Had to make a trip to Pittsburg, KS this week. This is home to one of my best accounts.(for my other accounts that might be reading this....You know I really love you more!)
The manager loves our company and the people that work for us. There are never complaints and only praises. He says that all companies should have people like this.(they do) The issues have to do with the two women that work for me. They love their job. They love me. ( I mean, would someone tell someone that they loved them if it weren't true?) They hate each other. They can't stand each other. They will eventually have a true crime book written about the murder of one of them.
"R" only speaks spanish only and "J" only english. (this has the makings of one of those logic riddles) Actually, I think that they are bi-lingual(not that it's my business what people do in their own home) but, this gives them reason to ignore, be uncooporative and insult each other.
R will tell me that she supects that J has put sugar in her gas tank. I will tell J that R says someone put sugar in her gas tank and J will say "She'll probably blame me." J will say that R is lazy and not pulling her weight and when I tell R that we are expected to work our fair share, she'll say "Dejara de llegar ella tarde y saliendo temprano?" (I think that means -I really do love you!)
So, I had this come to Jesus talk with them and there were insults thrown about, "Fat pig!" "Lazy pig!" "Stupid pig!" (and then they started in on each other) I was able to make some head way by agreeing to lose weight, be productive and knowledgeable and they agreed to give me exclusive rights to the murder story.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Co-worker reunion
I had quite the surprise of running into an ex co-worker this last week.(glad I'm insured) I hadn't seen Ronda in over a year. I truly enjoy visiting and B.S.ing with people and to do it while we were both on the clock made it that much more enjoyable. She is one of my favorite people.
She, along with Janet and I, were laid off on the same day after many years of hard working, dedicated, loyal & faithful service to the company. (OK, she & Janet were. I was laid off after many years of service to me)
The three of us had lunch later at El Mexico restaurant. We used to lunch there quite a bit. They always made fun of me for only ordering huevos rancheros. (my friends laughed at me when I said that I could order in spanish, but when the waiter came, I simply said "Huevos Rancheros) I invited her husband to join us(hoping that he would pick up the tab) but, he had a conference call and didn't realize that his cell phone was cordless.
So, anyway, we caught each other up with our lives. Janet is in line to be laid off again,(after a year of hard working, dedicated, loyal & faithful service)(when will she learn) Ronda is back in the same business she was laid off from, but with a different company(when will she learn) and I am back to wondering if I really have a legitimate job.
Here's a typical work day for me. I'll get about three 1 minute calls sometime between midnight and 3am from employees asking important questions like "If the buildings on fire is it my responsibility to call 911?" Then I get about 2 automated calls a day around 8am, because someone forgot to clock in and I have to call them to make sure they showed up to work. If they didn't show up, I can't do anything about it because it could be a 5 hour drive to get there and there would be nothing I could do. Then sometime between 9:30 am and 5pm I spend a half hour on the computer filling out the time sheet. Then sometime between 12 noon and 11pm I telephone an account to speak with the management about issues or concerns. And I can do this all in my tattered bath robe & bunny slippers, sitting in my recliner, unshaven, drinking my Folgers coffee, making the same money that I was making at my old job. (I did learn)
She, along with Janet and I, were laid off on the same day after many years of hard working, dedicated, loyal & faithful service to the company. (OK, she & Janet were. I was laid off after many years of service to me)
The three of us had lunch later at El Mexico restaurant. We used to lunch there quite a bit. They always made fun of me for only ordering huevos rancheros. (my friends laughed at me when I said that I could order in spanish, but when the waiter came, I simply said "Huevos Rancheros) I invited her husband to join us(hoping that he would pick up the tab) but, he had a conference call and didn't realize that his cell phone was cordless.
So, anyway, we caught each other up with our lives. Janet is in line to be laid off again,(after a year of hard working, dedicated, loyal & faithful service)(when will she learn) Ronda is back in the same business she was laid off from, but with a different company(when will she learn) and I am back to wondering if I really have a legitimate job.
