I got to wear my beautiful vintage dress today. I just love it! I got a lot of compliments, but didn’t explain that it was old, yet new! I also wore my grandmother’s orange cardigan, which matches perfectly with the small orange flowers amongst the brown on the cream background. It’s such a subtle, delicate fabric, which is very sheer. It’s tight to the waist and then very full. My favorite style!
So, when I got to work the first thing I noticed was that I had my phone at last – except the woman did EXACTLY what we all asked her NOT to. She disregarded every single request we made. I can understand her not listening to me, or even the trainee, but to disregard a partner’s orders?
What she did was give me a new extension, and also had my boss’ phone ring at my desk. So far, so good. She was supposed to change my extension to be the trainee’s extension, but instead she put the name of the woman who is no longer here, because she’s ill. So, when you call the extension HER name came up. I thought that was horrible, because people would think she was well and had come back to work!
At my trainee’s desk (which WAS my desk) the phone lady put her extension from her desk on the 5th floor (which she asked her NOT to do). She also had my boss’ extension and also had my old extension, again with the woman's name who had the job before she was ill.
The phone lady also put all the extension of THIS job at her desk on the 5th floor, which she told her specifically NOT to do. She messed everything up!\
I immediately called my friend in HR and went down and told her what happened. She was going to tell her boss, who is the head of HR.
When I got to my desk my trainee came up to complain, because not only didn’t she do what she asked at her new desk by me, but she also changed her phone around where she currently works, which she specifically asked her NOT to do. She wanted me to go back to HR with her, but this time we spoke to the head of HR, instead of my friend. We explained the WHOLE situation, and she agreed that it didn’t make ANY sense, and she was going to have it all fixed.
Unfortunately, when I left today at 5:00pm, it still wasn’t done. My phone was installed after 5:00pm yesterday, so I’m assuming it was done after 5:00pm today and when I get in tomorrow it should all be fixed. I didn’t say a word to my boss, because I figure why bother him with details. As long as it’s getting fixed and he ends up with what he wants, I don’t think he needs to be bothered. He already spoke to the head of HR yesterday and told her what he wants, so she was really upset with the phone lady. Both of the people in HR kept shrugging their shoulders and rolling their eyes. They couldn't imagine what was going on in phone lady's head!
Anyway, I didn’t do much today, except read my book and I finished it around 4:00pm. I have another one to start tomorrow!
When I got home Eric informed me he had already eaten some of the chicken he made the night before, so I just made a Boca Burger and some MORNINGSTAR veggie bites. I watched THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER, which I had recorded last night. It was very sweet.
I spoke to my cousin, Ilene, whose house we will be visiting on Saturday. Her sister, Karen, and her family will be there, too, so it will be a fun-filled afternoon with all our L.A. cousins! I told Ilene I’ll bring a pasta salad. I used to make a mean pasta salad years ago, and it was one of my trademark barbecue dishes. We haven’t had a barbecue in about 6 years (since I opened the shop!) and I haven’t made one in a good long time. It will be fun, and I know Ilene will definitely be doing a lot of preparing, so at least I can bring one dish!
I’ll do my shopping tomorrow night, but will only buy the stuff for the pasta salad. I’ll do the rest of my food shopping on Sunday, so everything will be super-fresh for the week!
Here’s a shocker: I got a letter from TIME WARNER CABLE apologizing for our recent problems and they gave us a coupon for a free MOVIE ON DEMAND. It’s amazing! I’m in shock! We rarely watch MOVIES ON DEMAND, but I’ll have to take advantage. I mean, how often do you get something free from your cable company?
I didn’t take a nap tonight, so I should be able to fall asleep at a decent time and I am determined to get a good night’s sleep. I just wish I could be as sleepy at 10:00pm as I am at 7:00pm (and 6:00am!). It seems I get a second wind and by the time bedtime rolls around, I’m rarin’ to go! Oh, well. I’m a night owl by nature!