Ok. I'm kind of worried. What do you think? Should i be? I think my boss is unhappy with me. By the way, this is a bit of a long blog so You can stop here if you want. I just want to throw this out there.



You see, I usually show up to work Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays between 2 and 6 because of school obligations - which my boss does say should be my number one priority: "Always school first." Lately my workload has been rather light for various reasons so last week I asked my boss if there was anything more I could be doing. I told her that with the current workload, I think I can handle more and if there was any work that needed to be done, I could do it. She said that with the reorganization (Sun just went through some managerial changes recently), jobs are kind of undefined and at the present, there isn't much more work for me to be doing except the one or two things I normally do anyhow. So I thought all was good.



So earlier this week, I left earlier because there wasn't much more for me to do. Unfortunately, and probably a big mistake on my part, I did leave early and didn't let anyone know. And I guess my boss tried calling me when I should've been there and left me a message (and I don't normally check my phone messages). So right there, I guess that's bad. But today, I forgot my badge at home. So I went home and figured that I could actually just handle the work I had to do at home rather than make the trek all the way back up to Menlo Park. So I email my coworkers saying that I'd be doing my work from home and if anything was needed, go ahead and call me. So the phone rings...



"Hello?" I say.



"Where are you?" Shit. It's my boss.



"I forgot my badge at home so I thought I'd work from home instead. I'm gathering the data you requested from here. I sent an email out earlier today."



"Ok. I think we should talk. Were you in on Tuesday?"



"Yeah. I finished up some work. I finished some web updates that were needed like the editorial calendar."



"I tried calling and left a message but you never replied, so I got worried."



"Oh. I normally don't check my messages. Hehe. I really should check that more often."



"Ok. Well I think we should talk. At this point, it seems as though you lack direction." HUH!? She continues, "I have a meeting with Jeff (our director) later today. Tomorrow when you come in, we should talk about your duties and deliverables."



"Uh. Ok."



So hmmm. I really hope that I don't get laid off. Hehe. Although, I have been looking for work elsewhere since the beginning of the week. But still. While I don't need this job, I don't wanna leave on a sour note. But dude! I asked her last week, right? "Is there anything more I can be doing?" And shit - if there isn't, what's the point of me staying there longer than necessary, right???