The Responsibility
Posted in Work on 08/08/2006 07:06 am by enjanerdI just realized last week that people are relying on me at work. Sure, duh… Everyone’s job has responsibilities and other people count on them to fulfill theirs. But I found myself completely unprepared for that. In the past, there was always someone checking over every detail and “my” work didn’t go anywhere without someone else essentially doing the same work and confirming my conclusions. That, or there was an answer in the back of the book.
Last week, I found an error I had made a month ago. People come to me with a ship, ask me if it meets stability requirements, and then come back a couple days later for the answer. Well, I gave one a thumbs up when it should’ve been a thumbs down. And everyone believed me because I know best. It has taken less than 6 months for me to become our local expert and that terrifies me. When did I get so much responsibility? How did people think it was a good idea to put me in charge of stuff? When did I grow up?