Vents/Confessions

[cactuscookie]

Apr 23, 2014 12:38:33 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

Apr 23, 2014 12:35:52 GMT -5 cactuscookie said:

Well, at least you're going on seclusion for a couple weeks!  Assuming that you're not going to be checking in when you're in Italy, that is.  When are you leaving?

Nope, not checking a single thing while I am gone! Yay!

We leave in less than 3 weeks! May 12. It hasn't sunk in yet. 

Squeeee!!!!  Yay! 

Also I am very jealous. 

[HoneySpider]

jjwritergirl I can't read on the plane I get sick   Sometimes I'm ok with magazines for a little bit but definitely no books. I usually listen to music or play games on my tablet or play cards with H. 

[grover]

Vent: I still haven't gotten my callback yet for next year's position. However, the position I want is still available and I believe I am next in line, so hopefully the call will come tomorrow!

Confession: I have a crush on a maintenance guy at work. Not that I'd do anything about it. I say hi to everyone when I pass them in the hallway, and this guy never talked to any of the teachers at all first semester. He started saying hi back to me and now even starts talking before I do. He flirted with me the other day, and today I got to check out his butt while he and the other guy were moving some large equipment after school today.

[HoneySpider]

Apr 23, 2014 17:19:19 GMT -5 jjwritergirl said:

Apr 23, 2014 17:13:54 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

jjwritergirl I can't read on the plane I get sick   Sometimes I'm ok with magazines for a little bit but definitely no books. I usually listen to music or play games on my tablet or play cards with H. 

Oh no! That is a very long flight to have that problem. Are you flying overnight to sleep? Can you watch movies? Our flight to Italy had individual tvs and great movies to choose from (in economy!)

We're overnight on the way there but not the way back

I'm guessing there will be movies, hopefully good ones

[melsamoony]

jjwritergirl that sounds like promising news!!! Your families love up in Chicago right?

[katespade]

Rant: When it rains, it freaking pours.
I didn't even make it in my front door this evening before I lost it. I sat in my car and sobbed for a while before I went inside. I'm just so done right now. I'm at the very end of my rope, and I'm not sure how much longer I can keep it together. I'm ready for something positive to happen, because it feels like my life is just full of negative after negative after negative lately and I'm burnt. The end of my work day just pushed me over the edge.

Confession: I feel like I picked the wrong time to start posting instead of lurking, because nearly everything I've been posting has been negative and I'm worried that I look like an AW.

[ewall]

katespade when I go through periods of nothing going right, I just remind myself to give myself a break. It's okay to let other things slide and just do whatever makes you feel good at that point. Sorry you are having a rough time.

[MrsMB]

Apr 23, 2014 18:04:14 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

Apr 23, 2014 17:19:19 GMT -5 jjwritergirl said:

Oh no! That is a very long flight to have that problem. Are you flying overnight to sleep? Can you watch movies? Our flight to Italy had individual tvs and great movies to choose from (in economy!)

We're overnight on the way there but not the way back

I'm guessing there will be movies, hopefully good ones

Oh, girl..are you able to sleep on planes? I slept on our way into Rome...well until a screaming baby realized he was on a plane.

Our plane also had good movies I'm SO excited for you!

[bk1]

(( HoneySpider ))

jjwritergirl how frustrating!! Glad to hear an update on your H. I was wondering how all the job stuff was going.

(( katespade ))


Confession part 2: I would like for that dream to happen again. 

[HoneySpider]

Apr 23, 2014 21:43:27 GMT -5 MrsMB said:

Apr 23, 2014 18:04:14 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

We're overnight on the way there but not the way back

I'm guessing there will be movies, hopefully good ones

Oh, girl..are you able to sleep on planes? I slept on our way into Rome...well until a screaming baby realized he was on a plane.

Our plane also had good movies I'm SO excited for you!

Yeah I usually can sleep some. I'll also be bringing some tylenol pm or something.

