Not Getting Any Better!

Not only do I have to work this weekend, but I'm getting slammed with work today....Friday!  When does it end?  I'm not even allowed to catch up!  The work is coming in faster than I can complete it...and I'm actually pretty quick.  I hate going into the weekend with work that is not done, but I'm not going to have a choice, and I'm going to start my week next week behind!  I hate that!!!!

And I have to ask again...how hard is it to give me the correct information the FIRST time so that I don't have to waste my time fixing your stupid mistakes?

Ugh! Did The Sun Have To Come Out?

Enough said!!!!!

Here Comes The Rain Again!

A little something to bring my spirits up...RAIN!  I love rainy days.  They are so peaceful.  Some people just don't understand how sunny days frustrate me, while rainy days calm me.  I could go forever without seeing the sun, as long as it is raining....or snowing!

Another Day

Still dealing with this stupid migraine! Still haven't heard word on if I'm going to have to cancel on my son's game tomorrow night or not.  It isn't like this was last minute...I let my boss know of my son's game last week before this project came up!  I'm going to be stuck working on the weekend again, which my husband is not very happy about at all...especially after last weekend and me getting so slammed with work on Sunday that I had to walk out of service and spend the rest of the morning in the conference room instead of getting my spirit fed.  He knows how much that upset me...and then not being able to go to evening service.

I know the migraine is directly related to work, and the fact that I'm still upset about things is keeping the thing going.  I mean, I took a nap yesterday afternoon, and had it almost gone...and it came back instantly when I caught up on my email and found out that I have to work these evenings and weekend! I understand that being exempt means that I MAY have to work overtime and will not get compensated for it, but it shouldn't be all the time - especially when I don't get the same benefits as others.  When the others work the night shift, they get two days off...they work either seven 8-hour shifts or seven 7-hour shifts, and they get two days off.  I normally work nine hours a day...take my lunch to work and take a quick break to eat, because there is often too much for me to do to get out of there for an hour...so that is 45 hours in a week already.  When I have to work the weekend shift, that is another 18 hours on top of my 45, but I don't get any comp days like anyone else, and I get paid less than they do!!  How is that right?  As it is, I'm going to work three straight weeks without a day off...and no compensation!  Again, how is that right?

My husband says I need to say something...ask for a raise, compensation, something.  The only problem is that I feel like it will fall on deaf ears!  Like I told him, if they truly appreciated me, the money and compensation would come without me asking.  The fact that it doesn't shows me they will just work me and not care how I feel!  I don't know what to do, as there really are not many jobs around at the moment, so it isn't like I can just find something else.

Don't Know What To Do!

The job is really starting to get to me.  I worked last weekend...now I'm being told there is a project which will have me working in the evenings for the next week (on top of my normal 9-hour day), and I'm required to work this weekend, too.  When do I get time for my life?  I had to give up my time of worship and God's presence on Sunday because of my job...something dear and important to me.  Now, I'm scheduled to work the evening of my son's football game...the last home game of the season, and I've only gotten to watch him play twice so far this year.  I have to work on "date night" (Friday).  I'm scheduled to work next Tuesday, and I have practice at church.  I'm already putting in more than 40 hours a week, and they expect more!  I do my best to keep my personal life from taking away from company time...scheduling things outside of office hours whenever possible, etc.  I have dealt with some really emotional stuff this last year...things that I should have taken time off to deal with...but I would shake it off and go into the office...put in a full effort, and then go home and cry.  However, the job keeps encroaching on MY time!  My time with my God!  My time with my family!  My time to do for me!  My job is not my life...just a means to have the resources to live my life; however, the powers that be at work do not seem to understand that anyone can have a life outside the four walls of that office!  I get sick...I work from my bed...I can't even be sick!!!  I have suffered all day today with a near disabling headache (most likely triggered from work this past weekend, as I suffered all day with a mild version of it yesterday), and I still had to work from my dark room in bed.  Something has got to give...and that something is not me!

Has Not Been A Good Day!

There has got to be a separation between my personal life and work, though I do not feel like there is most of the time! I had to miss out on my time today because of work...my time with God seeking his wisdom.  I missed out on morning service because of work, and will also miss out on evening service.  Why?  Is my job more important?  No!  Though there are those people who do not understand this.  Am I getting paid enough to make this kind of sacrifice?  Heck no!  Something has got to give, but I don't know what.  I don't feel like things will ever change at work, no matter what I say or who I say it to.  At the same time, there isn't anyplace for me to go at this time.  I feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place, and I am the one totally losing in the end....losing time with God, losing time with my family.  I just wanted to cry this morning...I was that upset.  I wanted to just call and say, "That's it!  I quit!"  If I didn't have financial responsibilities, I would have!  However, I still have kids to raise and a household to help support.  These companies know this...they know that we can't just quit because we feel taken advantage of...not in these current times. 

