  Almost at the Finish Line And nearly running out of breath. I'm tired. I'm irritated. I'm cranky. And the only thing keeping me in this rat race is the fact that April 15 will soon come and with it - blessed vacation. At the same time, its enough to make me hyperventilate at night knowing April 15 is coming and my work still seems like a mountain yet unconquered. Ironic isn't it? What's even worse is that the work is really more on my staff's side, I can do no more than wait in the sidelines until the baton is passed on to me. I suppose I could do the work myself -- only a few things hinder me from doing so - first of which is that all the files are with him. Second of which, he has this annoying tendency to want to finish things himself and will wihhold documents from me until its completely done. And third, although equally as important, if he doesn't do this, how will he learn? Now, more than ever, I realize how difficult it is to be friends with an office mate who technically is under your resonsibility, be at awe at his intelligence and be disappointed with his work habits. Most of the time, his work is above par. And yet, the sometimes (getting more frequent lately) that he fails to do so, because of he had to make amends with his girlfriend (fighting apparently is their favorite past time) or has to talk to his sister because she's depressed, and all the other family/ loved ones problems that pop up in the worst of times, makes me want to commit murder.
I want to understand. I really do. And, the part of me that is his friend, really does. I don't doubt he's undergoing a lot of things, but our work isn't going to automatically complete itself. How do you understand without sacrificing the work? God, I'm really, really afraid that the day will come where I'll have to put my foot down and say, No, you have to finish what you have committed yourself to finish. I hope I never have to. I know I will regret it and hate myself afterwards. 
