Happy yesterday birthday, Nathan!
Happy today birthday, Justin!
This is why I have to concentrate really hard when people ask me when Justin’s birthday is. I have to remember it’s not the November date that first comes to mind — it’s one later. I think I’ve gone over that before.
Today was a really weird day. I went to work, got a bunch of stuff accomplished as quickly as possible, and then from 9 o’clock until 5:15ish, I worked in another building for another department, learning the ropes from the woman who’s last day at that department was today. The way it’s playing out, as far as the guy in charge over there would like it to work, is I’ll work 1/2 over there and 1/2 at my current department. And if/when I take the job there, I’ll keep on working 1/2 and 1/2 until either my current job is filled or a certain length of time has passed. That way he gets me before I’m hired and my current department gets me after I’m hired and it’s a win-win for both departments. I might go a little crazy. And I’m probably going to get a bunch of overtime. And it’s going to be a VERY strange couple months.
It was fun, though! The work is definitely stuff I’ll be able to do, and do it faster and better than the lady who was doing it right now. Mostly just because I’m better at Excel than she is and because I’m WAY more organized. And the organizing thing is why I’m being pulled into the department because they desperately need someone to get that group of people organized. I mean, seriously? Not familiar with lean concepts? 5S? YOU WILL BE!!!
Probably the most bizarre thing is that the guy who I work with, the guy in charge of my “pod” — his wife is over in this other department and I didn’t know that. And he didn’t say so when I told him this morning that I was heading over to spend the day with the woman on her way out. So I got over there and was being introduced as the person helping fill in as possible until the position is filled (we’re not saying that I’m filling it because we want to keep that quiet for now) and she looks at me and says “Kylene? Like my husband’s Kylene?! Oh, he’s going to come home crying tonight.” And she kept giving me sad looks all day long.
He wasn’t at his desk by the time I got back. And then I worked another hour at my other department getting some things done that had stacked up while I was out.
I have no idea what the rest of my current department thought about me being away all day. I’m not sure how this is all going to work out, with me working for two different departments. I should call Dad and ask how he managed it, but I think he managed it by working 80 hours a week and I DON’T want to do that. I’m excited because I’m not working tomorrow, so I’ve only worked 90 minutes of overtime this week.
Tomorrow Justin and I are celebrating his birthday by going on a date on Hilton Head Island and his birthday present should come by post sometime during the day and the rest of his day will be spend playing Skyrim and I will probably spend watching him play Skyrim. Pretty, pretty Skyrim.
Anyway. I’m beat. It was a crazy day. I’m going to curl up with my fluffy bathrobe and watch some TV for a while.
Sounds exciting. I think the key will be to be totally in the department you are in the whole time you are there. Don’t mention work piling up at the other department. Then they will each feel that you are mostly working for them!