I've been home from work all week. I've had a headache that latched on and didn't want to let go. I've gone to the doctor's, got some decongestant, antibiotic and, just for good measure, he did a complete blood work up. I'm feeling some better today, finally, just a little befuddled from the medicine.
I feel kind of guilty being home, because we lost Lisa, our Operations Expert, last week. Last Monday she announced that she was taking a position with another company downtown. No one could blame her. She'd been with our company for almost 11 years, but they hadn't offered her a position with the small part of doc. management that is staying. So we gave her a big send off on Friday. In an email at the end of the day she thanked everyone and wrote each of us who'd known her the longest a little something. Here's what she wrote that she appreciated about me: "Lori, I admire your motherly, take charge, helpful self. I admire the love you keep at home. Work does not interfere with your home life. And isn't that the way it should be."
I thought that was very nice of her to say. I do have sort of a "take charge" reputation at work, and, being one of the sponsors and training assistants for the temps, I suppose you could call me "helpful". I really don't usually let work interfere with home, and I never say anything bad about my family but share loving stories. But I'd never thought of being seen as "motherly" by anyone there. After I read that, though, I realized that I do sort of mother everyone, even the ones older than I am. I guess that's an okay thing to be called. Just took me by surprise. It reminded me of one of those internet quizzes I took a while back. I saved the results, but didn't save the link, so I'm not sure which quiz-generator it came from. I think it was Tickle: The Classic IQ Test, but I'm not sure. Anyway, it was an IQ quiz, and hereis the result that I got.
Congratulations, Lori!
Your IQ score is 131
Your IQ score is 131
This number is based on a scientific formula that compares how many questions you answered correctly on the Classic IQ Test relative to others.
Your Intellectual Type is Visual Mathematician. This means you are gifted at spotting patterns — both in pictures and in numbers. These talents combined with your overall high intelligence make you good at understanding the big picture, which is why people trust your instincts and turn to you for direction — especially in the workplace.
3 comments:
I thnk it is an honor to be called motherly. Hope your blood work turns out okay. Paula
feel better soon, lori - and don't feel guilty about not being there. you've put in enough overtime to take a month in comp.
Lori, I hope you get to feeling better.. I'm behind on alerts, so probably by the time I get to the next 2, you will have moved on to something else, and hopefully that headache is gone!
I'm known as motherly at work too! Not a bad thing.. as long as I don't forget to not treat my coworkers like they are my children, which I sometimes tend to do! lol Well..heck.. if they are going to act like they're 10, then I'm going to treat them like they are! :/ lol
Jackie
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