Priorities

If you’d like to read about he Dru Sjodin case this is the link to the articles in the local newspaper

Mr. High Energy did not work Friday or Saturday. He did call me Saturday afternoon. I told him that I had approval to let him sit while he deals or calls bingo. He said that he would call me later to let me know how he feels. He never called back nor did he show up for work. Mr. High Energy is on his way out the door. I have two interviews scheduled for Monday. The third one did not call back and he is one that I was really impressed with when he picked up the application so I will try to get a hold of him again.

The Bigs have a personal grudge against Dirty Girl. They notice every little thing she does wrong but does not notice all the things that she does right. As we all know shit rolls down hill so of course COO hears about it, my supervisor hears about it, then I hear about it. Guess who is next in line? Yep, Dirty Girl but I will back her until the day she does something horrific. She is one of the most dependable employees I have and she is a good worker. I do not have to tell her what to do because she does it before I even think about it. She could easily have my job if the Bigs liked her. She is one hell of a good worker. As it sits now they want to strip her of the Person in Charge title because of nit picking, little things that have happened when she was in charge.

I do not even argue her case anymore. I am willing to let them think what they think because I am not changing any minds even though I have tried. So the least I can do is keep her informed. Buck up and be the bitch! Which means that I will have to do the same. Babysitting! I started tonight because just because I was working when I was not scheduled The Whiner thought that he could leave. I was pissed instantly! Everyone wants a job but they do not want to work! Priorities! Where do their priorities lie ~ hanging out with friends seems to be higher than having an income!

I even had to give my own son the priority speech tonight!

A couple of months ago I discovered that his best friend’s mother is dating a good friend of mine. Her name is LB and his name is KS. So LB started hanging out at the HL (where I work) when she started dating KS. Well both boys work at Red Lobster.

LB said to me tonight “you better talk to your son. He called in sick so now T (her son) has to cover his shift in addition to his own shift.”

So her son pulled a double because Derek called in sick. Well, guess who was in the bar at the same time? Todd! So I asked Todd about Derek being sick and he said “yeah he has a little bit of a cold and does not feel well. I tried to call him but got no answer on the house phone or his cell phone.”

Interesting! So I decided that I would call Derek because Todd did not go home after work. Derek answered his cell phone and when I asked him what he was doing he told me “just getting ready to go to the dance.” I almost freaked out!

I told him “you called in sick so you can not go to the dance.” He replied “I requested it off two months ago and they did not give it to me so Dad said that I could call in sick.”

WTF? But I know that is Todd’s speed but I certainly do not want Derek learning this behavior from him. So I went on a tangent about work ethics and priorities. Then I hauled ass across the bar and told Todd that he can not allow Derek to call in sick then let him go out! He is going to lose his job! You should have seen Todd back-pedaling trying to dig his sorry, lying ass out of that hole!

One good thing ~ he gave me $25 toward Derek’s 2002 Christmas gift. “Sorry it took so long.” Yeah, whatever buddy.

OMG ~ Alexa is grinding her teeth so hard. I am going to look that up and see if I can’t come up with some information about it. We have tried the tooth guards and she gags on them. I just might have to get one fitted by a dentist. She is going to have no teeth left because she will have ground them down.

Okay now that I have spent over an hour reading on Bruxism and looking at ugly teeth I better get to bed.

Stress or misaligned teeth cause a child to grind their teeth. Okay so Alexa has been stress since she has had enough teeth to grind. She was just a wee child when her grinding started. I don’t think that her teeth look misaligned but I am not a dentist either. The dentist has never said anything about her teeth being misaligned either. Maybe he did not notice. I don’t know.

To start with I am going to chat with her about relaxing before she goes to bed. I even have relaxation tapes that might help. If she continues to grind I will have to get her the dentist ~ possibly for a night guard.

Now I better get to sleep!