Changes
My company was recently bought by another and lots of the paperwork is different (such as scheduling, so if the two of us work, I no longer have to stay until seven) and we are cleaning like crazy to meet the other company's standards (not that we were necessarily dirty, but I hadn't ever dusted that rim of a display seven feet up). And we are supposed to be getting more hours (which would be nicer if it meant four days a week where last year it was two or three. But it means five days and 40+ hours. And coming off the holiday, I'm beat and next week supposed to be the worst yet).
I want to write! If I ignore a story too long it's hard to pick up and that's what I'm worried about with my 1001 Nights story. I already know Trifecta going to demand two days of working on it in a row get into it again. And I'm working so much that I spend my days off sleeping or getting done those real life things that have to happen.
But really the worst change, as far as work goes is that they are moving our store manager. She found out last Monday and today was her last day (we threw a surprise going away party for her, but I had to go fill balloons for a customers just before she got there and missed all the excitement. But I went into her office before I left and hugged her. I'm not a huggy person by nature, but this was certainly an occasion for one). She helped me so much and had my back and my department's back. I couldn't have managed Floral for all those months without her.
We're told that employees at each story are supposed to be like a family (and we are for the most part), but now we're like foster kids whose parents have been changed out. (Someone told me she's feeling a lot like when her father died.) But at least our (old) manager's still down the road and they didn't move her across the state or anything)
This is a great loss to us. And it doesn't help that we've heard so many rumors about the new guy. (One of our employees who used to work at his store has panic attacks whenever she hears his voice. He never has anyone's back. He's an office dweller and doesn't lean a hand. He never thinks Floral needs as many people as we do, especially during holidays - we didn't get all we needed this last time, but the store manager worked with us for at least 60 hours that week. This guy won't) At least we get to keep our assistant manager.
So next week I go in and meet the new manager and run the department while the floral manager cleans everything top to bottom. (Days 8+ hours long because I'm doing her work and my work and without counting the cleaning, it's a seventy hour week.
My vacation's in August. Only six more months.
I want to write! If I ignore a story too long it's hard to pick up and that's what I'm worried about with my 1001 Nights story. I already know Trifecta going to demand two days of working on it in a row get into it again. And I'm working so much that I spend my days off sleeping or getting done those real life things that have to happen.
But really the worst change, as far as work goes is that they are moving our store manager. She found out last Monday and today was her last day (we threw a surprise going away party for her, but I had to go fill balloons for a customers just before she got there and missed all the excitement. But I went into her office before I left and hugged her. I'm not a huggy person by nature, but this was certainly an occasion for one). She helped me so much and had my back and my department's back. I couldn't have managed Floral for all those months without her.
We're told that employees at each story are supposed to be like a family (and we are for the most part), but now we're like foster kids whose parents have been changed out. (Someone told me she's feeling a lot like when her father died.) But at least our (old) manager's still down the road and they didn't move her across the state or anything)
This is a great loss to us. And it doesn't help that we've heard so many rumors about the new guy. (One of our employees who used to work at his store has panic attacks whenever she hears his voice. He never has anyone's back. He's an office dweller and doesn't lean a hand. He never thinks Floral needs as many people as we do, especially during holidays - we didn't get all we needed this last time, but the store manager worked with us for at least 60 hours that week. This guy won't) At least we get to keep our assistant manager.
So next week I go in and meet the new manager and run the department while the floral manager cleans everything top to bottom. (Days 8+ hours long because I'm doing her work and my work and without counting the cleaning, it's a seventy hour week.
My vacation's in August. Only six more months.