Timing is Still Everything

Some people have good timing. Some people have bad timing. Others, have no timing at all.

Unfortunately, my boss has no timing.

Let me preface this post be letting you know, this is reading week at the college. So we are down to a minimal staff and reduced hours.

This morning I get an email from my boss Jane, apparently we have a conference call about the new grill menu. At 3 pm, two hours after I close. Not impressed.

A short time later I call over to North Campus and explain that due to the fact that the shuttle is not running, I will be dropping off the deposit early because I need to drop off one of my staff members so she can get the bus home. Jane says, well, you can stay here and take the conference call from here. Our conference call is at 3, and I just told her I will be over there between 1:30 and 2. What does she think I am going to do for an hour?

I explain that it makes more sense for me to come back here and get some stuff done while I wait for the call. And this is what I do. My dry storage area is a mess and needs to be straightened out. Additionally, it's a good time to get caught up on some paperwork.

The conference call goes well, very informative, just would have been nice if it was at 2 and not 3. I give Jane a quick call afterwards to compare notes, and it's like we were not on the same call. She tells me, this shouldn't be that difficult to execute, its not that different from the current menu. Time for a recap, current menu has two burgers, one veggie burger, a crispy chicken and a grilled chicken sandwich, and currently, the chicken sammy's are build your own. The new menu has 4 burgers, none of which are similar to our current offerings. We also have two veggie burgers, a fish burger, a grilled chicken and a breaded chicken, all of which are build to spec. And most of the toppings are new. How is that similar to the last menu?

I predict fun times ahead.