sleep, sweet sleep
Well, Tommy made it through the day. He's so tired. I just wish he could take some time off, but no such thing.
They ended up putting the liar chief guy off work without pay for a week, but after that he will apparently be coming back to his same position.
I just think that's going to blow up in Super's face. I can't imagine what he's thinking. Not that I want the guy fired no matter what, but I do think he should be demoted. Anyone who lies on a regular basis as much as this guy isn't going to just stop. At least I can't think so. Maybe I'm wrong, but....
Anyhow, tomorrow Tommy will have to call a meeting with the whole crew...about 12 men in all, including two other crew leaders (he 'splained to me tonight that they're leaders, not chiefs---well 'suuuuse me!) and tell them what has been going on, why the guy is off work and how things are going to be changing.
I've mentioned what a bunch of whinebags, crybabies and gossipmongers this bunch is. Well, the Super told Tommy that it's his job to put a stop to that stuff.
Hmph! Well I guess the man has a point! And it might be just what Tommy needs to start taking a bit firmer stance with this bunch. They've had a milquetoast guy in Tommy's position for years. That guy would have rather just let crud go than address it, so now there's just crap going on everywhere and guess who gets to clean it up?
*sigh* Tommy is the most likable guy you'd ever meet. He's never met a stranger and he makes "friends" wherever he goes. At least they appear to be friends.
And that's where Tommy gets into trouble. He's become instant buds with more people than I can count. I don't know how many times he's brought a guy home with him...welcomed him right into his inner santum without so much as finding out anything much past his name!
That drives me nuts!!
On the other hand, Tommy thinks, or rather 'has thought' that I never had any friends because I was too judgemental and that I just left off from friendships when things came up that I didn't agree with.
He's actually said that to me.
*sheesh!* It may be true that people don't flock to me the way they do to him, but I've not been used, abused and taken for granted the way he has either.
It never fails when he gets a new pal that soon he wants Tommy to fix something...and he'll come help Tommy do X project...and it never happens. The guy's got a thoroughly refurbished whatever and Tommy ends up with even more things to fix at home and not a soul to help him with the heavy stuff.
It's happened over and over.
I'd rather err on the side of caution, thank you very much.
So...anyhow, this all came to light, or rather came out in the open Saturday night when he and I were going over our Sunday School marriage study. There was a questionare to fill in about ourselves and when it came to the question about friends, he said No, I don't have close friends at all. I hated to see his sadness at realizing that. Just before I'd answered my question by saying that I didn't have a whole lot of friends maybe, but the few I had were good.
Not that they're necessarily always there for me, but none of them have repeatedly tried to use me either.
*sigh*
Anyhow, I got off my subject...I asked Tommy when he first got home how the whole day went dealing with the liar guy and he was like I don't wanna talk about it! So, I said fine, whatever and we went to soccer practice.
There were only two kids on our team there, so Corey, Tommy and Coach just played soccer with them! As tired as he was, it was good for him to just get out there and romp, run and play.
Even if he was way winded in no time at all! It was a good escape.
When we got home, we ordered a pizza and Corey showed him some stuff he'd found online for his car, then Tommy started telling about what had happened.
After he'd talked it out, he started dozing off right there on the couch, so I made him get up and get himself to bed. I can hear him snoring from the other room...over the hum of the computer and the dryer!!
He always snores loud enough to rattle pictures off the wall when he's stressed. :( I think I'll have to go sleep in Casey's room if I'm going to get any rest!! That or find some earplugs! Gah!
Tomorrow, Lord willing, I can get Casey back on track with school work! That is a MUST DO!
Have a good night, ya'll....
~hugs~
Comments
Poor T! Hope things calm down for him at work. D had a site recently with the guys turning on him.
Hope T gets a break soon!
Have a good day!
Mel goes to have her wisdom teeth out this afternoon.
She's well stocked with pudding, mashed potatoes, and ice cream. LOL
Posted by: Member Linda | October 18, 2005 06:55 AM
Hey G!! Long time no see! :) Actually, it was because S's grandmother passed away last Sunday. The kids had a hard time..they just loved their Nana! The littest one..well, Nana was her personal "Buddie". She kept saying "I did'n want Nana to die." But she was ready to go.. Rough week...and it rained for 8 solid days!!! :) Glad to "catch" up with you!
Posted by: Jennifer | October 18, 2005 08:39 AM
Tommy sounds almost too nice for his own good. Been there, done that ... myself.
Isn't it amazing how whiney that grown-up adults can become? Sheesh, I tell ya ...
Posted by: Chrysalis | October 18, 2005 09:59 AM
I worry about the guys turning on Tommy, too. One guy, who is no longer there, thank God, had used a work truck to pull Tommy's personal truck out of a ditch one time. T had called and asked the guy to bring the truck (T was at his parents' house) So anyway, later I forget what it was that came up, but this guy threatened to use that to get T in trouble!!!
The guy? Who no longer works there? He quit of his own will. Where is he, you ask?
He's gone off to preacher school.
GAAAG! Sounds like some uppity, cold church somewhere will have the perfect shepherd soon.
(that kinda stuff makes me so sick!)
Anyhow, the Super is a very straight-laced kinda guy. I admire that about him, even tho sometimes he's a bit too far right (as in absolutely no exception no matter what the situation)
So yesterday T 'confessed' to him about that incident. He told him "In case some of them start looking for dirt on me, here's this I did so now you know."
Super asked T what he thought his punishment should be (I KID YOU NOT)! and T said, "I dunno but you need to realize it was almost a year ago, so do whatever you want to."
I told T he shoulda said, "I could really use a day off. Wanna send me home?!"
Guh.
Anyhow...yeah, it's such a pain when you've got people just looking for a way to get you in trouble.
*sigh*
Posted by: Subject G | October 18, 2005 11:21 AM
Aw, so sorry to hear about Steve's g'ma. I'm sure it was awfully hard on the kids. It always is.
Hope things start looking brighter (and dryer!) for you all!
Posted by: Subject G | October 18, 2005 11:22 AM
You said it, Chrys. He IS too nice for his own good.
One time, when we were first married, he'd bought some truck part (see? he's ALWAYS been fixing vehicles! ACK!) that was defective. The package was open when he bought it, but the store had assured him it was good.
When he took it back, I happened to be with him and heard him APOLOGIZE for bringing back a part they'd lied about!!!
SHEEESH! I gave him a good talkin' to afterward. ;)
But honestly, sometimes his easygoing nature is a huge plus. He can talk to hateful people on the phone and just charm them like a snake charmer! He'll have them adding on features, or taking off charges, etc.
THAT comes in real handy. Me? I'd be nasty and hateful to them and make them want to kill me. >:(
*sigh* Yeah, big people can be unbelievably whiny and babyish. Gah.
Posted by: Subject G | October 18, 2005 11:26 AM