Well, I have completed week #3 in my new position at work.  This week went by quickly and that's fine by me.  There's so much for me to take in with this job and I'm happy to learn.  My ultimate career goal is to get my long term care administrator's license and run a nursing home or some place like Heritage Greens.  So the more I know about how different departments run, the more prepared I am going to be.

Of course, no job is without its frustrations and this one is no exception.  Any my frustrations don't come from anything I have faced being too difficult for me, it is in the paperwork arena where my frustration lies.  There is more paperwork with this job than any other I have had before.  I don't mind paperwork at all, I'm just not use to it in the work place.  I don't know if that's sad or not that I haven't had to do much paperwork in my different careers so far, but it's just a fact.  A good deal of my paperwork is for the benefit of corporate, which I totally get.  It is going to be beneficial to me as well, as I learn how to budget better and keep track of my inventory.  These are all things that I will need in my career tract.

However, I don't have a computer of my own at work yet.   I am supposed to get one at some point.  My boss told me that he is supposed to get a new computer and then I would get his.  That's fine by me.  Until then, I'm at the mercy of others.  My corporate network page is loaded onto my boss's computer.  That's where all of my files are stored that I need and all of the Microsoft programs I need as well.  I can check my email from any computer or device with the internet.  But, when I get my task lists from corporate in an email, I can't really get them done without being on my corporate page. 

And it's not like my boss does not use his computer constantly.  I have a lot of things to do each day and I will not spend my time going into his office every 15 minutes to see if I can use his computer.  I also don't have access to his office when he's not there (and I think that's as it should be...it's his office after all) so it's not like I can come in early or stay late to get this work done.  Of course, I could ask him for a key and see what he says.  Maybe if I did start putting in extra hours (some good OT) they'd realize it would be more cost effective to go ahead and get those computers LOL 

Part of it, too, is bringing back memories of my past managerial position at the catering company.  I spent almost 6 years in charge of a huge inventory...a warehouse full of linens, props, equipment, etc.  I had to hand write my paperwork for each event, and that was a lot of events.  I was the only one in our main office without a computer, so no one else knew my frustration.  I burned out a lot faster that way.  I know that my replacement has a computer, thank goodness!! 

Seeing as this is my only true frustration right now, I'm in a pretty good place.  I have an excellent staff.  They are all very different, personality wise, but they balance each other out and make a good team.  My goal is to make our housekeeping team the envy of all other departments.  And I know that we can do that when we work together.  It will happen!