Saturday, May 20, 2006

Well, well, well

Firstly, a big thanks for your reassuring comments regarding the issues with work. It was actually quite funny but when all these probs started, I said to my mum and Pete that with these new IR laws I think they are trying to make me look incompentent in the busiest two weeks of the year so that the week afterwards they can get rid of me. I was told that I was being silly.

On Thursday, just before leaving I was asked for a chat. The conversation went as follows:

"Well Kim, as you know, at the beginning of the year when you asked to go from 20 hours to 17 hours it was on a trial basis to see how things would go."

"Yes I know"

"Well eventhough the work is getting done and there is very little to do now, we need you to return to the 20 hours (eventhough I spend a minimum of 2 hours a day on the net reading journals, looking at Ebay and playing games) and start working on Fridays too."

"Oh"

"We just think that even though there isn't a lot to do it is better for customer relations that if they call in the morning and call back at lunchtime that the same person is here to deal with them. We are also finding that things are getting lost... well not lost but details are getting mixed up when they get passed between 3 or 4 people instead of from you to the final person. And with Richard (her husband) now out building the new glasshouse, we need someone in here on Fridays as no-one will be in the office (as she attend playgroup with her daughter)"

"Well I don't think I can do that. I am only just getting Bethany to and from school as it is and I can't do Fridays as I can't get her there at all."

The conversation continued, including my pregnancy, and it came to either I do these hours or I leave. I was told to discuss it over the weekend with Peter and let them know on Monday.

So in 3 weeks time I will no longer have a job. My mum made me realise that now they don't have to worry about giving me maternity leave and holding my job open. And I realised today that there is no way I can get another proper part time job before giving birth as no-one will hire someone who has to leave again in just over 20 weeks. So I am screwed!

I know that with all these stress I was getting I was seriously contemplating leaving at the end of June but now it is going to be the beginning and it leaves us about 3-4 weeks short in wages so belts will have to be tightened.

I can't say now that I have a very high opinion of the both of my bosses. After everything I have done for them, including working full time while they went on holidays to the gold coast, and putting up with their nearly 3 year old daughter and her tantrums I am not very impressed.

It is for this reason I am only going to give 2 weeks notice on Monday. I was going to give 3 weeks, as I have nearly 3 weeks holidays owing and it would almost get us to the end of June and then we could get more in family payments. But then I realised that if I did that, I might end up having to train the new person before I go. If I only give 2 weeks then they won't be able to advertise my job till Wednesday at the earliest or Saturday. Then they have to wait for applications (and I remember Tara saying that they didn't get very many when I applied), do interviews, which at the earliest would be Monday or Tuesday of my last week, and then I finish 2 days later on the Thursday.

I know it is a bit spiteful but the way they have gone about it all hasn't been very nice either.

So there you have it, I knew something was up. Always listen to that little voice that says something isn't right.

Onto nicer things. I have started to feel bubs move. I wasn't sure but thought I did on Wednesday but now it is definate. My tummy has also popped out over the last 3 days. Pete and I went to the movies on Thursday night (to cheer ourselves up) and while I was standing there, mum said I was starting to show. I will take a photo soon. I only have 1 photo of me pregnant with Bethany as I was so big I had to make my own maternity clothes and they looked like tents. I was so embarrassed (even hiding behind my sister in one). But not this time. I have even just bought my first pair of maternity pants ever, size 16. They are so comfy. Still at little loose around the top but once my tummy really pops they will be perfect.

Well I am exhausted and totally ready for bed. Hope you all have a great weekend. Look after yourselves.
Posted by Kim :: 8:47 PM :: 4 Comments:

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