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whirlwind So much has happened since I last wrote. * Dr A's assistant left. Her last day was last Tuesday, and it was a sad, sad day. Jess and I took her to lunch at Oreganos, and spent a lovely two hours together. We gave her a card, and it made us all cry. She was there for such a short period of time, but she really became a part of our office, and things just aren't the same without her. * Jess may take part of Dr A's assistant job. She is hoping to work from home, so I wouldn't see her in the office any longer. The pay would probably be around $15 or 20K more than what I currently make. And I feel absolutely wretched about it, but I'm a bit jealous. I love Jess, and I wish her all the best. But I can't help wishing that this was some how happening to me. Not that I would ever want to work for Dr Ass in a million years...nor would he even think of hiring me. But damn. I'm so ready for something else...a challenge...and the pay increase would be wonderful. I could pay off my debt a lot faster. I could save for a house. Start putting away money for retirement. If Jess gets this job, then I'm sunk--we'll have to find someone else and I'll have to train (as will she, as she now does stuff that I have no clue about). *sigh* *Artboy is having a difficult time at work. He has suspected for some time that his manager is changing his time sheets, so he decided to write down his times and keep that info with him. When he got his check, sure enough, she had removed 45 minutes total from two of his days. They are required to sign a piece of paper saying that the info is accurate, and instead, he wrote down the times he left and wrote on the paper that it was incorrect. That same day, his manager left a memo in his box, saying that he had made a 29 minute phone call to his parents on the 2nd and that they were concerned about what he does when they leave for the evening and that if he did it again, he would be written up. She didn't talk to him about it to find out why he might have been on the phone..nothing. And she didn't address the incorrect time sheet (which was not for the same time period as this phone call). He feels like she's threatening him...say anything about the incorrect time sheets, and we'll fire you. I don't know what's going on...but I do know that it takes a lot for them to write up anyone...this one employee was constantly having problems...was always late...and it took two years for them to fire her. * Dr A's former assistant called Jess this morning and let her know that she had gone in for her hysterectomy and that the doctor couldn't find any cancer. What was once a stage 3 cancer is now suddenly just gone. I don't know what is going on here...I don't know what to think. *sigh* She asked for the new assistant, and Jess had to tell her that she'd gone back to the board and no longer worked here. She of course said that she'd have to talk to Dr A because she wanted her job back and could start right away. I'm so afraid that he's going to have her back. I know my boss has told Dr A that he didn't feel her coming back would be good for the office, but really, Dr A can do whatever he wants. If she does come back, I know that I will really have to step up my efforts to find a new job. * Artboy surprised me with a trip to Flagstaff on Friday. He'd told me he was going to go out with the guys on Fri night, so when I came home and he told me to pack my bags, I was very surprised. It had been awhile since he'd had some time off, so it was nice to reconnect. It's so hard to come back home. *sigh* * I think I'm going to have to stop taking this birth control. I've been psycho woman the past two months right before my period starts. Crying all day...and there was no reason to be so upset this month. Things were good, and then poof, I'm suddenly crying because I have to hit pause on the movie 10 minutes after we started b/c I have to use the bathroom. Ridiculous. I have two more packs..I'll take those and see how it goes.
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