Post by melodar on May 25, 2008 22:32:39 GMT -5
Hellos all,
Sorry to be such a stranger of late. I'd not in any way planned things this way, nor realized how long I'd be away.
May started my 4 months of hell at work....and things have become increasingly and surprisingly worse.
I'd agreed to take on more so that they could allow my customer service rep to take a 4 month voluntary layoff....I'd agreed to it under the assumption she would be the only one taken from my 7 person crew in Shipping.
She left at the beginning of the month and the first 2 weeks I've been overwhelmed by trying to accomplish my job as shipping area manager..and hers which complimented many things I do, and added many others. Now my days are packed with me trying to accomplish 2 to 3 things ALL day every minute I am there. I get home, eat dinner, help the kids with homework ...check email / myspace and by then I'm nodding off every night. I guess I overestimated how much My boss would really help me with some of her tasks -.-
Then...they dropped the bombshell on me Friday the 16th, they moved one of my 2nd shift drivers to Production. Leaving me one person on nights to stage and label the next days loads...I was floored....
I'd been over capacity for those first 2 weeks and they want to take another from my crew....I'm fortunate that I have such a good bunch...they've stepped up and done a lot more each and every one. I'm 15 to 20 years younger than every member of my crew, but one 19 yr old girl, and I hate to see them work hard like this. We deal in only metal stampings and weldings....it's not like we ship out lightweight plastic or leather parts...
Then...Thursday, my son's birthday, they announced a 3rd reduction to my crew....they removed our cycle counter and starting this coming Tuesday she will be on production...That is pretty much half my crew now. 6 plus me...and they took away 3...She did much of our labeling, running labels, and some time consuming data entry...
It's only suppose to last until September...but I'm really not sure how the hell I'm going to make it through June even....
With these changes...and with some boredom that had set in...I'm not sure when I'll be logging back in...
This is why I posted here in the Dark side of Pillaging..
I'm not leaving, I'm not quitting. You can remove me if you would like, I'll bug yas non stop till you let me back in once I find some time to actually be able to relax and play. I have a founder's lifetime membership so I'll be around again for sure. For now, my son can play on his server while I use what tiny bit of freetime I have to take care of all the home things that won't be getting done like they use to .......
I still can't believe how things have changed there...The auto industry is NOT a good field to be in right now. I still get irrate when I hear these economists go back and forth about what "Degree" of a recession they think we are in or for how long they predict it will last....
With the prices of oil driving up the prices of most everything we buy....things will not be turning around for quite some time I think. What extra money will be coming in will already be spent in the pumps, in the grocery stores and in all shopping centers. The trucking companies raise their surcharges, the factories / warehouses / businesses in turn will raise all their prices to offset these higher prices and the trickedown effect continues to wreak havoc on our economy....Layoffs, businesses shutting down their doors, it's a growing problem that will continue to spiral down if something is not done soon...
Sorry to have rambled on and on. I miss you guys, but cannot justify spending my freetime here, when I have so much less already to spend with my wife and children. <3 ya all.
Ony, I'm glad you've stepped up and taken on all the responsiblities of leading our kinship. It is a tough job, with little rewards and sometimes can be stressful, but someone has to do it. You have a nice sense of calm about you, like a rock. I hope any negativity you are presented with rolls off you like water over a rock.
Sorry to be such a stranger of late. I'd not in any way planned things this way, nor realized how long I'd be away.
May started my 4 months of hell at work....and things have become increasingly and surprisingly worse.
I'd agreed to take on more so that they could allow my customer service rep to take a 4 month voluntary layoff....I'd agreed to it under the assumption she would be the only one taken from my 7 person crew in Shipping.
She left at the beginning of the month and the first 2 weeks I've been overwhelmed by trying to accomplish my job as shipping area manager..and hers which complimented many things I do, and added many others. Now my days are packed with me trying to accomplish 2 to 3 things ALL day every minute I am there. I get home, eat dinner, help the kids with homework ...check email / myspace and by then I'm nodding off every night. I guess I overestimated how much My boss would really help me with some of her tasks -.-
Then...they dropped the bombshell on me Friday the 16th, they moved one of my 2nd shift drivers to Production. Leaving me one person on nights to stage and label the next days loads...I was floored....
I'd been over capacity for those first 2 weeks and they want to take another from my crew....I'm fortunate that I have such a good bunch...they've stepped up and done a lot more each and every one. I'm 15 to 20 years younger than every member of my crew, but one 19 yr old girl, and I hate to see them work hard like this. We deal in only metal stampings and weldings....it's not like we ship out lightweight plastic or leather parts...
Then...Thursday, my son's birthday, they announced a 3rd reduction to my crew....they removed our cycle counter and starting this coming Tuesday she will be on production...That is pretty much half my crew now. 6 plus me...and they took away 3...She did much of our labeling, running labels, and some time consuming data entry...
It's only suppose to last until September...but I'm really not sure how the hell I'm going to make it through June even....
With these changes...and with some boredom that had set in...I'm not sure when I'll be logging back in...
This is why I posted here in the Dark side of Pillaging..
I'm not leaving, I'm not quitting. You can remove me if you would like, I'll bug yas non stop till you let me back in once I find some time to actually be able to relax and play. I have a founder's lifetime membership so I'll be around again for sure. For now, my son can play on his server while I use what tiny bit of freetime I have to take care of all the home things that won't be getting done like they use to .......
I still can't believe how things have changed there...The auto industry is NOT a good field to be in right now. I still get irrate when I hear these economists go back and forth about what "Degree" of a recession they think we are in or for how long they predict it will last....
With the prices of oil driving up the prices of most everything we buy....things will not be turning around for quite some time I think. What extra money will be coming in will already be spent in the pumps, in the grocery stores and in all shopping centers. The trucking companies raise their surcharges, the factories / warehouses / businesses in turn will raise all their prices to offset these higher prices and the trickedown effect continues to wreak havoc on our economy....Layoffs, businesses shutting down their doors, it's a growing problem that will continue to spiral down if something is not done soon...
Sorry to have rambled on and on. I miss you guys, but cannot justify spending my freetime here, when I have so much less already to spend with my wife and children. <3 ya all.
Ony, I'm glad you've stepped up and taken on all the responsiblities of leading our kinship. It is a tough job, with little rewards and sometimes can be stressful, but someone has to do it. You have a nice sense of calm about you, like a rock. I hope any negativity you are presented with rolls off you like water over a rock.
Hang in there - I'll keep sending good thoughts your way and will be thrilled to see you back in Middle Earth whenever it is!