Remember those career Gods I was going to begin praying to at the end of yesterday’s post…I don’t think they’re listening. To any interns or new employees out there reading, I want to give a few examples on my blog of the things not to do while in any entry level position. This will work out wonderfully for you. I will write about all of the things I’ve done wrong in the work force, and you will go out of your way not to repeat them. Lose/Win ☺ I will title these posts “Interning 101.” Believe me, I’m learning a lot!
Today’s post is dedicated to time management. I am probably the most on time person I know. You tell me 4 o’clock, I’m there at 3:50. It’s just who I am. I rarely had trouble getting to class or an exam at college, but like all of humankind, I am not perfect. And I have had my slips – I once slept through the last class before an exam where we had to turn in our final essays. I made it just as class was dismissed and the Professor thankfully took my paper. This morning was another slip. I was up at 6:15, way before my alarm goes off, to feed my roommate’s cat. The little bugger had been whining since five. I fell back to sleep and my alarm went off at my normal wakeup times of 6:50 and again at 7:10. Both times I silenced it because of the simple fact that I thought I was awake…just closing my eyes for a few short minutes. Fast forward – I woke up groggily to the sun filling my room. My phone was buried under mountains of blankets so I quickly jumped up and turned on my computer to look at the time. It must be my ancient ancestors in my blood, but the sun told me it was not 7:30am. My computer read 9:08 as did my phone that I finally found. I had slept in!
This happens to everyone from time to time. I did not have an important meeting early this morning or something that needed my attention by 9:30, and I made record time and made it to the office by 9:40 – yes I did look like a walking zombie all day. I’m lucky I put on the same color shoes. What frustrated me even more so was the fact that I had been late yesterday, however I had made my boss aware of my situation. I was returning from Jersey and had left my access card on my dresser in NYC. Not only did Dad and I have to make the two hour drive into the city, but we had to get way uptown once we were here and then head back downtown to our offices (Dad was not so pleased with me). Oh and Dad decided to recall his forgotten jacket at home twenty minutes into our ride so we had to turn around. I made it into the office by 10:15. I then told one of my superiors late last night that I would be here bright and early this morning since I didn’t have to do that horrible NJ commute anymore…Oops!
Suffice to say it’s been a bad week. I’m very fortunate to be in a company that gives some flexibility, and I always stay till six if I’m late such as mornings like today to make sure I put in all of my time. Tardiness is not something that I take lightly and I am very hard on myself when moments like these arise. But crying on the subway is not going to get me to work any earlier. I’m happy that I woke up at nine and not ten, and I will make sure tomorrow to wake up when my alarm goes off. So my advice is this: Try not to fret – it won’t help matters; Get plenty of sleep so the alarm is not your worst nightmare in the morning; and try with all of your might to get to work on time. It reflects poorly on you and I always feel better when I’m at work before my bosses are in. It’s my “me” time when I can grab some tea and catch up on the news of the day. Instead, this morning I had no breakfast and started working the moment I turned on my computer…with my un-brushed hair getting in the way.
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