Not so fast

Thought I was just tired from starting a new job till I finally dragged myself to the clinic yesterday.

It's never good when the first thing the doc says is "That looks awful. Oh. That's infected."

So yeah, not firing on all cylinders.

Also thought I set this to publish this morning. Didn't.

Hopefully back at it Monday, after a weekend filled with Bake Off and many naps.

Merry Christmas

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!

I need a nap

Had a doozy of a post for today, but it must wait, cause I don't have time to write it.

I am in desperate need of a nap, and have blocked off Sunday afternoon for that purpose. Fingers crossed.

Work's been good, just crazy busy. It's going well enough.

There probably won't be a post Monday (but who knows, not me) but by next Friday, we should be back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Merry Christmas!

P.S. A note about comments- Friends, I have discovered that I respond to comments about like I do to texts. Immediately, or never. But please know that I see them, and really appreciate each and every reader and commenter.

Thoughts

I am the only HR person at my job, so there is no one to ask about site specific things, like where do we keep the eval forms.

Some of the thoughts that have gone through my head this week include:

Am I supposed to be at this meeting? That one guy talked like I was, but no one told me about it. Should I have just shown up? That would be weird. Was I supposed to be there or not.

Wait, what did he say his name was?

Oh, I know this. But does it go to one of the Mikes or one of the Tims?

Company cell phone? No I don't have one. I don't even have the wifi password.

I put the wrong meeting room on that flyer. It's going to be a disaster. How much trouble will I be in?

Stay strong. Resist the candy bucket.

Do not cry at work, do not cry at work, do not cry at work.

Of all the songs that could get stuck in my head, why did my brain settle on The Lonely Goatherd as the best option?

Why did you say that?

I want to die.

What are they doing out there?

The what broke?

Oh, it's you again. Joy.

No, I don't want breakfast. Yes, I'm sure.

Go away.

Go away.

Go away.

Oh, I know that!

Not gone. Just busy

They've kept me busy at work. The past two weeks, they've had different people in to train me.

I was up before 6 this morning cause I have to do payroll today.

I might fall asleep at my desk.

I want a nap.

Haven't chased me away yet

Dear heavens.

Right now, I'm listening to a video about bloodborne pathogens. Yay. There's a ton of safety videos that I have to watch and take a quiz. Not a fan.

My predecessor left suddenly, and she did not throw anything away. My favorite thing I've found is an email from when corporate moved offices. The person said the new address was in her signature. My predecessor printed it out, like she wasn't going to get any more emails for them. Then, she stuck this paper on the folder for workers comp claims.

The confined space video is a real snoozefest. I'm not sure how many of these I can get through.

We also found my predecessor's computer files. Finally. I don't know how much help pictures of fairies or sexy anti aging secrets will be for me, but one never knows. Although, I've been informed I look about 17, and I don't think I'm looking to you younger.

About my bald spot

Ok, so I'm being a little dramatic calling to a bald spot, but there is a spot about the diameter of a drinking straw that my hair is to my scalp.

So for the new job, they wanted me to get drug tested. No problem. They wanted a hair sample. Even better, cause I hate needles.

I filled out the form online, and it told me where to go to get the sample collected. I filled out the form on a Saturday, and I had three days to get it done, starting from the Monday on Thanksgiving week.

On the list was a clinic in my hometown, about fifteen minutes from my house. Great, I could go on my way home from work, easy. I get there, hand the woman my order paper, and she goes to get someone. He tells me they don't do the hair collection there. But, he says they do it in the town where the paper is located. Fine.

Tuesday, I go after work to the clinic. It's about five instead from work. The lady has me fill out paperwork. Cool. I hand it to her, and she glances at the order sheet. They don't do hair collection either, and she isn't sure why the guy at the first clinic said they did.

At this point, I am both panicked and angry. I have one more day to do this, and it's the week of Thanksgiving.

I call corporate for the new job, and leave what I'm sure is a very panicked voicemail for my contact, who I had never spoken to before.

I then found a number for the company that actually does the drug tests, and who told me I could go to a clinic that did not actually do what the company says they do.

I got in touch with a nice lady after listening to several minutes of circus hold music. I explained to her what was going on, and that I had been to two clinics in two towns in two days, and nothing.

She said they would schedule it for me, and find out where I should go. They emailed me and told me to go to Town #3, about thirty minutes from work, and in the opposite direction of my house, which was fine.

I then called the clinic and asked if they did that kind of screening, and they said yes. I also asked about special hours.

As soon as we were off deadline Wednesday, I was out the door and down the road. I found the clinic no problem, and got back to see the nurse after about 15 minutes.

She was excited my hair was clean, which made me feel really bad for her, but that faded when she came at me with the scissors.

For some reason, I thought they were just going to pluck a couple of hairs. Nope. She got in there.

But it was over, and I got it done, and I passed, so all's well and all that, but I wouldn't want to go through that again.

Oh, and after the first of the year? They're switching back to urine.

New Beginnings

I start my new job tomorrow! I have today off, which I'm super thankful for, because I didn't get home after work Saturday night till after midnight, and I was up first thing in the morning and going all day yesterday. It's nice to have the day off to reset, and prepare for the rest of the week.

About the new job - my last job, as you know if you've been reading my blog, was a copy editor at a newspaper in a small town. The paper was almost an hour from where I live, and the pay and the benefits were... not great. My new job is actually in my town, which is even smaller than the small town the paper was in, and it's A LOT closer to home. (It really should have been in a Small/Medium town newsroom, but that didn't have the same ring to it.) At the new job, I'll be working in the HR department for a local manufacturer. The pay and the benefits are fantastic, and if I play my cards right, I'll be on the way to home ownership by the end of next year, which is not something I expected could happen for me any time soon.

The hours at the new job are going to be a little different, but with the time off my commute, I'll spend about the same amount of time away from home, I'll just be in the car less, which my car and I will both appreciate.

The new job has had quite a bit of turnover recently, for reasons that are not concerning, and I won't go into here. My predecessor, however, has already left, so corporate is, allegedly, sending someone to train me, so that'll be interesting.

All in all, I'm really looking forward to it, and will let y'all know how it goes. Also, I'll tell you about my drug test. For now, I'll just say it was an experience, and I have a bald spot.