Hello
my friends! I had so much fun last
Friday. I went to lunch with a friend I
hadn’t seen in ages and we got a good visit in.
Then I met another friend for Happy Hour at a local brewery in the next
town over. Then I ended up at a birthday
party after that. Fun, fun, fun! When I came home from the party the skies had
opened and it was a torrential downpour.
I couldn’t complain about that because we need the moisture. It has been a dry winter for us.
I spent
the weekend watching it rain and we got a lot of precipitation beginning Friday
evening all the way through to Monday evening.
I’m not complaining at all because it has been a rather dry winter for
us and we really need the moisture. I
was happy to see snow in the mountains, again very much needed.
The
weeds are growing like gangbusters once again, but I’m not complaining about
that either. FREE chicken food is very
much appreciated as my girls continue to keep me and my friends well supplied
with delicious and nutritious eggs. I go
out every other day and pull up enough to fill up a five gallon bucket and that
supplements their feed for at least two days.
At Christmastime
My
electric fireplace is showing signs of its age (20+ years old) and I know it is
time to replace it before next winter.
Now is the time to purchase one as the season has changed and they are
being clearance out. I found a beautiful
replacement at Home Depot for half price.
I redeemed some saved credit card rewards points for a $25 gift card to
use to save me even more and my final cost to replace the fireplace was just a
little over $100 with FREE shipping. It
should arrive next week so I’ll be ready when the old one finally gives
up. It has had a really good run.
I only
worked on Monday and Tuesday this past week which, to be completely honest, was
A-OK with me. I’m feeling some burnout
and I think it is because of all of the crap surrounding what we have all been
dealing with regarding the toxic one (TTO).
Monday I was told by our supervisor that our HR case was investigated
and closed. She gave no explanation as
far as what was discovered or if any changes would be made. Quite frankly, I’m not all that
surprised. Disgusted and disappointed,
but not at all surprised. It always
amazes me how the worst employees get away with so much and the rest are left
completely unsupported. It is such a sad
situation. By Tuesday TTO was back to
her usual attitude and behavior – she won!
And she made sure we all knew it.
What to
do next? Well, I am going to be taking
it one day at a time. I am very blessed
and fortunate that I don’t have to work, it is a choice. I feel bad that my fellow co-workers are left
feeling unsupported and stuck in their present circumstances, especially
because of our current economic state.
One thing I have learned about this entire situation is that you can
pull a lot of shit at work and still
keep your job, with no repercussions whatsoever. So my plan moving forward is to enjoy pushing
back and calling out TTO every single time she tries to pull her crap, knowing
that at any time I choose I can simply walk away. The likelihood of getting fired? Pretty darned slim. The day it is no longer fun I will hand in my
badge and let it all go as I embark on the next chapter of my life. I am not a vindictive person, but I no longer
feel the need to walk on eggshells around this (enter swear word of choice)
anymore and I have no plans to put up with any bullshit from either her or that
supervisor. I’m over it!
And
with that my week happily and euphorically came to a close. Oddly enough, I feel rather liberated because
I no longer have that burden of caring.
My wonderful coworkers and I have forged a rather special bond that I truly
appreciate. The supervisor and TTO not
so much! As far as I’m concerned those
two can go pound sand. I am now in a
perpetual state of short timers syndrome and I love it!
Have a
wonderful weekend my friends! The week
ahead looks to be sunny and bright!
That is sad that HR didn't do anything about the situation, but I'm not surprised. Luckily you are in the position to walk away when you feel like it. That makes all the difference.
ReplyDeleteHR is there to support the company, not the employees. We were just hopeful they felt she was too much of a risk. Yes. I can walk whenever I decided. Thank goodness!
DeleteLife is like this sometimes. Someone caused a lot of grief in the professional area of my life for decades -- when he suddenly "retired" and disappeared (pushed out from behind, I suspect) a few years ago, I felt... nothing. I suspect TTO will do the same thing, eventually. It's no fun to lord it over people, if they aren't willing to grovel. And you aren't, thank God.
ReplyDeleteRight?! I just go in and do my job and ignore her crap. No audience = No fun. Ha!
DeleteI completely agree with you! LET ME SAY THIS LOUD AND CLEAR! EVERY HR SUCKS THAT U HAVE WORKED FOR! Rant over. If you are the HR EMPLOYEES that choose to work on this end you truly have never walked in our shoes! How dare you not put aside your differences and see both sides with eyes wide open not shut. I have been a nurse for 33 years! I have experienced every horrible coworker you can imagine! I have resigned from jobs because those coworkers are not going to run me into the ground and go tattle my name to my boss. If you have something to say to me you better take me behind closed doors and be the bigger person and tell me what the H**L I am doing wrong to make me wants to just your chops, because believe me I will be right in your face. Or better yet let’s walk down to HR together and say our side to the story. Never again had another coworker cross me! They knew I meant business until I did in their business!
ReplyDeleteYou always need to remember HR protects the business not the interests of the employees. Their goal is to not get sued. Period.
DeleteAn HR department protects the employer, not the employee. Your TTO has found a way to get function within the system. An old boss told me that it is so hard to get rid of a bad apple. They know they get an action plan, or 90 days, or whatever. The clock always starts over for them. Supervisors get jaded. Morale plummets. It happens in literally every job and the medical field is one of the worst. We are dealing with this right now and it looks like no end is in sight, sadly.
ReplyDeleteCorrect. I'm sorry you are going through this too. It sucks.
DeleteThanks for sharing these insights, I hadn’t thought of it before. But I have quit more than one job because of a toxic coworker! How freeing to know you can quit at a moment’s notice!
ReplyDeleteThat it is. :)
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