[cactuscookie]

Apr 23, 2014 22:22:40 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

Apr 23, 2014 21:43:27 GMT -5 MrsMB said:

Oh, girl..are you able to sleep on planes? I slept on our way into Rome...well until a screaming baby realized he was on a plane.

Our plane also had good movies I'm SO excited for you!

Yeah I usually can sleep some. I'll also be bringing some tylenol pm or something.

I used melatonin.  It took some trial and error to get it right though.  I bought the smallest dose I could find, but it's still too much for me - it gives me nightmares so my sleep is restless.  Eventually, I've found that if I break open a capsule and take just a pinch of the powder, it's just enough to put me to sleep without messing with me.  (Although messing with white powder kind of makes me feel like a cocaine addict, even though I'm not snorting the powder, just eating it!)

[tiptoetulips]

katespade post away! I'm sorry you're going through a hard time

[melsamoony]

katespade ((HUGS)) I am sorry you are going through such a rough patch. Hopefully it ends soon and you will have happy things to share. Until then post/vent away.

[awick14]

((katespade)) I agree with the others, vent away!

[luv2rn4fun]

Hugs katespade. We are all here for you. Hope things get better for you soon.

jjwritergirl- Great update on your DH! I hope he hears something final soon and you are able to make a decision (hopefully one that brings you back to Chicago with all the stuff going on with your job)!

[Deleted]

Apparently my job didn't sign me up for the new insurance when they switched last month. Actually they got me dental insurance just not health insurance. I have a feeling I am going to have to cancel my doctor's appointment next week. I am livid! How they hell can you forget to add a employee to the insurance? There are only 4 full time people get the insurance, me included. I am really tired of these "mistakes." They still haven't called me to tell me what they are doing about it.

[bk1]

Apr 24, 2014 12:37:07 GMT -5 @emtmissy said:

Apparently my job didn't sign me up for the new insurance when they switched last month. Actually they got me dental insurance just not health insurance. I have a feeling I am going to have to cancel my doctor's appointment next week. I am livid! How they hell can you forget to add a employee to the insurance? There are only 4 full time people get the insurance, me included. I am really tired of these "mistakes." They still haven't called me to tell me what they are doing about it.

Ugh I would throw a fit! How frustrating. I hope they get it figured out for you.

[MrsMB]

Apr 24, 2014 12:37:07 GMT -5 @emtmissy said:

Apparently my job didn't sign me up for the new insurance when they switched last month. Actually they got me dental insurance just not health insurance. I have a feeling I am going to have to cancel my doctor's appointment next week. I am livid! How they hell can you forget to add a employee to the insurance? There are only 4 full time people get the insurance, me included. I am really tired of these "mistakes." They still haven't called me to tell me what they are doing about it.

Have they been taking insurance premiums out of your check? I'd make SURE payroll reimburses you for the months not covered.

Do they deal with a broker?

[HoneySpider]

Remember how I said DH is going to get passed over for a promotion because HR said they need to hire a female? Well female candidate #1 was in yesterday for an interview and yup, not qualified. It's a joke.

DH was supposed to have his annual review on Mon but then it got pushed to Tues and then to today. Then canceled again and now it's next week. I think boss is doing that on purpose.

The whole situation makes me really, really mad. I mean, isn't saying you have to hire a female discrimination? Nowhere on the job description does it say "for women only"

I'm pretty sure I'm way more pissed off about this than DH, he is too calm. I'd be raising hell.

[MrsAggie]

Apr 24, 2014 13:43:01 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

Remember how I said DH is going to get passed over for a promotion because HR said they need to hire a female? Well female candidate #1 was in yesterday for an interview and yup, not qualified. It's a joke.

DH was supposed to have his annual review on Mon but then it got pushed to Tues and then to today. Then canceled again and now it's next week. I think boss is doing that on purpose.

The whole situation makes me really, really mad. I mean, isn't saying you have to hire a female discrimination? Nowhere on the job description does it say "for women only"

I'm pretty sure I'm way more pissed off about this than DH, he is too calm. I'd be raising hell.

