So I got hauled in to Human Resources for another talking to about my attitude yesterday.

This incident occurred at the gate as we were leaving for the day. Some girl (I think I know who she is) went to the HR manager lady and complained that one day while trying to exit the gate her car stalled and I was behind her gesturing and “saying bad things” (apparently she could read my lips – yeah right!) and the upshot was that she was very scared (GOOD!!!!!). She thought I was upset because her car stalled so I calmly explained to the Hr manager lady and my department head that I was upset about the fact that before she could get to the gate and stall out her car, she had come flying out of a side aisle without looking almost hitting me (I love how she didn’t tell them THAT part). THAT was what I was upset about, not that her car stalled.

So I have to ask again…what is with this “running and tattling to mommy and daddy” mentality we seem to have cultivated in our society these days. When I was a kid you were taught to fight your own battles. And haven’t any of these people today ever heard of the old “Sticks and Stones” saying? I know some think that I’m doing the same whining here and I am, but the difference is that here I’m not fucking with someone’s life. I’m not going to cause someone to lose their job because I think I’m all that and should be treated with kid gloves.

Anyway, we had pretty much the same talk as before…me explaining that there is too much stress in my life right now between home and work. Of course my department head tried to convince me that all this mandatory overtime (yes, 6 hours again this coming Saturday) was actually part of the job. No I beg to differ. My job is full time and according to the agreement I signed when I took the job that entails 40 hours a week, 8 hours a day Monday thru Friday. Period.

The upside here was that I was not put on corrective action this time, apparently I’m an excellent employee in every other respect, but it was STRONGLY suggested that I call the behavioral health hotline and get myself straightened out. And I actually agree with this. I know I need help and I want it. So that’s what I’m going to have to do. I’ll keep you informed.

So I ventured out to the mechanic yesterday and got some things taken care of with my car. I made sure I was at the place before it opened and got in pretty quick. Of course I was still there for 3 hours, luckily I was the only smoker there so I was alone outside at the smoking bench. That made it a little easier.

And I had good news regarding the car. All I needed to have done was to replace the air filter, do an oil change and the front brakes, everything else was good. Now this is a big deal because the last time the car was in for service (besides new tires a couple years ago) was back in New Jersey to have it looked at before making the drive out here to Hell. And then they didn’t need to do anything to it. So I lucked out with my little car, in the almost 7 years that I’ve owned it this is the first time it needed anything. I think it’s a keeper!

So then today, to reward my lovely little car, I vacuumed it out real good and washed all it’s windows both inside and out. All it really needs now to have undergone a complete beauty treatment would be to get washed. But that’s just a bit too much for me right now.

(This is an old picture from several years ago, I haven’t taken any recently)