Boss Man
The return to work after a holiday can be a cruel affair. It's remarkable how quickly you settle into a routine of not giving a hoot for anything before being brutally cast back into real life.
Today I returned to work. Below are two potential scenarios depicting how the day went.
Time for a catch up?
Of course. I replied before following the boss man to a vacant meeting table.
I took a seat and lounged back, coffee in hand. As I did, I couldn't help but admire the cut of my crisp new royal-blue suit against which, my shirt blazed nova-white. Something akin to an electrical energy surged through my veins now I was back at work, rested and well.
We sat, for a moment mirrored in manly perfection clasping our coffees. He leaned forward.
I'll cut to the chase, place has gone to the fucking dogs whilst you are on holiday. I need you to get on it. Sort this shit out.
I grinned my big easy grin whilst plucking imaginary fluff from my cuff.
Don't worry boss man, I've got it.
To emphasise my point I grabbed a marker and leapt to my feet, sketching out an attack tree on the nearest whiteboard. After all, a picture paints a thousand words.
The boss man gaped open-mouthed in wonder.
It's... It's beautiful.
He choked slightly before swooning to the floor at my incisiveness.
I heaved him up and roused him from his faint with a couple of good natured slaps from my brawny right hand. I held him closer than a man should for a brief moment and whispered.
I'm back now
I stumbled, red eyed into work. I had hardly slept thanks to the post holiday return to work fear.
The security guard snarled at me menacingly at me as I flashed my pass.
Good holiday?
I managed to mumble out a yeah, cheers through the seething paranoia and regret that found me back in the building of broken dreams. Wait? Was that an egg stain on my jeans? Flip flippity!
At my desk, I attempted to log into my PC.
Hmmph, I was sure that was the right one? Ten minutes of furrowed brow and attempts to kick start my brain finally worked and I was in.
Before me, my mailbox unfurled a sea of red, un-read mails.
Fucking hell.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking.
An hour or two passed. The boss man sauntered past my desk.
Oh ho! Look at that tan! Where've you been?
Despite my enfeebled state I still found the strength to raise a disgruntled eyebrow.
I've been on holiday for the last two weeks!
My customary masculine growl warbled up an octave or two with indignation.
Two weeks? Really? Fooft, well, I mailed you a pile of work. Better crack on.
I returned my gaze to the red seas on my inbox.
I'm gonna need more coffee.
For more than 15 years, I have been working at home, in British Columbia, Canada, or anywhere I am in the world.
The "boss man" is in Paris and he does not see when I am working and when I am "vacationing".
As I often say:
Haha, I like that very much!
I sit very close to mine. sigh. I am always working is what I tend to say.
good luck ;)
Awesome scenario's that you have written there! I go for numer two , feels like monday's....
Now that you mention it, it does feel like any old Monday!
Boss man:
That's it! No reprieve!!!
@meesterboom - judging by your zest for life, I think you would have enjoyed vacation and Returning need to work in a positive frame of mind. So, did you experience scenario 1 then ? Irrespective of what you actually experienced, your message comes thorough loud and clear through the two contrasting scenarios. I would always pick scenario 1 and keep my day positive. Thanks for this thought provoking blog.
Upvoted and followed you.
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I will happily check out your blogs my friend. As for how it went, I am afraid it was a healthy helping of scenario 2!!
Scenario 1 would be a magnificent affair! :O)
Ouch!! I would not have imagined you to have a healthy helping of scenario 2. I hope you put on that handsome blue shirt and nova white shirt and go for scenario 1 next time :) T
I will do my best to go for it. I will have to buy the nova white shirt and suit first lol!!
