Work Life is a Chore
I have been struggling a little as to what I should do about my life from here on. My life outside work is not 10/10, but it’s okay.
Recently, I am a little worn out from work (maybe a little is an understatement), and here’s why.
I used to have a junior contract staff, A, under my wing, who has since converted to full time and I am absolutely happy for them. It is just that this same colleague would always complain about how they are overworked and they have a lot of things to do. We all are, really. In response, the superiors have allocated and continue to allocate resources for A so they are able to delegate some work out.
A is barely using the manpower allocated to them and continues to talk about how busy they are every single day.
As a senior, I have advised countless times that they can assign some of the easier and more straightforward work out for them to focus on the more important stuff or the things they have expertise in. It is always fallen on deaf ears and I find myself repeating the advice like a broken record.
On my end, I’ve been feeling very demoralised every single time A talks about how they have a lot of work that they have to do. We all do have a lot on our plate, as we have different portfolios and we all have our fair share of problems at work.
Apart from A, there have been times where I felt utterly incompetent. I have 1,001 things that I need to do and also want to try to boost our strategy but I can’t seem to, because there is a lot of new work coming in and I can’t find time to complete them all (unless of course, I slug my life away like A).
After all these experiences, I really don’t know if this is a place that I want to work at for long or even see myself working at in the coming year. I know I am not incompetent, but no matter how much I work, it never feels enough. Working from home helps to keep my sanity alive but it’s no longer happening either.