Holiday Stress

Usually around this time of year things are suppose to slow down around the office. There should be less deals going on, people have recieved their bonuses and are happier and jollier. There is something different in the air this year.

 

SK keeps running into my office, eyes red, hair dishelved asking me,

 "Hey, are you going to be here next week?"

"I'll be back Thursday, SK." I have already told her three times.

She sighs..," Well, could you set this up to be done and this as well. And we need th fax cover pages for these states when the SEC gets back to us with that letter. You know what I mean. Oh and that Press release that needs to go out..."

"Yes," I say...and could you please remember to breath in between every seven syllables!

"Well, they are not filing till next week, but we need the White Plain's newspapers directions and contact info, just incase."

"Sure, SK. I'll get on it"

 

Three minutes later Roho walks into my office, smoothly slowly, but not in a slick way. Think Bill Lumberhg from OFFICE SPACE.

Roho sips his coffee and says to me, "So how is Illinois coming along."

"Well, I've left six messages in the past three weeks and no response."

"Hmm yeah, We're going to need to get that out as soon as possible. By the way, Texas needs some work on as well."

"Sure, Roho. I'll work on it."

 

Then there is the shuffle of Partners who want to talk sports, the Receptionist and night secretaries who like to talk about their personal problems and the entracacies of dating three men at the same time. ANd these precarious relationships seem to only become filled with more drama as the holidays approach. "What should I get so and so... and you think by getting him this, he'll take it as something more?" "No, L. A box of chocolates for a guy is just a box of chocolates."

 

KTW walks into my office,

"So have you ever done Saving Association convertions before?"

"Convertions to what?"

"MHCs"

"I've worked on them"

"Well, there is a cap to a few of these convertions and RS wanted me to have you do them as to not over exceed the cap."

"Sweet"

"Yeah, we have a bunch of models, and we'll probally start after the holidays."

"Paralegal hell"

"What was that?"

"Oh, nothing. sounds good."

 

And now I've been seriously trying to keep up with my writing and reading, being social with the associates and partners during the holidays and friends, working on my NYC teaching fellowship application, I haven't done ANY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!

 

So this is what they mean by holiday stress.

 

The nice thing however is that I have friends that care about me, a lot of them with a lot of care..especially a roommate and his J.