Happy Thanksgiving Eve!
I was checking other peoples blogs and saying to myself "damn, so and so needs to update!" then I remembered my own blog, sitting here & feeling unloved.
It's overwhelming to sit down and type sometimes, despite how cathartic it is by the end. I've been in bit of a funk lately, and just kinda veggin' to myself and not in the mood to sit at the computer once I'm home.
So, for those of you that didn't get the email, or forgot.. I started a new job on November 5th. Well, I started training for it. Had to drive back and forth to Kannapolis for 2 days, ooh fun! It was boring, as most trainings are. They crammed benefit, 401k and life insurance info down our throats and tried to make sure we at least knew something about their computer system for docusmentation sake. Already better than YO, since I didn't even get an hour of pre-work training!! Since then, I've been sitting on my ball (for those of you that don't know, I sit on my exercise ball like a chair at work so my back doesn't cramp up) and playing on the computer or studying for my LPC exam. Nothing to do. It's nice in that it's a big change and relaxing compared to YO and the nuttiness, but also I'm like, "ok, I want to be DOING something!!" We have no clients right now. Just before I came they discharged 2 to group homes and another 1 or 2 just finished up their alloted time. So.. we're waiting on referrals. 3 assessments are scheduled for next week, so we'll see. In the mean time, other than being bored and antsy, it's a nice time to seriously study while getting paid!! I don't know at what point I should get worried.. altho there are always other depts to help in, especially in the Emergency Services dept, where crazy people walk in off the streets and are in need of help RIGHT THAT SECOND. Once I learn how to do the assessments and paperwork, I'm sure they'll stick me over there when it's slow.
As for my LPC stuff, I finally broke down and bought a study book. Supposedly "THE" book for taking the NCE (National Counselor Exam) and passing. I'm quite surprised at how much I remember and how often I get the answers right! It's a big fat book of sample questions (1000, I think it is) with big long explanations that teach you the answer and more. I can't beleive these are actual questions, cuz I'm like "well DUH" on a lot of them. I think there are 200 questions on the exam, and 40 of them don't count.. something like that. Jacki & I are aiming for February to take the exam. I have to finish one part of my application and send it in with $100. Oy. Someone always wants money from me!
I had to argue with YO about getting my last mileage reimbursment check. They tried to hold it from me because they said they asked for some forms before I left and I didn't turn them in. But they didn't call me to tell me that, did they? Hell, no one (supervisory) was at work on my last afternoon!! Lovely, huh??? So, when I checked on the status of my check and the lady told me that, I went through the roof! She told me who told her this and I sent him a nice long email. I was very specific in my concerns, but I don't think I was bitchy. It took him almost 3 days to get back to me.. and when I finally talked to the bastard, he had this nasty attitude and still tried to argue with me. So, again I explained the same things I said in the email. They did ask me (and Jacki) to turn something in the Thursday of my last week. We both asked for more specifics and never got an answer. So, by 5:30 on Friday when I was packing up the last of my shit, I still hadn't heard anything so I said forget it. Can't turn shit in if I don't know what you want, where you want it and who gets it. Simple communication, which is their basic problem. Anyway, I was supposed to get the check today at 3. Dude calls and says so and so hasn't been to the office yet, but we'll have it by 5. Whatever. I will give him credit for calling, and then calling at 4:15 to say it was ready. So, I walked in there (never met this dude before), someone told him I was there, got my check, handed him his precious paperwork and said "It's been a pleasure doing business with you" and turned and walked right back out. I need my CPR/First Aid certification card from them, and then I'm going to cuss their asses out! Well, maybe not really, but I'm working on a strongly worded letter telling them exactly what I think of their sucky ass company.
One last little story from the so special Youth Opportunities people. The president/CEO whatever his title is was actually at my old program one day this week, admist chaos, and one of the teachers launched into her usual tirade about therapy not being good enough and not what the program used to be, blah blah blah. I don't think I've ever officially been introduced to this man (Robert), and barely know what he looks like. Certainly haven't talked to him, had any communication with him, nothing like that. Well, he apparantly starts to say something about "well Nicole..." and the teacher cut him off quickly saying "Um, no, Nicole wasn't the problem with therapy." How the HELL do you DARE try to criticize an employee you don't even know, haven't EVER seen working or interacting with kids, families or coworkers. Jacki was down the hall when this incident took place. I'm glad that this teacher had enough sense to know that it wasn't my fault the program was falling apart and to quickly correct the bastard. This all comes back to the "ice bitch" as I call her.. our old supervisor who got a frufru made up job at the main office and went a little power crazy. She started talking shit about both Jacki & I and has really poisoned people over there about us. That explains Robert trying to make a comment about me, and the attitude of the guy with the mileage check. Has to. She started to make some other nasty comments about me before when I was late to a training because I had a chiropractor appt that ran late. So, when I got back, everyone came up to me and said "Shannon went off because you weren't there, and called you out in front of everyone for being late without permission (which I had)." So that was a bad day anyway, so I marched right up to her and she stumbled to change her story and try to blame it on frustrations and other people being late and looking bad for the big wigs that were there.
So, needless to say, I'm so glad I chose to leave. It really was making me miserable, grumpy, angry, short with people and just crabby all around. I think I'm still recovering, esp with this shit about the checks now. I can't wait to be totally rid of the place. Really thinking about calling some of my old kids parents and telling them to get their kids the hell outta there!
I"m hoping this new job will start picking up so I can see that I really did make a good choice, that I can do my job and be good at it and WANT to do it because I work for people that care. I know I did good work, but the last 6-8 weeks I was just dragging and really didn't care. My families and kids were sad to see me go, and that's all that matters!!