HR actually told him he wouldn't get his promotion because they needed to hire a female?? That is so unbelievably illegal and I would tell them as such.

[melsamoony]

HoneySpider that is super frustrating!!! My H doesn't get as mad as I do about things like this LOL.

@emtmissy that is some bullshit!!! I would be sooo mad.

[HoneySpider]

Apr 24, 2014 13:56:46 GMT -5 MrsAggie said:

Apr 24, 2014 13:43:01 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

Remember how I said DH is going to get passed over for a promotion because HR said they need to hire a female? Well female candidate #1 was in yesterday for an interview and yup, not qualified. It's a joke.

DH was supposed to have his annual review on Mon but then it got pushed to Tues and then to today. Then canceled again and now it's next week. I think boss is doing that on purpose.

The whole situation makes me really, really mad. I mean, isn't saying you have to hire a female discrimination? Nowhere on the job description does it say "for women only"

I'm pretty sure I'm way more pissed off about this than DH, he is too calm. I'd be raising hell.

HR actually told him he wouldn't get his promotion because they needed to hire a female?? That is so unbelievably illegal and I would tell them as such.

Unfortunately my H is the kind of guy who doesn't like to "rock the boat" and I think he's afraid if he does he'll get fired (obviously also shady). He is planning to address the issue with his boss at his evaluation except it keeps getting pushed back

I don't know the exact wording, originally DH said HR told boss they "suggest" they hire a female for the job.  But yesterday one of his co-workers said they "have" to so who knows what was actually said. Either way it's messed up. 

If it was the other way around and HR was "suggesting" they hire a male shit would hit the fan. 

[HoneySpider]

Apr 24, 2014 14:00:09 GMT -5 melsamoony said:

HoneySpider that is super frustrating!!! My H doesn't get as mad as I do about things like this LOL.

@emtmissy that is some bullshit!!! I would be sooo mad.

I usually love the fact that DH is so laid back (because I am not at all) but in situations like this it annoys me to no end!

[MrsMB]

HoneySpider It's not right....for many, many reasons and I'm in HR. I'm sorry. I really hope they're able to get their heads out of their butts.

[HoneySpider]

Apr 24, 2014 14:12:50 GMT -5 MrsMB said:

HoneySpider It's not right....for many, many reasons and I'm in HR. I'm sorry. I really hope they're able to get their heads out of their butts.

Thanks. I'm so angry but also sad for DH, he really deserves this promotion and I hate to see him get screwed over. He's a hard worker, good at his job, just does what he needs to do and what does he get in return? More work. 2 senior level people left over the past few months and since DH is the one who knows most about what's going on in those areas, they have been putting more work on him. Doesn't seem fair.

[Deleted]

Apr 24, 2014 13:19:26 GMT -5 MrsMB said:

Apr 24, 2014 12:37:07 GMT -5 @emtmissy said:

Apparently my job didn't sign me up for the new insurance when they switched last month. Actually they got me dental insurance just not health insurance. I have a feeling I am going to have to cancel my doctor's appointment next week. I am livid! How they hell can you forget to add a employee to the insurance? There are only 4 full time people get the insurance, me included. I am really tired of these "mistakes." They still haven't called me to tell me what they are doing about it.

Have they been taking insurance premiums out of your check? I'd make SURE payroll reimburses you for the months not covered.

Do they deal with a broker?

I don't pay any premiums for health insurance. It's completely paid for by the company. I do pay into dental though. I am the only one who didn't get signed up. I am waiting for someone to call me to explain what happened, which I doubt will happen. Most likely she will call my supervisor who will have to call me to tell me. I physically filled out the paperwork in front of the woman that handles the insurance and handed her the paperwork.

[MrsMB]

@emtmissy SO sorry. I hope they get this taken care of quickly.

[awick14]

@emtmissy that really sucks.