Still Employed...

Well... I went back to work today, and the first thing I did was look at the schedule posted on the bulletin board. I was very relieved to see my name still on it, but I noticed that the list seemed a lot shorter than when I had last seen it. Sure enough, as I was moving about the warehouse, I heard rumours that 45 people had been "let go" last week. I was somewhat surprised I was not one of them.

The warehouse was dead this morning, and I heard it was very slow last week. We didn't have any orders to fill until after 10:00 this morning. That meant three hours of wandering around with a garbage bag in hand, trying to find garbage to pick up. Easy work, but very boring, and the morning just seemed to drag on and on. As the morning progressed, talk about the 45 people let go last week changed to rumours that 50 more were being let go today. You could almost see the black clouds hanging over all the new people's heads. We were all wondering, "Would we make the cut?"

Rumours continued to float around about a meeting at 3:00 pm, at which the 50 would be given the news, but the meeting never happened. Just before my shift ended, one of the lift truck drivers who started with me told me his supervisor had said that the people being let go were ones who's background checks didn't pass muster. Whether it was a past criminal offense, or just bad references from a previous employer, they didn't "make the grade". My friend also told me that he saw a bunch being escorted out by security during his afternoon break.

So, it looks like I have made the second cut, but the thought does still remain, for how long? I hate working under these conditions, but I have decided to make the best of it and continue to do my best, hoping that it will be noticed and that I'll get to keep my job there. I really don't want to start looking for work again.

As for my health, I am steadily improving, but at a VERY slow rate, it seems! I am still coughing quite a bit, sometimes deep racking coughs that leave me completely breathless. I was extremely tired after work and my wife graciously allowed me to nap for two hours which, I wish I could say made me feel better! LOL! Instead, I feel like I'm moving around in a fog, everything seems distant and hazy. I think I'll be heading for bed quite early tonight, and taking a nighttime cold pill just in case.

Thanksgiving Day was good yesterday and we had a great time down at my parent's home in Oakville. My grandmother was visiting from Winnipeg and we had a great time playing dominoes. After a disastrous start, I was able to come from behind and pull off a win! Whoo hoo! Dinner was awesome, as usual, and we had a great time visiting, talking and laughing. I hope all my Canadian readers had a good Thanksgiving as well. My American friends will just have to wait their turn! LOL!

Well, I've run out of steam on this post, so, have a great week everyone!