I had a revelation this weekend. I was watching Wanda Sykes and she was doing a bit on how arrogant the Bush administration was with their surprise trips to Afghanistan and Iraq to visit the troops. Her point was "Who is ever happy when their boss does a surprise visit to "encourage/support" them?" As I laughed and thought back to all the times I've been ecstatic when I got to work only to find my supervisor was out for the day. It was always amusing 'cause nothing about how I ran my classroom changed but just knowing that no one would pop in to visit me made things easier then it dawned on me...that's me now lol. Ugh. I've become the one that folks may not necessarily dislike but my absence does bring a bit less pressure. Oh my...lol I thought back to thursday when I called my 3 LTs into my office just to chat 'cause as I reviewed their plans I honestly realized there was disconnect with what was expected and what I was getting but the look on their faces was priceless. I just wanted make sure we were all on the same page but I guess my position does put chats in a different light. I'm beginning to understand the saying "It's lonely at the top" and I'm not even at the top...just middle management basically smh. Ah well, I've decided if I'm to accomplish my goal(and it's a big one) I must master adult management...as skill I've always shunned lol.
