Angus McGee
Gold Member
So, you all know about what happened earlier this week with my wife getting a new phone, yada yada... (see my "Feeling Depressed" thread to get caught up on that)
My poor wife...
On Tuesday, she stumbled across a conversation between two co-workers in her department that have been going back and forth joking about the friendship my wife has with a male co-worker who has special needs. (He's a functioning autistic). They had blocked her from seeing these comments, except for once on Tuesday. They were so awful and hurtful, that my wife printed them out, and took them to her supervisor who she has a good relationship with. The supervisor started crying. They took the print out to HR who called in-house council, and fired the two women on the spot. Apparently, these comments have been spread through their whole office (which is the largest law firm in town).
My wife got the rest of the week off on paid administrative leave, and is coming down off the shock of it all. Honestly, she is taking it well, and feels that the malignant tumor is now gone, and things should be much more peaceful for her.
I wrote her in an email that even though I haven't read any of the garbage that was written about her, I trust her implicitly, and have no doubt at all that everything said about her is nothing but lies.
Wednesday, I decided to make the appointment with a new T for myself. That happened, I'm meeting with her next Tuesday night. Also, my supervisor called me into a conference room, closed the door, and told me that they're noticing a drop in my focus/productivity, and it's starting to impact the projects I'm working on. He suggested that I may want to look at finding a position in another department where the stress is lower. He assured me that it wasn't that they were firing me, or wanted to see me out of the department I'm in, but that he was thinking of me trying to shuffle everything, and getting burned out.
He told me of a position open in a much lower-key department. I applied, and have an interview on the 9th.
A few weeks ago, a friend from church and I traded vehicles. He wanted a pickup, and had a Honda Accord. I wanted a more fuel economic car, and had a pickup. It worked out perfectly. We haven't made the title swap just yet, but plan to. I got a text from him yesterday, and he asked if I still had insurance on the truck. I told him I did, and he said "Good. I just backed into my landlord's BMW SUV." I was about to contact my insurance guy, when he texted me again, and said "Don't bother contacting your insurance. I can get their vehicle fixed for $125. I'll take care of that out of pocket."
Last night, my wife got a voicemail on her new phone from her T, and goes in for her first appt. on the 5th.
can I breathe now?
My poor wife...
On Tuesday, she stumbled across a conversation between two co-workers in her department that have been going back and forth joking about the friendship my wife has with a male co-worker who has special needs. (He's a functioning autistic). They had blocked her from seeing these comments, except for once on Tuesday. They were so awful and hurtful, that my wife printed them out, and took them to her supervisor who she has a good relationship with. The supervisor started crying. They took the print out to HR who called in-house council, and fired the two women on the spot. Apparently, these comments have been spread through their whole office (which is the largest law firm in town).
My wife got the rest of the week off on paid administrative leave, and is coming down off the shock of it all. Honestly, she is taking it well, and feels that the malignant tumor is now gone, and things should be much more peaceful for her.
I wrote her in an email that even though I haven't read any of the garbage that was written about her, I trust her implicitly, and have no doubt at all that everything said about her is nothing but lies.
Wednesday, I decided to make the appointment with a new T for myself. That happened, I'm meeting with her next Tuesday night. Also, my supervisor called me into a conference room, closed the door, and told me that they're noticing a drop in my focus/productivity, and it's starting to impact the projects I'm working on. He suggested that I may want to look at finding a position in another department where the stress is lower. He assured me that it wasn't that they were firing me, or wanted to see me out of the department I'm in, but that he was thinking of me trying to shuffle everything, and getting burned out.
He told me of a position open in a much lower-key department. I applied, and have an interview on the 9th.
A few weeks ago, a friend from church and I traded vehicles. He wanted a pickup, and had a Honda Accord. I wanted a more fuel economic car, and had a pickup. It worked out perfectly. We haven't made the title swap just yet, but plan to. I got a text from him yesterday, and he asked if I still had insurance on the truck. I told him I did, and he said "Good. I just backed into my landlord's BMW SUV." I was about to contact my insurance guy, when he texted me again, and said "Don't bother contacting your insurance. I can get their vehicle fixed for $125. I'll take care of that out of pocket."
Last night, my wife got a voicemail on her new phone from her T, and goes in for her first appt. on the 5th.
can I breathe now?
