I am frustrated. Rare is the day that I am genuinely frustrated and have come to the point that I’m willing to bite the bullet and actually confront the person(s) that are the source of my discontent. I’m just not exactly sure when I decided that enough was enough, but I did decide it extremely late in comparison to the rest of the people in my office. I was under the impression that work requires mandatory attendance.

Silly me.

I was also under the impression that “managment” was generally a mandatory practice. They are here to be able to answer the questions and make the decisions that the employees cannot make. What, then, are we to do whenever “management” deems it unnecessary to be here?

Wing it.

What makes me frustrated is not that “management” isn’t here a lot, it’s that I have no idea when “management” will actually be in the office! I do not mind informing residents, parents, bill collectors, and our regional manager that “I’m sorry, ———’s not in the office right now, can I take a message?” It’s when they ask me, “Well, when will (s)he be in?” that I have a problem. I want to tell them that I do not know. I honestly have no idea what hours “management” is keeping this week or even for the day. I am not even sure if they are coming in the office today! That sucks. What in the world am I to say?

I understand that people in management positions get certain privileges and perks inherent to an authoritative position, but there is a line between utilizing those perks and abusing them. I believe that line has been crossed time and again. Well, there’s nothing I can do, being of lower importance in the ladder of authority. But be sure that if given the chance to speak freely on the subject, I will speak my mind.