Remember how I was supposed to start my new job after the first of the year? Well, that was supposed to take place this coming Monday (January 9). My current boss has been - for lack of a better description - bitter and unprofessional and even immature about the entire change. She has made comments to the effect of "I didn't even know it was posted," or "I didn't even know you were looking," or "I didn't even know that position existed," etc. And those were the ones to my face....... Anyways, fast forward to this week. She put the schedule out Monday, January 2 (the one that starts January 8), and not only am I still full-time on her schedule, but I am full-time NIGHTS. Four weeks of straight night-turn.....and then when I asked her about it, she said she had to do it.....oh, and when I do go to one day a week on the ICU, she expected that day to always be a weekend day! I panicked. I called the hubby, sobbing and hyperventilating. You see, when I suffered from depression, my biggest trigger is not sleeping. And I can't sleep during the day for more than a couple hours at a time. And I have never done more than five night shifts in one schedule - even when I was a brand-new nurse. This month is NOT going to be fun. And then working every weekend? I would never get to spend time with my hubby! Once I calmed down and got some sleep, I called my "new" boss and requested a meeting.
That same day, my trailblazer developed a nasty thumping in the front end.....forty miles from home. I nursed it home and then to the dealer for evaluation. Their first impression was something was wrong with the differential. And our warranty expired December 11, 2011.
And hubby was out of town again. Here's me:
Finally met with my new boss Friday afternoon. I didn't even get a single word out when she asked me what my upcoming schedule looked like. I told her I was scheduled for four weeks of nights. She was surprised. I told her that I knew that the schedule could not be changed at this point, but I was concerned regarding the weekend days. She looked right at me and said, "Here's what we are going to do. I am going to tell ____ (my current boss) that there has been a change and that after this schedule, you will no longer be working for her at all. You will be full-time as an educator." Just in case I was unclear on what that meant, she elaborated that it meant Mon-Fri daylight - no weekends or holidays. I am pretty sure my jaw hit the floor. They had told me there was no full-time availability......apparently that had changed. Not only will I get to see my hubby on weekends now, but I will get to see him during the week every night now!!
And my trailblazer? Apparently the roller bearings fell out. I have no idea what that means (I know nothing about cars), but they fixed it. AND because it was less than a month since the warranty ran out and because we buy so many vehicles from them, they fixed it "under warranty"!
And hubby got to come home late last night. Now, here's me:
So, the next few weeks are going to be tough, but they have an end date. February 1st is coming.....
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