My eleventh week working at the Bureau of Economic Analysis was taxing. I came in Monday to find that Laura did not complete any work last week. She did not even touch the Training map. I was livid. I could not believe that anyone would disrespect his or her partner in such a way. When I explained my frustration to Laura, she brushed it off. She said that she would get around to the map sometime later this week. I gave her the opportunity to begin working on Tuesday morning. She never took it. By Tuesday afternoon, I found that I was doing her work by myself. I spent the remainder of the week completing Laura’s work, which I found to be very disrespectful.
After completing the map on Thursday, I started to put together my fall schedule. It is looking like I will work three days a week rather than five. Meridel’s acceptance of that news lifted my spirits and made this a better week for me
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