Two Minutes

Monday 10:00 a.m.

Boss:  If I give you the list of contacts from the trade show last week, can  you get all the packets out by tomorrow?

Me: (considers list of things to do)  Yes, I can.  No problem.

Boss: Okay...well, I want to get that list in order and I'll give it to you in a minute.

Me:  Okay

~~~~ an hour later ~~~~

Me:   So...you have that list for me?

Boss: No, I was talking to J. and we got to discussing x, y, z, and then I realized that I needed to work on d, e & f and then I got on the phone with M. from Shop Q....~~~ 20 minutes later ~~~ so I'll have it for you after lunch.

Me: okay

3:00 p.m

Me: So...that list?   You can just give me the business cards.  I'll sort them.

Boss:  Well, I want to go through them and personalize the form letter for each of them and that should only take a minute or two.

Me: Okay (what I thought was ""2 minutes? )

4:58 p.m.

Boss: I didn't finish the list yet.  Come in early tomorrow and we'll get started on it.

Me: Okay.

Tuesday, 7:55 a.m. (yes, I arrived 5 whole minutes early!)

Me:  Has anyone seen Boss?

*silence*

9:10 a.m.

Boss arrives.  Goes into meetings....

11:40 a.m.

Me: I'm gonna need that list if you want it to ship today.  What do you have...30 leads?

Boss: 55

Me:   Okay.  I need the list now if I'm gonna get it all done by 4 when shipping shuts down.

Boss:  Alright.  First let me get with J. and see if he wants to add anything to the letter.

Me:  Okay.

12:45

Me: Anyone seen Boss or J???

CW: They went out to lunch.

Me: Puh...

Boss:  This is a list of the literature I'm going to need.

Me:  We don't have this, this or this...

Boss:  Print them up and make it say THIS!

Me: Okay

2:30

Me: Tada!  Now where's the contact list?

Boss:  Let me stand over your shoulder and dictate revisions to this letter.

4:50

Letter complete.  Packets assembled. Shipping guy is long gone.

Boss: These packets won't ship today...I'll just give you the business cards and contact forms tomorrow.