Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Crap crap and more crap

I am in a crummy mood. First, my meds seem to be having some annoying side effects. All of a sudden, several months in. I am misplacing and forgetting things more than usual. And I seem to be having a month-long period, which is enough to make anyone crabby. More doctor appointments—oh goody.

Also, this really pissed me off today. We have company devotions. A nice time to share prayer requests and such. Well, one of my higherups asked me about a prayer request sent in last week, and I somehow managed to confuse two people, both from the same ministry and both with serious issues. And you know, this woman was also emailed this same request, but there she was staring me down with a beady eye. Because you see, it was a test. She was ticked off about something or other and as usual with her, she found a handy target to nail to the wall. She does this frequently when she’s in a sour mood. I’ve heard her rant when someone forgets to switch their cell phone to silent. “I’ve done everything and I just don’t know what else I can do.” Well, shut up and get a life comes to mind. That, newsflash, every now and then someone will forget. Or, perhaps, that given the turnover here you should just expect to send out a notice every few months to let the new people know that Armageddon will come if they don’t silence their phones. And I’m not feeling very Christian and forgiving at the moment. Damn, it’s those petty stupid things that make daily life so much more unpleasant than it has to be.

10 comments:

  1. To paraphrase my mother the pastor's wife, "Working for Christians sucks".

    Actually, I just think petty people, Christian or no, suck.

    Sorry you're not feeling well...hope they get your meds straightened out soon. (A month long period...that sucks, too).

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  2. hang in there. Hope you feel better soon ...

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  3. Can we get a t-shirt with that on it? "WORKING FOR CHRISTIANS SUCKS. Try working for God."

    Or something like that.

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  4. I sure hope the rest of the week went better for you! I know what you're saying about working with petty people. :)

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  5. Things do get better over time. Great post! I wish you the very BEST!! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, I'm very glad you enjoy my work! :o)

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  6. sounds terrible...hope things turn around for you soon.

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  7. I do hope things get better and that you can let her critics roll off like drops of water because in the end that is all it is.

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  8. I always say my job would be great if it wasn't for people. And it's okay to be real girl. I like that. I think God understands. When I have to deal with petty people, my first thought is to tell them to take a hike, but then I just start to pray for them. Some how it does make me feel better. I can't change them, but I can change me. Good luck. Thanks for your comment on my post. I'm going to try to kill people with kindness. But I know that it's not always going to work. Being real, I'll mess up and want to give them a peice of my mind and what's on my mind is not always a nice thing.

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  9. There are some good pictures of Job on my blog (mondaymorningletters) if you want companionship in your misery. Sometimes it helps.

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