Tuesday ugh

[neonpink]

I was really hoping for a snow day. The entire city here  is shut down. Schools are closed.... it's 41 degrees and raining. The airport canceled 1,000 flights.  Tonight it will get down to freezing and the rain will probably freeze on the roads making traveling home a beast.  I however really wanted a snow day. I was hoping to curl up in bed with a good book and be lazy.

[bullygirl979]

neonpink, lol. I literally just said "ugh" aloud and then saw your post. Apparently we are on the same page. That really sucks you have to work. Be safe on the roads!

[bullygirl979]

I'm cranky today. P and I have been trying to make some movement over the "do we stay or do we go" dilemma (relocating vs. not) but thus far we can't make up our minds. I'm also cranky at P's work as his work load doubled and he has hasn't received a promotion. He brought it up to his boss yesterday. The crappy thing is, even if they promote him we both know they will promote him to the low point, which is a measly 3k. It's frustrating.

[doriswe]

They're basically shutting down our state because of the cold lol! We've gotten the "don't travel unless it's an emergency" so I took that to mean I should work from home this morning. I'm heading out in a bit for a client visit and then to the office for a mandatory safety training. But I've decided I can wear jeans and a hoodie cuz I do what I want As cold as it is right now (-30) it's really sunny and pretty out. And I'm getting stuff done at home, so it's a win in my book.

[tiramisu]

I got up early and did another training "run" this morning, although I didn't get out as early as I shouldn't and was a bit rushed when I got home. This morning I went about 2.23 miles in just over 30 minutes, so I'm happy with that. Yesterday when I saw my physical therapist yesterday, she told me that I'm already looking more toned. She challenged me yesterday! It was REALLY freaking hard, but so good for me. I don't have dance this week, so I'm glad she challenged me.

Work is my ugh, there's so much BS work cliques, but I'm trying to just focus on myself and my workload.

[neonpink]

I've been going home over my lunch break the past two days and riding my stationary bike and using my free weights. It's only 20-25 minutes but it feels good to move during the middle of my day. I'm so glad I did it yesterday because I was at work until 8:30 pm. :/ I'm trying to be more active besides just yoga.

[kaneen]

Welp, our "snow day" really was a bust. There isn't even any water on the roads to freeze. And the ENTIRE CITY is shut down. We look like a bunch of morons...again. And I actually wanted to work in the office today. Oh well. I'm a bit frustrated though because I can't go in tomorrow either as I have a guy coming to do some minor stuff around my place to prepare for my move. Now that I'm leaving I feel like I want to maximize the time I have left in the office. Although, I shouldn't be worried since I already have two trips back up here planned for after I move.

Other than not being able to be in the office today I really don't have anything else to "ugh" about today.

[SwimDeep]

I don't really have anything to "ugh" about today... except the weather. Which is just stupid. GA needs to get its act together!

I am such a flake right now with work. I swear if there were shiny objects laying around I'd be collecting them like a bird or a squirrel or something. I can't get anything done to save my life.

[spindle92]

My ugh is this damn wind.
I can handle the cold but adding in this wind is just making it terrible.

[doriswe]

A significant part of my city is shut down because it's -51 right now. My boss told us to work from home, or take off. So I'm leisurely working on my couch, drinking coffee and watching crappy tv. As much as my job sucks, having them care about us and encourage us to not come to work is really nice.

I'm watching something about the shock people are having after using the genetic testing stuff. Is it just me or doesn't it feel like a Pandora's box sort of thing anyway? They were talking about how they train the call center staff to deal with people finding out their dads aren't their dads.

[bullygirl979]

doriswe, that is an insane temperature. For real. And someone I know was dealing with that, although her side was a happy one. She found out her mom had a half brother and got to meet her uncle for the first time last weekend. He recently found his dad wasn't his bio dad so he did a genetic test. Through that he met his niece. So crazy.

[bullygirl979]

kaneen, are you staying at the same company when you move?

[doriswe]

Jan 30, 2019 9:32:19 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

doriswe , that is an insane temperature. For real. And someone I know was dealing with that, although her side was a happy one. She found out her mom had a half brother and got to meet her uncle for the first time last weekend. He recently found his dad wasn't his bio dad so he did a genetic test. Through that he met his niece. So crazy.

The temp is seriously unreal. I'm running DD's car right now and really should go fill the tank up since it's low (way to wait until the coldest day to think this through, Doris!). 

So why do you think people do the testing in the first place? That's probably more of my fascination than anything else. Like are you suspicious? 

[spindle92]

doriswe, I saw the best meme.
It said "it is so cold, Bars are closing......IN WISCONSIN!"

I was up twice in the middle of the night to start my car. The sucky part is that apparently the autostart does not work at -30 air temps. So I had to get all bundled up at midnight and then at 3AM to go out and run my car for a a bit. But it started each time with no issues. I just did not want to come out this AM to a dead battery, no one has time for that.

[bullygirl979]

Jan 30, 2019 9:35:11 GMT -5 doriswe said:

Jan 30, 2019 9:32:19 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

doriswe , that is an insane temperature. For real. And someone I know was dealing with that, although her side was a happy one. She found out her mom had a half brother and got to meet her uncle for the first time last weekend. He recently found his dad wasn't his bio dad so he did a genetic test. Through that he met his niece. So crazy.

The temp is seriously unreal. I'm running DD's car right now and really should go fill the tank up since it's low (way to wait until the coldest day to think this through, Doris!). 

So why do you think people do the testing in the first place? That's probably more of my fascination than anything else. Like are you suspicious? 

