Risky Business

Friday was the best day of the entire week.  I was left alone and it turned out to be a very productive day.  That I am thankful for and pray that there will be many more days like Friday. 

So you remember my “plan” to deal with my boss.  Well I have had way too much time to think.  It is something that I have wanted to do before but talked myself out of.  Now I am waffling on doing it or not doing it.  The problem with my plan is if I act on it, there is no going back, no escape plan.  If I don’t act on it he can continue to treat me like a dog.  I have been thinking about this since last week and it’s causing me to doubt myself.  The one person I want to talk this over with, I can’t because he isn’t here.  Friends I have talked to about it are mixed, some say do it and some say don’t. 

As if the problems with my boss aren’t bad enough.  I referred a friend for a job, she wanted too much money so they parted ways.  Then she got fired from her job.  She had a plan to make money but is scared that she won’t be able to make a go of things.  So without talking with me first, she approaches my employer again and spits out a number, if they will meet it then she will come to work for them.  Then she calls me and tells me all about it.  Meanwhile I have already been confronted by the hiring manager.  That kind of pissed me off.  Plus this friend knows a lot of my “secrets” and I don’t want them exposed.

Then I talked to her about the issues I was having with my boss, she is luck in that she won’t have to report to him.  Anyway, she tells me that she has had a change of heart and doesn’t think she is taking the job after all.  I said what!  You put them through all of this emotional rollercoaster, they have already invested in you and now you want to spit in their face.  Really?  I mean do you have any idea on how you are making me look?

So them she tells me her plan is to delay her start date, which she has already done.  Then during the period of time where she is able to “think” she is going to review her finances and if she can club her husband into submission she is going to reject the job. 

I feel so used and betrayed.  I had a feeling from the outset that referring her would affect our friendship in a negative way.  Once again I went against my gut and now I am paying. 

I am friends with both people … the hiring manager and the person I referred.  I don’t really want to loose either as friends.  However, the person who I referred, well I am keeping my distance I honestly don’t want to know if she is going to turn down the job.

Then she has balls to write me and tell me to ask for a Tablet and Phone for her to use.  Really?  Why in the world would I do that if she is going to reject the job.  Plus I have no influence on what technology she gets.  I’ve already ordered a computer, dual screens and a headset.  Plus I got approval to sign her up for a service that we use to do research.  The cost is $350 a month and I signed for it and locked us in to a 1 year term.  Now you see what I mean by made an investment in her.  If we don’t get her then we will get someone else but that isn’t the point. 

Friends shouldn’t treat other friends like this.

Last night I went out to have dinner with some friends.  Of course no matter where I go it seems that Drama has to follow me.  I wind up in the oddest situations.  So I am in the parking garage trying to park.  There is a white pickup in front of me.  The guy stops his truck, gets out an picks up 2 2x4’s that were just laying on the ground.  He throws them in his pickup and moves forward.  Then suddenly stops.  I figured he was a maintenance person and he would be out of my way in a short bit.  No he is waiting for a parking spot to open up.  Really?  There is a line of traffic backing up behind me and he has the gall to wait on a spot.  No big deal until he decides that he is going to back in.  I swooped in and snagged his spot.  He of course stopped and had some choice words for me.  I never said a word to him, just looked at him like aw too bad.  Then I walked off, he had no choice but to move forward.  I waited a bit then went back and moved my car because lord knows what he was going to do to it.  I saw him as I was leaving he was walking.  I circled the block and saw him enter a door, then I parked way far away from him on a different level.  By the time we were ready to leave he was gone.  I thought sure he would track me down and do something to my car.  I’ll admit that I was in the wrong but don’t get in my way when I have some place to be.  He could have pulled face in, but no he had to be special and try to back in.

I am not sure if it was the new cologne I was wearing or something in the air but after that my nose just started to drip like a faucet.  It continued until I got home and was able to remove my clothes and take some Benadryl.  However, it took a long time for the Benadryl to kick in.  Today I am doing okay.

As if that wasn’t enough I followed a drunk driver, I was ready to call for help when they suddenly made an evasive maneuverer and exited the freeway.  That was also the exit I was supposed to take to get gas.  I lost track of where I was and developed tunnel vision.  My eyes were on them and no one else.  I pray they didn’t hurt anyone.

So the weekend has been interesting to say the least.  I got gas for my car this morning at the grocery store.  I saw the Sam’s club that was about to open.  They advertised the price of gas at $3.59 and said Member Price $3.91 – well I don’t want to be a member and get that price.  I think it’s a mix up.  I am a member but if they aren’t going to sell for less, then there is no way I will buy there.  They are scheduled to open in two weeks, really close to the Labor Day weekend.  That is when the traffic will start to pile up around here and no one will be able to go anywhere.  Sort of like Christmas time.  Oh joy!

I slept in and got a late start.  I told myself I was in for the day.  However, I have the urge for Mexican food so I think I will be headed out in a bit to get a bite to eat.  I didn’t have to pickup much at the store.  A couple pot pies, paper plates, sandwiches, I got a small salad, yogurt, cereal and milk.  Dropped $44, not so bad.  I have Lasagna left over from last night that will be a meal one night, the salad is another meal so two nights taken care of.  Then with the frozen stuff I have I should be able to manage the rest of the week.

My hope and prayer is that I can come to a decision on what I am going to do and that I act in my best interest.  I pray that this week is better than last and passes faster.  I also pray that my pay raise is factored in to my paycheck this time so I don’t have to say anything. 

With all of the upheaval in my life the last thing I need is a boss who is a complete dick.  I am dealing with quite a bit and really tired of walking on egg shells around him and wondering if he is going to snap and fire me.  I’ve come to the realization that he will probably put me through hell but he won’t fire me because I am saving them way too much money.  Then again people do stupid things in a fit of anger and he is a total hot head. 

So I am equally as frustrated today as I was the other night.  I hope that you had a great weekend and that your week ahead will be enjoyable.  Talk with you peeps later.