Keeping Busy

Work has been pretty busy lately and it is about to get a whole heap busier. Everyone has decided that they all want everything done at the same time, it often happens this way as we approach the end of the financial year, same with the approach to Easter or Christmas. Something seems to get everyone worked up and they think that the world will end if the work isn't done in time. I think some of it is that people want all the work that I need to do out of the way before they go on leave so that when they come back they can take their time to do their work. They want to wind down a little before taking a break but don't think that I should be able to wind down a little myself. 
I've had people push and push to get me to do things for them quickly, so I've dropped everything and only worked on their task, only to find out six months later that even though it was super urgent for me to do my work, they still haven't even started doing their part of the work. It doesn't seem to matter who I talk to at work, most people seem to be in the same boat, unrealistic expectations are being put on them and they are doing all they can to meet them, meanwhile others in their team or the people who they are doing the work for are waltzing around not doing much or spending a lot of time socialising at work. For some reason people just don't seem to understand that they actually might need to do some work themselves if they want to get things done, or, that if they place such high demands on their staff that they should lead by example.

Bomber
To lead, you need to be in front of everyone else.