Schedules and sharing

Work has settled down into a nice kind of pattern now. There’s still loads going on, and loads I’m still trying to get my head around, but it’s challenging now rather than overwhelming. The weekly tasks (mostly admin shit) I am nailing down most mornings at designated times, before I get lethargic and unenthusiastic. That way, the bulk of the boring stuff is out of the way and not playing on my mind, so when ‘other things’ – you know, the unexpected minutiae of management – crop up I can deal with them calmly rather than having them land on top of an imagined pile of catastrophic catastrophes. All the staff are still being very supportive. I’m still getting next-to-no contact from Those Above Me, the people who assured me during the interview and negotiation phase that I would have my hand held for the first few months and not have to worry about moving forwards alone, but I’m past caring now. I say let them keep out of the way and mind their own business and if they start getting arsey with me about the way things are going I can slap them in the face with a detailed document of just how little interest they showed in the first few weeks when I needed them.

Rory’s First Rule Of Employment: NOTE DOWN EVERYTHING.

If the shit hits the fan and they’re looking for someone to blame, make sure your arse is covered from attack by being able to show them exactly what your involvement was and why you acted how you did and why they should therefore cast their gaze elsewhere.

RC 9-10-18