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Jun. 17th, 2016 02:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
logans_girl2001Man, it's been a hello of a week!
Monday the office was warmer than usual (most of my coworkers say it was really hot but I didn't think anything of it) so we were told to go to the other office (the company I work for actually has three offices: two here in Dallas and one in Maryland) on Tuesday.
I arrived a bit early because I knew I was going to need some minutes to locate the suite. First thing that happened was that my badge did not activate the gate like we were told it would. A guy let me in because he pulled up behind me. I got lost in the parking garage looking for the proper elevator for the building I needed. I never found it so I just parked and went in some doors. Then I got lost in the building. A security guard told me to go up some stairs (he pointed at them) and turn to my left and I'd see doors to the outside and some more stairs that would lead me to the building I need. When I went up the stairs and turned to my left, I found a wall.
I wondered around for a bit until I came to a lobby type area. I had to pee, plus I was breathing so hard I thought I was going to have a heart attack, so I went to the bathroom and called L (the new department manager). She told me how to get to where I needed to be.
When I found the suite, the real fun began. It took over an hour for IT to get my laptop connected to the server. One of the programs we use kept kicking people out and then the internet was up and down.
At 10:52 I sent L this message via Skype: L, my dad has a home office that he will not be using tomorrow. May I work from home tomorrow? I know I can get the same, if not more, keyed as I can at our regular office.
No response. I thought that maybe she was away from her desk so, I sent her an email at 11:46 asking again. Again no response.
Then around 1:40 L sent an email stating that we might have to work from the same office again on Wednesday. Since I still hadn't received any response, I sent her this Skype: L, would it be possible for me to work from home tomorrow if we're not back at our regular office? My father has a home office set up that he's not using tomorrow and has said I can use it. I'm sure my numbers will be at least as high as they usually are.
I finally received this response at 1:47: Melissa - i knwo you've asked a few times now. There is a reason I have not responded. I will get back to you when I have an answer. I've recieved all three of your messages, you will hear back from me by EOD [I've left all her typos]
I apologized and explained that due to issues with my Skype I'm never sure if my messages go through. I really wanted to add "especially when I receive no acknowledgement that said messages had been received".
I left after 'working' eight hours (and after being told that L said we were to leave our laptops). As I was walking out, I encountered L and she said she still hadn't received an answer about me working from 'home'. I replied that we were told to leave our laptops and her response was "Well, you can take yours home."
I was walking with R and we just exchanged a look and after L turned away, I rolled my eyes and made a comment about how if the answer ends up being no then I would risk losing the desk I was working at.
After being at the other office for an hour and a half on Wednesday, we were given the opportunity to work from home. I took it.
Only problem is that my father's office is not set up the way I thought it was. While he has two monitors on his desk (actually three but the third one is for his personal computer) I could not find a way to connect the two monitors to my laptop. I also couldn't find a way to use the one monitor I could hook up and my laptop as my two screens. Due to how many windows we have to have open it works best to have two monitors.
Between the two days I only keyed fifty-nine reports. My usual numbers are nearly double that in one eight hour day.
Luckily we were back at our regular office yesterday.
When I got in, I had some emails from J asking why I didn't tell K that I was having issues with working at 'home' with just the one monitor. Thing is, I told K when I first logged in that it was probably going to be difficult for me because of the monitor situation. I assured J that if we had had to go back to the other office, I would have gone there. And she asked if I had mentioned an issue I was having with one of my sites when I first encountered it. The truth is I was going to ask for assistance on Tuesday but we were at the other site and were having internet issues so while I did mention it to K, we couldn't do anything about it. On Wednesday K emailed me that she would look it over that evening.
Yesterday we were given a new list of the sites we are to key. The site I was having issues with is now one of K's so the issue is no longer my concern.
J also sent me an email asking about another site that I keyed zeros for, for several days. This really pissed me off because there is a whole email conversation with the TM of that site that J was included in explaining that the site was down for all those days. I wouldn't have been as pissed as I was if J hadn't been so harsh in telling me to get her the paperwork for those days and to pay closer attention to the dates. She even did a screen grab and highlighted the date in question. I had seen that and that's why I contacted the TM about getting me the paperwork. He replied that the site was down for those days. J has told me in the past that that is all I need to key zeros for any days (as in I don't need to ask her permission) and so that's what I did.
