I hate it…I absolutely hate it when I feel like I’m being “checked up on”….If I’m not where someone else thinks I should be…and the phone rings….and I get…”can you talk?”… or  “what’s your schedule?”.. then… “are you at the office?”…then “where are you?”….

Both of my partners….”Good Guy” and “Idea Guy” practice one form of this or another often…and it drives me nuts….so, being the immature, childish type, I get even…

I try to not be where they think I should be..then I give them evasive or downright angry answers… like  “who wants to know?”.. or “why are you asking?”.. or “are YOU in the office?”…

I don’t call them on the golf course..on their fishing and hunting trips…or the shooting range….as a matter of fact I don’t call them unless I need them…and usually, I just leave a message….and if I happen to get them on the cell phone..I surely don’t ask them “where are you?”…why?.. it just doesn’t matter to me…and it shouldn’t matter to them….

“Good Guy” does it because he’s kind of a busybody…it’s like reading stuff on my desk…and asking other people in the agency about MY accounts… and he did the phone call thing to me yesterday….

Were giving away a 60 inch flat panel television to one lucky client… we give something nice away in exchange for encouraging referrals…yesterday was the day and “New Gal” was all excited….meanwhile, I had some personal business I didn’t want anyone else to know about and had communicated that I’d be in later….but of course I get the call…and I JUST KNEW it would be ”Good Guy”….so I snapped at him and told him I’d be in..in a bit…. then I felt guilty for snapping at him….because as I’ve stated many times..he really is a “Good Guy”..its just that nobody is perfect….

While “Good Guy” is just nosey… “Idea Guy” is more calculating….he’s like my former boss and now good friend Harvey… (and he likes to position himself as my boss too..which aggravates me even more..he acts authoritative..then assures me that I’m the boss..it’s managing the manger 101)…he calls on Friday afternoon….late..just to see if I’m in… (Just like Harvey used to do) or he’ll call one of the staff just to see if they’re in…then he’ll make a big deal out of no one was there when he called…. like he had an emergency situation on Friday at 4:00 pm just before Thanksgiving….and for both of my partners..

EVERYTHING is at the last minute for both of them…..and they need this and they need that right NOW… so no matter what anyone else is working on….they should stop what their doing and fix whatever problem “Good” and “Idea” have…. Utopia doesn’t exist…doesn’t mean we can’t shoot for it..but whats Utopian for us surely won’t be Utopian for the service staff….so while were shooting for Utopia…we must find a balance..

So, it was time…. “Good Guy” and I decided to go have a chat after work…at a local pub of course….couple of burgers and beverages…he said he’s getting tired…..all the stress…age… dissatisfaction with this and that……I tried tactfully to suggest that if he didn’t busy himself with so many things that he really has no need to get involved in….and focus on what he likes..which is meeting new people…maybe he wouldn’t feel burned out….well, as usual we ended our little get together on a very positive note…all this complaining….and I really do like my partners…..and it occurs to me..

There must be something they don’t like about me….but try as I might…I sure can’t identify anything…….could it be??????…. I’m in Utopia….