Mental Holiday

I decided I was having a minor mental breakdown at work. Not really. I was just tired of the place. One of the advantages of being a ten year plus veteran is the amount of vacation I get. Add to that a my regular schedule of four days off and I can take five days off with only burning one day vacation. Not a bad deal at all.

A few things were wearing me down. I changed supervisors. Again. In normal circumstances I could careless. I'm not in normal circumstances. As I've explained before, I'm in the company drug and alcohol recovery program. I've done all the bullshit and hoops they want me to. Now it's a matter of just randomly pissing in a cup. No problem. I did two years probation without failing and now almost another two years (some of the time of work and probation overlap) of not failing at work.

Changing supervisors becomes a problem for me because it's more people that get pulled into the circle of confidentiality. I'm sure people, besides the ones that I told, know but no one ever says anything about it to me and I like that. But for my mental well being the less supervisors that know the better off I am.

So when I found out I could be changing supervisors for the fourth time in under a year I flipped out. I had to calm myself down over the weekend. Sunday I determined that I'd talk to my current supervisor and say hey man this shit is getting ridiculous. So Monday morning I talked with him and let it known how I felt about possibly switching again this summer. He listened and told me that he would mention it to the big boss woman. He definitely understood where I was coming from. I thanked him for his time and understanding. I trust him to not say anything to anyone other than his boss and hopefully get his my concerns taken care of.

So in my minivacation, I plan on a few things done and spend some down time reading, watching movies, DVR shows, the dog track and maybe a day of fishing.

Other than that I'm gearing up for my next adventure...the contract negotiations with my employer.

I think the up coming negotiations also made me decide to take some down time.

After that wraps up, I'll probably take a prolonged vacation and then start my house hunting adventures.

Adventures...I laugh myself off at that.

Good night.

The Pope