Well, for the next week anyway. My new boss at Viking called me with good news and bad news last Friday. The bad news was they aren't going to be ready for me until the 17th of Sept. but the good news is I get another week of leisure before I dive into a completely new arena. So, I'm enjoying the slightly cooler Fall temps and taking advantage of the time to get some things done around home. For starters, yesterday I stopped over at Home Depot and bought a gallon of "Cherry Cobbler" red paint with which I am going to transform our currently non-descript front door into something with a little more snap to it. I also have a craft room that is threatening to become a monster so I plan on getting that whipped into shape as well. Along with some pre-determined breakfast, lunch and morning coffee dates with former co-workers, and a few other fun things for the week, I figure I won't have any trouble at all filling up my days.
Friday, for those who have been following the saga of my job change, went very well. Karin, my JHL boss, received a 4 hour crash course on the high points of my desk, I managed a few minutes of goodbyes with people that included hugs and hand shakes and a multitude of well wishes, and a few more minutes with Human Resources and another co-worker who I had a rather large project going with. Hopefully I managed to alleviate somewhat the "deer in the headlights" looks that I witnessed upon arriving, but from this point they're pretty much on their own. I wish them all the luck in the world.
As for the rest of the family, Josh is well immersed into his first quarter of his Sophomore year, and as predicted, likes his teachers. His AP American History teacher is apparently highly amusing and really goes out of his way to make it a fun class. Since this is becoming Josh's focus for a future career, we were REALLY happy to hear this. In band, he skipped one band level and is playing this year with the Junior level Concert band. For those who don't know, or remember, he plays alto saxophone, but at some point this year will add baritone sax to his repertoire. He's also taking 10th grade biology and english this year so we can't really say he has a light quarter. He seems determined to keep his grades up though and for this reason is not all that unhappy about not having a girlfriend. Girls are a distraction I'm told.
Dan, who is working full time, announced this week that he is finally being granted his own table to work on. Apparently this means he has some sort of tenure with the company and likely means he's less liable to be laid off as he was this Spring. From the standpoint of making sure he pays his Mom & Dad Co-signed car payment on time, we're all happy about this. Hopefully it holds up under pressure. At any rate, he was pretty darn pleased about the whole thing and it's always nice to see a smile on his face.
Rich, is battling the agony of a lackluster staff and is working like a dog to stay ahead of all of their errors and lack of support. The three of us here at home are to the point where we'd fire them on the spot and boot their sorry butts out the door, but apparently GE is exceptionally cognizant of the risk of lawsuits so the process to get rid of crummy employees requires a lengthy process of documentation and second, third and fourth chances before any action can be taken. Don't you just love lawyers?
I think for now, this pretty much sums up what is going on with the four of us. Thanks again to everyone who's been so encouraging with my job change etc. It's been a busy couple of months but it's great to know I have such a strong support network!
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