Rumors Of My Replacement Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Sometimes it just doesn't pay to be a nice guy. As I said in an earlier post, had I gone with my instincts, this Friday, June 1, would have been my last day at Tedious Systems and I would have been a happy guy. Instead, I tripped over my tendency toward a cooperative spirit and allowed Randall Bing, my boss, to play upon my good nature to keep me on the job an extra thirty days. Just to facilitate getting a replacement on the job and up to speed, you understand. I overheard one of my coworkers ranting today about the possibility that my departure might cause my work to fall on his shoulders. When the ranting stopped and he went back to his desk, I wandered over and asked what the problem was. He is frustrated that Randall has no plan, at least not one he is sharing with the little people. The "not knowing" is getting to my friend. I told him I didn't know what the plan was either and that I would just go and confront Randall about the progress he was making in securing my replacement. Predictably, he has accomplished nothing in the three weeks since I gave my notice. He said that his bosses' boss is refusing to approve any replacements, so he is working on a backup plan. Apparently, woefully understaffed isn't quite enough in the belt-tightening department. I am such a schmuck for staying an extra month. If you think Tedious systems is screwed up, you should have to deal with our mental health services here in our fair city. Young Sneed remains hospitalized. Yesterday he called his mother and reported that the attending doctor had informed him that he would be staying in the hospital indefinitely, even if it meant getting a court order to force him to. Bright and early this morning I got a call from a psychologist at the hospital to set up a family meeting tomorrow about his discharge. Go figure. The poor guy doesn't want to be locked up any longer and we certainly don't want that either, but he has demonstrated that he is a danger to himself, so we need a plan to address that. Sending him home and hoping for the best is not a plan. A complicating factor is that he will say anything and agree to any condition in order to get his release. He is very poor at following up on these promises and conditions. Poor Sneed is presently unable to cope with the smallest problem. Right now his legal woes have him in a state of complete despair. He cannot see past them, which has left him hopeless and in his mind, with no reason to live. Living with a chronically ill child is very stressful, but it is nothing in comparison to living with one who is also suicidal. Mental illness is so cruel. Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong, sometimes just full of it, but always judgmental and cranky Tag: Daily Life Personal Finance Humor