Here's a typical work day for me. I'll get about three 1 minute calls sometime between midnight and 3am from employees asking important questions like "If the buildings on fire is it my responsibility to call 911?" Then I get about 2 automated calls a day around 8am, because someone forgot to clock in and I have to call them to make sure they showed up to work. If they didn't show up, I can't do anything about it because it could be a 5 hour drive to get there and there would be nothing I could do. Then sometime between 9:30 am and 5pm I spend a half hour on the computer filling out the time sheet. Then sometime between 12 noon and 11pm I telephone an account to speak with the management about issues or concerns. And I can do this all in my tattered bath robe & bunny slippers, sitting in my recliner, unshaven, drinking my Folgers coffee, making the same money that I was making at my old job. (I did learn)
Saturday, September 5, 2009
The Laundry Mat
When it came down to using the "quicker picker upper" paper towels to dry off after a shower, I decided that laundry had been put off long enough. Janet was out of town on business and so that duty falls to me. There was enough laundry to fill a small U-Haul trailer. Doing it at home, with 1 washer and dryer, would take approximately 1 month to finish, so I packed up the twins and we headed off to the "Lost Sock II" laundry mat. (Why does a company call itself that. Can you imagine McDonalds, McDonalds II, McDonalds III, McDonalds IV, McDonalds MMMMCCCXXIX)
The twins love going to the laundry mat. They love the vending machines, pinball machines and of course "The Claw." You can tell that Hallie will have a huge gambling addiction as she can't walk away from the claw machine after not being able to capture the Panda Bear. ("Please PaPa, I just need 2 more quarters and I know I can win.")
We stop at the ATM to withdraw about $200 and I hope that will be enough. It's expensive! I mean, I need about 15 regular washers and a couple of those giant load washers. (and, of course, I like the claw machine too.)("You're going down, Panda Bear!")
It's crowded and I can't get the washers I need in one spot, so I'm scattered thru-out the laundry mat. I mark which are mine by placing baskets, detergent bottles, dryer sheets and lost socks on top. Then I go to the change machine and put in my twenties and it's like Vegas, with the clanging of quarters falling. I expect to see lights flashing and sirens blaring, like with a $1,000,000 slot machine.
Annie and Hallie have their gourmet snacks from the vending machine (mmmm.....stale pretzels and RC Cola) and they"re off, $1 in hand, to challange the "Claw." I know that Annie will be back shortly with an attitude of "Oh Well. You can't win 'em all." ("But, can I have another $1 to buy stale gourmet cheese crackers?") I'm worried, though, that Hallie may be hustling others for spare change. But, she comes running back with an orange duck, excited that she won it on her first try. (I'm excited too, because that saves me about twenty bucks.)
Now Annie is sad because she did'nt win a stuffed animal. Hallie says "I'll get one for you. I just prayed to Jesus to let me win and he did. I'll just say another prayer, so that you can win one too." I try to play down their expectations. "Look creating a universe with life is one thing, but winning a stuffed Panda Bear?"
So after taking out our laundry from the dryers and kinda folding them, we headed back home with our 3 tons of clean laundry, an orange duck and a Panda Bear(that Hallie won on her first try!!)
The twins love going to the laundry mat. They love the vending machines, pinball machines and of course "The Claw." You can tell that Hallie will have a huge gambling addiction as she can't walk away from the claw machine after not being able to capture the Panda Bear. ("Please PaPa, I just need 2 more quarters and I know I can win.")
We stop at the ATM to withdraw about $200 and I hope that will be enough. It's expensive! I mean, I need about 15 regular washers and a couple of those giant load washers. (and, of course, I like the claw machine too.)("You're going down, Panda Bear!")
It's crowded and I can't get the washers I need in one spot, so I'm scattered thru-out the laundry mat. I mark which are mine by placing baskets, detergent bottles, dryer sheets and lost socks on top. Then I go to the change machine and put in my twenties and it's like Vegas, with the clanging of quarters falling. I expect to see lights flashing and sirens blaring, like with a $1,000,000 slot machine.
Annie and Hallie have their gourmet snacks from the vending machine (mmmm.....stale pretzels and RC Cola) and they"re off, $1 in hand, to challange the "Claw." I know that Annie will be back shortly with an attitude of "Oh Well. You can't win 'em all." ("But, can I have another $1 to buy stale gourmet cheese crackers?") I'm worried, though, that Hallie may be hustling others for spare change. But, she comes running back with an orange duck, excited that she won it on her first try. (I'm excited too, because that saves me about twenty bucks.)
Now Annie is sad because she did'nt win a stuffed animal. Hallie says "I'll get one for you. I just prayed to Jesus to let me win and he did. I'll just say another prayer, so that you can win one too." I try to play down their expectations. "Look creating a universe with life is one thing, but winning a stuffed Panda Bear?"
So after taking out our laundry from the dryers and kinda folding them, we headed back home with our 3 tons of clean laundry, an orange duck and a Panda Bear(that Hallie won on her first try!!)
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