Good Friday Morning! We made it once again to the end of the week, hooray. Now I’ve just got to make it through today and then it’s peace and quiet (so I hope) for 2 days.
On the docket for today is one meeting and it’s just after lunch. It’s supposed to be quick but I think it will be one of those lingering things because my boss won’t know what he’s doing. Were making a change to a system that is required by a vendor. Fingers crossed he doesn’t break anything or that will be catastrophic.
Speaking of the boss we had our meeting yesterday. He always wants us to show up early to every meeting. Little does he know that I was raised to be early as being late is a sin, at least that is the way it was told to me. Therefore, I am always early. This meeting was him calling me so I had no control over it other than to be ready when the phone rang. He was a half hour late and never said a word about it. I got the usual patronizing buttering up bullshit that he spews to make us “feel appreciated”. It makes me sick to my stomach and I am kind of numb to it all. It’s just words and actions speak louder than words. He has serious concerns about the big report I am working on since he’s seen a sample and he fears that it won’t meet expectations. However, I am giving exactly what was asked for. He’s going to have a talk with his boss and (while he didn’t say it, his choice of words did) throw me under the bus. I guess that’s why he appreciates me so much because he loves running over me. However, he assured me that “he’s here for me”. WTF does that mean? He speaks with such a forked tongue. That’s why I would just work away and not have meetings because he’s kind of a walking disaster. His moods change on a dime but he doesn’t yell and scream. I am just waiting to see how he prepares my review and what percentage of a pay raise I get. I’m also supposed to be in line for a bonus when he can give that. If I make it to my anniversary since this year marks 10 years there is a gift aka another bonus for that. I work for one reason and that is the money.
Talking with colleagues in person I find that there are a lot of people that are upset and want to walk just because things have gone down hill. Management has changed and that’s usually what happens. The old way was the best and the new way sucks. However, I’ve seen how one office location gets the red carpet rolled out for them and how our office seems to be the red headed step child and our people aren’t treated nearly as good. Apparently the reputation of how things are so bad that people don’t want to come work for us. I see that we do appear to have problems finding people. Our web page recycles positions to make them look fresh. What I mean by that is you have a position that is advertised say in January. The ad runs for a month, maybe two and then it’s gone. A fresh ad with a new date but the same position is posted to make it appear as brand new, when in fact it’s not. I know that were not the only company in the world that does that. I just think it is a dishonest practice but then again if your looking for a job now and you see a position on a site from January are you really going to apply for it? I personally would not and think that the place just didn’t take the ad down. Maybe I’m just old fashioned or out of touch. Lord knows that I don’t want to be back in the job market. I’m thankful for what I have. Years past have been better and also a lot more fun.
On a different note, we have rain on and off today. It just a gloomy semi cold day. Lots of people in the neighborhood are getting new roofs from the hail storm we had a few weeks back. One company has gone door to door and that’s why they have the bulk of the business. My neighbor just signed up. His roof is maybe 20 years old but to me it still looks brand new. My roof is newer and I don’t see any obvious damage to it but then again I don’t have the trained eye to know what to look for. I know that I have no leaks and that is the job of the roof to keep the water out. I very much do not enjoy home ownership it’s a lot to swallow and maintain. That’s kind of why I want out and want to move someplace like a townhouse or condo where someone else has the worry and does the work. I am good with paying the bills. However, I’ve got no plans to move anytime soon. I will say that I am in a much better position to move from a pet perspective with only 2 cats compared to the clowder I had before. I still have a lot of crap to get rid of, just lack the motivation to actually get in gear and start pitching.
Based on the weather this sounds like a perfect lazy stay in side weekend. I’ve got to get my haircut, cat food, the mail and of course I love to eat out. Here’s hoping I can do that in between the rain drops or any severe weather. I don’t mind going out in the rain or a thunderstorm it’s not my favorite thing to do but if there is a risk of a tornado or hail I would just as soon stay home and wait until it passes. Fingers crossed that the weather won’t be nearly as bad as predicted.
Take care and have a great weekend no matter what you do. Enjoy! I will try to do the same.
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