I'm losing the rat race
I have been working my butt off the last few weeks. The weekend before Valentines Day is always busy, and of course Valentines Day itself is nutty, and we have been short staffed. This does not make life any easier.
My last day off was last Thursday. I had to work 8 days in a row after that because I requested my days off this week to be Saturday and Sunday. I was suppose to start a vacation on Monday, so the weekend off before my vacation was stretching it out a bit longer.
Unfortunately the best laid plans of mice and men...
My 29 year old GM has aquired an inner-ear virus, causing him to lose his balance. He keeps falling and injuring himself more. What this means for me is that I have to work this Sunday, probably Monday, and who knows when else. I won't be able to start my vacation until he is back or my director is able to find coverage. Coverage is not easy to find, so I will probably be working.
I wish I had more empathy for my GM, but I don't anymore, nor does the other two managers at work. We are not uncaring. It's just he seems to have these injuries and illnesses that keep him out of work for weeks at a time several times a year. He is not "faking". I honestly believe he is a hypochodriac of sorts(sp) and his wife feeds into it almost like Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy (exept with a spouse, not a child).
Everyone at their house seems to be sick or at the doctor's office at any given time. This illness will drag on for weeks (if history repeats itself), and we will be at his mercy on a daily basis waiting to find out if today is the day he will be back, or if we need to scramble to cover his shift and upset our personal lives (especially OUR spouses). I wish I weren't so pecimistic about the situation, but I have worked with him for 6 years, I've learned the drill.
Today, is my only day off as I have to cover his shift Sunday. I have worked so much in the last 8 days, and ran so much before or after work, that when I finally got through the "have-to's" of yesterday, I fell asleep by 10pm. That is EARLY for me, as I don't usually go to bed until 2am or so. I slept until almost 11am this morning.
After I woke up and went to the restroom, I WENT BACK TO BED. I slept 45 more minutes, then turned on the TV. About 1pm, I got up again and made myself and Patrick something to eat. I took my lunch back to bed. At 3 pm, I decided I should shower and brush my teeth, so I finally got up for real.
It felt so nice to be so lazy, and just stay warm and snuggled up in the covers all day. My house is a wreck and that was fine. I decided not to blow off the evening, so we loaded up the boys and all went to the mall. The boys did their own thing and Patrick and I did ours. Patrick didn't seem to want anything even though I was incouraging him buy something when he expressed interest in an item. I, on the otherhand, bought a cd and a new work outfit.
It was fun, going to get something that looks good and therefore made me feel good wearing it. I decided to treat myself and go all out with the outfit. I bought a light taupe pants suit, with a copper/coral (mix the two shades) shell, neckalace and a pair of earrings. Sandy, I didn't buy the shoes simply because I have to wear slip resistant shoes to work, so I had to skip that step for now. If I ever went anywear, I'd consider a new pair of heels to go with it. Probably won't have to worry about that though.
After that, we went to the chinese buffet place, and topped off the night with a stop at blockbuster. We rented Wedding Crashers and Fantastic 4. We are getting ready to watch one in a few minutes.
Overall, it has been just the day I needed before getting back to the rat race.
Kristen
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