That might be one of the two or three things I'll remember most about this year. I'm still at USAA, still contracted under Addecco. My second year contract ends the first week in January of 2013, but they pulled me aside about two weeks ago, right after firing both of the other contractors in my area, and told me they're fighting to keep me 'another six months, or year, whatever they'll let us have now.'
So there's that. But, yes, including far other mentions, it's been bumpy. Losing two other contractors. One whom had been there longer than my arrival right before Christmas last year, and the newest one who came in the beginning of this summer. When I've watched issues with being competent but not professional and completely unsuited. Known things I couldn't say for days or weeks before they happened, and mostly kept my head above water.
Having my director pull me aside and tell me, the day after the second one vanished, that she just wanted to allay my fears. That I wasn't going to be fired randomly one day soon, that they loved my drive, my enthusiasm and my work ethic was very nice. But it's still hard going two-ish weeks later when I'm carrying nearly two people's work on top of my own. One of which is pretty much getting folded into my job indefinitely.
We have a new temp, but she's stuck in the normal early phase. Lack of accesses, reports, understanding of the system, etc. So we have a person, but it'll be at least two or three more weeks before she can help shift anything on my plate. Which feels like a while when I'm in the second week of taking overtime hours to get things covered, trying to catch a hundred things from slipping.
Doing mostly good, but not liking it when one or two things slip. Or when I have to leave at the end of the day with two or three red flags still on e-mails to do, when my whole purpose to end each day as positive done as possible.
As for the rest, I nod and move along. I still get paid weekly for all the crazy work, which keeps me traveling and paying my bills. Or, well, currently, saving up for Christmas and more work clothes (and the tiny sliver chance of my extension not pushing through). I still work with my Shadow, which means that I'm lucky enough to spend most of these overly stuffed, overly hectic, running between buildings, taking care of three different huge parts of the business, while having the blessing of laughing fits in my day.
Which given that it is now four minutes until I get dressed and work another long day, and hope hard that I don't have overtime today, and can still hit the gym after, before traffic, I think that my cue to sign off for this morning. All my love, to all of you.
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