Boy oh Boy, Bridget... can I relate! Although, I haven't had *the talk* with bossie about being off-focused!
Alexis went back to work WITH me. Yes, she camped out in my office from the ripe old age of 5 weeks... and now at nearly 4 months, she started daycare (just this past Tuesday.) I'm having a terrible start at this daycare..... I'll post about it in Cafe.... and I just can't get a grip. My work is weeks behind, I even take some of it home and do it off the clock in hopes that no one notices how behind I am. I feel like I'm going in a million different directions at 100MPH, and get NOTHING accomplished. My home is a mess, my laundry is backed up.... what do I have to show for my time?
If I could quit my job, I probably would. Financially, it probably wouldn't hurt MUCH.... but, quitting my job loses the medical insurance for the entire family. And hubby can't insure my older child because she's a stepchild and not covered. And besides, I LOVE my job. I have unbelievable flexibility (might be SO flexible it is contributing to my problems) the people are wonderful.... I could go on and on. It's a dream job.
Best I can suggest is to not wander off into maternal bliss while at the office. Don't think about that pile of laundry, what to cook for dinner or even what's going on at DeskDemon. The faster you get your work done, the better.
But I wonder, though.... before Aaron was born, did you ever have the feeling that the bossie wasn't into kids or parenting? If you've felt that you are doing good with keeping workload flowing and this talk came as a surprise, I wonder if you are being singled out because bossie can't deal with an employee with sick kids. Maybe start documenting what's going on, so you have a written journal as well.
Just my $.02, for what it's worth
Jadegrniiz
Deskdemon Forum Board Staff
