How Quickly Things Change
There have been some pretty crazy things going on in my life and while I would love to share all of it, there are some things that I cannot elaborate on.
Work has been crazy and I really thought that the supervisor position would be coming my way, it hasn’t. Management decided to take a little longer to decide on the position and so I figured that I still had a chance at it. They still haven’t said what exactly is going on with the spot but I did hear from a very reliable source that one of the cashiers is going to be the new catering supervisor. Yes, you read that right, a cashier, who is not in the catering department or has ever worked in the catering department for my company (she does catering for another company) has been given the opportunity. Part of me feels like I’ve been slapped in the face while the other part of me is sort of happy I didn’t get it. This means that I will have no extra responsibilities, won’t have to travel for meetings, won’t feel obligated to do more than what I do now. In fact, I will be doing less than what I am doing now. However, at the same time, they are giving the position to someone who doesn’t know how to do any of the paperwork or computer work for the catering department that I do and have been doing for weeks. She also doesn’t have the rapport that I do with all of the admins in the building. It is just a surprise more than anything.
We are looking for a new place to live, to rent for now. We were supposed to buy this piece of crap that we are living in now and we were going to fix it up and save major money but now our landlord is being a major douchebag and we are no longer buying it and we are looking to rent a house in the area. Unfortunately, we are still not ready to buy a house and so we are needing to rent. Rental properties are very expensive in this area too so we are hoping to be able to save up some money while renting or to find a rent-to-own property. We are bummed about this whole ordeal but we are ready to move on and deal with whatever we need to deal with in order to get to where we need to be. Our landlord has gone back on his word regarding several issues and it is clear that he wants us out so that he can pull this trailer and put in a newer one. Whatever. We are hoping to move sometime within the next six months…the sooner the better!
Regarding work, Chuck and I were talking and there are a few issues with my work that have me upset..it has nothing to do with the supervisor position. After talking about this on several occasions, Chuck and I decided that it might be better for me to either see if I can work three days a week or to find a job where I can work part time. It is really taking a toll on our family for me to work five days a week, fall asleep early in the evening and lacking on getting the house in order. I don’t have the time for the kids like I used to and it has taken a toll on them as well. I also signed Lincoln up for preschool in the fall so starting in September, he will be going to preschool on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It would be ideal if I could work three days at my current job but if it isn’t feasible for management to allow me to do that, then I will be finding another job with part time hours.
There are so many changes going on right now and it is consuming a lot of my mind lately. So I haven’t been online communicating with a lot of people because I am trying to spend more time with the family and salvage the things that have been turned upside down.
Life is tough but, together, we are getting through it.
Burgh Baby says:
Sorry about the promotion.
Everything will work out in the end, however. It always does.
Jen says:
argh sorry about the landlord thing- I remember my parents dealing with crap like that from our landlord. Our trailer was older and he wanted to ‘clean house’ and get some newer ones in there, but since my parents signed the lease way before he came along, he had no way of enforcing his rules when it came time for them to sell (they owned the trailer & were just renting the lot) He tried to say that whoever bought it from them had to move it (which would make it WAY harder to sell) Thankfully it worked out and they didn’t have to. But grrr landlords suck. I hope you guys can find something!
As for everything else, just hang in there girl, day at a time!
Shynea @ Penny Pinching Diva says:
I understand EXACTLY where you are coming from. I really do. I have had SO many things change in my life lately it isn’t even funny. It’s always good when you have someone to go through the changes with, and kind of lean on when you’re down. You’re lucky in the fact that you have Chuck and he supports you working part time. I have no choice but to remain full time because the cost of living is SO high down here and our bills are even higher.
I have been having a few issues with the rental owners here too, and I am crossing my fingers until the day it’s time for us to move out of here and into another place. (I’m like you, I’m looking for something that is rent-to-own. I am tired of renting and I feel like need to start owning the roof over my children’s head.)
If you ever need to chat-it-up please call me or email me. I’m always available.
Take care,
Shynea