kath68
11-05-2005, 11:35 AM
This is probably more of a b!tch, but here goes: Long story short: I had the best plans of getting to the gym after work last night, but had to stay at the office until 7:00 last night (on a Friday). Not because I was doing brilliant and interesting work, but because I had to sit silently on a conference call will he and another lawyer hammered out the language of one paragraph in a document. For two flipping hours! Why was I there? Because he needed help *emailing* the document to someone else when he was done. He doesn't know how to create a .pdf file. His secretary had already left for the day, and there was no one around to help him but me.
I am less annoyed by his lack of tech savvy (I am working on that). I am really tired of his piss-poor time management. This document was due out the door at two o'clock and was hours late. For him, working late is a sign of a devoted lawyer. He doesn't see that he is unecessarily doing this to himself (and to me).
So, my limited window of spare time that I set aside specifically for myself was tossed away. I am partly to blame because I let him do this and don't have clear boundaries when it comes to my time (a left over habit from before I had a kid and my time was more flexible), but clearly if I want to get regimented about working out, I can't do it after work. Either that, or I have to grow a back bone.
On the bright side, it is a beautiful day today and I am going on a hike with my brother. He has agreed to wear the baby back pack, so Charlie is coming, too!
I am less annoyed by his lack of tech savvy (I am working on that). I am really tired of his piss-poor time management. This document was due out the door at two o'clock and was hours late. For him, working late is a sign of a devoted lawyer. He doesn't see that he is unecessarily doing this to himself (and to me).
So, my limited window of spare time that I set aside specifically for myself was tossed away. I am partly to blame because I let him do this and don't have clear boundaries when it comes to my time (a left over habit from before I had a kid and my time was more flexible), but clearly if I want to get regimented about working out, I can't do it after work. Either that, or I have to grow a back bone.
On the bright side, it is a beautiful day today and I am going on a hike with my brother. He has agreed to wear the baby back pack, so Charlie is coming, too!