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Where am I going, and why am I in this handbasket?
1. A little late, but nonetheless: Welcome to the Presidency, Mr. President! I am looking forward to the next four years!!
2. She's been gone three full days. Sue told me on Friday that she's counting on me to keep the cash app area running smoothly. Me and Chuck. But mostly me, because I'm the one who keeps Chuck from exploding into a billion tiny pieces and quitting when he gets frustrated and upset.
2a. I dreamed Saturday night that Chuck announced he, too, was moving away and therefore leaving me. I was devastated, and I woke up crying. I was going to go in Monday and kick him while informing him, "You CAN'T leave. And stay out of my dreams!" But that might have been more than a little awkward, so I didn't.
3. Sue and I also chatted on Friday about how I don't really want to be a supervisor, but if change is indeed coming and they decide to open up lead worker positions, then I want one of THOSE. Especially as I've been doing the work of a lead for, oh, six years, now.
4. This morning, at nine o'clock, Sue told me she was going to email people to instruct them that ALL payment questions go to me now. Then failed to send ME the email so I could see what it actually said. I cleaned my box out twice this afternoon already. Boy, people don't give a girl a chance to collect herself, do they?
5. I also received an email from the downstairs supervisor. Lucky for me, I'm the only person on the whole entire floor he gets along with easily, so he called me late this afternoon and chatted with me a bit, explaining a few things and offering his help. Thank you, Lord, for small favors.
6. All that said - I REALLY don't want to be a supervisor unless they're offering me the pay raise of the century. In the last three days alone, I've been given about fifty new things to look after, with no relief of my original workload. So, supervisor duties without a raise. Uncool. But hey, at least I get to help head a meeting tomorrow where I get to tell sixteen people who get paid more than I do that they're all doing stuff wrong. Silver lining, right?
7. Dear IT and People Who Give Them Orders:
You know, some of us don't leave our desks at lunchtime because we prefer to keep to ourselves and read or go online or check email, etc. I don't fit in with any of the little cliques around here, nor do I pretend I do. I have a million things to do outside of work, and as I'm unpaid for that precious, pithy little half hour you give me, I think I ought to be able to surf the web while I eat - if I eat - if I so choose.
I still can, of course, but you're making it difficult when you block every fucking site I use. I understand blocking myspace (which I think is ridiculous anyway and I don't use) and I even understand blocking YouTube and Facebook. And while I understand why LiveJournal might be considered similar, I think it was a shit move and you can all just go to fucking hell.
Better yet, how about I leave? I'll plant cameras first, then gleefully watch from home the downfall of an entire hospital organization because you know what? I post the money this institution receives. And now that my boss is gone, I'm the only one who knows how to do all of it.
I hope you all drown in your own pools of diarrhea.
No love - not in any form,
Kim
8. Spaghetti dinner went just fine. It was tasty, people ate it, no one keeled over, and some people who knew how stuff in the kitchen worked came early and stayed late to help me. Bless them, Lord, for they know EXACTLY what they do and I am eternally grateful for it.
9. Haven't gone apartment hunting yet. I so need to get on that. Beth, how long was that special on at your new place? Do you know? We need to check them out.
10. Mikey had to "invent" something for an invention fair over Christmas break. He invented this little device you put right over your glasses, then move a little handle back and forth so it wipes your glasses like windshield wipers. (Yes, pictures will be forthcoming.) His teacher could NOT stop fawning over it. She said to Matt at the invention fair the fourth graders had that a lot of the kids had inventions that were really already invented, but Mikey's was so, so cool. I guess she's taken it to other classes, other teachers, she's had him demonstrate it for all his other classes he's in, she's taken it down to the office to show it off - she is SO. PROUD. of it and of him, and it's just really, really nice to see something so positive in the midst of almost constant "I-got-my-name-on-the-board-again." Just had to share.
11. A meme or two will follow this post - stay tuned. :)
2. She's been gone three full days. Sue told me on Friday that she's counting on me to keep the cash app area running smoothly. Me and Chuck. But mostly me, because I'm the one who keeps Chuck from exploding into a billion tiny pieces and quitting when he gets frustrated and upset.
2a. I dreamed Saturday night that Chuck announced he, too, was moving away and therefore leaving me. I was devastated, and I woke up crying. I was going to go in Monday and kick him while informing him, "You CAN'T leave. And stay out of my dreams!" But that might have been more than a little awkward, so I didn't.
3. Sue and I also chatted on Friday about how I don't really want to be a supervisor, but if change is indeed coming and they decide to open up lead worker positions, then I want one of THOSE. Especially as I've been doing the work of a lead for, oh, six years, now.
4. This morning, at nine o'clock, Sue told me she was going to email people to instruct them that ALL payment questions go to me now. Then failed to send ME the email so I could see what it actually said. I cleaned my box out twice this afternoon already. Boy, people don't give a girl a chance to collect herself, do they?
5. I also received an email from the downstairs supervisor. Lucky for me, I'm the only person on the whole entire floor he gets along with easily, so he called me late this afternoon and chatted with me a bit, explaining a few things and offering his help. Thank you, Lord, for small favors.
6. All that said - I REALLY don't want to be a supervisor unless they're offering me the pay raise of the century. In the last three days alone, I've been given about fifty new things to look after, with no relief of my original workload. So, supervisor duties without a raise. Uncool. But hey, at least I get to help head a meeting tomorrow where I get to tell sixteen people who get paid more than I do that they're all doing stuff wrong. Silver lining, right?
