Today I learned a new law of the universe: it is impossible for anyone else to do work if I am working.
For the third flipping time this year my project has been 'postponed' because one other person believes she cannot possibly do any work if I am also working. It's zero-sum. Either she works. Or I work. But not simultaneously. Now mind you, the "work" I'm talking about is processing in a big supercomputer that has lots of processors. I use a few. She uses a few. Other folks use a few. It'a kum-bah-ya. Oh no. She was accusing my processes of killing her processes, which is odd because all of mine were mysteriously terminated - something she takes great joy in. This was followed by a major temper tantrum (and really - at her age it's just embarassing) complete with whining about how anyone can expect her to get anything done if you-know-who (me) is using the processors. HUH?? And her work is just sooooooooooooo much more important than anything I could possibly be working on. I beg to differ of course.
Anyhoo, management is always sympathetic to these outbursts and cancels my work at every opportunity. One manager-type even said, "Gee, we should get Lil' a card for all the times we've postponed her work. Ha. Ha." Yes, my management is that mature. They ordered me - get this - to not do any work until Monday. I was planning to set stuff to run all weekend and run all next week while I'm in NM. But no. Oh well. Your tax money at work.
The only funny part is how blasted upset she gets because *every* time she "tries" to do work she can't because I'm doing work. What this really means is that I'm always working. It drives her nuts.
That's just plain wrong. Seems like you need to work somewhere that appreciate you.