What I do for a living is pretty simple, cut and dry, I am a fiscal officer, which basically means I deal with all things financial, budget and contracting for my office…under my umbrella is also bits and pieces of human capital and personnel management and a few non-identifiable tasks…but mostly it is what it is…it is what I do…
However, there is a component of my job that is not found in any job description, and that is the be the bearer of hard truths and the dispensing of common sense…I have been doing this for eleven years and there are some who were here when I got here and a few that have come since…and I cannot tell you how often at some point in the day, one or some are standing in my door complaining about unfair things are or are saying something doesn’t make sense…and I have to spew Angeliaisms…
“Fair has nothing to do with getting our work done…”
“Rules and regulations are what they are and we are mandated to live by them.”
“This is not your living room, please keep your personal business up out of here, if people are talking about you, it is because of what you first told.”
“Business is business and personal is personal…”
And my standard one…all time favorite…
“Just because you were allowed to do something one time, does not change if from being a privilege, getting to do special things is not a right and the rules apply to all of us, bar none…”
That my friends is what I do…I have wondered why, more than once and can only conclude that is must be part of my mission…#sighing# and the beat goes on…
BE PEACE…
Angelia
www.angeliamenchan.com