7. Dear IT and People Who Give Them Orders:
You know, some of us don't leave our desks at lunchtime because we prefer to keep to ourselves and read or go online or check email, etc. I don't fit in with any of the little cliques around here, nor do I pretend I do. I have a million things to do outside of work, and as I'm unpaid for that precious, pithy little half hour you give me, I think I ought to be able to surf the web while I eat - if I eat - if I so choose.
I still can, of course, but you're making it difficult when you block every fucking site I use. I understand blocking myspace (which I think is ridiculous anyway and I don't use) and I even understand blocking YouTube and Facebook. And while I understand why LiveJournal might be considered similar, I think it was a shit move and you can all just go to fucking hell.
Better yet, how about I leave? I'll plant cameras first, then gleefully watch from home the downfall of an entire hospital organization because you know what? I post the money this institution receives. And now that my boss is gone, I'm the only one who knows how to do all of it.
I hope you all drown in your own pools of diarrhea.
No love - not in any form,
Kim
8. Spaghetti dinner went just fine. It was tasty, people ate it, no one keeled over, and some people who knew how stuff in the kitchen worked came early and stayed late to help me. Bless them, Lord, for they know EXACTLY what they do and I am eternally grateful for it.
9. Haven't gone apartment hunting yet. I so need to get on that. Beth, how long was that special on at your new place? Do you know? We need to check them out.
10. Mikey had to "invent" something for an invention fair over Christmas break. He invented this little device you put right over your glasses, then move a little handle back and forth so it wipes your glasses like windshield wipers. (Yes, pictures will be forthcoming.) His teacher could NOT stop fawning over it. She said to Matt at the invention fair the fourth graders had that a lot of the kids had inventions that were really already invented, but Mikey's was so, so cool. I guess she's taken it to other classes, other teachers, she's had him demonstrate it for all his other classes he's in, she's taken it down to the office to show it off - she is SO. PROUD. of it and of him, and it's just really, really nice to see something so positive in the midst of almost constant "I-got-my-name-on-the-board-again." Just had to share.
11. A meme or two will follow this post - stay tuned. :)
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2.How is it going now since your old supervisor left? I hope things get easier for you soon, and people start to learn to appreciate how awesome you are at your job!
2a.*lol* Though, the dream sounds freaky! Thank goodness Chuck isn't really leaving!
3.Have you head anything yet on the hiring freeze and the lead worker positions? Or will it be a while yet? Hopefully, something will happen to make your job easier, but also giving you more money and power! ^_~
4.*sigh* Did you get the email in the end? And is everything now sorted with you getting all payment questions from now on?
5.YAY! He sounds nice, and I'm sure it'll make your job easier having another supervisor on your side! ^_~
6.Supervisor duties without a raise = bad! I wouldn't take it either, unless you're getting more money. How did the meeting go? *lol @ you being able to tell sixteen people who get paid more than you do that they're all doing stuff wrong*
7.See my comments on Obliviate regarding that. Seriously, it's the most ridiculous thing I've heard!! Though, I was rotflmao @ 'I hope you all drown in your own pools of diarrhea.'. Your insults always have me in hysterics!! ^_^
8.YAY! I'm glad the dinner went well for you, and that's awesome that some people came before and after to give you a hand with it!
9.Heard anything on the apartment front yet? Or are you waiting for things to calm down at work? It's be so cool if you could get a special deal like Beth did, and even better if you could move close to her. Then Mikey could hang out with the girls and look cute! ^_^ *note to self, must stop match making the children of my friends! lol*
10.Awwww!! How cute is he!! It's always awesome when they do well at school, isn't it?!
The invention sounds wicked too! It reminded me of the wipers Harry has on his Quidditch goggles when it's raining! ^_~
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2. They appreciate the hell out of it. Easier, however, won't come anytime soon.
2a. Not freaky so much as devastating. Matt always jokingly refers to Chuck as my "work husband," and he really is. I would be lost if he left, not to mention crushed. :(
3. *snorts* Not quite. The hiring freeze is going strong and does not look to be lifted anytime soon. Even if it was, it would take six months to a year to replace her. They will most likely restructure how we do things up there before then, however, and lead worker spots could very well be created in lieu of filling the supervisor position, which would be fine. It's just a waiting game, really.
4. *snorts again* Nope, no email. *rolls eyes* And it's sorted, I just don't know all the answers yet. So I told people to be patient when waiting for responses, especially as I still have to keep up on my other stuff, too.
5. He is, people just don't seem to understand what his buttons are and that they keep pushing them. Jesus, I figured him out nearly nine years ago, it wasn't that hard. *rolls eyes at people*
6. Definitely bad. It's not entirely full supervisor duties - I don't have to deal with discipline or vacation requests, don't have to fiddle with helping patients or whatever. But still, Tosha had a million other duties, and the majority of them are now mine. I must've spent nearly an hour in Sue's office yesterday. "What do I do with this?" "How about this?" "And this?" "Is this mine or yours?" "Where does this go?" "Who gets this?" Yikes.
On the bright side, I jokingly mentioned moving into the supervisor desk, and Sue, quite seriously, goes, "I'm still working on that." *jaw drops* I never said anything to anyone about it, which means she was already considering it on her own! She'd even already mentioned it to Kimberly (the supervisor who's still there). So we'll see where that goes. If I get it, I'll have LOTS of space for my stuff AND the new stuff. Awesomesauce.
7. *sigh* I can understand why they did it. I simply think it sucks ass. But YAY for being in stitches when I think up creative insults!
8. Definitely. :)
9. LOL! No match making yet. *hehe* We haven't DONE anything on the apartment front yet. *sigh* We'll get there eventually.
10. I know, right? Too, too cute. And I didn't even think of Harry's goggles! *is a bad HP fan* *hehe*