Oakland riots
I think I'm still reeling from jet lag because all this week I've been waking up really early, which means I'm able to get to the office early and leave early, like at around 5pm (that's probably normal for most people, but for me, that's early). Usually I'm in the office until 7pm or later, but I'm really glad to have this jet lag, or whatever I'm experiencing, because if I had stayed at work late last night, I might've been caught up in those BART riots and would've been stranded in Oakland.
My office was sent home early today. I'm posting this from my home computer. At 3pm, our office manager sent out a request for everyone to leave the office within the next 15 minutes as a precautionary measure. He got word from BART and the Oakland police that there might be more disturbances this evening. So scary. Of course, we're still expected to make up our work at home or early tomorrow morning, but I'm not feeling so great today anyway.
Earlier this afternoon in a moment of extreme boredom, I sought out my co-worker to wish her a Happy New Year and catch up. I consider her a friend and hadn't talked to her in a while. But when I went to her cubicle, it was empty. I found out from her colleague that she was terminated about a month ago. I was shocked and dismayed. I knew she wasn't very happy with her superiors, but I didn't know the reverse was true. I guess they got to her before she could quit. The covertness of it all... it makes me wonder who could be next? What about my close colleague, who can also by trying to her superiors at times? Or how about me? I found myself wandering around, checking the cubicles of people I had worked with, but hadn't seen in a while, wondering if they were still even with the company. This travesty should make me more grateful for my job and for the good news I got yesterday, but instead, I felt unmotivated and even a little betrayed. So perhaps it was good timing that were were dismissed early.
My office was sent home early today. I'm posting this from my home computer. At 3pm, our office manager sent out a request for everyone to leave the office within the next 15 minutes as a precautionary measure. He got word from BART and the Oakland police that there might be more disturbances this evening. So scary. Of course, we're still expected to make up our work at home or early tomorrow morning, but I'm not feeling so great today anyway.
Earlier this afternoon in a moment of extreme boredom, I sought out my co-worker to wish her a Happy New Year and catch up. I consider her a friend and hadn't talked to her in a while. But when I went to her cubicle, it was empty. I found out from her colleague that she was terminated about a month ago. I was shocked and dismayed. I knew she wasn't very happy with her superiors, but I didn't know the reverse was true. I guess they got to her before she could quit. The covertness of it all... it makes me wonder who could be next? What about my close colleague, who can also by trying to her superiors at times? Or how about me? I found myself wandering around, checking the cubicles of people I had worked with, but hadn't seen in a while, wondering if they were still even with the company. This travesty should make me more grateful for my job and for the good news I got yesterday, but instead, I felt unmotivated and even a little betrayed. So perhaps it was good timing that were were dismissed early.