Thank God It's Friday...
Cuz if I had to go to work one more day this week I was going to lose it. More than I normally do.

Don't get me wrong -- I like my job. I almost LOVE my job, and I'm pretty sure I will really enjoy it once the transition is over and I'm not in training for my new job while working my old job at the same time. But 13 of us left my old department at the same time (the PTB's decided that, not us), so the old department in woefully short on employees, while my new department is chomping at the bit to get up out on the floor.

For example, next week I have to go back to my old job to finish up my monitors. (You know when you call Customer Service and you hear the automated phrase "this call may be monitored for quality assurance purposes"? The customer service rep that you get on the phone has a few of their calls listened to by a supervisor to make sure they are doing their job correctly. That's called "monitoring" or "getting monitored". Apparently, my supervisor still needs three more monitors on me for the month.

So, my head is filled with all this new knowledge that I REALLY need to use before I forget it, and before I have a chance to use it, I have to go back to a department that I all but ran screaming from. Great.

I also found out today that after January, I could very well be working in my new department, my old one, and the originial department that I started out in...as needed. UGH.

It's really hard to be in demand. I should be flattered that they would consider me such a strong employee...but all it does is cause me stress since I never know where I will be working from one day to the next. It kinda sucks...especially since if I'm not working in my new dpeartment, then I can't qualify for bonuses...and those can add up to a VERY tidy sum..up to almost half my monthly wages.

So...I left a department that I didn't like to go to one that I'm pretty sure I'll love, just to find out that I could very well be back in my old department more than I am in my new one. UGH..again!

Anyway, that's what is new with me, and why I am glad I don't have to work for the next two days. But there are other reasons I am glad the weekend is here.

We are going to a new home and condo show tomorrow. We want to meet with builders and see if building a house wouldn't make more sense for us, since of all the houses we've looked at...and we are talking at least 15 houses...just don't suit our needs. We are working with a GREAT real estate agent who is bending over backwards trying to find a home for us, but so far, nothing has panned out. We have't given up by any means...but it gets frustrating after awhile.

So, a home show and I get to sleep in. Yeah, that's a good weekend in the making.

Anyway, I'll post more tomorrow when I get home from the show and all the errands I have to run tomorrow. For now, I'm going to sit here, drink my vodka and cranberry juice, and enjoy my Friday night. I suggest you do the same (alchoholic drink is optional).

You may go about your lives now...
- posted by Kim @ 10:57 PM