One of THOSE days

a know THOSE days where you are on AUTO PILOT? You do things because it is so ingrained? Yesterday morning at work was one of THOSE days.

I am girl Friday at work. I think my UNofficial Title is Louis' P.I.T.A. What ever he wants/needs done, I do, and I normally give him a hard time about it too. Hence the P.I.T.A.

Officially, I do everything but pay the bills. Mondays are Payroll. NORMALLY, it is done by 9:30-10 am. Yesterday was a LITTLE different. We were bringing over a guy from the Temp service. Again, NORMALLY, it is not a big deal. NORMALLY, I have time to get the MASSIVE amount of paperwork done BEFORE payroll. NORMALLY, there is not alot of phone traffic either. (We are not a business that you just walk in off the street and buy something. We are a very specific kind of business, so it takes about two-three months from the beginning of the process to the shipping of the product.) NORMALLY, we have 3 other people up here. This week it is ME. IT IS LONELY. boohoo. (2 of the gals belong to another company that we share office space with)

Yesterday morning was NOT NORMAL.

First, I was scrambling to get just the information that I needed to get him on our payroll. BUT I couldn't even get that done until I talked to the doctor's office to see if he passed the physical and drug test. NORMALLY, I get the results in the mail but we are trying to get him on the payroll so he can get paid for December's holidays and get some insurance before the end of the year. BUT since he did not get his physical until Thursday, I have to call today. THEY DO NOT OPEN TIL 8! (I come to work at 6:30 am most days.) I have already printed the paperwork, so all I had to do was FIND the few forms I needed and run get him to sign them AFTER I talk to the doctor.

THEN the phone begins to ring. I am also OPERATOR. I also answer the door phone. People called wanting to talk to plant employees. NO. No personal phone calls during work hours. I HAD 3! Then there was the one at the door. NO. I can not pull him off the line to talk to you. Then there was the JACK**S, from now on to be referred to as the "INHUMAN"or "IT", that continues to call asking for the owner, who is not at this location, trying to tell me that the owner "JUST CALLED HIM 5 MINUTES AGO AND I NEED TO PUT HIM THROUGH NOW!" WHATever, dude. I hang up. This is sometimes a weekly call, sometimes a DAILY call. I figure the "INHUMAN" just likes to harrass people, and yesterday it was MY day. "IT" used to call for a lady that has not worked in over 6 years. I used to be nice to this "IT" but "IT" just got worse, "IT" started DEMANDING that I put "IT" through to the person that runs the place. I tried telling "IT", that the lady in question, NEVER RAN THE PLACE. "IT" SCREAMED AT ME. Now "IT" does those calls that either "IT" sits and breathes in the phone or hangs up as soon as I answer. So now "IT" calls and as soon as I hear "IT"'s voice. I hang up. Makes MY day.

Then there is the guy that wants a job. We do not take applications here. We go through a temp agency. I told him I did not believe we were hiring but he could call the temp agency. I give the name of the temp agency. Then he wants the name of the person at the temp agency. Then he wants the phone number and email of that person. DUDE, CALL THE TEMP AGENCY BUT I DO NOT THINK WE ARE HIRING. (Sometimes I am the last to know we are hiring, until they show up for an interview. But since we are trying to bring our Temps over, I could just about bet what little money I have THAT WE ARE NOT HIRING.)

My question is: DOES NO ONE LISTEN TO THE PHONE MENU ANYMORE? IT TELLS YOU WHAT EXTENSION YOU NEED TO ENTER SO YOU CAN TALK TO 'YOUR' PERSON OF INTEREST WITHOUT GOING THROUGH ME! WE HAVE VOICE MAIL.  TOM, DICK AND HARRY ARE LISTED ON THE MENU!

So back to the payroll schedule, everyone is direct deposit, which means, I HAVE to have everything correct and transferred by 2 pm. I NORMALLY have this done by 10. Yesterday it was 1 pm. I was beginning to sweat it, just a TAD.

When I finally get all employees taken care of, the paychecks transferred, phone calls handled,and the post office run made, I go to the bathoom. (Coffee had been building in my system for a few hours.) I'm washing my hands and realize that the soap is not coming off. It's yuky, greasy. So I go to soap my hands again. I realize I had tried to wash my hands with the lotion! (At home lotion is on the right side of the sink and soap on the left, up here it is just the opposite.)

I started to laugh. It felt good. The rest of the day went smoothly, was back to NORMAL. I like NORMAL. Well, at work anyway.

Applause Time!!

A Kacklin KaLynn award goes to Menopausal New Mom. She is a trooper! She handed over her make up brush to her daughter today to watercolor with! Truly a Theta Mom!

Hope you kackled today! It does a body good!!

Hugs to all!