Wow, you very accurately explained my life, except i'm on call even more than that.
And I think somehow you understated the security patching.
What drives me crazy is I'm always behind, and when my manager asks me to do something, I'm always having to argue for higher priority things that are beyond obvious.
But if it's not his top priority, I get to feel bad by repeatedly getting asked in multiple meetings about whatever his highest priority topic is.
That's what drives me nuts. It feels like my managers way to get me to do things is to waste so much of my time, that I end up giving in just to not have any more of my time wasted.
And I think somehow you understated the security patching.
What drives me crazy is I'm always behind, and when my manager asks me to do something, I'm always having to argue for higher priority things that are beyond obvious.
But if it's not his top priority, I get to feel bad by repeatedly getting asked in multiple meetings about whatever his highest priority topic is.
That's what drives me nuts. It feels like my managers way to get me to do things is to waste so much of my time, that I end up giving in just to not have any more of my time wasted.