I just don't know what to do, and I feel so stuck and frustrated!

T.G.I.F.?

It's not really T.G.I.F. when you have to work on the weekend, but at least tomorrow is an easy day of work.  Sunday may be a little crazy, however.  Got here early this morning, and hoping I can run out of here a little early.  Would be nice!  Day has already started off crazy.  Came in to a whole load of work tickets this morning, and already did what feels like a day's worth of work in 2 hours!  Not to mention, I'm getting pressure on other things that are out of my control, so I simply get to relay the message that stuff needs to be done like 3 days ago!  I don't see it getting any better in the coming months with our busy season right around the corner!  Feel like I already need another vacation!

Knew It Couldn't Last Long!

Come in this morning to a ton of work, and at least of half of it being work I get to REDO because SOMEONE ELSE again messed up and didn't get me correct information from the beginning!  I'm really getting tired of it!  I mean, when I make a mistake, I'm the only one (well, with the exception of my boss...but he makes me do it as a learning experience) who can fix it.  My mistakes only affect me!  However, no one else has the access to fix their mistakes!  They don't give us the right information and data gets lost or processed incorrectly, all they can say is 'Oooops...sorry', while we have to spend the hours fixing it!  They never learn anything from their mistakes or feel any of the pain to fix it!  Being the NCIS fan I am, I often wish it were permitted at work for me to just slap someone upside the back of the head when they do or say something stupid....like not give me the correct information from the beginning!

Costume Almost Complete!

I've decided that this year I will partake in some of the Halloween festivities at work by dressing up, and I've come up with the perfect costume!  Abby Scuito!  I mean, I have most of the stuff already in my normal every day wardrobe (just don't go full goth at work, for fear of folks looking at me very strange).  Only need a black wig (since my hair is red) and a lab coat!  Very simple!  Wonder how many people will actually figure it out, and how I will fair at the judging.  Hmmmmm.....I think I can pull it off!

Gotta love Pauley Perrette....she does such a great job with the character.  I also love her voice...hope she records more.  Love the song Fear that they used on NCIS last season!

It's Been A Good Day....So Far

The work has finally slowed down...after a week and a half of craziness!

So, you are probably wondering...what is with the black cat pictures.  For me, it is for awareness of what happens to these poor things this time of year.  If you have a black cat, or a tortishell cat for that matter (these are the ones that are mostly black with orange and cream colored spots), please consider keeping them indoors in the coming weeks.  Due to superstitions and sick beliefs, these poor things are often captured and abused this time of year...some even killed.  They are NOT...I repeat NOT...bad luck as many care to believe.  Nor do they have any evil powers.  They are simply the result of a gene...an albino gene to be exact that has the reverse effect on cats (underneath the black hair, their skin is actually white, unlike other cats who's skin is some shade of the hair that grows from that spot).  One of my kitties is a black cat, and she is the biggest sweetheart out of the whole bunch!!  I would hate for anything ill to happen to her simply because of some crazy belief some people have!

Why does this also apply to tortishell cats?  Because they are "Halloween" colored...so I don't trust what people may do to them, either.  I have two of those, one happens to be the mother of the black cat and the other is a daughter of the black cat.

Oh...and another little fact you may not know.  My black cat has a Siamese-looking sister.  Believe it or not, the SAME gene that causes a cat to be black also causes a cat to be pointed (i.e., have a Siamese appearance).  This is also an albino gene...just a different mutation of the gene where the cats are born completely white and their hair changes color based on body temperature (cooler parts of the body, such as the tail, face, and ears).  Additionally, you will notice that in most cases, the pupil of their eye is red, rather than the iris, which is normally blue with this gene.  In black cats, the iris is orange (which is why only black cats have orange eyes).

So there is your cat service message and bit o' knowledge for today!  And as Bob Barker used to say...please help control the cat population, and get your cats spayed or neutered.  There are too many of these precious babies in shelters that only end up being euthanized when homes cannot be found, and countless others living wild having difficulties finding food.  Also, if you are looking for a cat, please consider adoption, and try to keep pairs together.  Cats need a companion when you are gone to the office. :)