higher and higher and higher
my expectations are to high. i work differently then most. yes, i get my lazy days, but the easy things i just do, i don't waste time... i. just. do. it.i'll admit it, i put a lot of my personal frustrations against him. I hated that he kept me out of the loop. I hated that he didn't give me as much attention anymore. I hated that he took advantage of me. most of all i hated that he didn't care about work. That i would give him assignments and he woudn't do them. Especially assignments that would take a second, five minutes or 10 minutes. Honestly, why wait so long?
i talked to my boss and i told him my frustrations. his response...
"is it that he's not getting the work done? or is that he's not meeting your expectations?"
bam. there it was. he wasn't meeting my expectations.
"you know, the difference between you and him is that you just do it. You don't like things that aren't done. you do them and you do them to the best of your ability. i have never heard any complaints about you, everyone loves working with you, but that's the role you gave yourself. You do your work to go above and beyond what's expected because you don't know any better. When someone doesn't meet your expectations, it's hard for you to swallow. It's hard for you to understand that he's just average."
wow. there it was all the time. he does his work, but i just expect to much from him. it made me re-think everything.
i can't expect him to change, but i can guide him. if he still refuses to do the work... well then that's just his fault.
[deep breath in, hold your tongue against the back of your mouth. and... Release making the sound of the ocean]
i can't fix people. i can't make them change who they are. i can't make them go at a faster pace. i can do my best. I will always do my best.
but i feel and i feel it in me
up andup and keep on coming
higher and higher and higher
Labels: anger, co-workers, friendship, frustration, management, work
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