TICKET!

I got a speeding ticket last night!  The officer claimed he clocked me going 77 mph in a 60 mph zone.  I probably was; I ain't going to lie, I was tired!  I was 2 MINUTES away from my house!  2 MINUTES!  GRRRRRRRR!  Why do they equip these vehicles with these peppy engines, and we can't even use them? LOL  Sometimes, I am just driving, and I don't even realize that I am going so fast, because the car doesn't even FEEL like it is going 70 or 80 miles!  I really have to start paying more attention to my speedometer!  I already filled out the paperwork and the payment for the fine; I actually elected to request the mandatory driving course, which is much cheaper than paying the fine outright.  Plus, they will dismiss my case upon completion, and no points will be applied to my driver's license.  I have a STELLAR driving record; I'm not trying to tarnish that over some speeding ticket!  

Turns out I didn't have to leave my girls home all morning.  I went to "processing," signed ONE PAPER, and was sent home!  I stayed home with them for the rest of the morning, until I had to go back to work.  Matthew had gotten off REALLY early today, so even if I had to stay out the whole day, he would have been home with them.

Many people congratulated me; however, I don't feel like this is such a big deal.  I did find out something wonderful today, though. The lady who trained ME is returning here, as a promotional move, to train as a senior also!  That, to me, was good news.  When I had gotten here, they were treating Karen so badly.  They didn't realize what she brought to this department until she left here.  She trained me so well, they finally realized that they had made a mistake in the way they had been handling her.  All of those busybody co-workers who were harassing her, writing her up, tattling on her (you know, all of that workplace politics foolishness that goes on) are now being held on a short leash, and Karen is finally receiving her long-overdue promotion.  It's a shame, though, that so much had to happen before she finally received her due.   

Another concern here is that operators are already short-handed (they never replaced the ones that left).  They are bringing two new employees in, but we don't know who they are and when they are coming.  Then, the question is, who is going to train them?  The operators that are left already started complaining about this.  I would have loved to stay over here a little while longer and train the new employees, so that they would be trained properly.  I am not saying that the operators who are over here don't know what they are doing, but let's just say that they aren't the most dedicated people in the world.  I am already assigned to my new pay grade effective March 22, so if they decide to delay my training in order to help the newbies out, I would be more than happy to do so.  Either way it goes, I will still be getting paid! LOL  I just hope that whoever they are hiring has some experience with this kind of work.  That will make all our lives much easier!

Adrian