Perpetual Ruminations

Monday

This will just be a short entry today, I still am not feeling well and would like to get a little nap in before work tonight.

I haven't been sleeping very sound, waking to cough and my throat hurting off and on through the night, so I'm getting mighty tired of this, or from this; actually I'm tired, and it's both. Seems like I have been sick more than well most of the winter. Of course, if I had my days off like I should, I could be resting and getting better. But numb-nuts quit and now I won't have a day off until Wednesday, and then only the one day.

I don't mind that he quit, even though it means very little time off. See, it prevented me from having to fire him. But, if he was worth a grain of salt, he would have informed me that he was looking for another job, and given two weeks or more notice. Especially since I should have terminated him last fall. But, I was a nice guy about it, I gave him two more warnings, and every chance I could.

Oh well, if I had it to do all over, I reckon I would still give him the same opportunities to correct his problems and work things out. And, I'm sure he would do the same all over again, too. That's just the way some people are. I just wonder if he has a clue what he's getting himself into.

See, he found another job before he dumped on us, and he started it today. He's working strictly outside now, six days a week, and ten hour days. Well, maybe not right at the present, but that's normal for this company, so he will be soon. He will have to do hard physical labor, too. Our job isn't so physical, and even though we work outdoors, we get to stay inside between guests, and we do have a pretty good little heater in our shack.

I also know he didn't really like picking up any extra hours, and would have preferred to work even less. If I cornered him at work, he would pick them up, but if he was at home, there was no answer and no replies to any messages. He also did things wrong on purpose. For example, we have a dress code we must follow, including shirts tucked in and a belt. He refused, even after getting busted for it and written up for it. I no more than left, and he had his shirt out, and if he had on a belt, he sure didn't have it tight enough to hold his pants up.

Yard walks were the same, I talked to him about it, and he turned around and skipped them, again. It seemed, to me anyway, that he just wanted to get in trouble for these little things. Then, there was the big issue of him being late. Not just a few minutes from time to time, but a half hour to an hour each pay cycle, or every couple of weeks. Besides these big tardies, he managed to come in on time maybe one or twice, at the most three times in a two week cycle.

Like I said, I wonder how he fared today? I also wonder if he won't show up looking for his job back in a week or two. If he does, I already know he will be disappointed.