As I reached to dial the numbers the phone rang, it was Big C calling me. This is not the first time this has happened and I'm sure it won't be the last.
He was calling with bad news that they plan on sending guys back up to Buffalo starting Nov 30th....and they don't even plan on rotating the guys they plan on sending the same guys back up!!!
I don't even know who calls the shots for his company but sometimes big companies SUCK more than the mom and pop companies. Sometimes their logic is unfathomable.....
So basically they pulled them back in time for Thanksgiving only to send them back probably until Christmas.....and then they'll probably drag them back two days before Christmas only to send them back right after New Years.
Don't get me wrong...I KNOW there are people out there with NO job right now and would beg to get sent to the ends of the earth if it meant they had a job and benefits.
Just sometimes, when it happens to you, you just want a moment to have your own pity party then turn around and put your big girl panties back on and roll with the punches.
Big C called me while he was very mad, and I felt that I kept putting my foot in my mouth with every comment I made. I should have just stayed quiet, let him rant and rave and thought about what I "Should say" vs what I "Wanted to say". I always ask way to many questions when I'm perplexed by a situation and it just seems to make the other person mad, when all they want me to do is commiserate with them and not try and find the logic in a situation that usually has no logic.
We'll try and enjoy the holidays but I know I'll be able to tell by Big C's face that it's constantly on his mind...and it really doesn't help that the arthritis is making his feet and toes swell and throb from pain.
I'll just have to say a little prayer tonight and know that God ALWAYS has a master plan and sometimes we are not privy to the plan until it's put into action.
Oh Mel...that totally sucks. I am so sorry. But try to look on the bright side and at least he is going to be here for Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteI know it is hard and I wouldn't want to have to go through what You, Baby C, and Big C are dealing with.It's just very emotionally draining.
oh that totally sucks! I would be angry too. You guys will make it through!
ReplyDeleteHow I feel your sentiment... Emotions already run high at these times of the year and with job stress it just maxes you out.
ReplyDeleteThat's very sad. Sometimes you just can't fathom businesses out.
ReplyDeleteAnyway have a good holiday and hope he gets to stay at home for Christmas.
Well, crap, huh? I'm the same way with the questions. Sean gets soooo mad at me. :)
ReplyDeleteHere's to an EXTRA happy Christmas, enough to make up for being apart. Hopefully things will get better with the new year?
:-( Hopefully the days will roll around pretty quickly until he comes back.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy Thanksgiving and his time at home so he'll have good memories to take with him until he returns at Christmas. Every company simply moves pegs around on a board and could care less that these pegs represent living, breathing human beings with families.
ReplyDeleteHoney I know exactly how he is feeling. Crappy work conditions weigh on your mind and they can poison everything else.
ReplyDeleteIt does NOT help to tell yourself "be thankful I have a job" because that is only followed by "but it sucks ass".
I work for a very big global corp (JP Morgan Ch@se and yes I do have some customer interaction but only when it escalates to the point where they are seething spitting mad and ... oh don't get me started). I take it one day at a time. Thank God they haven't made me travel in a very long time (but they did back when Madison was two and I remember that year not getting home until Dec 23rd).
SO I do sorta/kinda know how Big C feels. You are powerless because you have to do what they tell you or sure as anything you will be fired.
Keep your chin up both of you.
Oh honey! I am so sorry. I know how you feel. But this too shall pass. Hang in there and try to enjoy the holiday while you are together!
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