It's hard to believe that the first week of December has come and gone. Where in the world did the time go? It seems like November was just beginning yesterday, yet we're almost 1/4 of the way through the last month of the year. As long as it keeps going this fast, I don't mind...the quicker, the better!
Not really much has happened over the past few days. We've been managing to keep things up and running; just a few minor issues we've dealt with. We certainly haven't had any of the issues like we had over Thanksgiving. It just amazes me how one day everything is fine and the next can be complete chaos. Speaking of chaos, that leads me into my wonderful day today...
So, last night we had issues with a couple of sites. We pretty much knew one was a bigger issue, but we felt we had it remedied. The other site lost power...simple fix: turn the stuff back on. The guy on the other end said all of his stuff appeared normal and we called it a night; again, thinking both sites were good. Wrong...
I came in today to discover both sites still having issues. No problem, I tell myself. We'll just get to work on them to figure out what the issue is. The main problem we have is that the guy I needed to talk to about this is on the other side of the world. So, we couldn't do anything until after dinner...and we did start our troubleshooting back up after dinner. Then, came the email...
I received an email from someone else, asking what the status of these sites was, if we knew when they would be back up, and to do certain things. Well...I consider myself pretty competent and become agitated that someone on the other side of the world would try telling me what I need to do, so I replied back. I was professional, stated what was going on, what we were doing, and that we had everything under control...then the machine blew a gasket!
Apparently, I am not at liberty to discuss things like this on my own; even though it was something that simple... So, I was summoned outside of the office to talk to my enlisted manager. He explained to me the position that leadership has in the whole scheme of things and that I have been told before not to do this. Well, that's where there was a disconnect. You see...one of my predecessors sent an email off about a site that was having issues. It was a totally candid email and I'm sure he thought nothing of it. Unfortunately, it came back down and leadership wasn't too happy with us...even though...YES, even though I had stated the issue in my nightly updates for, oh, about 10 days prior to that. From that conversation, I took to the understanding that, in the event we get/send emails to the other organizations, keep them (leadership) in the loop. Hence, last night, I included leadership in my reply...and got reamed for it. Fair enough. I will shut up, color, and only handle things here in theater. Anything else, I will gladly ship over to leadership...even something as simple...SIMPLE...as an email saying, "Thanks, but we got it!"
This piddly crap is really wearing on me. I was pumped about this job before I came...now, not so much. I'm just biding my time, trying to keep my other ass cheek in check, and watching the days tick off until I'm homeward bound. I'm tired of trying to go above and beyond to keep people off our backs, let us do our job, and provide the best information I can. After all, I can only provide quality feedback to my leadership if I am receiving quality input from the guys at the sites...and, most times, that doesn't happen! So...I will just press on...do only what is expected of me, nothing more...collect a paycheck...and get home. I'm a hard charger. I want success...but, not at my own expense. Ok, rant off...
I've been dealing with a head cold the past several days; since Sunday, I think. Anyhow, I've been taking medicine at night to help me sleep and try to kick it. I think it's working, although it has meant getting up later in the mornings. I've set my alarm about an hour to hour and a half later the past couple of days. So, I'm hoping I can get back to normal soon. I think my body is just telling me I'm running too hard...and the stress doesn't help either. But, I am getting better, so that's good!
Ok...that's all I have for now. What a day... Night all and God bless!
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