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#1141
COSTELLO, what did your boss do that he deserved to be told off?
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I went to my exercise referral class today, which was hard work and exhausting, but I survived! Had to take a nap afterwards though, which my parents moaned about - "napping is bad for your sleep patterns", "how are you going to cope back in Uni?!" Ugh! I will be glad to be independent again, even if it's a struggle. *Willow* |
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The most recent is that my employer has shorted me on my personal and sick leave for the last six years. I just noticed it in late June. It makes me angry if I think about it too much, because when my adopted son was still at home I took so much leave time for school, therapists, court, etc. And I was always short of time. There was never enough. Now I know that I had more time coming to me that I wasn't being credited for. The thing is, why don't people just say, "I'm sorry." You know? The lady who is supposed to be taking care of this problem hasn't done it. She's had six weeks now. For two of those six weeks she was on vacation, which I find particularly galling, because I HAVEN'T HAD A VACATION IN YEARS - NO LEAVE TIME AVAILABLE! And she led me to believe she'd deal with this before she left on vacation on June 29. I see by my calendar that it's now August 10, and ... nothing. I asked my boss to intervene - and he did, he called her. But, he says to me, "I guess it's not a priority." That made me really mad. It sort of opened up a lot of wounds from other times when I wasn't a priority, I guess. There's a whole history here and some promises made to me that weren't kept. I told him this morning that no one had expressed any empathy for the problems this has caused me over the years. No one has said I'm sorry. He said - paraphrasing - "I'm sorry, but it's not my fault." I don't know. He has no social skills, so I don't know why I expected any more. __________________ "Hear me, my Chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever."--Chief Joseph |
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I'm glad you had your exercise class! What kind of 'cise was it? Pity about the exhaustion, though! It does get better. I need to find some way to make myself move more. (Wasn't the Olympics supposed to 'inspire a generation' to exercise or whatever?? Haha.) Why do your parents freak out so? Is it just because they're parents? When will your course start -- late September, I imagine? I'm glad you're looking forward to be on your own again __________________ Psychiatric Survivor "And just when I've lost my way, and I've got too many choices . . . . I hear voices!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLCfb54e_kM |
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#1145
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Human resources said: "I wish we'd known about this sooner." Like it was somehow my fault. I wish they'd known sooner too. I could have used the time. Academic affairs said: "Oh, yeah, I've got that here on my desk. I'll get to it later - when I'm less busy." My supervisor said: "It's not a priority." All I want to hear is "I'm so sorry this happened. I'm going to make it right - today!" __________________ "Hear me, my Chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever."--Chief Joseph |
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#1148
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The plan is to go back to Uni and ask for another referral as I can't do the full 12 weeks here. Then, hopefully, I will have built exercise into my routine and have enough momentum to maintain it. It will be harder without someone to force me to go (I feel obligated to show up for this guy), but maybe I can go with my housemate or something so we can motivate each other? Quote:
I think my course starts in mid-September, but I've had no paperwork to tell me, which stresses me out as I like to plan things and know things in advance. I'll be living with a friend I've lived with before for 3 years with no arguments, so I don't have to worry about house stress. Plus I'm taking my doggy with me to encourage me to get out of the house. Mostly I'm looking forward to distancing myself from the family dramas and getting away from my younger siblings, who are currently on school holidays and DRIVING ME MAD!!! Grrr! *Willow* |
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This is why I don't understand why it's taking so long. The math is easy. July 2006-September 2006, they shorted me 3 personal leave hours/month. October 2006-September 2011, they shorted me 3.5 personal leave hours/month. October 2011-July 2012 (yes, even the month after I notified them they shorted me), they shorted me 4 personal leave hours per month. Sick leave, they shorted me 2 hours per month for all months. So, (3 x 3) + (5 x 12 x 3.5) + (10 x 4) = 9 + 210 + 40 = 259 hours personal leave. And 2 x (3 + 60 + 10) = 146 hours sick leave. See, there's the math in 2 minutes. The only questions are, are they going to give it to me in time or cash, and if in cash, how much per hour? They keep saying it's going to take so much work to figure this all out, but really it's simple. Twenty minute's work. Tops. __________________ "Hear me, my Chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever."--Chief Joseph |
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#1151
Willow, do you have much experience with hypnosis? Do you think hypnosis CDs might work as well as seeing an actual hypnoT, or is it really worth it to shell out?
I can't be doing much shelling out in the next few weeks/months, as I have to move and don't have a security deposit saved :-X __________________ Psychiatric Survivor "And just when I've lost my way, and I've got too many choices . . . . I hear voices!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLCfb54e_kM |
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Personally I think that the CDs are good for relaxation but not as good for other things, although I've heard the stop smoking Paul McKenna ones are supposed to be quite successful. Maybe you could try a few CDs whilst saving up for a hypnoT. They are obscenely expensive though. Mine charged £80/session and it was a few years ago so I'd imagine about £100/session; maybe more as you live in London :s *Willow* |
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#1153
I am in agony today from my gym session yesterday I always said exercise was bad for you!!
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Hey folks, this thread is past 100 pages so I will be closing it now. We do this because of server loading times. If one of you wanted to start a new Roll Call thread, that would be great. Cheers!
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