Rant: I don't ignore orders.

I have a special ability. Maybe it's the only one. Evidently, it is. When I am tasked with a request, I can, in a split second, analyze the entire situation, see what is required, and make an assesment of the situation immediately. My downfall, however, is that I take these tasks asked of me to heart. In other words, I take it personally when called a failure.

I was tasked with doing two things over the past two days. Nothing big, just things that needed to be done. Well, I have been in charge of doing these things in the past. So, I was able to determine the amount of man power, compare that to what we had available, add to that the amount of time required, make sure customers would be waited on, and make sure it was done speedily and to perfection. Both things were asked of me the at closing the evening before I had scheduled them to be done. I assessed the situation, gathered the required information, made a judgement call, scheduled the work to be done, and guess what? I was called defiant, lazy, and essentially irresponsible. I'm sorry, but I would rather not lie and tell someone it will be done immediately, when it will done at the next possible time. I would rather be up front (as asked) and make it clear, that it would be taken care of when the necessary resources are available. Now, if we were talking about the request being filled days, or even weeks later, I would understand the anger directed at me. When it's minutes, not even hours are separating the job from completion, I have a hard time taking that. When criticized, I take it to heart. Especially in front of an audience.