The dreded receptionist

So I have been MIA from blog world for a few days. Its been hectic so here’s a quick recap. Sunday Hectors one year old niece had a seizure at the mall. That was really intense and scary. I finally had it with Hec’s odd state of being lately. I know it’s because jobs are not coming in and he’s feeling depressed that he is not brining in a lot of money or whatever so he has been acting so distant and just odd…there more into it but I don’t feel like getting into it really. But I finally told him that he should stay at his mother house for a few days to clear his head and figure out his priorities, we talked the whole time via text while I was at work and on the phone when I got home and we sorted everything out. It was just what I figured it was, he just needed a metaphorical slap in the face to jump back into reality. Him staying at his moms was no way me telling him I’m breaking up but it was a way for him to open his eyes and realize that he cant act like that because I wont stand for it. But he is home now…really he only spent two nights there. Things are much better. He realizes the jerk and absentee boyfriend/stepparent he has been the past few weeks and he apologized profusely and surprised me and took me out to lunch yesterday. He also thanked me, which I didn’t expect, for getting him back to the real world and not just taking his bull shit and letting it continue. I think every one needs a slap in the face every so often to get back to reality. Plus he’s said before he thinks its hot how I stand up for myself and don’t take shit form anyone, not even him. Though I’m sure he finds it much hotter when I’m being a bitch to others and not him but oh well lol.
So at my work, all the departments rotate weeks to cover the front desk phones while the receptionist takes her breaks. She takes two 20mins breaks and one hour lunch plus we have to cover the phones from 7-8 (she starts at 8). That’s hard for all the departments because that’s just about 3 hours out of our own work to cover the phones. But we all share the responsibility. It used to be just me until my second promotion and I contested that I can no longer cover the phones everyday for Mona (the receptionist) if I am not taking on a larger more important roll in this company. They understood and initiated the department rotation. Well this week is my week and let me tell you I DRED DRED DRED this week on the phones. It really backs me up in the work load department but that’s not such a big deal, work some over time, catch up, make more money. But I hate this week so much because I have to deal with Mona (dun dun duuuun) she is an elderly lady. But she is a cruel mean hearted woman. Unless you are one of the big wigs here then she is the nicest sweetest thing to you. She is so very manipulative, and tries anytime she can to make fun of people to their face, in front of people, put you down, make her self look better basically. When I first came to this company I was training to be the sole back up receptionist and Reports asst. and coming into is people warned me about her saying that the three other people who trained for this job (Mona is the one doing the training) would quit because the could NOT work with her. And I quickly found out why. Shes mean. She is just a mean mean lady. I think I got my point across. Well she always had a problem with me we all think its because she makes her job sound so hard and was boasting to people about the 3 girls who quit because her job is soooo hard. The bitch answers phones, its an easy job, but we think the reason she has it out for me was because I was able to do it, im much nicer and people, clients, inspectors like me much better than her and because I have moved up in the company so fast. But I try to remain nice to her, I’m professional, I chose to act professional in the work place. She does not. Yesterday she just rubbed me the wrong way too many times. It started with her comment about the way I answer the phone. One of our Inspectors called who me and him are friends and so Instead of the usual “CEL your partners in quality this is Amanda” greeting I said a simple “Good Morning Tom, Do you need and ecode?” (I know what job he is on and knew he got off at this time and needed and ecode) and mona went off. This is coming from the woman who has gotten 76..yes count them 76 complaints from clients about her rudeness this past fiscal year. ( I know this because I’m in HR – go me!) so I just hold my tongue and let her ramble then she start about the shoes I’m wearing, that she wouldn’t wear them because they are far to stripperish. I was wearing plain black pumps. Look em up, there at Macys, they are Guess pumps, “carrie” style. There is Nothing special nothing Whorey about them so then I just looked at her and said “it’s a good thing your not wearing them huh” and got back to my work. She is still standing there hovering over me and then goes off about how I don’t answer my emails fast enough and that’s not professional, so again I looked at her in astonishment and said to her “mona, I have a lot of work to do and so far, im doing a damn good job at my job and it would be best if you worried about yourself rather than other people all the time” and theeeen she said that maybe I should think about wearing more appropriate tops to work and be professional and that this is not high school that made my mouth drop because I was wearing a white, collared button up shirt with a black top underneath…hardly showing cleavage in any way. Unless you are standing over me like she was. But let me tell you about her. She is constantly wearing dresses and skirts above her knees… and wearing shirts that flash her black lace bra to everyone and slits that show her panties when she walks…she even jokes about how shes too old to wear the stuff she does. So I finally said “Mona, you need to worrie about yourself and back off of me now.” So she leaves for her break, then when she comes back she says “im back, you are dismissed” and then as I’m walking away she mumbles something under her breath so I turn around and catch her flipping me off! Who does that? I’m like 80 years younger than her. What the hell? she seriously gets on my nerves sooo bad. I try so hard to not let her get to me but my god she drives me nuts!!!! She drives everyone nuts! She wasn’t even invited to her daughters wedding or invited to holidays because she starts fights and everyone ends up crying or leaving says her daughter. Ugh any way now that I got that off my chest!!
Haha. I think I'm going to go to my dads tonight. I feel to terrible this past year I have hardly seen him and I know he wants to see Kendra so bad, esp Since Paige (my little sister) is now one and a half he wants us over more. So I do believe after I leave work I will pick up the girl and go to my daddys. I miss him terribly. I really need to make it a habit to see him more!
Okiedokes! Love you bitches…I’m sure I will talk to you soon!