I am taking a 5 minute "lunch" break and following up on last night's blog. I am the only one in my department in the office today, and there are only 2 other people in the whole building today. I do have a bunch of things to do, but they are all paperwork/computer work things. It is extremely difficult to stay motivated and get a lot done. I know so many people who complain about the "distractions" of having students around. For me, not having the students around is like slow death.
I like my job precisely because I like working with people. The student "interruptions" are the work that is most important...they are my clients, the ones I am here to serve. Today I feel like I used to feel when I worked in a research lab when I was working on my Masters degree...isolated and alone. Does the work that I'm doing actually matter? Well, in this case, it does...but it won't mean anything to anyone for more than a month. But it keeps me thinking about what I could be doing with my time that could be valuable in such a different way.
Sigh. My 5 minute break is over, and I've got a few things to wrap up before going to a meeting at the main campus. I'm so excited to go to this meeting...I'll get a little human interaction! :)
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