Fun Friday: Prep Time and An Introvert Reset All In One
I probably should have ignored it, but I was curious about what they wanted to know. One of the things that I noticed was that there were several questions about whether my office provided me with opportunities for collaboration and camaraderie.
My office does not.
I am more than okay with that fact.
I think there might be a need to maximize office space at the facility because we are becoming overly top heavy with administration staff who are doing jobs that used to be done with only one person - and now there are five people doing what Larry used to do all by himself. So, I think this is the reason that the survey came out, but I have some issues with the questions that they asked.
I feel that they were very skewed towards an extroverted point of view and existence.
I am an introvert.
I am about as introverted as they come on any scale that anyone has developed. I really need quiet and alone time to recuperate after sessions and before doing more sessions. I like being tucked away in my office without having to interact with others. Having other people in my thinking space is difficult for me. I have shared offices before with many people, but I prefer having my own space to do what I need to do to relax.
We are getting ready for some foundation repair on four classrooms. I have a suspicion that I might have to give up my space for my last year at the facility. No one has said anything yet, but my space is large and appropriate for a classroom, so I might have to be an itinerant therapist yet again. Again, no one has said anything, but I know how people think, and it has happened to me before - three times before, to be exact.
That is neither here nor there for today, however. Today, I will be going to work at my usual time and will be engaging in my Friday routine. I see our transition program students, and they select leisure activities, so I just open up the cabinets. I have one more group scheduled, but that classroom is in disrepair right now, so we have no one in that slot at the moment. That will change pretty soon. That's a whole other conversation...
ANYWAY!
I have most of the day to be on my own, in my own space, working and focusing on the things that I need to accomplish. I have lots of small projects and tasks to get done. It is nice to have an administration day at the end of the week. I get a chance to strategize for the next week and month as well as to listen to music that I enjoy. As an introvert, this time without other people makes it easy to refill my energy and get ready to interact.
I don't think that people are aware of what helps introverts be comfortable in their work environments - especially when those people are extroverts. They don't understand that quiet is something that some people need to be able to interact in their job roles. Some of us are not invigorated by loud laughter, small talk, and constant conversation. Some of us need to be away from sounds and minimize our interactions to find our energy again. Open concept and office sharing might be good ways for extroverted folx to engage, but it is stressful for introverted music therapists!
I don't want to share my office space, but I think that might be inevitable as well. That seems to be the way things are going. I think I might be asked to become an itinerant therapist again while sharing an office. If so, this will make my last year at the facility a difficult one.
No reason to worry about that now. It will happen when it happens, so here we go...
Happy Friday, all.
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