Endless Week
This has been a long week and I am exhausted.
I am in Anchorage for a major deployment, which means I’m getting 4-5 hours a sleep a night and working 14-hour days. That’s never good for my temperament, and by the third day I’m not all that articulate, either.
On top of that, this is turning out to be a week of major politicking and dealmaking on other projects, in between dealing with deployment issues. I’m certainly not at my best when I’m sleep-deprived, my cell phone going off constantly, and hopped up on Excedrin.
If I set all my calendars – computer, phone, paper – forward to a date next week, will it be over?
August 27th, 2008
I’ve tried going that route, setting everything ahead, and it just doesn’t work right. For some reason everyone else doesn’t move their stuff ahead too. Sounds like it’s just a crappy time of year for everyone. Hang in there, it’ll get better.
August 27th, 2008
Sheesh, what a typical project manager: make everyone’s life hell throughout the entire project and then when it’s crunch time and the tiniest bit of heat comes their way they get used up quicker than a napkin at a barbecue joint.
See how good you have it? You can now spend the rest of the day with a smile on your face knowing that the Chief Architect from hell isn’t getting anywhere near your project…
August 27th, 2008
Matt, thanks. Maybe it’s just the end of summer. I agree, we all need to conspire to move the clocks and timelines ahead – that’s the trick!
Lance, my job is all about taking the heat so my folks can do their jobs. I’m a veritable lightning rod, not a barbecue napkin.
I’d love to have a great chief architect, you guys are worth their weight in gold. My last fabulous architect left me, tragically, and now lives in the south doing her thing as a consultant. (Hi, Lisa, if you’re reading this!)