Didn't mention it yesterday, but I took a sick day yesterday. I've been feeling like crap lately and I haven't been able to get better. Don't think yesterday helped any, either. Oh well.

But now that I'm back at work, it's back to the grind. Last week's part work/part work depression/part staring at my screen doing nothing/part doing other 'stuff'/part standing around chatting with coworkers is all over now. The president is back. And it looks like he's my manager now. Eek!

So one of my new responsibilities is to tell clients that I have to bill them for my time. Usually this dirty work was left for a salesperson or my other manager. All I have to do is show up and do the work. But being the busy guy he is, the prez doesn't have the time to do it, so it's left to me. I hate playing the numbers game with clients, throwing out huge amounts of money that they have to pay my company for my time. I've never been good with sales. And I hate breaking the news to people that they have to pay extra to get stuff done. I know that's the business I'm in, but still! It's tough.

And now that the prez is back in town, the work that I've let pile on my desk has multiplied. Once a procrastinator, always a procrastinator. Not only do I have last weeks work, but I've got some 'special projects' now. Damn!

There is an assortment of strange bugs outside my window today. Way up on the 33rd floor. Up against the backdrop of the ominous and dark low flying clouds overhead, it feels like armageddon is coming.

Posted by Yano at July 22, 2003 10:28 AM