My husband is an engineer and project manager. He travels constantly for his job. I am fine with it because it's his job. I can handle things when he's not here and we are a team. so we back each other up.
Kim feels that when he has a project actively going, such as a shut down to put in new equipment, that he needs to be on sight. Not being a project manager or an engineer, I have always accepted this as fact.
This week we've had a shut down going on at my job. It has been a boondoggle of miscommunication and misunderstandings. We were not set up for everything that was being done. The contractors were not informed of things that needed to happen. It has been a nightmare for all involved. Especially for those of us who were not readin and didn't realize we that we even needed to be involved.
I was relating the situation to my husband and he asked who the project manager was. I didn't know. Today, I asked who the project manager was and no one knows. In fact it has been determined that there really isn't one.
So as contractors are not fulfilling their contract, there was no one to hold them accountable. We were calling HQ several times a day. As we are running out of supplies, there wasn't someone making sure we had what we needed. Department managers are all running around trying to keep things on track without understanding what the project fully entails.
After this week, I have a new appreciation for what my husband does. I totally get why he has to be on site. I am glad that I never complained about his job taking him away from home. He has it rough enough.
I am also glad that I am not going to be at work the rest of the week. I just can't stand the frustration and chaos everyone is feeling. Here's to a better week next week.
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