I've struck a nerve with Dahlia she's on her actually it amazes me cos i thought it would be a great place to work i do like it but their EXPECTATIONS of what can be accomplished in 3 and 3 quarter hrs is amazing! I've decided to watch the clock and start at the exact minute i'm supposed to and leave at the same

Meg, Bad news about hubby sorry to hear that maybe he'll be lucky and walk straight into something new

I walked/jogged 3.25mls this morning and have'nt done much else its gorgeous too so i should get out in the garden

Good evening all.
Boy how can one's body hurt in so many places? I am so sore and tired... was a busy day, restocking, moving everything around, getting somethings ready for a sale. My body is so sore, just finished my posting so am going to go sit and relax in my new recliner, turn on the vibrator have hubby fix me a drink.. and probably fall asleep.

Cathy, glad to hear you are going to put in your time and leave when you are suppose to done or not....you didn't really strike a nerve, it's just that I get set off when people are taken advantage of, and worse yet when they let it happen to them without standing up for themselves, so I am glad you are taking care of yourself. We have to be strong to be out there.
Ok, well have a good one all, later.
Dahlia

And Meg, Iagree with Cathy, hopefully your hubby will get something else real quick..and things will work out even better

Good Morning Ladies

Now where is Terry and Chris they better get back and quick

I'm down another pound this week, i'm sure it would have been more but i've indulged in quite a few things that i should'nt have this week i'm having pizza today and a few beers tonight then i plan to be an next week.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND LADIES

Hi guys. I have to get back into exercising again, as I think it will help me out of this funk. I am really obsessing about Dan being laid off. It is really getting to me. I am going to get to the gym tomorrow, and get back on the wagon.

Did everyone have a nice weekend? I hope so!!!! Talk to you tomorrow!
Meg

Good morning ladies,

I feel good this morning, I am now down 13.5 pounds....YEAH!!!!!!! I went to a wedding Saturday night, and out to supper last night with hubby,I am making good healthy choices and it's getting easier.....I am feeling better physically and mentally. I still have a long way to go but I feel confident I can accomplish it. I have been slacking on going to curves this past couple weeks, I have only been getting in one or two days a week. But I am getting so much exercise at work that I am not hurting there.. I plan to get backup to 3 times a week starting in July and going on till Oct. till my contract expires...

The weather is finally catching up with the calendar. We are suppose to hit the 80's today. This morning I put my screens in my windows. This is late this year. It just hasn't been warm enough till now.

Meeting one of my sisters for lunch today. But I am confident I'll make a good choice and if I can come away from a meal feeling good about it.. that is a major step in the right direction. Hope you all are doing well and will check in this evening. Have a good day.

Dahlia

Dahlia, thats AWESOME Congratulations you've waited so long for this you're going to be disappointed in me i was supposed to work yesterday from 5am till 10am and it was bedlam the supervisor did'nt leave the money off coupons in the usual place for me so i thought there was'nt any and at 9.30am the manager told me to leave what i was doing and put them up i told him i did'nt have any and he took me upstairs to find them it was 9.30am by now and i had'nt had my break so i rushed back to my department and posted them and did'nt get away until 10.25am so that is another 40 minutes of unpaid work i have done when i was leaving i was talking to a girl on the next aisle and she told me that the man that did my job before me was so overworked that he actually came into work ONE HOUR earlier every morning just so he could get the work done! 5 extra hrs a week without pay! he transferred to another department and everytime he see's me he gives me a wry smile as if to say "i know what you're going through" i've only worked 7 shifts since i started and i must have put in about 4 extra hours that i'm not getting paid for Hubby say's i should just leave when my time is up but i can't because no-one else takes over from you when you leave its just got to be done i don't know what to do because i still really like the job i just need 6hrs to do what my supervisor wants doing in 4hrs i still did'nt get everything done even tho' i worked extra time, i just did the neccessities and left the rest. BTW, i was also told that my supervisor would laugh and brag about what a mug that guy was for working extra hours for nothing i would be livid if i thought she was doing the same about me because i'm really conscientious and have always taken pride in my work. I don't know whether to tell her i have a problem with the time frame and ask if she can give me more hours or just bypass her altogether and go to the manager. To add insult to injury hubby worked out that i got up at 3.30am to earn enough pay to buy a case of beer think i should just stay in bed i forgot to turn the timer off on the tv too so that came on at 4am this morning so i've had another early start to the day. I want to treadmill but i keep yawning and i'll feel much better if i do think i'll have another cuppa first

