Maybe she is just a workaholic...

Got a mass staff email today from Boss Lady.
She was outlining our holidays this coming Christmas.....

".....Friday December 23, 2005 - regular schedule 9-5

Saturday December 24, 2005 - closed (Public Holiday hours)

Monday December 26, 2005 - Boxing day (Public Holiday hours)

......"

And this is one of the mass emails back from one of the Nurse Practitioners...

"Did we decide to open or close on Saturday the 24th...or half day??"

- Now, she is an educated woman. She is very bright and intuitive and kind. I am sure she saw the "CLOSED" note. However, she is a "workaholic"- I am thinking she was hoping that that day would be optional to work if she wanted to. She comes in 1-2 hours before the Health Centre is open and stays about an hour after. I understand they have paper work to do but all the other NPs are caught up. She does not get paid for the extra hours and was advised not to do this. She also goes away for about 1-2 months in the summer to work in the rural areas up north where they dont have much healthcare. Wonderful lady...very giving and I think she has very socialist views.

What is my point?

She is also married and has a couple of kids in their teens. A family! AND she wants to work more??!! (she is not hard up for $$ either).

.... When people work this hard I sometimes wonder .... dont they want to go home to their families??!!! Me, being single, I can work as hard as I want to and rack up all the money I can (to plan for a life of supporting myself! gez - no Im not complaining!I digress)
I know I am assuming and I shouldnt.
Who knows.
Maybe she is simply a workaholic
Maybe she just is very enthusiastic and loves her job so much (in that case its great cause we need more ppl like that)
Maybe she has problems at home and would rather work?
Maybe she has an inattentive hubby?
Maybe she is tired of her family?
Maybe her family is soooo self sufficient they dont need her hanging around and being in the way?
Maybe she is secretly hoping to bank all those extra hours? (wont happen)
Maybe she is a brown-noser and thinks she can get a supervisor postion by staying the longer?
Maybe .... maybe.... maybe I am just thinking too much....

Kinda irks me though. Maybe I am just in my "ideal" phase where I think that if I had someone to go home to I would be hurrying home! Or maybe it irks me that she is more devoted to her work than I am? I duno.

But then again.... I am probably just in a phase. Those that know me know that there was once a time where I have once said "Geez some people are like they are joined at the hip, they are always together, I cant imagine being with one person for the rest of your life day in day out, dont they get sick of seeing so much of that person, I would wake up and see him there beside me and scream Ugh! YOU again!? I just saw you Last night! You're everywhere! "