And then yesterday my friend R told me that she had asked for FMLA to take care of her mother who has just been diagnosed with stage three cancer and has declined treatment. Late in the afternoon her and J had a meeting about it. When she got back to her desk she said she didn't want to talk about it. When she left, I saw her give her badge to J. Later I texted her asking about it. That's when she told me that she was denied FMLA because she hasn't been with the company a year so she had to resign. They've agreed to let her come back when she's able to but they cannot guarantee her the same position.
I'm really sad about this because she was the only person in the whole office that made sure I was included. She would ask me if I wanted to order food or if I wanted to go for lunch. And she was really the only one who would talk to me. But I know without her there my numbers will be higher because I won't be distracted by her; she loves to talk and I have difficulty working when I talk.
I am going to miss her. A lot.
Yesterday I worked twelve hours, mostly because I wanted to get off early today (A has been doing it every week for a couple of months and I feel it's unfair that she's allowed to do this so I did an experiment) but also because I am still so far behind. When J came in today she told me that I cannot do that without telling her I'm doing it. She said that A has always informed her before doing what she calls front-loading the week (which means my experiment proved what I already knew: only A is allowed to work extra and get off early). I'm calling bullshit on that because A is bffs with K and J.
When I left I mentioned I was thinking of front-loading next week and she said that that may not be necessary because her and K are going to try and get everyone caught up so that we're only out today, tomorrow and Sunday. I was about to ask how K could do that being hourly and not allowed OT when J said that her and K are salary. I do not think that K should be salary but I also don't like how quickly she was promoted to a position that did not exist until she was hired.
So, yeah. That's the bad of this week.
The good is I have made my bed each morning and I folded my laundry at the laundromat today. Now I just need to put them away but that won't be until tomorrow because it is almost time for me to go get my dad for our 'date'.
Monday the office was warmer than usual (most of my coworkers say it was really hot but I didn't think anything of it) so we were told to go to the other office (the company I work for actually has three offices: two here in Dallas and one in Maryland) on Tuesday.
I arrived a bit early because I knew I was going to need some minutes to locate the suite. First thing that happened was that my badge did not activate the gate like we were told it would. A guy let me in because he pulled up behind me. I got lost in the parking garage looking for the proper elevator for the building I needed. I never found it so I just parked and went in some doors. Then I got lost in the building. A security guard told me to go up some stairs (he pointed at them) and turn to my left and I'd see doors to the outside and some more stairs that would lead me to the building I need. When I went up the stairs and turned to my left, I found a wall.
I wondered around for a bit until I came to a lobby type area. I had to pee, plus I was breathing so hard I thought I was going to have a heart attack, so I went to the bathroom and called L (the new department manager). She told me how to get to where I needed to be.
When I found the suite, the real fun began. It took over an hour for IT to get my laptop connected to the server. One of the programs we use kept kicking people out and then the internet was up and down.
At 10:52 I sent L this message via Skype: L, my dad has a home office that he will not be using tomorrow. May I work from home tomorrow? I know I can get the same, if not more, keyed as I can at our regular office.
No response. I thought that maybe she was away from her desk so, I sent her an email at 11:46 asking again. Again no response.
Then around 1:40 L sent an email stating that we might have to work from the same office again on Wednesday. Since I still hadn't received any response, I sent her this Skype: L, would it be possible for me to work from home tomorrow if we're not back at our regular office? My father has a home office set up that he's not using tomorrow and has said I can use it. I'm sure my numbers will be at least as high as they usually are.
I finally received this response at 1:47: Melissa - i knwo you've asked a few times now. There is a reason I have not responded. I will get back to you when I have an answer. I've recieved all three of your messages, you will hear back from me by EOD [I've left all her typos]
I apologized and explained that due to issues with my Skype I'm never sure if my messages go through. I really wanted to add "especially when I receive no acknowledgement that said messages had been received".
