I really have no real frustrations at work. The things I might get frustrated about seem inconsequential and trifling when compared to Monkeyman's and Faux Pas' problems.

I feel like I am routinely and adequately praised and thanked for my work; in fact, sometimes it seems like I get honored for work that is really not all that great. I'm grateful to be able to work in this kind of environment, and it makes me want to live up to the praise that is bestowed.

Communication is generally not a problem at my workplace either. My department, which is under the authority of a corporate VP, receives a calendar each month advising everyone of who will be absent and when. I routinely receive an email a day or two before the beginning of each month from the VP's administrative assistant (secretary) asking everyone to let her know when they will out of the office next month. This seems to work very well.

My biggest frustration at work is the fact that a lot of people who come to me (or my group) for assistance just don't understand the nature of what we do, and often expect an immediate solution to THEIR problem, not realizing that we may have a number of other projects in the works that take priority over theirs. It basically boils down the axiom that you can make one person happy all the time, or all the people happy some of the time, but you can't make everybody happy all the time. This wouldn't even frustrate some people. But I, with my laid-back, easygoing, happy-to-be-of-assistance personality, have a hard time saying "no."

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