Yep, that picture pretty much sums up how the first half of my day is about to go. Monday's after vacation almost make the whole vacation not worth it...Ok that may be a bit of an exaggeration but there is no denying its by far the worst work day you face. Whether you're fresh off a relaxing long weekend or a fun week off there is no more dreadful feeling than going to bed the night before you're first day back, knowing that on top of the usual annoyances of fluorescent lights, nagging phone calls, and un-ending excel sheets, you'll face two additional perturbances. 1. The full e-mail box, 2. Questions from co-workers you work hard to avoid most weeks asking you what you did.
The Full Email box- Nothing I look forward to more than wasting two hours sorting through emails I'll never need or use. It's like company spam, except there is no filter for it, and they're not promising me riches from Nigeria or Russian mail order brides. Just corporate mission statements and questions addressed to everyone at the office because the sender was too stupid and lazy to figure out exactly who they should be emailing. And what is with people who ignore or don't understand the out of office message? Without fail I'll receive 5 or 6 client requests while I'm out, with a follow up the next day asking why the task hasn't been completed. WTF? Did you think the out of office response was some sort of elaborate practical joke? Or are you really too dumb to read and comprehend the meaning of the message?