Hey, my supervisor has just rung me to ask if i can work in the morning and she went on to tell me how i had done alright yesterday so i told her that it was **** and how i'd not got a break and had finished late yet again i was just about to tell her that i was'nt prepared to keep working overtime for nothing when she butted in and said "oh, you know what i'll pay you for it" i'm gonna keep her to it too

Cathy, I am glad you told your supervisor when she called ....there is no way you should be working those extra hours and not getting paid for it....you are putting in the time, you should be paid for it... and you're only getting minimum wage, You are a snook, sorry, for doing it...they are getting away with it cause you let them... they hired you to do a job, and a certain time frame... if it really can't be done in that time frame then you need to renegoiate....since no one seems to be able to do it in the time frame they say, then they need to give you more time, paid time to do it... or let them do it themselves... and you can bet they are talking about it ....... and you can also bet they wouldn't be doing it without being paid.

I had a good and bad day today,, started out by taking my mil to get her hair done, the beautician was only 2 minutes from my grandbabies house so I stopped in to get a fix of my grandbabies,, then my sister came to get me and we had a nice enjoyable lunch, and a quick walk around a couple shops and I got a few nice deals.
Then I went back to work. One lousy customer ruined my whole day. She called that she was coming to pick up her order, which should have been picked up like 3 weeks ago. She told me how much she thought it was, well she was short like 40 some odd dollars, I told her the exact cost and she started telling me I quoted her cheaper etc... but I never did, I had it all on paper what she was told etc... but she gave me this song and dance how her hubby is laid off blah blah blah... and she couldn't afford the flowers etc..... and had she known how much it was etc.... well I ended up knocking some off just to accomodate her, but she still wasn't happy, said they weren't what she wanted... well she had been in 3 times over the course of the weeks, she seen the containers done up and talked to me about them..etc. and they were fine.. but today she didn't want to pay for them full price.. I let my employee handle her cause she made me so mad I didn't want to lose it... but I hope she don't come back.. I don't need customers like her...

There I vented now thanks girsl.. now I can do my posting and go have some supper.
It is hot today, 81 outside and in the greenhouse I don't even want to know...but we had to water everything twice today...

later
Dahlia

Dahlia - sorry to hear about your crummy customer. That stinks. And Cat, I am glad you are going to get your overtime pay.

in the 90s here - soooo hot. I worked out yesterday. I am packing my stuff to work out again today. I just hope that I can still do it. there is no AC at my restaurant - it is broken, and I am worried I will be too wiped out from working to go to the gym. Had a good day of eating yesterday, but I fear I ate too much. I am working on it though.

Hope you all have a good day!

Hi Ladies,

Dahlia, people like that suck last week one woman came up to me and asked where she could find bulk shampoo so i replied "its in the next aisle" and she said "thats bubblebath, even I KNOW WHAT BUBBLEBATH LOOKS LIKE!!" I mumbled an apology and told her it was'nt my aisle but went to look anyway and sure enough IT WAS SHAMPOO!! I pointed at it and said "look shampoo" she looked at me funny so i picked up the bottle put it in front of her, pointed at the bottle and said "SHAMPOO" she said "oh, i'm so sorry" I SHOULD THINK SO TOO

I don't think i'm getting the pay i'm owed as my super came into work yesterday on her day off to input my hours into the computer and asked me if i'd worked 24hrs, i told her i did'nt know offhand and would have to check my calendar then i said to her "i thought you were paying me extra time" she replied "that will go on next months cos it was from Sunday right?" well, it was but i put in some extra time last month too and we do clock in so the hours will be on the computer anyway i'm just sick of bothering so i'm gonna let it go and if i don't finish on time on my next shift i'm gonna go ask a manager if he'll pay me extra for staying if not i'll just leave it. I know i'm a soft touch but i'm not that soft when i think i'm being taken advantage of
@ snook, i've never heard of that before

Hope your day worked out fine Meg and you got to workout how is Dan doing? any luck with work prospects yet?

