Too Much.

06Apr06

You won’t believe this. Because I’ve been absent from work for more than five days (would anyone like to take a high fever- 101ºF, an ear infection and strep throat?) apparently I have “resigned” from my job. Or so they say it’s the policy. Wow. I thought the job was going to be fun? Anything but. And according to them, when I’m ready to return to work (or when the doctor will freely let me because then I am “sick-free”) I then have to reapply for my job. But who’s to say at that point my job will still be available? Here’s what I say. I’ll go into work for Sunday, attempt to clock in as normal and see what happens. Then again, I don’t want to step on any high and mighty corporate toe’s because the sooner I come back the sooner I might be out the door. Again. It just frustrates me, you know? They can’t fire me or try and get rid of me for being sick. I have a doctor’s note! Do you want a permission slip? Do I need a hall pass? I feel like I’m in high school. Again.

I haven’t left the house except to go to the doctors, but I was going to make an exception. Just to verbally give her an extra piece of my mind. I did so on the phone, except I didn’t think it did justice. I found it really funny how my department manager told me that I had to apply for a leave of absence. If she really had any idea of what is going on, she’d know that I’m unable to because I haven’t been with the company for that long to even do so. It was somewhat ironic when the woman who I spoke to from benefits (the leave of absence line) told me that whomever told me to call, is unprofessionally and clearly doesn’t know what she’s talking about. It’s like sticking it to the man. You go, woman. Whomever, stick it to her. You just have no idea how clueless this woman really is. She can’t even manage. I mean, I could do a whole lot better than she can, but I don’t want her job. It’s for a simple fact beyond it’s principle. Here I am, this new employee- just following procedure, when the procedure itself isn’t even valid.

Postscript 11:42p Maybe writing publically about your job is bad. Don’t wanna become Dooce‘ed. Plus, I’m not saying what she did was wrong or anything of the sorts, but I just don’t wanna get canned from my job because I’m writing about it in a negative way. However, it’s free speech so, I just will continue on.

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