I am not sure it's all that smart to write about this on my blog but what the hell. LOL! I don't think my boss is still as happy with me as she used to be. Today, she told me that she can't even give employees new projects because by the time she starts contemplating them I am already done and finished ready to present the whole thing. She thinks I need to slow down a bit. The first thing she wants to do is for me to hand some of my work over to Michael, my co-worker, who I know is (understandably) a little frustrated by his lack of a meaningful job. I am ready to work with him. At the same time, I know I like to do things alone. Add to that a boss, who isn't a great leader, and I know we are heading for stormy waters.

I think the main problem right now is that I am good. I am getting excellent feedback from all over the department including all the people who matter. I am working together well with a big boss who is traditionally an enemy of us, the directorate. But this man is responsible for all of the exciting things within our organization. I know that in order to be part of interesting projects, I need him. So, the little weasel I am, I have decided to impress him with some of my work and it worked. He is now inviting me to bilateral or multilateral talks and my boss is left out or needs to invite herself as happened today. I talk to him on the phone about five times a day and he has recently sent me an email in response to one of my proposals, with all of my bosses cc-listed, saying "as always, you impress with your creativity and crystal-clear logic. Of course I agree with your suggestions...". I am getting compliments like "terrific" or "superb" from him on a daily basis. All from a man my boss dislikes.

I know I can come across as a little arrogant. I know I am smart and I am not being shy about my work. If my boss cannot attend to our interests, I will. If she wants to wait until we are getting told what to do, she may, I won't.

I want to work with Michael because I know that if we work together well, we could do even better. We could do more. He is as bright as I am. The sky would be the limit. But my boss cannot expect me to remain silent when she takes away some of my competencies only because I am getting too much power. We'll see where this goes in the new year.

It's too bad she is boss and I am not. LOL! Although I have to admit I am not perfect yet. I have things to learn. But right now, everything is working well for me and I want things to get even better. I'd be shattered if my job were to go back to being boring... oh well... I'll keep you updated.