Goodbye for a long time this time

Well, we didn’t get to do the original buddy thing we had planned, but we still spent lots of time together on Saturday. We did some shopping and she and Sammie and I had dinner at their place. Then we did some more shopping and then we got a good start on her homework. Sammie’s gonna have to help her finish it though since I have to leave tonight. I do get to see her when she goes to lunch though.

Today is really going to suck hard core. When I leave tonight I don’t get to come home until at least 10/20, and possibly later than that since the project has been extended. If nothing else I have vacation scheduled from 10/27 to 11/3 so I know I’ll get to come home then. I had hoped Ember and Sammie would be able to come visit me this weekend, to make it not so miserable that I had to be gone for two weeks, but it doesn’t look like they’re going to be able to. Sammie has a thing to do out of town and Ember’s still sick, so no visits for the ToyMan. I’m really going to miss them next weekend. And Ember, not to worry, it’s not your fault and I do understand, I’m just a little grumpy right now. I’m a big boy though and I’ll get over it.

I’ve had two people in my department (that weren’t in my department when I left) quit already. That’s not good. I have two left, and one of them is going on maternity leave (or quitting altogether) right after Thanksgiving, leaving me once more with just one other person in the department besides me, which is what I had when I left. I’m betting that the remaining person won’t be here come the end of the year if things keep going the way they have been. Of course I’m going to be held accountable for all this, never mind that I wasn’t even in town when this all happened, I was technically their manager and I should have been able to keep them. That’s what my review will say at the end of the year anyway.

All in all a pretty miserable two (or three) weeks ahead for me. Not to worry though, I’ll keep everyone updated.