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I'm sensing a pattern
Dec. 28th, 2004 11:36 amand I think it is behind my desire for a "real job" AND my lack of annoyance at two, rather 4, of my clients.
I just got a call from CPA number 1. Seems they were having brownouts yesterday, and everything is all FUBAR'd, Internet wise. She wasn't in the office, and, as usual actually, things went to shit. So, she calls me. OMG - we're fuxx0r'd what do I do! (Paraphrasing, natch! *grins*) I, responding to her, try and tell her what to do, simply. She starts getting annoyed "I don't know which one this is, I don't know what the password is, YOU KNOW you need to WRITE THIS DOWN!" You know, I don't want to be RESPONSIBLE for this, since I'm NOT THERE! you have no idea how many phone calls I get asking me to diagnose a vague problem, and I can't , but I can fix in five seconds when I get there.
I hear some of you - hello Tia I do that every day! Yes, I know - but I'm an ACCOUNTANT! you want me to tell you how to make a journal entry I can, you want me to diagnose Windows problems, and it's a totally different scene!
So I try to walk her through it anyway, the same way I try and deal with her very computer illiterate husband, whose computer I have to try and set up tomorrow as well, when I should be going home to get ready for the club. I also have to go to asshat Wednesday client, and won't be getting to the Cape til mid afternoon,. IF I can get up early enough.
I do believe I have a reason to get up early. I finally got the call from Lou last night. Hopefully meeting him and Howie for sushi tonight, and he'll be out tomorrow night. THAT is the reason I can get up tomorrow, so I can get my clients done with and get to the club before too damn late.
My irritation comes from the clients who call and expect me to DROP everything to fix their problems. Or do their work. You are NOT my only client. That's why I feel I need a buffer between me and my clients. CPA # 2 doesn't seem to have this time problem, but he has 3 people besides him in his office to get some work done, along with me and his part time tax season help. I can't STAND the demands, the "I NEED THIS NOW Why aren't you anticipating my needs!" well you don't PAY me enough nor are you willing to commit to my time, so that YOU can keep your costs down. So NO I'm not on call, nor am I anticipating your needs. It's like my other client, the one who "needed" checks cut yesterday, but never "got to" doing the calculations. Well we COULD cut the checks Tuesday, can I come in. NO I CAN'T! My schedule is Monday and Thursday, and with the except of last week it has BEEN that way for months!
Argh!
In other news.
I slept HARD last night. I was drooping off most of the evening, didn't work on anything necklace wise, just goofed off on the Internet, and watched L&O (Talked to M and Lou as well, I keep forgetting.) I went to bed at 12:30, not even making it to InuYasha. I set my alarm for 8:30, figuring for 8 hours. I do remember waking up, and ALMOST making it up, but I dropped off again, and came lucid at the end of Charmed, or rather 10. Somehow my glasses ended up in the bed with me, which I found really odd. I might have tried to put them on and dropped back to sleep.
I feel MUCH better, although getting to sleep tonight might be an issue. I suppose I'll see what goes on. I need a shower, and lunch and coffee, then to m,y client. I'm hoping to be done fairly early, so I can be ready if Lou calls.
I also have to find![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
poetman who called Sunday and I called back, but haven't been able to call again. I'm worried he got lost in the snow! *grins*
And, if you've made it this far, let me subject you to I love Egg
Warning, not work safe, if Kyute music and Kyute animation aren't allowed. It's sugar sweet cute, that makes music, bouncy noises, and stuff, via animation. My new icon as well. Squeeeee.
Anyway, need to shower. Back later.
I just got a call from CPA number 1. Seems they were having brownouts yesterday, and everything is all FUBAR'd, Internet wise. She wasn't in the office, and, as usual actually, things went to shit. So, she calls me. OMG - we're fuxx0r'd what do I do! (Paraphrasing, natch! *grins*) I, responding to her, try and tell her what to do, simply. She starts getting annoyed "I don't know which one this is, I don't know what the password is, YOU KNOW you need to WRITE THIS DOWN!" You know, I don't want to be RESPONSIBLE for this, since I'm NOT THERE! you have no idea how many phone calls I get asking me to diagnose a vague problem, and I can't , but I can fix in five seconds when I get there.
I hear some of you - hello Tia I do that every day! Yes, I know - but I'm an ACCOUNTANT! you want me to tell you how to make a journal entry I can, you want me to diagnose Windows problems, and it's a totally different scene!
So I try to walk her through it anyway, the same way I try and deal with her very computer illiterate husband, whose computer I have to try and set up tomorrow as well, when I should be going home to get ready for the club. I also have to go to asshat Wednesday client, and won't be getting to the Cape til mid afternoon,. IF I can get up early enough.
I do believe I have a reason to get up early. I finally got the call from Lou last night. Hopefully meeting him and Howie for sushi tonight, and he'll be out tomorrow night. THAT is the reason I can get up tomorrow, so I can get my clients done with and get to the club before too damn late.
My irritation comes from the clients who call and expect me to DROP everything to fix their problems. Or do their work. You are NOT my only client. That's why I feel I need a buffer between me and my clients. CPA # 2 doesn't seem to have this time problem, but he has 3 people besides him in his office to get some work done, along with me and his part time tax season help. I can't STAND the demands, the "I NEED THIS NOW Why aren't you anticipating my needs!" well you don't PAY me enough nor are you willing to commit to my time, so that YOU can keep your costs down. So NO I'm not on call, nor am I anticipating your needs. It's like my other client, the one who "needed" checks cut yesterday, but never "got to" doing the calculations. Well we COULD cut the checks Tuesday, can I come in. NO I CAN'T! My schedule is Monday and Thursday, and with the except of last week it has BEEN that way for months!
Argh!
In other news.
I slept HARD last night. I was drooping off most of the evening, didn't work on anything necklace wise, just goofed off on the Internet, and watched L&O (Talked to M and Lou as well, I keep forgetting.) I went to bed at 12:30, not even making it to InuYasha. I set my alarm for 8:30, figuring for 8 hours. I do remember waking up, and ALMOST making it up, but I dropped off again, and came lucid at the end of Charmed, or rather 10. Somehow my glasses ended up in the bed with me, which I found really odd. I might have tried to put them on and dropped back to sleep.
I feel MUCH better, although getting to sleep tonight might be an issue. I suppose I'll see what goes on. I need a shower, and lunch and coffee, then to m,y client. I'm hoping to be done fairly early, so I can be ready if Lou calls.
I also have to find
poetman who called Sunday and I called back, but haven't been able to call again. I'm worried he got lost in the snow! *grins*And, if you've made it this far, let me subject you to I love Egg
Warning, not work safe, if Kyute music and Kyute animation aren't allowed. It's sugar sweet cute, that makes music, bouncy noises, and stuff, via animation. My new icon as well. Squeeeee.
Anyway, need to shower. Back later.
