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It's 5.30pm and ...

I just got yelled at by a PA, because HER stupid Word template went batpoop insane at me pre a deadline.

We all have to work late tonight, and she is VERY angry at me cos I asked her to stay for half an hour and tidy it up.

I don't know, I feel like bursting into tears - I am sorry she has to stay. Being snapped and hiffed at sucks.

It is so lame but I am trying not to cry.

Being in the bad books of a secretary is not the best place to be either



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I'm so sorry you day has gone so badly. It's not your fault. Don't own someone else's anger. Take a breath and another and another until you regain some calm.

When calmer heads prevail..... like tomorrow when both you and your PA get some rest... maybe take some time to talk about ways to handle stress and unpredictable problems like that one.

Even though you PA was inappropriate to vent and explode you might counter that with a small 'thank you gift' .... a flower or a peice of chocolate can go along ways to restore balance. It might open her up to talk about what caused her to go so balistic on you. There may have been additional issues going on for her besides the work issue.

Don't beat yourself up about it. These things happen. Let it go before it effects you any more than it already has.

Hope you are feeling better soon. You are obviously a very caring and sensitive person. Don't let it be used against you.

These are just my humble ideas.... my goal is not to tell you what to do but to support you to feel good about yourself no matter what life throws at you. Deadlines are a b%^#$ They always bring out the worst in people. Yuk!!!

Here's a smile for you ..... shake it off!!!

I like the idea of a little gift. She did do a good job

It is not like I split and left her with the work - it is 10.40pm and I just got home.

But thank you for your thoughts, she is just a bit hiffy sometimes and I know she has a family to get home to.



Chocolate it is

I agree on the gift idea. Besides, half an hour isn't so much overtime.

I was thinking about you today. I remembered reading your post about your PA yesterday. This morning, my admin. assistant was being SO snarky towards me. I was TRYING to find out if there was a way I could make a particular task (that NEEDS to be done ASAP) easier for her. I was TRYING to be helpful. She was so determined to be contrary, though, she kept interrupting me before I finished what I was saying. Finally, I lost my patience and said, "Just let me finish the question BEFORE you say NO!!!" Grrrrr...

I'm so easy to get along with. Seriously. I'm calm and pleasant and rational when I'm at work and it really frustrates me when colleagues don't respond in kind. I guess it comes down to people handling stress in different ways. Not everyone goes into calm, focused mode like I do and I suppose I shouldn't expect everyone to deal with things in the same way I do. Things at work are very busy and stressful right now and I guess my assistant responds to stress by becoming irritable and argumentative.

Btw, I'm not buying her a present. She doesn't deserve one.

Our PA supports several of us, but she wasn't busy - she was writing emails.

I was nice about it and very apologetic for asking.

In the end she started snarking to me about how it was our new Director's fault that the template went crap cos she had used the wrong one. Umm, what the ... I don't think so.

I can have tanties at work but not huge ones and ONLY at myself. I would never dream of screaming at or being rude to a colleague.

I feel for your situation - grrrrr. I'd be fed up too.

Grrrrrrr...

I can have tantrums too, but I do it by myself with my office door closed.

I think part of the problem with our assistant is that she can't stand one of the other women on our team. (She assists 3 of us.) So, she gets fed up with this other woman and then she's in a nasty mood for the rest of the day. I think I'm too nice or maybe it's because I'm new. She knows better than to be argumentative with the other woman, but she seems to feel really comfortable getting huffy at me.

Anyway, we're having some renovations done at work, so tomorrow she'll be moving to another floor with the woman she can't stand... so I won't have to see as much of her for the next 2 months 'til the renos are done. Hmmm... maybe absence will make the heart grow fonder?

Haha. So who will assist YOU?

I can't really complain about my job, I am off to sit on a launch out in the harbour and interview a guy about boating and marine ecology.

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Oooh, that sounds like fun. I was supposed to go out on a boat and take photos this week, but I get seasick so I had to find someone to fill in for me.

My assistant will still assist me -- from a different office. We'll be communicating mostly via e-mail. That should be less stressful.

Oh poo - I like water / boats.

I wonder if he'll be hot ... :>

I bet she'll still get snitty over email - lol.

I hope he's hot.

OH it was loltastic ...

He rocks up and immediately offers me a coffee once we're on board - a 'special coffee' :> More Baileys in it than coffee, I suspect.

Interview was highly insightful - very interesting guy. More coffee ensued with Galliano - heh.

Interestingly sat right next to me in the booth table and did quite a bit of nudging and winking. It was quite lol. And at the end gave me a huge hug. This is NOT customary of an interviewee!!!! Married men huh ...

Must admit I am becoming a bit of a boating expert :>

Btw he was average looking but extremely short. And, I would imagine, an example of boat size being directly inverse to the size of one's boy bits (the launch was 40 ft, which is pretty big ...)

drunksunflower...sorry you had such a bad day!!! Hope tomorrow will be lots better!!

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t, just read the post!! Sorry it was so bad last night for you, at least you missed rush hour tho lololol (altho it still sucks working late with that tension). But anyway, sit back, relax, glad you enjoyed the interview, and have a great day tomorrow- TGIF . Hope you have a good weekend too btw.

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drunksunflower...sorry you had such a bad day!!! Hope tomorrow will be lots better!!

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Thank you, today was heaps better, the silly PA tart was on holiday so I didn't have to talk to her

Btw I did enjoy boat guy - it was hilarious.

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t, just read the post!! Sorry it was so bad last night for you, at least you missed rush hour tho lololol (altho it still sucks working late with that tension). But anyway, sit back, relax, glad you enjoyed the interview, and have a great day tomorrow- TGIF . Hope you have a good weekend too btw.

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Thanks doll there are much worse things ... I just needed a vent. This woman is supposed to be a PA / do production and she can't format Powerpoint to save her life ... *sigh* I am not allowed to spend my time doing that sort of stuff as costs $$ / time charged out.

Green and orange colours used last time. Not forgiveable even though it was around St Paddy's day ...

How is the Deep South????