Lol. You had me convinced that you had all that lined up. Heh heh. Good to make your acquaintance @meesterboom. Looking forward to your visits to my blogs once in a while. I am too lowly in the Steemit heirarchy to request you to follow my blogs but will do my best to remind you of some good ones so that I can perhaps help in creating a 'scenario 1.5' for your day :)
After almost half a year of interaction, I feel I know you more than most people who know you from your posts. We have, after all, co-authored an epic story in the comments section before. That's not something you do with a run-of-the-mill acquaintance. No, sir. That is a story borne from the bonds of brotherhood. A bond which is stronger than normal Steemit bonds. Add to that, I have just returned from my own vacation, so I definitely have a first-hand look at what you might have gone through. With all that being said, I could answer with confidence only few could match, and as everyone knows, I'm a very confident man. There could only be one ... and the answer is:
I'm sure your boss positively melted after you finished whispering "now" ;)
Oh, and one other thing, I keep forgetting to ask you: what service do you use to upload the images you use? Also, what font did you use for the "Scenario" pics?
HAhahah, oh Scenario 1 would have been splendid but what a fragile creature creature I was at the start of the week!
My font. My damned font??!?!? Next you will be asking for my next born, dammit man!! ;O)
I actually use an android app pixlr for most of my text and it is just one of the fonts that come with it. So I dont really know!
And I hope you enjoyed your vacation dude!
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Hahaha! Damnit he's on to my schemes!! I mean, you're on to my ... Yeah, you get it. You've really taken advantage of all those apps! It's great that you've almost outsourced everything to them. Personally, even though I dabble in mobile development, I still prefer creating images from scratch. I might have to ease up a bit and let apps do some of the heavy lifting to increase my productivity though. What photo service do you use to upload them? Is it in-built in the app?
I did enjoy my vacation as well! I wish I could take the whole MRT system home with me, but customs didn't allow it... They just told me to...
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I used to create all my images from scratch, I was quite the Photoshop chap. After parenthood though my time became so limited that although that helped my workflow and was quick I grabbed with both hands!!
I do use steemits own upload direct to the post service. I used to use imgur but they have been fiddling with their site so it's harder to use without jumping through hoops!!
Glad you enjoyed it dude!
Ahhh! I don't want to wait until I become a parent to become more productive. I'm already farthest from productive right now!
Steemit has a direct upload feature now?? Why wasn't I aware of this?? How??
Yeah man, seriously you didn't know? Storyline else was surprised by this too. It's been there for the last five months or something!
In the editor at the bottom of you are in markdown it has an option to select files for upload or you can just drag and drop them from a folder on your PC!!
Holy crap!! Wot the feck!! Cor blimey!! Am I this blind!? I saw it only now!! Crap!! HAHAHA!!! I uploaded images the hard way for the entire length of A Day in the Clouds!!! hahahaha!
From now on in you will be laughing with joy and adding images left right and centre!!
Lol, i've been struggling at work today as well, I'm guessing number two which is how my day has felt. Lethargic!
Yeah, number 2! Its murder coming back after a holiday!
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Lol I will go with scenario 2 as it fits you more due to less sleep after writing and commenting on steemit and taking time out to power up..haha
You would be absolutely correct matey chops! The sleep thing is a concern!!
Haha, I agree
I hate the "fear" - generally felt on a Sunday evening, but acutely magnified after holidays.
You made it through the first day, reckon scenario 2 might be most likely :-( But you are a day closer to freedom again!
That is very true, the weekend beckons!!! Scenario 2 was absolutely correct :0)
Work for 18 years in a multinational company, where the bosses are of another culture and dynamics very different to the culture of the Argentine. For this reason every time he went on vacation and back, one did not know if he was still employed.
I lean towards option 2.
I admire the creativity of his work dear friend @meesterboom I am pleased to visit your work.
Have a good week
Option 2 is the right one! You know me too well by now! Thank you for visiting mate!
I was just about to log off when I spotted your post and thought I give it a read... I'm glad I did! You make me laugh and laugh @meesterboom, thank you! Now I go off to my bed not just with droopy eyes but a grin too :-)
Ah you are far too kind although reading your reply has fair put a smile on my face too! Wayhay!! :O)