It's the year of the fruit flies, I swear it
I'm being haunted by at least one at home AND work right now and I'm not the only one.
First full official day of new-job-having-ness! And wouldn't you know it, the other media place emailed me today, too. LOL I haven't read it yet because it came in at the end of the day and when I got home I got my medical pot order (whee!) so I've been happily distracted.
Word is starting to make its way around but not everyone knows yet. I had to tell the two people in circulation today because O didn't know if she could say anything. When I asked if they knew I'd quit first they were like, "no, you didn't!", then "for real? are you serious? seriously?" then, "why?" To which I just gave her a look and she slapped herself on the forehead and was like, "oh, right. It sucks here."
Level of dysfunction there right now? The two sales people at one of our sister papers had to come from their town to ours today for training because we share a publisher and I don't think either of them have been properly trained in what they're doing (one of them got tattled on earlier this year for sitting at his desk watching Star Wars in the middle of the day--by a customer!) so they had to meet with creative and sales people and O, etc. They came from about two hours away and came in separate cars. They can't stand each other THAT much and they're the only two people there, along with one reporter. *facepalm*
But the other company I always complain about that I got saddled with once C left in March? The company that has nothing to do with my job/my actual company but I have to do anyway? It's being dissolved as of the end of this month! At lunch I spent my break talking with the union rep about the company so it wouldn't be left on anyone else's plates because goddammit, it's not fair! But it's done and once I do month end for September it's over. I had to meet with the two publishers and explain the company to them because they had no idea how it started, when, what I did with it, the ads, etc. They had no idea.
The person who's supposed to file my paperwork and set up my termination documents and whatnot? Still doesn't "officially" know I've left so she can't start working on it. No one's thought to tell her. *deep sigh*
WHY? she asked.
Someday I'll talk about something that isn't my horrible job but today isn't it and I don't know if it'll be until after I'm done, LOL.
First full official day of new-job-having-ness! And wouldn't you know it, the other media place emailed me today, too. LOL I haven't read it yet because it came in at the end of the day and when I got home I got my medical pot order (whee!) so I've been happily distracted.
Word is starting to make its way around but not everyone knows yet. I had to tell the two people in circulation today because O didn't know if she could say anything. When I asked if they knew I'd quit first they were like, "no, you didn't!", then "for real? are you serious? seriously?" then, "why?" To which I just gave her a look and she slapped herself on the forehead and was like, "oh, right. It sucks here."
Level of dysfunction there right now? The two sales people at one of our sister papers had to come from their town to ours today for training because we share a publisher and I don't think either of them have been properly trained in what they're doing (one of them got tattled on earlier this year for sitting at his desk watching Star Wars in the middle of the day--by a customer!) so they had to meet with creative and sales people and O, etc. They came from about two hours away and came in separate cars. They can't stand each other THAT much and they're the only two people there, along with one reporter. *facepalm*
But the other company I always complain about that I got saddled with once C left in March? The company that has nothing to do with my job/my actual company but I have to do anyway? It's being dissolved as of the end of this month! At lunch I spent my break talking with the union rep about the company so it wouldn't be left on anyone else's plates because goddammit, it's not fair! But it's done and once I do month end for September it's over. I had to meet with the two publishers and explain the company to them because they had no idea how it started, when, what I did with it, the ads, etc. They had no idea.
The person who's supposed to file my paperwork and set up my termination documents and whatnot? Still doesn't "officially" know I've left so she can't start working on it. No one's thought to tell her. *deep sigh*
WHY? she asked.
Someday I'll talk about something that isn't my horrible job but today isn't it and I don't know if it'll be until after I'm done, LOL.