> I considered posting this under Darien's "Slings and Arrows" thread, but it is pretty different, so it gets its own thread.
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> I think my biggest frustration at work is lack of praise.

I think my biggest frustration at work is lack of communication.

Small example: The first work day after receiving my summons to jury duty*, I notified my team manager, the project managers on both projects that would be underway during the time of my jury duty, and the creative leads on both projects. Mid-week, the week before my time of duty, I re-notified the project managers and the creative leads, and updated the team vacation calendar to reflect my absence. The day I left, I posted a note in my cube, right above the computer stating that I was going to be out for the remainder of the week, due to this.

Checking my office e-mail and voicemail from home, there were at least two requests for meetings this week; one by the creative lead, one by one of the project leads. There were two voice messages from one of the creative leads wondering where I was this week. (One message was inquiring why I wasn't at the Wednesday meeting.) The same creative lead left a message on my home voicemail wondering where I was.

The CL could have walked, oh, let's say eight cubes over to my cube and read the note. Nope.

I wonder how many paper notes I'll have on my desk when I get back.

-Faux "in jury duty until next Tuesday, the way things are going." Pas

* For those of you in countries without jury duty: It is a civic responsibility wherein citizens (who are neither felons nor students yet are over the age of 18) are called to serve on a jury for a civil or criminal case or as a member of a grand jury. In my county, they call people who have registered to vote and who have driver's licenses. Term of service is about one week and is mandatory.