Not the Best Day Ever

The day started a bit goofy. Not anything in particular happened but it felt like it was going to be one of 'those' days. Boy, if I only knew what it was going to turn into, I might have called in sick.

If I looked at the work day up till 4:30pm, I would have just called it an over frustrating day, but then 4:30 hit and the proverbial shit hit the proverbial fan for me. I happened to randomly be walking by the VP, Chad's, office while he and Brandon, one of the managers, are pushing some chairs into it. He asks me to come in so we can talk about a schedule. I really don't have a schedule that I work on cause I am paid on salary so I am thinking that he is trying to get my opinion on the schedule for the call center. We all sit down and he calls my direct manager in. The three of them proceed to tell me that I am being moved back into the call center and I will now be hourly. The position will be for 22 hours per week and I'll be paid $10.00 per hour. So I will go from $500.00 per week to $220.00 This will be starting the week after next. The reason it has to wait that long is that the executive managers, sales reps, and techs will be going on a PAID COMPANY CRUISE. One of the executive managers going on this cruise doesn't really do anything. I see her half the time on Facebook, she updates her status 3+ times per day during work. Another frustrating part is that I was doing inventory in the outside office and have created most of the processes for tracking and forecasting inventory, yet they give the job to someone else. When I got back here, I was told that I was going to be the 'Corporate Office Manager' and take care of the reps here, but it seems that they will be giving that job to someone who just returned to the office. I come back here and they sort of cut my pay, they paid for my housing out in Fort Worth but not here, yet I didn't get a raise. I am incredibly frustrated but really have no idea what to do. I have to find a new job soon I guess.

The good part was that Chad and Brandon seemed to want to help me find a new job. They offered to write recommendations and said that they really do like having me here. It just doesn't really help right now.

Not Much of a 'Photo' Guy

I really wish I had a new profile photo for here and my Facebook profile. The problem is I don't take photos of myself. Getting a good self photo is, in my opinion, pretty tough, and even more so when I only have a cell phone camera. Its funny that most groups have someone that always pulls out a camera and takes about a billion shots. In one of my groups (that's right, I roll in many different groups) that person is my brother. Recently, he hasn't brought his camera out cause his nose is stuck in one of his text books. Even when he takes the camera out, I usually stay out of this flash cause I'm hanging next to him. Though of the few photos that people have taken of me, I am always pleased with the way I look in the ones he takes. He really seems to have a gift for it. (maybe the years of doing it and the classes helped)

One day I will start taking more photos and, hopefully, like the way I look in them. Fingers crossed!

Visiting Buffalo in November (or 'More Proof That I Need To Get My Head Examined')

Whose bright idea was this? Buffalo and Toronto in mid/late November? I did not think this all the way through when I agreed to the trip. I mean, I love my family, I do. I will be excited to see them and be home for a few days, but I would just rather see them in, how shall I put this, more 'livable' weather. I moved away from there because I don't enjoy the weather. I do like the cold (well, mostly the cool of fall) just not a fan of 6 months of snow. I really don't think it's very likely that there won't be snow while I'm up there, but I can hope.

The trip should really be a lot of fun. Aside from seeing my family, which is always a good time, my friend Jeff and I will be going to a few hockey games, one in Buffalo and one in Toronto. While in Toronto, we will be checking out the Hockey Hall of Fame. I think I should research that a bit and figure out some players in there that I would like to see.

This trip will help fulfill one of the items on my bucket list. I recently started a list of places I wanted to visit sometime in my life. It eventually transformed into a list of things I want to do sometime in my life. One of them is see a hockey game in every arena. So far I have seen the Sabres and Coyotes but will be able to cross the Leafs off the list soon enough. Only 27 more to see. The funny thing was that, even though I had always wanted to go to every arena, I was thinking for a bit that I had to plan out what teams I saw where to make sure I see every team. Took me a bit to figure out that if I am seeing a game in every stadium, I will see every team play as a home team once. Duh! Sometimes I am not the swiftest thinker, but who said hockey fans are?

Just Kicking It.

Spent some time hanging with Chris and Jesse tonight. Had a bit to drink and just chilled. Man, I need to do that more often. That 'chilling' part, but now that I mention it....

Quick California Recap

Just a few thoughts about my trip to California.

1. I never want to drive around LA on a regular basis.

2. I wouldn't mind moving to LA. If I did, I would sell my car and bike everywhere. (Or get a scooter)

3. Always nice to hang with my family.

4. Can't say the same about all their friends.

5. Under-age kids that ask me to buy drinks for them really bug me. I didn't do much drinking before turning 21 (I think I might have had one drink about a month before I turned 21), why is it so hard for you to go without it?

6. I hate long drives.

7. Coffee helps keep me awake. So does shouting every song that comes on my iPod.

8. LA can have some crazy fog.

9. Being at the ocean was amazing. I am looking forward to going back some time.

10. I like Cali. just not sure if LA would be the city I would choose. Looking forward to checking out San Diego sometime.

Now to bed.

California Bound!

I will be in California tomorrow! Looking forward to seeing my bro. I won't be leaving till about noon. I said I would do a charity walk/run with my company, but right after that I will be leaving.

Won't have my computer with me so I can't blog. (Not that I would if I could. I'll be in California with my bro! Can California handle that many Debos?) But if you would like, you can follow my updates on my twitter here. Hope I can at least keep you a bit entertained that way.

Pierced My Knee

I was one of the lucky ones at work who 'volunteered' to help clean out the company's old Scottsdale office. While doing this, someone decided to move one of the clean plastic rug guards from one room to the other. You know, those stupid clear, plastic guard for under office chairs that have the little spikes on the bottom. When I went into the office that it was in, I went to pick up a few flower pots that were around it and I knelt down on it. How was I supposed to know he had put it spikes up? I now have 3 small puncture holes on my knee. My, that was painful. Luckily, there wasn't much damage done. Only small whole, but still, ouch.

Also, I just passed 1000 views after my last post. Actually, I think I passed it. I am not really sure, I am only going off what an add-on that I installed told me. I sort of don't believe it's accuracy, but I also didn't have it for the first few post. Who knows. Cool to know that people are reading it.