Ohhhhhh, what an up and down week!
This was the third week I was with New Guy and I really felt like we were starting to gel. He's learning our procedures and we were starting to create that rapport that a field crew needs to function long term. I was pretty happy about it. Then on Wednesday the head of the Environmental Department came over and told him he would be starting work over in the Enviro Dep on Monday. That blindsided me and on Thursday I let my mouth run free on the job about it. Well, he took what I said seriously and was suddenly all worried about going over there, so he went to the head of the Survey Department and expressed his concerns. And in the process made the Survey Head think I was trash talking the Enviro Department. So I got a private talking to on Thursday. While it was couched nicely, it was obvious my boss wasn't happy with me about the situation. He's talking about us all being one company and being a team player. I just said yes sir, yes sir, but inside I was screaming "I DO this forsaken job BECAUSE I'm not a team player, you office dubber". The upshot is that I can't say anything to the new guy because I know he'll talk about it to whoever he comes into contact with. Man, I hate working with people people. Work itself was up and down too. Monday and Tuesday we had rain and snow. It was cold, in April. So wrong! Thankfully, the rest of the week was sunny, even if a bit chilly.
Man, getting chewed out, even nicely, just overshadows everything right now.
A Parental Pod flew up and she and Mrs B are heading over to a weekend ladies retreat starting tonight. While I joke about having a stag weekend, the reality is that I'm going to play some Magic on Saturday and then some more Magic on Sunday. That and eat pizza. Yep, Bookstooge really knows how to have a wild time ;-)
I hope your week went well. Feel free to tell me about it. No really, do. Good, bad or even blase. I'd appreciate some distraction for sure!
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