The last day
Yesterday at work, a co-worker approached me:
A: Today’s your last day.
Me (feeling the aderenaline begin to course through my system): Today’s my last day? [thinking--how does SHE know? What am I going to do?]
A: Yeah, today’s the last day for you to fill in the information online for the pedometer challenge.
Me: Oh…[breathing again]–the PEDOMETER challenge.
So I wasn’t fired yesterday. I thought that was happening…but it didn’t. I need to try to stop with the “waiting for the other shoe to drop.” But it’s hard.
June 19, 2009 at 9:23 am
Yikes. Are things that dire at your place of employment?
June 19, 2009 at 9:24 am
There have only been a few lay-offs. We have furloughs and a slight benefit reduction, but no…not as dire as the story would suggest.
June 19, 2009 at 10:40 am
Ugh. What a way to start the day.
June 19, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Gah, I hate when people do that. BE SPECIFIC, PLEASE. Jesus. Like you need a heart attack. Glad it was only the pedometer thing.
June 19, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Yes, I was relieved. She was trying to do me a favor–and it looks like I’ve WON the pedometer challenge. But the heart stoppage was unpleasant.