Under the Bus

I feel like I'm being thrown under the bus on a daily basis. My work calendar is ridiculous and hasn't been realistic for the last three weeks. I have projects that don't have budgeted time to be completed and projects with budgeted time that are not ready to be worked on. I know several of the managers (and I hope the partners) are on my side and realize that this is completely out of my control and I'm doing the best possible job I can, but I'm so afraid that this is going to come across as a negative when it comes time to discuss promotions. I know one thing they look for is getting your work done in the week that it's scheduled, but there is only so much I can do to control that. There's a weekly managment group meeting where they discuss the status of current projects and schedule upcoming projects and since I'm not a part of that group, I have to hear about the outcome second hand. It appears that some people are either 1. completely unrealistic or 2. trying to save themselves at the cost of others and I get stuck with the unfortunate consequences. I know being ultra-Type A isn't always a good thing, but considering that my office is full of Type A personalities, you'd think that things could be scheduled a little better so everyone could have a realistic plan. Apparently that's asking too much and I'm going to have to learn how to survive without a plan. That's a tough concept for the girl that's had a running 5-year plan since middle school!

I asked Mama yesterday if I could come home tomorrow night after work and she didn't say no and even offered to come up here, but I'm just going to have to learn to deal with my own stress and not run home to Mama to make things better. Mama and Daddy have more important things to do than worry about me having a mental breakdown, so I just need to put on my big girl panties and deal with it. At least I do have a good friend from the MAc at Auburn that's having just as much of a hard time (if not worse) as me. Since we are both CPAs, it's easier to commiserate since we both understand the lingo. I'm so ready for the next 39 days to be over so I can enjoy a few days off work relaxing in a TBA location with her!