tuesday. I will wear two masks. This is going to be my first face to face meeting in months. I told my friend that this could be a project we might do together and she is in.
So, you see as I was avoiding work, I got myself involved with more. Hopefully, I can be done with them in a really short time.
I'm so happy you were able to have the conversation & decide what makes sense for you/setting firm boundaries! Sometimes when you do that, you are able to get a clear sense of the right opportunities.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right.
DeleteI am glad you are able to feel better about the time you have remaining.
ReplyDeleteI think instead of double masking I am going to make several 3 layer masks, but I take this stuff seriously.
I do use triple layer surgical masks. My glasses fog so, I am going to try making myself masks that are not supposed to fog.
DeleteGlad it's going better and you are feeling less stress about it.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteHa, as soon as you decide you don't want to work any more the offers come pouring in don't they! But at least you got to tell your friend about your reservations. It must also be nice to have your former employer think enough of you to ask you to go back. That's very flattering!
ReplyDeleteYeah my ex-boss is awesome.
Deletewhile its nice to be wanted, you want to be able to spend your time as you choose now, good that you spoke up about it.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. I felt better as soon as I talked about it.
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