So, Tuesday was the big return to work after the three-day weekend. Y’know, there really wasn’t a point in my getting up when I woke to find that the power was out. I knew then that I should just roll over and go back to sleep for three more hours. But no, I got up, gathered all the things I’d need and went for the drive to Rosemary’s. At around 8am, we headed back to Kim’s place showered, dressed and ready for work. I did the litterboxes, dragging my feet as I went. Had everything ready, helped Kim find the missing car keys. Got in the car, picked up breakfast from Micky D’s on the way to work. Ate.
Got to work 10 minutes late, punched in for work and sat down at the day’s assigned desk after putting my stuff away. Almost two hours passed before I finished my first survey for the day. Feeling pretty happy, I dove back into the work. Another hour passed and nothing happened. Lunch came and went, an unimportant little event. One o’clock came, I still had only one survey completed. Neither Dela nor Toni came over to tell me to leave for the day. One thirty passed, still nothing. I was beginning to mentally stress out because I couldn’t figure out what was taking them so long to send me home for the day.
Two o’clock. Adam clocked in. Once all of his matters were settled he stopped by my desk and asked me to come see him after my current call. After another fruitless try and getting someone to take a survey, I got up and headed for the back of the room. Adam lead the way into an office and I obediently followed-much like a soon-to-be-punished dog. And he fired me. Not unkindly. But still. I was good, though. I kept the tears at bay until long after I’d returned to my desk, logged out, punched out, packed up, visited the restroom and stepped outside. It wasn’t until the fourth time I reached Kim’s voice mail that I began to lose my cool. I ended up calling my father and talking to him because I was so wound up.
After a nice afternoon of relaxing, I’m feeling a lot better. I’m still pretty upset that I lost my nice-paying job, but I’m kind of happy I don’t have to get up at 6:30am tomorrow morning. Still, I wish I knew I would be getting a steady paycheck.
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Momma · May 27, 2009 at 5:48 am
Hey shit happens and you just got to think it is for the best. That was not a pleasant thing to put up with everyday and you will find something else. I finally got something headed your way from Amazon so look for it soon. love you!
Country Bumpkin · May 28, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Hey Sweet Thing – wish you were closer!! Give me a call sometime, would love to hear from you. I agree with your grandma – and we love you too!!