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And so on . . .

Annabelle — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 09:32:22 GMT

Well, the sex offender guy is gone, claimed he had been honorably discharged and would bring his DD214 the next day and also that he had no knowledge of the sex offender stuff. Never heard from him, no great surprise there. Had one guy walk off the job at lunch on Friday, sent an email that he doesn't think he gets enough respect. How do you explain to an entitlement minded 20 year old that respect is earned and not given? Also have a brand new sales rep who started in January who I think is faking a sick aunt so she can go on spring break. Haven't proven that one yet, but I will. Just not having much fun at work lately. Oh, also, we had a cat who had lived outside our office for about the last 2 years, she got hit by a car and I had to bury her on Monday. That was very sad. On the home front things are better. I'm getting a lot of sewing done which always makes me happy. I seem to be inspired by my new machine. Hopefully, I'll have a whole new waredrobe for Pennsic.

Continued from Yesterday . . .

Annabelle — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:08:00 GMT

He called in sick yesterday so the termination didn't happen. Hopefully, we can get this taken care of today!

Facinating

Annabelle — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 10:05:40 GMT

Yesterday was facinating. For those that don't know, I am the Human Resources Manager for a biotech company. We hired a new distribution person at the end of January. Still had part of his background check pending because get info back from the military can take FOREVER. Well, got the results back and he lied his ass off. He changed his dates of service and didn't mention that he was court martialed and spent 6 years in Leavenworth. Nice, real nice. The kicker is that he is also a registered sex offender. You just have to wonder about people. Of course, the court martial wouldn't have put him out of running for the job but lying about it did and also, we aren't going to have a registered sex offender working for us. Found all this out yesterday, got everything together for this morning. Gosh, it is going to be a fun day (not!)

Thought I'd give this a try

Annabelle — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:17:33 GMT

I know so many people who have blogs, just thought it might be interesting to try it. I'm having a rough go of things right now. I really want to find a new job but have been unable to find anything that suits my needs. I know I am wonderful at what I do, I just need to figure out how to convince a prospective employer. It is interesting, I have been the one who was holding others employment in the palm of my hand. I've been overly critical of their interviewing skills, their qualifications, thier clothes, etc. Now I know what it is like to be on the other side. I guess I needed a humbling kick in the pants. I think I may be heading for a mid-life crisis. I realize that I haven't hit mid-life yet but I keep asking myself "is this all there is?" Life held so much hope and promise before and now all I see is days and years of endless, unfulfilling drudgery. I do realize that I have been blessed by the Godess and that I live a life that is far better than 95% of the rest of the people on the planet. Why can't I just be happy with that? I am restless and I feel something big is looming on the horizon but I don't know what it is, I don't know if it is good or bad. I sleep fitfully, I am gaining weight, I need to find myself again. I remember when I used to like myself. There are some pictures above my desk at work that make me smile. They were taken at Pennsic a few years ago. The sky is blue and the sun is shining. We were walking up to the archery range. That was a very good day. I keep thinking about an episode of Deep Space Nine when Cisco is with the prophets and they are showing him images of his past and keep telling him "you live here", that is how I feel about Pennsic. How sad is that? I live somewhere that doesn't really exist and I am a person who I invented. There is something inheritantly wrong with that sentence. No one should be able to say that. I need to work on becoming more real again. I need to redefine me and find out where I stand, I also need to figure out where I lost myself along the way. Gosh, this was helpful. Guess I'll need to do this more often. Good Morning Everyone!