[jwdunne]

Almost like the old saying "out of sight, out of mind".

Personally, I was going through some rough stress at work. Minute someone comes down with a cold, they got "oh god you don't look well at all. Have you spoke to the boss?". 5 minutes later I would get "so why isn't x done yet?" by the same person despite it being a known fact I'd been holding the weight of a two man team on my own for 18 months!

That made me feel even worse but once I got a handle on things (and an extra pair of hands), I noticed the interesting pattern in general.