I hate this some days

[Guest guest]

OK, now I think you hopefiully all know me and I am not one to complain to much

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This week has been awful. I work in IT as a Client Support rep for Network

infrasturcture. For thoose that don't know what that is, here is a small

explaination. I work mostly with CISCO network hardware, and I am technical to

the point where I explain things to business folks and assist them with there

network needs. I then take the buiness requirements to the very technical people

and make sure they deliver what the business expects. Anyways..... I have done

some training in the past and I have been lucky enough to continue my training

this past week.

It all started Monday morning at 5:45am with the alarm going off. Tired to

begin with. Get up do the usual make it to the train by 7:10, buy my ticket go

wait for the train. Get to Toronto by 8:20. Walk as fast as I can to get to the

training centre. 10 minutes, class start by 8:30. 10:15am, you guessed it, I'm

falling asleep. I was yawning by 9:15. Keep nodding off and wakeing up

throughout the rest of the day. Of course I look around no one else is yawning.

Getting me frustrated as such. Actually kinda angry by the end of the day. Now

I know I am one of the more fortunate ones, and I can do this at all. I am not

use to not being able to do things. Sure I get tired, sure things hurt more

then others and I do it slower but this time it all really seemed to be hitting

me up side the head. Class ended by 5, got to my train, again walking as fast

as I could. Got home by 6:30pm. Ate, dinner. No energy for anything else.

Went to bed and did it all the next day for 5 days straight.

Today was the worst. We got off the train and went to the stairs as usual. I

am normally last, I got use to that. There was another guy walking with me, I

did not know him. We got to the stairs the same time. I told him to go first

and he said no its OK, I have a bad ankle, so I went in front of him. By the

time I got to the bottom, he was right behind me, so I held the door for him.

We both walked out of different doors of the train station and by the time we

walked to the first stop light he was in front of me. arggggggggggg, the guy

with the bad ankle remember. Again, I felt like I got punched in the head. Oh

well, just new thing to get use to I guess.

One last thing, my left foot has felt like someone has been squeezing all my

toes together. All week, morning, noon, and night.

Thanks for listening, I feel better already. I told my wife, about it. I know

she understands, but it not the same as telling you guys. Thanks again for your

ear.

Matt

(Ontario, Canada)

[Guest guest]

Read this and thought wow! 

 

Lately I've found my " comfort zone " is getting smaller and smaller. If I have to

do things outside my normal routine, like go to new places and at different

times I find myself getting much more fatigued than usual (different things in

the usual places at the usual times are hard enough on occasion)

 

I have to go on a training course in January  (should have been in September but

was cancelled) and have arranged it so I can go over to Edinburgh the night

before so I don't have to fight with the train and stairs and crowds. My boss

has agreed to let me stay over and in the hotel the course is being held in.

Edinburgh is only an hour from Glasgow and so " doable " easily for the majority

of people. My management team though, are making it as easy for me as possible

despite costing them a lot more and I can't thank them enough.

So, don't beat yourself up. It sounds like you coped fantastically well - and

are living to fight another day!

Regards

Fiona