Just Nicky

Preparing for re-entry June 22, 2005

I’m off into the city today to have lunch with my boss and my favourite colleague to catch up on the goss and talk about how I will come back to work.

It’s hard to believe that I’m due back in the office on Monday and I’m not sure whether I feel ready or not. I don’t think anyone expects me to come back at full strength, but I’m a little nervous about just how much I’ll be up to. Most of the time I’m really good, but there are moments and days that are still not good.

I suppose there are 2 parts to this. One is that I kind of like mooching around at home and not having to deal with lots of people and stuff going on around me. I’m a bit of a hermit at heart. The other is that I’m responsible for a team of 7 people and I’m not much use to them if I’m back at work, but not really up to it. I’ve seen enough teams where the manager or team leader is essentially absent and they generally don’t run well.

Still, I have to go back at some stage and Monday is probably as good a time as any to at least begin the process. I’ve been in touch with our return to work people, but I haven’t heard back from them at all yet, so I’m hoping they have some grand plan that they’re going to tell me about. If not, I suppose my boss and I will just have to work it out between us and see how it goes…