I had numerous meetings. I was swamped. I had a meeting scheduled 11:30-5 but it was done slightly early. Then I was able to give training a little early and we hurried. I was done at 5:30 instead of 6. Instead of doing the millions of things I had to do, I helped a coworker finish her RCA. Actually I could have run too. I was going to run then do my own work. That didn't happen. I didn't get my nice easy 4 mile run in. I got a rest day in instead. :( Julie did tell me to go run and not miss my workout but I felt bad. I thought I could run then go help her but I didn't have a change of clothes for a shower. Plus she thought she'd be leaving "early" so by 9 or 10pm and I thought I could use an exercise bike at home after.
I got tuna to go and velveeta shells and cheese and we had that for dinner. Then later I learned my Olive Garden leftovers were still in the work fridge so I had that. (Dave was supposed to take them home the day before but he forgot.)
I left work at midnight. I have never been at work so late. I have worked later but drove home, ate, and then worked. This was my longest continuous working. I even worked through lunch. At least I did have 5 minutes in the middle of the day that I talked to Jen.
I got my flu shot today too.
I was making a big deal that Julie worked 15 hours today but then realized I worked 16. Oh boy. She did work 17 yesterday though and then only slept 4 hours. She looked really tired. I encouraged her to stay at a hotel instead of trying to drive 50 minutes to go home. I really hope she did that. She doesn't have a change of clothes but I still think it's a smart move to stay at a hotel.
Why do I always put in extra time helping other people? I should have done my own work. I still have things to do by EOB Wednesday!
My little Poly greeted me when I got home. She ran down the stairs. She's such a cute little girl. Dave was asleep but I woke him up after I made noise trying to get ready for bed so then he said hi. He immediately went back to sleep.
The outfit was surprisingly comfortable for such a long day. It didn't annoy me much at all. But 11pm I was getting annoyed a little with the shirt bunching up under the vest but not too bad after such a long day.
Love the vest! Sounds like a crazy day. I think the longest I've ever worked is about 22 hours in one long chunk, but it was for my full-time job and then straight on to a freelance project I was working on with the same group of people. I had 2 hours from when we stopped at 5 am until I had to be at work at 7 for a site visit, so I brought a change of clothes (I knew there was a deadline), and crashed at my boss's house for a few hours so I wouldn't waste an hour driving back to my own place. I also worked until 2am on my birthday last year for a work deadline (I took a 1.5 hour break for dinner, though). The things we do for work...
ReplyDeleteWhen you look back was it all worth it for the late days? Also was there ever a time you were asked or could have worked late but didn't and then missed a deadline? I haven't had that happen yet. I have said weeks in advance a deadline wouldn't be met but that was with weeks notice and once the due date was changed and then all the long hours were not needed.
ReplyDeleteI have worked 17 hour days the summer after senior year of high school but I worked 8 hours, went home and showered, then went to my second job and worked a 9 hour shift (often) but being a janitor and then being a waitress or hostess were totally different than the thinking involved now that I'm doing a real job.
Thanks about the vest. It was new and more expensive than I would have spent but tops were buy one get one half price. So I half justified it that way. I will have a post with the new clothes but I just didn't get around to it yet. I bought a lot at the mall this weekend :)