Unwelcome news...

I just had a feeling that offering to help cover a shift today would come back and bite me on the bum... I didn't have to cover the whole shift on the phone, as Kathy had kindly offered to work from 10:00am until 2:00pm, so that was a bonus.

Just before Kathy arrived for work, Nicola called me into a meeting in the conference room with Sara. I immediately felt nervous... had I made a mistake, or were they going to tell me I was being transferred to Everyone Active? Nicola went on to tell me that I would be losing my six hours that I work on Thursday, which initially didn't feel too much of a shock. I had been thinking of giving them up myself after all the hassle we've been going through with the commute and parking, so I was OK. This was, of course, down to us losing three sites from the 1st of April. 

However, when I went to sit back at my desk, I felt a bit miffed. Why weren't these hours protected? Nicola could have made them contracted like the rest of my hours, and to be honest, losing them felt like a bit of a blow. She's asking me to take on more work (Bob, for example) but cutting six hours from my week! And would these six hours really affect the business?

When Keith came to pick me up at 4:00pm, I went on a bit of a rant. I just knew that offering to help out today wouldn't result in any kind of acknowledgement, and I vowed to stop working before my shift started at 8:00am and stop being so amenable. It's not in my nature to do that, but I felt very much as if I had been treated unfairly.

It made me feel miserable all evening, and both Keith and Sophie sympathised with me. It made me think about looking for a new job, something I really don't want to do at my age!