Run by Whine

[sparkindarkness]

The Work Issue, is eating my life. On the stress side I got the guarantees I was after so am going to ride it out - but we are clearing backlog at a huge rate.

How?

By working constantly and endlessly with long hours and few breaks and working at home and weekends and clocking a truly ridiculous amount of units.

I have no TIME for anything. It's not even the time - it's the energy. Legal cases are constantly buzzing around my head and I have to Concentrate. Every. Damn. Second. Of. Every. Damn. Day.

Tooo tired to do anything. I just have to collapse and blah in my free time now.


Oh and getting up extra early in a morning is triggering my old weird morning issues. JUST what i need. Bad hormones, i don't have the ENERGY for it.

Comments

[being-here.livejournal.com]

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Are you getting overtime for this?

Make sure you take care of yourself. I don't want to be the harbinger of gloom (which I seem to be doing a lot to you recently) but it is very easy to make mistakes when you get this strung out and it'll be you who ends up suffering for that.

You chaps need some locums in there soon.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

I am getting sizeable bonuses.

GLOOM AND DOOOM is all that's on the menu at the moment. But I need a break...

[being-here.livejournal.com]

Yes you do.

*refrains from making obvious comments about money not buying health etc*

I really wish I could help more.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

thanks.

aye, if it were money alone I'd tell them to screw it, I have money, after all.

But it's my annoying duty sense *smacks conscience* that says "These are your friends. they need help. You must help them."

[being-here.livejournal.com]

I recognise this from my time in the Shit Job (tm).

They are your friends. They need help. IT IS THE SENIOR PARTNER'S JOB TO PROVIDE THAT.

This, my dear, is not your monkey.

If I knew your bloke I would be contacting him to recommend he use whatever tactics necessary to get you away - preferably for a fornight, certainly for the long weekend.

[judithiscariot.livejournal.com]

ugh. i feel your pain! i remember having a hard slog like that at work in feb-march. i'd leave for work before the rooomate awoke and get home after he went to bed. the only thing that kept me sane were cheeseburgers. chin up!

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

argh, I can't keep it up any longer, ebdcause I get called out at night sometime as well, and when you don't have a weekend to pick yourself up from it... messy, very messy

[stormcat.livejournal.com]

*offers sympathy, lots of caffeine, Really Good Chocolate and excellent Thai take-out*

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

At the minute I'll take teh sympathjy *cries pathetically* and the coffeee - sweet sweet coffee, thankee.

I can't face food when I'm tired. I think that's what's wrong with me

[stormcat.livejournal.com]

*makes sure there's lots of heavily sweetened coffee around and wonders how you feel about Turkish/Arabic-style coffee that you have to chew*

Don't forget to breathe. *worries*

[klgaffney.livejournal.com]

argh. at least you got your guarantees. but that sucks. you'd better get something out of this, when it's over. and overtime now, while you're at it. =|

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Aye, that's a bonus. My arse is now covered by paper.

well i'm getting my sizable bonus :) Aty the end of it I get prominence and a good chance of being able to move to senior associate early...

[thisdaydreamer.livejournal.com]

Ouch. That sounds like sheer hell. Take care of yourself as best you can, Sparky.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Hell? Satan is not so cruel

[ladydyani.livejournal.com]

Grawr. That sucks. *sends happy thoughts*

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

*clings to happy thoughts*

[kitsuken.livejournal.com]

I hope you're gonna get some time off after this, it sounds like some quality time with the significant other is exactly what you'll need once it's over

Best of luck getting through the backlog, don't stress yourself out too much about it

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

bonuses rather than overtime ("professionals" don't get overtime, sadly)

I'mk going to take a looooong holiday with him, methinks

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

::offers foot rubs for you and your beloved::

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

eeeek *is ticklish*

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

::is ticklish too, knows how not to tickle when giving foot rubs::

[home-of-usher.livejournal.com]

........morning issues huh?

I'm sure the BF finds that quite intruiging. Of course not feeling up for it even when you're 'up' for it is a pain in the ass.

and not in the happy fun way I imagine.

alright enough of my dirty mind, I truly hope you come out on top..... of the heap of bad shit.... I know what you were thinking.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Yup, THAT old issue.

Nah, he;'s a better morning person than I am, but he's not THAT much of a morning person :)

It is a pain, because you're all distracted and itchy and it's all BLAH and bad and wrong.

Hey, that's hwere my mind is lurking every morning. Bad mind, body is too weak for taht. Well, except taht part but I'm not listening to it either

[allthepettylies.livejournal.com]

Poor Sparky.
::hands you a vegan muffin::

You'll get trhough this <3<3

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

I hope so. but in how many pieces? *scarfs muffin*

[mrmeval.livejournal.com]

You know what will allow you to blow off some steam, this weekend is good for it.

Do something you don't do, call them Tuesday and tell them you've worked yourself sick and go do something fun.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Oh gods am i tempted. Maybe this weekend. maybe

But there's soooo much to do...