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There must be some people who enjoy house cleaning. They should wear armbands or little pink ribbons so we can spot them and offer them some support.

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Fortune Cookie anyone?

April 28, 2003
--- (In)Formal Objectives ---

My boss wants me to work on my objectives for this fiscal year.

Based on my last review, which was good but had room for improvement, I do have a few things to work on. I have all the tools I need to put together my formal objectives for next year. So why am I procrastinating on this?

As good as I feel when I have a plan, I hate putting together my objectives.

As much as I like to be challenged a bit in my job, I hate saying "Oh yeah, I'm gonna do this" knowing that if I don't do it, I'm going to be held accountable for it.

Putting my objectives together reminds me of all those times I didn't do my homework in high school. The teacher would call on me and I'd have to fess up and admit I didn't have the answer.

Part of the challenge is that I just don't WANT to have "official" written down to be verified and followed up on later objectives. I don't want to think up lofty and well meaning goals, then have to stretch myself to get there. The truth is, my goals are a lot more earthy these days...

Objectives I can't put down on paper, submit to my boss and still expect to be taken seriously much less have a job anymore:

I will haul myself out of bed and come in to work every day (unless one of the girls is sick, or if I'm sick, then I'll be at home -- you can reach me there. I might even check my voice mail or email once while I'm home that day, too.)

I will remain awake every day / for every meeting (unless Sweet Pea or Punkin have been awake off and on all night and demanding my conscious attention in the process the night before and I'm too far in the hole on PTO (paid time off) days / have a meeting I absolutely can't/shouldn't get out of to take the day off)

I will create a to do list and cross things off.

I will review this list at least every other day and add/subtract as necessary.

I will respond to my voicemail and email within 24 hours.

I will (eventually) not be in the hole on PTO days, and might even accumulate one or two before the end of this year.

One of the things my boss indirectly mentioned during my review earlier this month was my return to school in the fall. "Life long learning" is a big thing where I work, and I support the idea (in theory). Right now, I can not even fathom what returning to school in the fall will do to my already limited time and sapped mental capacity. Today, the only thing I can think of is getting home, getting into my comfortable clothes and sleeping soundly until tomorrow morning. Perhaps I'll wake up tomorrow all inspired and motivated, and suddenly loaded with ambitions and aspirations about what I'm going to accomplish "career-wise" over the next year in order to get a glowing review and possible matching raise.

Since it is highly unlikely that at least one of those things might happen, maybe I could make a deal with you. YOU right out my objectives, and I'll turn them in. What do you say? I'll give you a dollar...

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