I was quite busy with work the past month and after the 28th of October, work has slowed down considerably for me. It has slowed down so much to the point where I am feeling a tad bored with nothing much to do. In fact, I feel guilty for having so much free time in my hands.
A month or two ago, Mr Boss has implemented a new…system…if you can call it that. Everybody in the team, except for administrative personnel, are cc-ed in all internal emails. The logic behind this is to keep everybody in the loop on the agency’s business and current WIP projects. I thought that it was a sufficient solution to keep everyone abreast of the ongoing at work but truth be told, I did not have much time to read all the incoming emails except for those that are related to my own project. Until now.
I have been faithfully filing the emails away into folders dedicated for specific projects, even though I have nothing to do with those said projects. I roughly knew what was going on, just not enough for me to handle the project at the drop of a pin. The past few days saw me taking the time to read these emails and view mock ups that have flying around internally between colleagues. I took the time to visit clients’ web pages and find out what we have done for them, not only in terms of design but also the communications part.
It is good for the soul to finally have a breather and take in everything that is going on at work. Sure, I am still full of fluff in many areas where work is concern (mostly technical and IT stuff), but that does not mean that I am not absorbing any knowledge or skills. The absorbtion is just a tad slow at the moment.
Having said that, I find myself slipping a little in the client servicing side these days though. The lack of focus and the constant ignoring exercise towards my 6th sense or better judgement had lead me to be reprimanded by Mr Boss several times the past couple of months. I know I can do better than what I am doing now. In fact, I have done better. The trick now is to look for “The Zone” again. There are no excuses now that I can used for any slip ups. My personal life is back to normal and I enjoy the company and love that are constantly showered on me.
Time to buck up, Gracie!!!
What industry do you work in?
Comment by Mamapumpkin — November 9, 2009 @ 11:58 am |
I’m in advertising. My agency specialises in digital advertising, something that I’m still picking up from my colleagues and boss.
Comment by gracieq — November 9, 2009 @ 1:39 pm |