Dreading Work

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Hahaha, I have kept silent about this for sometime but then I have this feeling of dreading to go to work... I can't explain it; I seem happier here but then somehow just dread to go to work. When I get to work, I will look forward to going home after lunch. On weekdays, I look forward to weekends. But don't get me wrong, I still get quite a bit of work done and handle a lot of public enquiries everyday.

No Wake by ZRB

Handling Demands of Work
I am thinking that it might be natural for me to feel this way since I always expect a lot from myself and always want to succeed. The curent demands at work seems to be getting to me (too daunting)... I have on hand a few projects running concurrently and I am needed to find volunteers for them (one project requires close to 5000 volunteers). I also find myself constantly feeling negative about myself because I always seem to be so shy and my job requires me to engage and interact with people. I am really hoping this will change for the better in time to come.

Culture Shock!
In my previous job, I could clock "off" hours for overtime and could always call in if I feel tired and/or want to report for work later. The thought of having to be on time for work and no "off" really frightens me... it seems that other than leave and MC, I can't really "excuse" myself from work. Of course, I know the flexible working conditions I enjoyed in the past is not the norm and I need to get myself realigned back to the normal working conditions but somehow the thought is so scary... culture shock. Need time to adjust.

For the time being, all I can say to myself is: "Give yourself a chance and more time. You are barely there for 2 weeks". After all, I think I also felt this way before in my previous jobs, especially during the initial phases.