My job is on the line?

I just got chewed out again. As much as I wanted to not be bashed, I just took it. Man, I just can’t stay out of the spot light at work. It doesn’t matter how good of a job I do, or how much of a team player I am, Vicki is head hunting me. It sucks. I thought working back at DAB was the greatest thing since sliced bread but not lately. The work dynamics have really fallen apart.

I just got chewed out for requesting the weekend of MLK off. Key word is REQUESTING. The schedule is not even made out for that period and no one has requested that period in time off. So I didn’t think it would be a big deal but apparently it was. It would have been great to see a buddy but I can do that on a non-holiday stretch or something.

My manager was fuming and yelling at me for requesting off all holidays since I started in August. I really never thought about it like that as being holidays. I just treated it as just another day. I work midnight shifts. Heck, I don’t even know what day it is half the time. haha. I just worked Xmas eve & Xmas. Since Kathy and I are broken up, I really didn’t need NYE off anymore, but I just left the schedule as is - why not. It’s not like anyone is requesting these days off on the log sheet, so why not. I’m giving holiday pay to someone else. People are always looking to grab shifts anyways. Even if I said to vicki “hey, I dont’ need NYE off anymore. I’ll take the shift back”. Her response would have been “Oh, let me change the schedule for the great Marty. He has a Masters degree and is better than all of us. He doesn’t want anyone to have holiday pay.” It didn’t matter what I did, either way, I would have gotten chewed out.

Also whats coming around and biting me in the ass is all the gossip there. Man, I thought everyone was cool but I’m finding out you have be careful what you say and to whom you say it to. Apparently people talked to Vicki about my Chicago trip and told her all kinds of stories - which is mind boggling. All I know is that I orginally went up to Chicago for 4 days as a little mini vacation to get away from all the drama at work. Due to Kathy’s mother passing away, I extended my trip a few more days to attend the wake and funeral. I had all my shifts covered and Vicki knew I was up there for a funeral. But I still got chewed a new asshole.

I don’t know what is going to happen. I can’t see me getting fired for requesting days off. I may do some extra stuff in my obs thats not required, but the obs are not wrong. So I think I’m ok there. As for the shifts being covered for the Chicago trip…according to Vicki, we can swap and switch shifts as long as the other person agrees. Its up to us to figure out whether or not to change the schedule, pay cash for the difference in pay. Vicki doesn’t care as long as we work it out and we don’t get overtime. Well, I did just that. So, I think I’m ok there as well.

I’m under a very large microscope. I’m afraid to do anything there anymore. I’m getting chewed out on everything and I don’t know how much more I can take of hearing “my kids are better than you. My 10 year old makes better decisions than you. You have a Masters degree and you do stupid things like this. Use your brain. You think your so special.” So sickening. Really, I just want to sign in, do the obs, and collect a pay check. This is so much more than I bargained for. I just hope I can remain low for a while and let this blow over.

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