tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962731110719190549.post3932134979554530197..comments2024-01-20T00:07:48.249-08:00Comments on part time priest: Lent for Extroverts 31: Counting the hoursClaire Alcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231267501917426061noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962731110719190549.post-69862056462518220452013-03-22T12:48:59.951-07:002013-03-22T12:48:59.951-07:00The day off thing is so doomed from the start as i...The day off thing is so doomed from the start as it doesn't occur to most people in 'normal' jobs that your day off is likely to be a day when everyone else is working, so it will appear to be unreasonable that you need one. I find funeral relatives the least understanding. My parish are very good!!Claire Alcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231267501917426061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962731110719190549.post-31559002154792042452013-03-20T14:13:11.651-07:002013-03-20T14:13:11.651-07:00Absolutely agree with Steve here. However much one...Absolutely agree with Steve here. However much one does someone will complain (implicitly if not explicitly so), simply because the priorities one sets oneself won't coincide with theirs.Revsimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06723218589040920365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962731110719190549.post-16605998632243260972013-03-20T09:01:53.826-07:002013-03-20T09:01:53.826-07:00Much well said, Claire. I agree there is a balance...Much well said, Claire. I agree there is a balance between important work, urgent work, things you want/would like to do and things you (really) have to do yourself. It's not good leadership to do it all yourself or moan about the way others do things. It's also important for full-timers to listen to people around them who are advising them to be firm about down time - you function better for it and those e-mails really will wait 24 hours, so don't even check them. I still admire many "part-timers" and the impossible juggling act of priesthood/other job/family etc.. I couldn't do it.Country Rectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916579910139542785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962731110719190549.post-21170689280719957672013-03-20T08:53:54.892-07:002013-03-20T08:53:54.892-07:00It's not the number of hours, or the anti-soci...It's not the number of hours, or the anti-socialness of the hours, it's the sense that however much you do, it won't be enough to satisfy everyone. There is also the constant pressure on the one day off (7 requests so far this year, in 12 weeks). None of this is helped by colleagues who can't maintain their own work boundaries...Steve Day (therevsteve)noreply@blogger.com