FIRED

A week ago tomorrow I was fired from G&D Integrated for violating their attendance points policy.  I feel that I didn't do anything wrong.  I got points even though several times I had a doctor's excuse for many of my abscences but that wasn't good enough for them.  They have a lost a viable employee with a lot of talent.  They will regret it someday, I hope. 

In the wake of getting fired I have been applying like crazy for jobs I have found online, but yet to no avail.  I'll be patient for only so long and then I don't know what I'll do.  I'm still waiting to hear about unemployment insurance.  I'm praying that I get it cause if I don't I don't know what I'll do. 

The Company I Work For

The company I work for is horrible.  I've been working for them off and on for the last 8 years and I'm still not happy.  I realize I could look for another job, but I've been looking to no avail.  These people just don't want their people to be happy.  Everyone is always pissed off because the working conditions are shitty.  We've been working without cost of living raises for sometime now.  Everything is going up but my wages.  They hire people at just a little over minimum wage and expect them to do a good job.  The safety incidents are numerous but you get what you pay for.  If you're not paying a guy to give a shit, he isn't going to give a shit.

I know this company makes money hand over fist and they don't share it with their employees.  Someone's getting rich and it isn't the workers.

Car

I own a 1996 Nissan Sentra.  It has just over 154,000 miles on it.  It is my work car and my bomber.  Lately I had been noticing it has been leaking from someplace on the engine.  I'm hoping it's just a bad hose and nothing worse.  Fortunately I have a neighbor that is a mechanic and he's going to look at it for me.  Just keep thinking good thoughts about my car.  I need all the good "Carma" I can get...

Communication

We are in an age where bad communication is a thing of the past.  We have cell phones, email, texting, etc. so it shouldn't be so hard to get ahold of someone.  Last night I tried to get ahold of my boss while he was at home but to no avail.  The man lives in a house with 4 children and a wife so it shouldn't be too hard to get ahold of him.  When I asked him why I couldn't get ahold of him on his house phone he said that it wasn't charged.  Now you would think that having 4 young adult children the phone would be charged.  I don't know...

Work

I love my job I just hate where it's at.  It's at the most evil of corporations in this country.   A corporation that rapes the land and environment with their products and they are the most backward thinking company I have ever seen.  Some of their practices date back to the mid 20th century.  They are too numerous to mention here.

Monday

Woke up this morning and got back into the swing of things at work.  I was a little apprehensive about coming back after a 3 day absence, fearing that I would get some shit about being gone.  But I couldn't help it.  Back in September I injured my back and knee after falling at work.  So, I feel that I have a legitimate reason to be off if my back is bothering me.

Tramadol

I took a Tramadol yesterday afternoon and it hit me HARD!!!  It made me feel like I wanted to puke my guts out, but I didn't.  I hate to throw up.