As many of you may have noticed I have been away for a few days. With all the “Stuff” going on the Garage, The Bills and the pressures here at work all came to a head the other day. Someone blasted me for doing my job when the rules were never expressed over the task at hand (pleasing the customer and a parent) I placed someone on a do not call list. I do this all the time for clients and have never had a problem until this one. With that the camels back broke and I packed my desk, made a fool of my self then took 2 ½ days off to relieve the stress that had been building for too long.
I went home with my desk stuff and sacred my daughter (thought I got Fired) I explained in a shaky voice I am Burnt out! By that I meant 4 years of no vacation 4 hours of sleep at night Mounting pressure from all sides have done me in.
My truck hadn’t run well for a couple of weeks so I took that time to do major surgery on it. Long story short after 1 day of tearing it down and looking to the job of replacing head gaskets. I found a thrown rod. By this time (having enjoyed turning a wrench for a whole day) it was a simple four-dollar repair. I had set myself a goal of being done by 12 noon Wednesday. I was done at 11:15 am. My truck runs far better now, I didn’t think about work, I hardly noticed there was no garage behind me. Just my engine and busy hands.
After I started the truck, A stream of calm washed over me. The sun was brighter the breeze cooler and the stress just went away.
Contractors are coming by to give estimates on the garage (first one was 42,600) to rebuild. Better sounding numbers are ahead and I can’t wait to get this part of the story finished.
I work a lot, I do more than is required by my employers because I am built that way. I stay up late to attend to the needs of my family and help out as much as I can.. Makes for a long day and short amounts of sleep. I just had to take a few days off to collect myself and now I am back and better than ever.
My Friend and Mentor, Bill gave me a flier on how to cope with stress. Simple things like change your environment, take a walk do something like a hobby (rebuild the upper half of your engine) to get away from the situation for awhile. I should have read it before I got all stressed out, So a note to self: do not should yourself!
My thanks to my managers and those who have followed my train wreck so far for understanding. I hope nobody has to be driven to take a few days off. Keep something on the back burner to keep your sanity. I know I will. Take time if you need it or take time when you don’t. Just take the time to get away from the stresses we all face and let life happen for just a little while. All the important things will be there when you get back.
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We appreciate your hard work and dedication.
I'm glad to hear those few days off helped some. I didn't know the circumstances that lead to this whole thing, but I imagined it was due to the stress of multiple things going wrong at home, so don't feel embarrassed about anything. We all appreciate your hard work and know you have a lot more on your shoulders than is obvious to us. Those of us younglings in Support look up to you, keep up the hard work!
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