Very impolite colleagues...

The week started off quite well... Got a seat and manage to doze off for almost the whole train ride :-)

But soon the day deterioted... My throat got worst and the fever was coming in bouts, though not very high temperature... I had no appetite for food and was too tired to even go for a proper break. Than, something happened and pissed me off real badly.

As I was sitting in the clean corner of my lab enjoying my tea and half a bread left from my breakfast, my colleagues decided to make some changes to the arrangement in our lab. The main action area was at the back of my bench. So they basically wanted to move some stuff and accomodate a new cupboard. Up till now, there was nothing wrong and it was for the benefit of everyone, including more space for myself.

But they should have the courtesy to tell me first that they are going to do something around my place and it might take sometime. Well, they didn't really have a plan and by the time they figured what to do with considerable experimentations, I was already very upset. Imagine I was sitting across the lab from them, very clearly waiting for them to clear things up so that I can finish my work which was lying on my bench top! Well, clearly they were too engrossed and didn't realise that they were blocking my way. Before my patience wore out, they seem to be wrapping up. Went back to my bench to try and finish my documentation up but apparently my judgement was wrong. Somehow, they continued with cleaning up and stacking of things on the wall mounted cabinet on my left. Before reaching my bench, I actually got to pcik through things to reach my chair! They were still standing around blocking the way and that was when my lid blew.

I shot them a look and stormed off to another bench with my back to them to work on my paperwork. Perhaps you will say that it is childish behaviour to have leak my anger out. But I am already very very very pissed because I was on the verge of finishing my work to help on another case. And they were doing something which was not important and caused inconvenience to people whom seriously wanted to finish and get on with their work! As colleagues, we got along pretty well and perhaps this was why I was so angry. They didn't even have the decency to ask politely or inform me that they are doing something at my place which will take sometime.

By the time I claimed back my bench, temporarily, it was already passed 1 hour... And during the time I was "waiting", I completed my paperwork and manage to sit around for awhile. Than after that, they realised that they did something which was not right so they tried to rectified the problem. This time, the 2 person standing there finally noticed that I was staring into space and thought that I was feeling very sick. Well, I clarified in a very polite and mild manner that actually I was waiting for them to finish up whatever that they were doing. What I regret not doing was to add that I was afraid that I would get hit on my head by all the things they are moving. So they finally got my hint and left my work area and me to peace. For the rest of the day, I gave them the look as well and got them worried about what had happened. At the end of the day, 2 of them came and asked what happened but I was still too angry to talk to them about it, especially one of them is the "culprit". I know that I will be very angry and say things that I will regret or permanently hurt or working relation ship so I kept quiet...

But I got to admit that they are patient and tolerent with me hahaha... Anyway, seems like it is bacteria infection this round... Shouldn't be too bad even if I delay seeing the Doc for a few more days... Just hope that whatever is growing will not prosper too fast and will not let other on-site good microbes become infectious too...

Well... Umm... Sort of felt better after some prayers and also admitting that I do have my own faults hahaha... Guessed I will stop here... Tired of typing hahaha...