People say that what comes around goes around and yesterday I may have witnessed a little of the come-uppance. The Weenie was a bit jumpy and irritable when he came down to the project room in the afternoon. Apparently he must be feeling a bit of the strain and it isn't the strain that has been caused by anyone else but him. There were documents that needed to be reviewed a month or two ago that he just never did and when he was pressed for comments on them, he had to admit that he didn't read them. I think he got crap for that.
When he did get around to reading them, there must have been something missing because he raised his voice at one of the other consultants. Normally, I try not to delight in people's misery. Who am I kidding - I usually feel bad for people when things go wrong even when they're people that have made life a little hard on me. This time is no exception - I feel bad for him - but there is a piece of me that is happy that I was around to see a little of it come around to him.
The politics at a company is something that I never really liked. I don't like to play the political game and instead would rather concentrate my efforts on doing a great job. One of the reasons I like consulting so much (besides the fact that you're constantly learning) is that you are somewhat exempt from the politics at the client. But, sometimes it's difficult to avoid the politics and I am still learning how to deal with it when I am faced with it from the client. Was yesterday a good day because Weenie-Boy was having a bad day? No, but it restored my faith in the adage that what comes around goes around.
People suck. What can you do. Nothing really.
Take care, Ms Irene.
Posted by: Mary Anne | January 24, 2008 at 10:04 PM
I love it. I soooo know the feeling. I'm generally very empathetic with people but every so often there is that one person that you enjoy seeing get stuck. Karma is a good thing sometimes. ;)
Posted by: Michelle | January 27, 2008 at 09:13 PM