phyncke

So ends the day without livejournal. I checked once to see if it was up but other than that I was monumentally busy. Lots of work to do and I got a lot done today. I am glad livejournal is back as it is a part of my daily life and I like to check in here. Is it supposed to be moving faster? Because as far as I can see, it seems slower. The move has not increased the speed any.

Work today, frenetic. I got chewed out for an ill-timed email on comp time. I was requesting comp time and the email was supposed to be sent last Thurs. I had taken no response as an approval of the comp time so I worked it. Well, the email had never sent. When I checked back in my sent messages, it was still there hanging out as an unsent message with the icon indicator for that. The issue here though is that my boss is reneging on something she had agreed to in my review, which was that she would allow opportunities for me to work a little extra and earn comp time hours. I am not talking a lot of time but some. A few hours a month. Now she is saying that is not possible. I am not going to make an issue about it but in my position at work there are very few perks really and this would have been a nice one--to accrue a small cushion of time to use for appointments and what not so I don't have to constantly feel behind the eight ball on the time off thing. She was angry at the timing of my message until I explained that the message was supposed to be a request that happened before I worked the time...she calmed down. I told her that I don't usually do things without approval, as that was our agreement. So, not a great conversation.

This gets to other things, which are the greater ambitions of life. I do like where I work but I feel that I could be working on a more professional level. The job market is terrible but I have the drive and initiative to work on a higher level position. I just have to take a look around and see what is out there. Time to update the resume. I would like more money but given the budget crunch, I am not going to play that hand in the open yet. I will look and see what is listed at work. I like the Uni and so want to stay there. I have sweet benefits and retirement. No need to mess that up.

Sooo...rankles.

So welcome back everyone. I am off to babysit tonight. I feel the need, the need for tacos. So I am taking the kiddo out for Mexican. Yahoo. Fall is hitting too. Fog layer is rolling in and the temperature dropped dramatically. Hootay.


by nienna_weeper