Still Here

Yes, I’m still alive. It has been a busy ass week for me at work. Lots of Union drama. ^[1]well that and I’ve got two new games on the xbox I had to sit it on a Skelly hearing yesterday for an employee. The department tried to throw the book at her for a very minor infraction. Said employee decided to hire an attorney so I acted more as an observer. ^[2]We both can’t represent her, there has to be a lead

Anyway, it was a very empowering experience. One, because the attorney didn’t come up with anything I hadn’t already covered. That made me feel competent in my abilities. I admit it gave me pride knowing I had covered all the bases. Two, seeing the attorney bring the force of her experience to bear on the situation was exciting. While she didn’t come up with anything new, she did deliver it with the force of someone who knows their shit and knows they are going to win. I like confidence and she had it.

In the end, management agreed to reduce the requested punishment to just a written admonishment, which is what it should have been in the first place. I was glad it worked out so well even if it did cost the employee $1500 bucks.

Speaking of, our chapter elections are coming up this month. I do not plan on re-running as an Officer. Someone else’s turn. I’ll still be an acting Steward though. This will give me more time to focus on employee complaints vs being up management’s grill on a daily basis. hehehe.