And now, I must get to bed. See, I do feel better to purge all that!!
It's overwhelming to sit down and type sometimes, despite how cathartic it is by the end. I've been in bit of a funk lately, and just kinda veggin' to myself and not in the mood to sit at the computer once I'm home.
So, for those of you that didn't get the email, or forgot.. I started a new job on November 5th. Well, I started training for it. Had to drive back and forth to Kannapolis for 2 days, ooh fun! It was boring, as most trainings are. They crammed benefit, 401k and life insurance info down our throats and tried to make sure we at least knew something about their computer system for docusmentation sake. Already better than YO, since I didn't even get an hour of pre-work training!! Since then, I've been sitting on my ball (for those of you that don't know, I sit on my exercise ball like a chair at work so my back doesn't cramp up) and playing on the computer or studying for my LPC exam. Nothing to do. It's nice in that it's a big change and relaxing compared to YO and the nuttiness, but also I'm like, "ok, I want to be DOING something!!" We have no clients right now. Just before I came they discharged 2 to group homes and another 1 or 2 just finished up their alloted time. So.. we're waiting on referrals. 3 assessments are scheduled for next week, so we'll see. In the mean time, other than being bored and antsy, it's a nice time to seriously study while getting paid!! I don't know at what point I should get worried.. altho there are always other depts to help in, especially in the Emergency Services dept, where crazy people walk in off the streets and are in need of help RIGHT THAT SECOND. Once I learn how to do the assessments and paperwork, I'm sure they'll stick me over there when it's slow.
As for my LPC stuff, I finally broke down and bought a study book. Supposedly "THE" book for taking the NCE (National Counselor Exam) and passing. I'm quite surprised at how much I remember and how often I get the answers right! It's a big fat book of sample questions (1000, I think it is) with big long explanations that teach you the answer and more. I can't beleive these are actual questions, cuz I'm like "well DUH" on a lot of them. I think there are 200 questions on the exam, and 40 of them don't count.. something like that. Jacki & I are aiming for February to take the exam. I have to finish one part of my application and send it in with $100. Oy. Someone always wants money from me!
I had to argue with YO about getting my last mileage reimbursment check. They tried to hold it from me because they said they asked for some forms before I left and I didn't turn them in. But they didn't call me to tell me that, did they? Hell, no one (supervisory) was at work on my last afternoon!! Lovely, huh??? So, when I checked on the status of my check and the lady told me that, I went through the roof! She told me who told her this and I sent him a nice long email. I was very specific in my concerns, but I don't think I was bitchy. It took him almost 3 days to get back to me.. and when I finally talked to the bastard, he had this nasty attitude and still tried to argue with me. So, again I explained the same things I said in the email. They did ask me (and Jacki) to turn something in the Thursday of my last week. We both asked for more specifics and never got an answer. So, by 5:30 on Friday when I was packing up the last of my shit, I still hadn't heard anything so I said forget it. Can't turn shit in if I don't know what you want, where you want it and who gets it. Simple communication, which is their basic problem. Anyway, I was supposed to get the check today at 3. Dude calls and says so and so hasn't been to the office yet, but we'll have it by 5. Whatever. I will give him credit for calling, and then calling at 4:15 to say it was ready. So, I walked in there (never met this dude before), someone told him I was there, got my check, handed him his precious paperwork and said "It's been a pleasure doing business with you" and turned and walked right back out. I need my CPR/First Aid certification card from them, and then I'm going to cuss their asses out! Well, maybe not really, but I'm working on a strongly worded letter telling them exactly what I think of their sucky ass company.
One last little story from the so special Youth Opportunities people. The president/CEO whatever his title is was actually at my old program one day this week, admist chaos, and one of the teachers launched into her usual tirade about therapy not being good enough and not what the program used to be, blah blah blah. I don't think I've ever officially been introduced to this man (Robert), and barely know what he looks like. Certainly haven't talked to him, had any communication with him, nothing like that. Well, he apparantly starts to say something about "well Nicole..." and the teacher cut him off quickly saying "Um, no, Nicole wasn't the problem with therapy." How the HELL do you DARE try to criticize an employee you don't even know, haven't EVER seen working or interacting with kids, families or coworkers. Jacki was down the hall when this incident took place. I'm glad that this teacher had enough sense to know that it wasn't my fault the program was falling apart and to quickly correct the bastard. This all comes back to the "ice bitch" as I call her.. our old supervisor who got a frufru made up job at the main office and went a little power crazy. She started talking shit about both Jacki & I and has really poisoned people over there about us. That explains Robert trying to make a comment about me, and the attitude of the guy with the mileage check. Has to. She started to make some other nasty comments about me before when I was late to a training because I had a chiropractor appt that ran late. So, when I got back, everyone came up to me and said "Shannon went off because you weren't there, and called you out in front of everyone for being late without permission (which I had)." So that was a bad day anyway, so I marched right up to her and she stumbled to change her story and try to blame it on frustrations and other people being late and looking bad for the big wigs that were there.
So, needless to say, I'm so glad I chose to leave. It really was making me miserable, grumpy, angry, short with people and just crabby all around. I think I'm still recovering, esp with this shit about the checks now. I can't wait to be totally rid of the place. Really thinking about calling some of my old kids parents and telling them to get their kids the hell outta there!
I"m hoping this new job will start picking up so I can see that I really did make a good choice, that I can do my job and be good at it and WANT to do it because I work for people that care. I know I did good work, but the last 6-8 weeks I was just dragging and really didn't care. My families and kids were sad to see me go, and that's all that matters!!
And now, I must get to bed. See, I do feel better to purge all that!!
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