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Time wasted is still time
Nov. 22nd, 2022 08:57 pmI had a meeting on my calendar today - unit meeting, held out of town. Think I've mentioned before how they don't like people phoning in for meetings anymore, so I hopped in my car and drove. Three hours one way this time because, oh yeah, the wonderful weather we have been having switched over to torrential rain and wind. It wasn't a nice drive. I stopped only to perform a needed bodily function, and was, I thought, late in arriving.
Except when I got there, there were no people at this meeting. I went to the front desk to see if it had been relocated. Nope, they said, the calendar said large conference room, but at 1:30. It was 1:10, so I waited. 1:30 rolled around. Nobody. Er. Yeah.
I went to the car to sit for a bit, as I'd been standing in heels and was tired. Texted boss, no answer. Texted colleagues back in my physical office, they tracked down boss for me. When we connected she said, "There's no meeting on the calendar..."
I told her I must be losing my mind, because it was sure there on mine. We went to her office, where she pulled up my calendar and yep - she saw that indeed I was scheduled for that meeting. The one that doesn't exist. LOL. I met with her instead to discuss how things are going, then drove home. Another full three hours. I did take two pieces of candy from her desk, because till that point I had only had a banana and blueberry smoothie for nourishment.
I cannot adequately sum up the total fuckery that was my day! And you know - as I stood there lurking outside the conference room, not one person who walked by even said hi or asked if they could help or anything. They don't know me, you'd think if you saw some strange person loitering that someone, somewhere would have wondered what the hell I was doing and ask. I really appreciate being in a small office.
Except when I got there, there were no people at this meeting. I went to the front desk to see if it had been relocated. Nope, they said, the calendar said large conference room, but at 1:30. It was 1:10, so I waited. 1:30 rolled around. Nobody. Er. Yeah.
I went to the car to sit for a bit, as I'd been standing in heels and was tired. Texted boss, no answer. Texted colleagues back in my physical office, they tracked down boss for me. When we connected she said, "There's no meeting on the calendar..."
I told her I must be losing my mind, because it was sure there on mine. We went to her office, where she pulled up my calendar and yep - she saw that indeed I was scheduled for that meeting. The one that doesn't exist. LOL. I met with her instead to discuss how things are going, then drove home. Another full three hours. I did take two pieces of candy from her desk, because till that point I had only had a banana and blueberry smoothie for nourishment.
I cannot adequately sum up the total fuckery that was my day! And you know - as I stood there lurking outside the conference room, not one person who walked by even said hi or asked if they could help or anything. They don't know me, you'd think if you saw some strange person loitering that someone, somewhere would have wondered what the hell I was doing and ask. I really appreciate being in a small office.
