Recently I mentioned that I had been tasked to mentor a fellow project controls person, who I then discovered is a few grade levels above me. Yesterday we had a call with all the project people and I was asked to continue to oversee his work. Today, he called my boss and asked to have those projects shifted away from him, he was too busy to deal with them. Guess who has now been asked to take them on. Oh, boy. I get to call the guy now and work out a transition process.

And now I'm being a chicken about calling him.

I briefed the Big Boss yesterday prior to him going to a meeting today with the head of another organization. And now I'm completely stressing out that I gave him bad information, that he's going to be embarrassed during the meeting, and I'm going to lose my job.

I don't think the advice I gave was bad, and the lawyer was there and the Big Boss took his advice, but I did forget about some minor complicating issues that the other folks might raise.

ARGH.

Someone tell me it'll all be okay?

Any chance that it will ultimately be to your benefit to be seen handling the work the higher-grade guy couldn't get to?

Matt, that is how my direct boss is taking it. But who knows how that will play out long term. I took the chicken approach of sending the guy an e-mail instead of calling and he is out of the office this afternoon.

Speaking of exercise, has anyone ever dealt with an organization called Team in Training from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society? They help you train (and fund-raise) for a marathon or hike. Sounds useful as a commitment device, anyway.

I trained with them for a two marathons. Their program is set up well. In terms of $$ they had a Louise overhead for donations. But the amount you have to raise is substantial.

Stronger ab muscles means the fat sits better -- looking rounded instead of slack.

And then I would look pregnant. Even more than I already do. Not that strong ab muscles are a bad thing! But exercise alone won't fix my problem, believe me I've tried.

And now I'm completely stressing out that I gave him bad information,

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I don't think the advice I gave was bad

A bit of context-jacking, but these are all the details I have, and it doesn't sound like you gave him bad details, not bad enough to lose your job over, even if it was incomplete. Maybe you should brace yourself for him to come back and ask you what happened, and why he wasn't fully briefed, but from what you have said, it doesn't sound like he'll boot you.

So...deep breaths.

I wish I knew if I have to be on this call or not, but I can't tell if they're gonna call on me in the remaining half hour. I really should have checked on this yesterday. Wait...yesterday when I talked to them about it, it sure sounded like my stuff was gonna be a topic. Dammit. Me me me me me.

Thanks, ita. I hope I'm just overthinking this, and by now the meeting is over, so I guess we'll hear soon one way or another.

ARGH.

And, they got back around to me ten minutes before the end. Lo and behold, it was worth it. I suppose. Two minutes at the start, one interjected correction in the middle, and two minutes at the end. Of a 2hr meeting.

My headset kind of exploded last week (it broke into three pieces, which fell feet away from each other) so I've been holding the headset against my ear for the past two hours, and with the nerves re-awakened on the left side--so incredibly not fun. Want a lie-down.

my thought on the sit-ups is that any strengthening of my core is good. any exercise would get my body burning more calories than it is, and tight muscles will look better than untoned ones.

I guess I should start running to get cardio to try and drop inches.

reducing bready carbs is a good idea too. bleagh. (as I have veggie lasagna for lunch)