I don't know. I think more people do like the Ancestry stuff because they don't know their history and want to know where they "came from". I mean, I don't remember three of my grandparents and the fourth passed away 25 years ago so it isn't like I can really get any history there. I will say I read a really interesting article where a set of identical twins did three or four separate DNA tests. They got different results on EVERY test.

[doriswe]

Jan 30, 2019 9:39:17 GMT -5 spindle92 said:

doriswe , I saw the best meme.
It said "it is so cold, Bars are closing......IN WISCONSIN!"

I was up twice in the middle of the night to start my car. The sucky part is that apparently the autostart does not work at -30 air temps. So I had to get all bundled up at midnight and then at 3AM to go out and run my car for a a bit. But it started each time with no issues. I just did not want to come out this AM to a dead battery, no one has time for that.

I've seen posts from local bars stating they're closed! IN WISCONSIN!!! And they can't deliver beer because it's so cold! 

[chalupa]

I'm also working at home (even though our WFH program is now cancelled, LOL) to avoid the cold. We're getting wind chills around -20 and the actual temp is supposed to drop to -4 later today - that's insane for us. This is not Wisconsin! I'm thankful we have a new furnace that is have no difficulty maintaining our scheduled heat settings.

The whole WFH thing is a gigantic clusterfluck, and has further solidified that I need to get out of here ASAP. The story on what our group is doing changes by the week - in early Jan, a new remote work policy was announced, and a new system to submit for WFH requests was rolled out. Boss said we'd just submit a request to maintain our existing remote arrangements (we're all 100% remote, and just pop into the downtown offices when we have meetings). The next week, she told me she didn't think her manager would approve anything more than 2 WFH days a week, so that was the best we could hope for. The following week, her boss had told her he would deny ANY WFH requests at all, regardless of circumstances, and he expected us all in the office 5 days a week. This week, she learned her peers weren't planning to hold their own teams to no-WFHing, so we're all going to unofficially WFH 3 days a week without submitting any requests/getting approvals. This is going to blow up in our faces as soon as IT runs a report of who is logging in through a remote VPN, which of course they can do for any userID in the company.

So far, I've had one interview which didn't pan out, a few rejection emails, and a whole lot of radio silence. Job hunting is like online dating, I swear - it sucks up all your non-work hours, and most prospects are duds.

On a brighter note, I am finally feeling better from the man-cold that I caught from M. Sat-Mon I was down for the count with aches/chills/constant nose blowing.

On the ancestry stuff, I know a bunch of people who use it as the cheapest form of testing for some heath issues, like the MTHFR genetic mutation. I know some that have tried it to find unknown relatives, but most people I know that have sent kits in want the health data.

[kaneen]

Jan 30, 2019 9:33:07 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

kaneen , are you staying at the same company when you move?

Yep, remote work is so common in my organization that when I told my boss I wanted to move he said, "ok".  I said, "ok?  Is that it?".  He said, "What?  You want me to help you move or something?".  It was pretty comical.  He also said I can come and work in the office any time I want even if I'm just doing it because I want to be there.  Just feels like all of this is working out exactly like it was supposed to.

[kaneen]

spindle92 and doriswe, stay safe and warm....those are seriously dangerous temps!

[bullygirl979]

chalupa, ugh. That sounds like a cluster. It's also pretty telling what everyone thinks of your supervisor's boss given your boss plus all the peers are essentially saying "NOPE".

[chalupa]

Jan 30, 2019 13:17:55 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

chalupa , ugh. That sounds like a cluster. It's also pretty telling what everyone thinks of your supervisor's boss given your boss plus all the peers are essentially saying "NOPE".

He's 1. an asshole and 2. (rightfully) scared for his job. Both he and his boss are of absolutely no value to me in doing my job - if their positions were eliminated, I could continue to do my work with zero impact. Actually, I hate to say it, but my boss' elimination would not hinder my ability to do my job either, and I love her. We have a glut of management and a new CEO who is doing layoffs left and right. 

It's bad that all my peers and I had the same conversation this week - if my boss leaves and her manager stays, we're all quitting. No one wants to report directly to him, even as an interim solution, much less take over the group. 

[kaneen]

Wow, chalupa, what a mess. I'll keep my fingers crossed you find something perfect soon!

[doriswe]

School is closed again tomorrow....why does this make me feel like I cannot get out of the house fast enough? Normally, all I want is to stay home and chill...tell me I can't and I need to get out lol!

chalupa, what a clusterfuck.

[bullygirl979]

Just found out that my peer is applying for my supervisor's old job. Not sure how I feel about having her as a boss...I would be shocked if she didn't get the position.

[SwimDeep]

My doctor called me about my sleep study results - "Mild Obstructive Apnea"

They're putting in an order for a CPAP machine for me... I'm glad I finally have some answers to my daytime fatigue/sleepiness, and I'm relieved there's something I can do about it.

Now I'm wondering if I should tell my boss. I started working with my doctor on this because my boss talked to me about falling asleep in meetings - would it be a good thing for me to let my boss know I've been proactive about dealing with this issue? Or would it be better not to bring it up again and just focus on bettering my performance?

[bullygirl979]

SwimDeep, I personally wouldn't but I'm super private about stuff like that. Or, if you do, I would just be super vague. Thank your boss for bringing it to your attention, state you followed up on it and it shouldn't be an issue going forward.

[SwimDeep]

bullygirl979, that's pretty much what I've already told him. I think I'm just going to drop it.

When we talked about it he asked if there was a medical condition that the company needed to make allowances for. I was so tempted to spill my guts about my bipolar and tell him it was affecting my sleep (that was all I knew it could possibly be at the time), but I just told him that I'd spoken about it with my doctor in the past and that I would follow up with her again so that it wouldn't be an issue going forward.