I left after 'working' eight hours (and after being told that L said we were to leave our laptops). As I was walking out, I encountered L and she said she still hadn't received an answer about me working from 'home'. I replied that we were told to leave our laptops and her response was "Well, you can take yours home."
I was walking with R and we just exchanged a look and after L turned away, I rolled my eyes and made a comment about how if the answer ends up being no then I would risk losing the desk I was working at.
After being at the other office for an hour and a half on Wednesday, we were given the opportunity to work from home. I took it.
Only problem is that my father's office is not set up the way I thought it was. While he has two monitors on his desk (actually three but the third one is for his personal computer) I could not find a way to connect the two monitors to my laptop. I also couldn't find a way to use the one monitor I could hook up and my laptop as my two screens. Due to how many windows we have to have open it works best to have two monitors.
Between the two days I only keyed fifty-nine reports. My usual numbers are nearly double that in one eight hour day.
Luckily we were back at our regular office yesterday.
When I got in, I had some emails from J asking why I didn't tell K that I was having issues with working at 'home' with just the one monitor. Thing is, I told K when I first logged in that it was probably going to be difficult for me because of the monitor situation. I assured J that if we had had to go back to the other office, I would have gone there. And she asked if I had mentioned an issue I was having with one of my sites when I first encountered it. The truth is I was going to ask for assistance on Tuesday but we were at the other site and were having internet issues so while I did mention it to K, we couldn't do anything about it. On Wednesday K emailed me that she would look it over that evening.
Yesterday we were given a new list of the sites we are to key. The site I was having issues with is now one of K's so the issue is no longer my concern.
J also sent me an email asking about another site that I keyed zeros for, for several days. This really pissed me off because there is a whole email conversation with the TM of that site that J was included in explaining that the site was down for all those days. I wouldn't have been as pissed as I was if J hadn't been so harsh in telling me to get her the paperwork for those days and to pay closer attention to the dates. She even did a screen grab and highlighted the date in question. I had seen that and that's why I contacted the TM about getting me the paperwork. He replied that the site was down for those days. J has told me in the past that that is all I need to key zeros for any days (as in I don't need to ask her permission) and so that's what I did.
And then yesterday my friend R told me that she had asked for FMLA to take care of her mother who has just been diagnosed with stage three cancer and has declined treatment. Late in the afternoon her and J had a meeting about it. When she got back to her desk she said she didn't want to talk about it. When she left, I saw her give her badge to J. Later I texted her asking about it. That's when she told me that she was denied FMLA because she hasn't been with the company a year so she had to resign. They've agreed to let her come back when she's able to but they cannot guarantee her the same position.
I'm really sad about this because she was the only person in the whole office that made sure I was included. She would ask me if I wanted to order food or if I wanted to go for lunch. And she was really the only one who would talk to me. But I know without her there my numbers will be higher because I won't be distracted by her; she loves to talk and I have difficulty working when I talk.
I am going to miss her. A lot.
Yesterday I worked twelve hours, mostly because I wanted to get off early today (A has been doing it every week for a couple of months and I feel it's unfair that she's allowed to do this so I did an experiment) but also because I am still so far behind. When J came in today she told me that I cannot do that without telling her I'm doing it. She said that A has always informed her before doing what she calls front-loading the week (which means my experiment proved what I already knew: only A is allowed to work extra and get off early). I'm calling bullshit on that because A is bffs with K and J.
When I left I mentioned I was thinking of front-loading next week and she said that that may not be necessary because her and K are going to try and get everyone caught up so that we're only out today, tomorrow and Sunday. I was about to ask how K could do that being hourly and not allowed OT when J said that her and K are salary. I do not think that K should be salary but I also don't like how quickly she was promoted to a position that did not exist until she was hired.
So, yeah. That's the bad of this week.
The good is I have made my bed each morning and I folded my laundry at the laundromat today. Now I just need to put them away but that won't be until tomorrow because it is almost time for me to go get my dad for our 'date'.
