I posted, really I did. At least I tried to. Well, I guess I'll have to try again, cause my darn computer froze up and crashed before I could finalize the post last time. Here's take two...
Maybe you know this, maybe you don't, but I do most of my blogging at work. I haven't been able to post lately because two of the four servers, and several of the other computers that keep us in business are infected with viruses/spyware/other nasty stuff. So, until further notice, the internet is off limits. That's not a good thing, because sometimes playing on the 'net is the only thing that keeps me and my coworkers from dozing off. Third shift can really be the pits. So, I'll post as often as I can. There's no telling when we'll get the internet back.
In other news, unless the owner goes into a fit of nonsensical logic (wouldn't be the first time), I will most likely be promoted to "Assistant Operations Manager" sometime in the next week or so. This may or may not involve a pay raise, depending on what the manager works out with the owner. I'll probably still be on third shift. The previous asst mgr walked out after throwing a temper tantrum about having to cover third on my night off. Wah freakin' wah. She only had to work third once a week, if that. I work third FIVE OR SIX days a week, EVERY week. And I'm expected to cover FIRST shift when it's necessary. You don't see me bitching and moaning about it all the time. It doesn't do my sleep schedule (yeah, right, like I have one of those) any favors, either. The woman is pretty close to 40, and she's acting like a petulant teenager. Well, good riddance, I guess. Trouble is, it leaves us even more short-staffed than we were before she left. And the owner is being difficult, as usual. He chews the poor manager out if any of us have overtime. I guess he doesn't understand that we don't have the manpower to cover the shifts as well as we'd like to right now. He flew off the handle and told the manager that any overtime from now on is coming out of her paycheck. So, no more overtime. Trouble is, that will leave us with not enough people to cover the calls that are scheduled. He throws a fit if we drop any calls. He just doesn't get it. Until we get more people hired and trained, we're either going to have overtime, or drops. That's one thing I'm dreading. If I get this promotion, sooner or later I'll be on the receiving end of one of his tirades. The manager told me that the first three times he cussed her out, she balled afterwards. The dumb jerk had the nerve to ask what we could do to improve morale. Well, for starters, he could stop riding our asses, and stop flying off the handle about every minor thing that doesn't go exactly as planned. Second, he can realize that we're doing the best we can with limited resources, and faulty data. Third, he can start giving praise where it's due, and stop focusing on only the negative things. Fourth, he can provide us with the things we need to function on a day-to-day basis. I could go on, but I have better things to do in what little freetime I get. Like.......laundry....yay. :)
Anyway, I'll post again as soon as I can. Until then, hope everyone is having a good week.