The Economic Downturn..

[wihogfan]

Just found out my wife has been laid off. Not overly concerned about the financial hit that this might cause if it becomes extended - we'll get by- but wife not one who can sit still for very long. Will be bouncing off the walls after a day or two.

[Russoguru]

On the plus side, I got gas at Sam's club for $1.64 yesterday... I haven't seen gas prices like that in a LOOOOOOOOOONG ass time.

[wihogfan]

$1.75 gas here...however only meat available in grocery store today that wasn't frozen was $20/lb steaks or  $12/lb ground beef and not much of either...no chicken, pork, fish. Beef has been expensive for awhile, but not that expensive. So frozen chicken for dinner.

[RVR II]

Had to work at the downtown post office by myself almost all day today..
Apparently 2 of the window clerks were granted vacation time and a 3rd one called out sick! Luckily the customers were light most of the day until 4pm then the line stretched out into the po box lobby and nobody was keeping 6 ft away from each other.
Despite getting praise from the station manager and the new postmaster for maintaining my composure and professionalism, I was pretty stressed out throughout the day just trying to do my job alone and hoping that nobody was carrying this damn virus with them..

[RVR II]

$1.75 gas here...

$1.69 as of this morning here

[RVR II]

This new post master is something else. .
She has me going through trash mail instead of doing my normal job at the counter.  I try to take a break and I'm stopped by her to continue sorting through the trash mail looking for pieces that should have been delivered or returnedto sender. .
I don't know which is worse, sorting through dirty trash mail or dealing with dirty people at the counter 

[wihogfan]

Had an employee scream at me today because I wouldn't send her home with pay to help her son figure out how to get logged in to attend school online. Offered to let her take sick pay even though she's not sick...we're being pretty lax right now. Response was that she's saving that for a planned trip in April. When I questioned that, she outright admitted that she was planning to call in and lie about being sick. Didn't even go down the road of how any planned trips un April likely aren't going happen. Offered to let her go home unpaid which was met with a barage of how the company doesn't care about employees and her sister's office was closed and her company is paying her to stay home for 2 weeks. Her son is a 20 year old college student.
And she wasn't even the worst employee I had to deal with today. People need to calm down.

[RVR II]

So my postal schedule has changed next week and as a result I have to work Sunday Amazon for the first time in over a year! I have to work my normal Saturday hours 9-6 then force myself to sleep to get up at 2am and go in at 3:30am Sunday to sort Amazon parcels and I won't be able to leave until I work a full 8 hours..
Normally the PSE (Postal Support Employee) under me in seniority has been doing Amazon Sundays, but she's currently attending a week long class in Charlotte, NC and won't be able to work on Sunday as she has to study for her exam so I was 'nominated' to work Amazon Sunday without any consultation..
Bad news is I'll be a tired mofo and won't get a day off now till Wednesday but the good news is I will be paid overtime (time and a half) for the full 8 hours.