Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Hovering and shoveling

The scary partner sent word that she wanted to speak with me today. I wasn't on a client today so spent 10 hours hovering around the partner's office. Every so often I stuck my head in, but she was always on the phone or already talking with someone. There was nowhere to sit right near her office, so I found space down the hall and sent an email explaining where I was sitting. All day. I wish she could have just held up a post-it while on the phone that said "Nothing bad!" Am I waiting around to be fired? Did I horribly screw up with a client? Did I miss something huge? DID I FORGET TO FRESHEN UP IN A POWDER ROOM?

An hour ago the partner reached out (that's 11:30 at night) to me with, "Let's meet for coffee tomorrow. 7:30?" Um, seriously? Normally I work out in the morning and by 7:30 I'm just getting in the shower, aiming to leave home at 7:50. Working out is not going to happen tomorrow because I just don't want to get up that early. When I told Josh, he pointed out that you don't make it to partner rolling into the office at 10:30. He also suggested I take an Uber so I don't show up subway-sweaty for coffee. Can I expense this? No, right? Since it can't get billed to a client? I wish she'd let me know earlier so I could work out tonight to get some of the nervous energy out. If I get fired, then I'll definitely be available for whenever Josh reschedules our Spain trip.

In cancer news ... this yoga-speak shit is slowly killing me. I don't know why it bothers me so much and I can't just find it funny like Alex does. She lives for this shit. Today Josh's sister mentioned that Laurie was "so incredibly moved, that there was an energetic shift that was quite powerful" after she received a card from someone. Really? REALLY?! How on earth can she keep shoveling this shit? Does she honestly believe the crap that comes out of her mouth? 

9 comments:

Chris said...

Well, at least you know that if she wanted to fire you she would not have done it over coffee. So you're safe and probably on the way to something really nice.

Suzanne said...

If she was mad at you, she would have come and yelled at you right away. If you were going to be fired, they would call you down to HR.
You're safe! Let us know what she said!!! Next time, shoot her back an email with your desk extension number and let her know that you're available when she is.

Abby said...

Suzanne is right. You have not been fired. When they are going to fire you, they have all their ducks in the row to get you out the door as quickly as possible. They don't let you hang around in a hall all day. I think she has something good to tell you or offer you. That's never as pressing.

jwg said...

Oh goody. Now the rest of us can be up all night to worry with you. I am sure it's nothing bad but still...

Anonymous said...

If she shows up after you do, make sure to tell her you'd already freshened up in the powder room.

Anonymous said...

Maybe yoga sister speak comes from seeing a life-transforming movie that affected her to the core and didn't realize it was a comedy.

Abby said...

So what happened??

Amanda said...

The partner is probably about to dump a project on you!! As far as luxury travels goes....it certainly doesn't suck!

Anonymous said...

"Normally I work out in the morning and by 7:30 I'm just getting in the shower, aiming to leave home at 7:50."

After working out, it takes you only twenty minutes to get ready, including showering and drying off and doing your hair and other post-shower bathroom/bedroom stuff, and getting dressed and eating breakfast (unless you eat breakfast after working out before showering)?

How do you do it?

P.S. Congrats on the VIP assignment.

P.P.S. Yes, next time say, "Sure, I'm available whenever you are, just let me know when and I'll come right over."