I've been feeling a bit down the last few days and its shown in my eating habits which have been atrocious it started with that pizza on friday then progressed into chocolates and chocolate biccies i need to get back on track.

Cathy, the snook remark was not a put down, it just means a softie who people take advantage of...but I am glad you are working on that...I was talking to some of the ladies at work about your job and one of the ladies who used to work for a department store, which is unionized... said you should talk to your labor leader or whatever they are called, I forget. and that no place would get away with practices like that.

I took off early from work today, like 45 minutes and went for groceries. Then brought home some kfc for supper. I am still doing good. We had some heavy t-storms and rain last night, was up from about 12:30 till almost 5 this morning as the lightning was so bright and the thunder so loud and the rain so heavy, we had lots of roads washed out today and water damage around the area. In fact our township is one of 4 in area that have declared a state of emergency. We had just had two loads of gravel dumped in our driveway at work yesterday and my son leveled it out, it took most of the day to do, well this morning it is all downhill in the pond across the road. Talk about timing.

Well, I better get my posting done so I can go relax for a spell. Later gals,
Dahlia

Oh Dahlia, what a mess i was watching the weather channel over here and i could'nt believe that Saskatoon got a frost warning a couple of nights ago in June! I really do take this climate for granted and i'm so glad that we don't experience extreme weather changes like lots of the country does

As for seeing the union representative, i don't want to rock the boat until i've been there a few months i think you are on 3mths trial when you start so i don't want them thinking i'm trouble and there has'nt been any nastiness its just my fault for being overly enthusiastic and wanting to impress them

I walked 4mls this morning have'nt done anything for a couple of days so i thought i'd try and make ammends

One week of pigging out has taken its toll and i've gained 2.5lbs this week got to get back to it i was doing so well too

Hi ladies!

Well, Cat, your job just doesn't seem to be calming down. Dahlia is right about the union rep - now I know why people fight so hard to do it. You always here about unions taking advantage - but never about how hard the workers were taken advantage of BEFORE they unionized. I don't blame people like teachers for threatening to walk out - they are totally underpaid. Well, off the soapbox...

Dahlia - I can't believe your weather! Are you guys okay? We had a huge storm all last night. But nothing like what you had.

Work is going well. I think they start the AC work at my restaurant on Wed or Thurs, and then it is like a 5 day job. That is a LONG time to go without air at a restaurant! My hair was soaked again today.

I do have to brag, I have been eating well the last few days. Especially today. I am going to hit the gym tomorrow morning b4 I go to my sister's. I got the WORST night sleep last night, and then I looked at my pills this morning, and saw I didn't take one of them (the side effect makes me sleep thru the night! ). It took about 2 hours for me to fall asleep, I woke up 4 times, and was up at like 7:30 - I normally get up at 9:30 on Fridays. I wasn't groggy at all - reminded me of the days b4 bipolar disorder .

Anyway, my Slimfast mac & cheese is done, so I am going to go eat it now. Have a great weekend, and let's all make positive choices, one meal at a time!

Meg

Meg the worst nights sleep you describe is a typical one for me only i get up anywhere between 4am and 5am it sucks does'nt it? no wonder i feel like a zombie half the time its made even worse by the fact that i can't just lie in bed and hope to 'drop off' anymore i've got to get up for work whether i've slept or not family come over in 2mths and i'm not looking forward to it at all cos i know they're gonna be up until all hours partying and i won't get much sleep at all i need total silence, i can't even settle when hubby has the tv on low and they won't want to be quiet and go to bed early when they are on holiday i can't see myself getting much rest until they are gone oooh, thats a bit of a rotten post is'nt it? did'nt mean to sound like they're not welcome just that the lack of sleep is'nt

I don't like unions and resent my hard earned cash being deducted out of my pay to go to one but i won't hesitate to go to the rep if the extra time problem is'nt sorted out, i think it is i collared my super and asked her what i should do if i don't get all the stuff on the shelves in time, do i take it back to the warehouse and leave her a note or what? she told me to always ask a manager if i need to work extra time, not just do it. If he OK's it then i get paid if he does'nt then i'll put it back and go home no more Ms Softee he-he.

Got to get back on track tomorrow had a full week of bingeing and did'nt really enjoy it to be honest, i was just feeding the void/depression i was feeling.