Where's my Week?

Wow. What a long, crazy week. I haven't had a chance to breathe this week, never mind post any new entries. I have 3 open positions in my accounting department at work, and trying to do the work and interview candidates takes a toll.

My company is in the midst of a merger, so tensions and anxiety are high. Nobody is sure if there will be jobs in my office after the merger, so getting my group to perform up to par is challenging. I try to keep in mind that for the most part, my staff are clerical employees worried about feeding families. I'm worried as well, but not so much that it affects job performance. The easiest to make the decision to not have a job after a merger is to perform poorly prior to it.

So I stay calm, and let my group know that the best thing they can do is their job. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. We just keep our heads down and move along.