All work and no play...

makes me complain.

 

When you are overwhelmed with tasks to do at work, and know you will be staying up late into the night hunched over your computer (again), and maybe also you are really tired because you went to a wedding the weekend before and maybe you kind of stayed up all night because you were in a University town and needed to reconnect with your college self (hey - sometimes these things can't be helped!) you know what words you really do not want to hear accompanied by the footsteps in the hall that are approaching your office??

 

"... and if we can teach Jennifer to do these, that would take A LOT of the load off you!!"

 

In typical me style, I tried to keep looking at my computer and pretend they weren't there.  I guess I thought maybe they'd go away, and I wouldn't have to learn about whatever A LOT of load they were talking about.  It didn't work.

When I did turn around, I found two very happy looking men.  Damn them.

My job description just keeps on a'growin'.

 

Also, I think I may start keeping track of how many times I email someone with a very specific "did you want (this) or (this)?" question spelled out for them (I mean, multiple choice - I'm making it easy!) and they email back this answer:  "Yes."

And I thought the scientists were poor communicators.  Sheesh.