Well, Ky told me that the HR rep had asked her where I was and after many questions that related to the same "Where's Val?" question, and after Ky had said she didn't know multiple times, she finally told him that I quit the day prior. Oh man, shit hit the fan and quick! So, they had a conversation about things which led the HR rep to give Ky his number so that I could contact him in regards to this matter. (Mind you this is all before 10:30am) So, after speaking with Ky and her giving me Wendall's (the HR rep) number, I decided to call him and talk further about the situation at hand.
When I began to talk to him about this matter, I told him that I was absolutely fed up with the lack of motivation out there and I had gotten tired of the same ol' bullshit that had been going on w/out anything being done about it. I told him that I would not come back to UPS without having the opportunity of a new person coming in, who needs a job, and having that person trained properly because it's obvious that whoever trained Quintin was a slacker just as he is. So, Wendall said that he knows I'm not in the Union just yet, but he would stand up for me because of all of my credentials received within the time period I have been with UPS. (This Tuesday will be 3 weeks) He then went on and said, if I stand up for you and get you your job back, would you please come back in? I said "If Quintin is taken care of then, yeah, I'll come back." So, Wendall had a meeting in regards to this GIANT uproar and stood up for what I did and backed me up on my reasoning for doing so.
I get a phone call about an hour later (at most) and he said "Okay, I'll see you on Tuesday. All is taken care of and the managers are all waiting for him at the security house so that when he walks in, he's ushered out. He no longer has a job with UPS. And nothing will be held against you for leaving the way you did. Just when you come in on Tuesday Josh (our immediate supervisor) wants to talk to you about how things went down. But again, nothing is being held against you, so don't worry about that." Holy f*&$! I was in shock from this situation being handled in such a way, all because I stood up for what I believed and didn't take no for an answer.
After getting off of the phone with Wendall, I called Ky and informed her that I'd be back on Tuesday. Her and I spoke about how the situation went down and apparently they were gathering evidence against Quintin regarding his poor performance since he was a part of the union. Apparently the situation becomes sticky when you're a part of the union. Me not knowing all that was going on, I just thought they were brushing my complaints to the side and thinking of me as just another worker. Nope, guess not. All of the complaints that we (Ky and I) turned in along with the truck drivers had soon paid off and it caught up with Quintin. I'm not one to just throw someone under the bus, but be damned if I'm going to tolerate bullshit being thrown my way and do nothing about it. Hell no!
So, after I got off of the phone with Ky I went and cashed my check from UPS and decided to do something I've wanted to do for 15 years! I've waited, prolonged the desire and put it on the back burner for that long! Finally I said I'm doing it! Now! So, I went and got my eyebrows waxed in preparation for what I've wanted to get done. Afterward I went to a tattoo shop that asked if they did the procedure I wanted done and they pointed me off to Piercology and so I darted over there after talking to them to get directions. Within 10 minutes I got my piercing done!
That evening Claire and I (a few mins with D too) were able to hang out with Ky and her friend and her friends son at Happy Hour. Our server sucked terribly and our food was taking forever to get to the table. The "server" we had didn't introduce himself, didn't do shit to make sure we were taken care of, and then blamed the kitchen for his mis-ring. I went to the mgr. there and said how shitty the service was and they turned around and gave us a free round of drinks, but they were even terrible. Yeah, that location will NOT be seeing us again. Outside of that tho, we had great company at least. Ky and I got to see each other outside of work which didn't include drenched shirts and uncomfortable placement for our undergarments due to sweat. LOL We smelled like humans, not sweat factories.
So, yeah, that's what's going on. Oh! Yesterday I contacted my supervisor for "The Bag" and told him that I'll be dropping my Wednesday route and gave him my 30 days notice on that. He stated that he'll try and find someone sooner due to the circumstance and completely understands my decision. I want to have my weeknights free so that I can take care of Claire's classwork/homework/studies with her and I think this could be beneficial for the both of us, ultimately. My supervisor was really cool about it and again, understood fully.
Okay, well that's all, I do believe. Today includes extensive cleaning and lots of rain outside, so to hell with it, I'll make what I can out of this day by being indoors. :)
Happy Sunday everyone! Yay for being off tomorrow from work and getting paid for it!
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