Confessions of a workaholic
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
“Hi. My name is Kathy...and...I’m a workaholic.” (sob!)
I suppose this comes as a surprise to no one (least of all me), but i found it strange when i had to articulate my work style in a meeting with my manager today. Actually, he didn’t even ask me. I just sort of told him.
“Ben, i’m a little bored and feel that I could be a lot more productive. There’s not enough work to keep my brain active and i’m losing focus. As it is, i’m trying to *invent* work for myself. The way I work best is when there is a lot to do and everything is geared toward maximum efficiency. That way I can just slam through stuff at lightning speed, multi-task, and get a lot done at once. That’s when i’m happiest--when i have too much to do in the time given me.”
It’s a sick cycle, really. (And i don’t mean “sick” as in good, i.e. “That’s sick, yo.") I do enjoy it. I also enjoy having a short time of complete rest afterwards to recuperate. Not too long though. I have also found that doing “nothing” drives me crazy. Doing nothing then becomes as much work as working. I can only do nothing for a day or two before inventing projects for myself. In fact, even when i’m having fun, i have fun at maximum efficiency. I work hard and I play hard.
I wonder if this will change. Probably not. I have seen the future, and it is my mother. I blame her completely for this trait (and by blame, i mean “thank profusely"). If any of you know her, you’ll understand what I mean. I do appreciate it, as I am able to operate, produce and even word process with a “cruel efficiency.”
In any case, the good news for today is that I got my wish at work: more stuff than i can possibly handle by a certain deadline. Woo hoo! A challenge! I’m soooo happy, in a mentally-ill sort of manner ("And that’s sick, yo!").
So I, uh, don’t have your problem. At all.
That’s bad.Posted by Greg on 06/09 at 09:19 AMIs it contagious? Maybe now you can empathize…
Posted by Rina E on 06/09 at 05:56 PMHi Kat, I totally understand where you´re coming from because that is so me. Why just yesterday I had nothing to do so I had to invent a nap to take. And sometimes, when I´m not even hungry, I´ll have an icecream and take a nap. Once I even woke up in the middle of the night, completely bored and had nothing to do so I figured, “Hey, why not take a nap?”
Oh, wait… it says “workahalic.” Somehow I read narcalepzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Posted by Alan on 06/13 at 05:06 PM