Feeling a bit snarly today. Hopefully because follicles are busy doing what follicles should do. Or something to that effect. I’m just so frustrated with non-answers today. I’ve got a few plates spinning and although it’s not that unusual to receive vague or nondescript information from those with whom I must collaborate, it gets a bit frustrating when it seems that nothing meaningful or useful comes from anyone. Such has been the case thus far today. A jam packed morning wasted with nothing to show after hours of multi-threaded attempted collaboration.
Scenario 1.
Me: Black or White
Colleague: Try Blue.
Me: How do I use Blue
Colleague: We don’t work with Blue. You have to ask someone who works with Blue.
Me, to another colleague: Do you know how to use Blue
Colleague: We usually use Black. Ask your focal how to translate the Blue to a Black so that we can work with it.
Me, to first colleague: How do we translate the Blue to a Black
Colleague: We don’t do this.
Me, to second colleague: Do you have a focal who might be able to translate our Blue to a Black
Second colleague to second focal: Can we translate Blue to Black
Status: pending…
(…I didn’t mention that all I need is 5 minute’s worth of support from the second colleague, and all I need to know is how to authorize it, but because of interdepartmental bureaucratic policies, it has taken the better part of a day and still, no solution.)
Scenario 2.
Colleague: Your project has elements that are non-compliant.
Me: Which elements
Colleague: We can manage this project for you, and ensure compliance.
Me: Which elements are non-compliant
Colleague: No answer
Me: If we consider letting you manage this, what is the process for transferring this part of the project
Colleague: We can make sure you are compliant.
Me: We mean to be compliant. We want to be compliant. We document and justify every element. What, specifically is non-compliant
Status: No answer…
Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that people aren’t being particularly helpful. And me Helpful is my middle name. I live to serve. I am so frustrated! As I said, maybe it can all be chalked up to follicular activity, and quite possibly I’m blowing it all out of proportion. Even so, I remain agitated. Hrumph.
