Tuesday, T asked me with a wondering face,
“how come you still have so many October orders in the open files?”
I thought she was too critical.
I cannot start reconciling until receiving the October ledgers, which we just got it on Monday.
Moreover, I’ve been devoting myself to Dr. G’s various requests while a unit under my hand is having two major grants, other 3 new faculty having big & old open files, and I’ve cleaned so many pending tasks.....
I was yelling at heart (thank god I didn't actually say it) defensively, “it’s not fair! Are you saying I am not efficient?”
And then, yesterday, she came in and told me, with a relaxed smile,
“I will be on vacation next week.”
I finally realize. She was just worried that I may not be able to finish all the report stuff before the new month hit, and I am having training classes these days, and we will be all off during Thanksgiving next Thursday and Friday.
I finally realize, she was just trying to help as much as she can when she’s around.
**Lesson learned (over and over):
It’s only about what people do, not what people say.
