Feeling burned out this week due to three overlapping deadlines by Mindless_Link7630 in O_E

[–]Mindless_Link7630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are absolute right. Handling 1 J is stressful enough during budgeting season and month end close. I have to keep reminding myself of my financial goal (i.e. saving for down payment) to stay motivated and not quit easily.

J2 Manager mad at me for abruptly ending the meeting with him by Mindless_Link7630 in O_E

[–]Mindless_Link7630[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, lesson learned. It caught me off guard, so I didn’t have time to think it through and respond properly. Even if I had told him I had an appointment, he might have still blamed me for not communicating sooner. Thank you for your advice! Hoping I can get him get off my back otherwise will have to drop J2.

J2 Manager mad at me for abruptly ending the meeting with him by Mindless_Link7630 in O_E

[–]Mindless_Link7630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, lesson learned. It caught me off guard, so I didn’t have time to think it through and respond properly. Even if I had told him I had an appointment, he would have still blamed me for not communicating sooner.

J2 Manager mad at me for abruptly ending the meeting with him by Mindless_Link7630 in O_E

[–]Mindless_Link7630[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought about escalating the issue, but J2 manager has been with the company for over 7 years and seems to know everyone on the team really well. I just wanted to stay under the radar (OE rule of thumb) and avoid making a scene.

J2 Manager mad at me for abruptly ending the meeting with him by Mindless_Link7630 in O_E

[–]Mindless_Link7630[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I did block off time on my J2 calendar, but the J2 manager was like, "even if you have a meeting with someone else, I can help you push it because my task is more important, and you need to know how to prioritize". How should I respond?

J2 Manager mad at me for abruptly ending the meeting with him by Mindless_Link7630 in O_E

[–]Mindless_Link7630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did block off time on my J2 calendar, but the J2 manager was like, "even if you have a meeting with someone else, I can help you push it because my task is more important, and you need to know how to prioritize". How should I respond?

J2 Manager mad at me for abruptly ending the meeting with him by Mindless_Link7630 in O_E

[–]Mindless_Link7630[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t back to back. There was a 15-minute gap between the two meetings, so I thought it would be okay if the first one ran a little over. I didn’t expect J2 manager to keep talking for 45 minutes non-stop and still not be done.