Awesome Job Occurences

So, just so we're clear, I probably have the best job ever! I work at an unnamed hospital in an unknown area that may or may not handle the dispensing of drugs. (I am also super paranoid that by some crazy happenstance, my bosses will find this random blog and fire me over what I am about to say.) This week, I have had the distinct opportunity to deal with two of the most difficult to deal with human beings ever. Here's a synopsis:

I volunteered myself as a help to working on a certain project at work. I was told I would be compensated for my time looking over the project and said I would be happy to help. Soon, however, mostly because one of my bosses never comes to work (ask me about his/her two month "personal leave" earlier this year) I was moved into a more central role in the project. Now, I am not stupid. I knew that this was going to be a bad idea from the start.

Why was this a bad idea? Because #1, every ounce of work that I put into this project simply goes out the window once my bosses get a hold of what I've done. It's seems that they would rather have something done in a totally crap-tacular way rather than done correctly. #2, some of my coworkers are at the maturity age of junior high schoolers. Seriously.

So after spending many hours of my time working on this project, meeting with my bosses about changes that needed to happen, and discussing issues with coworkers, I had finally finished for the month. Gladly, I handed my ideas into my bosses. Within hours, they had completely destroyed everything that I had arranged.

It's not that I come up with the best ideas ever, but I at least have a tiny clue as to what actually goes down at the office. So, that's fine. I have told my bosses that I will not longer be helping with the project. It is taking away from my other duties.

So, yesterday, I get called into the office to discuss some complaints. I immediately think that these complaints are about how I'm mean to people over the phone and I make nurses come and pick up meds if they have called for too many missing doses.

Oh, no. Someone at work seems to think that instead of working, I spend my time "coloring while at work" and "ignoring the people who come to the window because I am too busy reading a book with my feet propped up."

Apparently, I am quite the coloring enthusiast. As well as a total Bitch to people who dare try to interrupt my reading.

I have always been pretty honest about the time I spend at work being lazy. I don't think that it is going too far to say that everyone takes time at work for something personal. However, I get my job done. And I think my job performance goes above and beyond what it should be.

So, I guess the point of this is to let everyone know that I work with people who apparently think I do nothing at work but color in coloring books* (my favorite coloring book is a Sesame Street one of the characters portraying classic works of art), ignore the people who come for help at the window, and reading.

What do you do at work to waste time? I would be interested in hearing your tales.

*It should be noted that what I assume to be the infamous coloring incident would be me working on my project. This project may involve me using highlighters, a word which applies to markers that are great for highlighting certain areas that I need to focus on.