just a thought
but does anybody still read this thing? i'm not writing this for an audience, but i still do wonder if anybody reads this. especially after all the breaks i take from writing in here and the lack of real updates. if you do...thanks. if you dont...well i guess i dont need to say anything cuz most likely youre not reading this.

so what's new with me you ask? nothing really. just tired of my job as usual. i do have a few more responsibilities at work so that makes work a little bit more exciting, but the micromanagement structure still exists...almost like the employees in my department are little children who cant make decisions for themselves. the newest thing theyre doing is a scorecard where every minute is being scored, and if we stay on task 97% of the time in a day...we'll get a good rating. 95% is a decent rating...and anything below that is not satisfactory. now there are some exceptions (like employee asistance, or computer malfunctions), but things like unscheduled pee breaks for like 2 minutes and unscheduled days off (if we call in sick) count against us. this company is making it increasingly difficult for me to want to make it to my 1 year mark before i quit. their justification is that we need to meet business needs and we are obligated to our customers to be at our desks every single minute that we are in the office. honestly, the health of my bladder, and the safety of my sanity are not worth some of the people i deal with. if i have to pee, i have to pee, and i'm gonna go pee, and some deadbeat daddy in alabama is not gonna stop me, and neither is my boss's boss's boss. you would think the higher ups in my company would get the clue when there are 15+ openings and a supervisor position open in my department...i guess they dont cuz they keep getting stricter with our time.

there are only 2 things worth staying there. the people, and the pay. the people i work with are great, and they help keep my sanity (well, except for a couple of annoying people..but that's another blog). the pay is also pretty good for a starting level job...and it pays my bills well. but those 2 things can only go so far.

aren't you glad you don't work where i work? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/