Sick of Work

[c9]

(I wonder if I could win a prize for using "sick" in so many journal entries.)

I'm not teaching today, and I'm not teaching tomorrow. And some people at my office are, not maliciously, making me feel guilty about being sick. I HATE feeling like my job is at risk because I have a sore throat. FUCK! Just pisses me off. Everyone is overworked and stressed, so tomorrow my scheduler is actually going to teach my course for me. She actually is an instructor, covering for our regular schedule who's on maternity-leave.

Normally I'd just give in and teach, but I know that if I do I'll end up staying sick longer. I taught sick last week and here I am on more drugs. ARGH. So I stand my ground and tell them 'sure, I'll be at work for most of the day, and sure, I'll do other work, even some of your work, but I can't teach.' And now, the fact that I'm here now for part of the day, and willing to be here for part of the day tomorrow, is likely leading some to question whether I'm sick at all. It's happened before.

I really hope we end up deciding on the UK. I need to get out of here, I think.

Comments

[c9.livejournal.com]

Very tempting. On a percentage scale, with 100% representing the moment you actually cannot stand being there and must literally (and I mean literally literally) leave the building for good, where do you currently stand on staying at work?

I'm just thinking that the severance package should be weighed against the emotional health, and the appropriate departure point (soon but not yet?) selected.

We will not have the money to apply on June 1st. :-(

[leapfish.livejournal.com]

We will have the money, I'm sure. Also, I'm nearing 75%. This place is a huge amount of stress. I'm turning into someone that I don't like, and I'm being treated with no respect. No fucking amount of money can change that. Being an automaton in exchange for a couple of pays is not worth it; I know that I'm better than that.

[c9.livejournal.com]

You are better than that. God I want to quit too.

I'm not so worried about convincing the British High Commission of our solvency as I am of actually being solvent once there. Maybe we could win a small lottery or something.

[leapfish.livejournal.com]

You just gave me a great idea! Do you remember me telling you about one of Nick's fund-raising schemes in which he sold "raffle tickets" on his old car? Maybe we could do something with some of our crap. No one will pay $250 for our futon, but they might pay $2 for a chance to have it.

[c9.livejournal.com]

Might. Especially when described as 'crap.' :-P

Selling stuff is doable though. Speakers, computer parts, the TV... lots of possibilities.

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

I know of several people who have used illicit means to fudge the money requirement. Such as depositing an $300 cheque and inadvertently punching $30000 into the ATM, and immediately going in to correct the error (but not before printing off a bank balance.)

Such people will surely rot in hell. But I'm just saying.