Updates and Such

LOL! I know...how do I go from saying I'm gonna post every day to...this?

Let me explain. The reason I've been away for so long has to do with the j-o-b. I'm able to share with you what is public knowledge but I ain't tryna get fired so...that's all I got.

So...I work for a global gaming company. We primarily provide services for state and country lotteries. We build the lottery machines that you see at the corner store near you, we design the games and instant tickets, etc. I believe that we are the vendor for most of the states that my readers are from. I know we are in Georgia, New York, California...

Anyway, my company has been the vendor for my state's lottery since the early 80's. Every 10 years or so, the lottery has to decide whether they will renew their contract with us or go with our competition. This is not just because I work there, but I really do believe that my company is far better than any other company out there. We only have 2 major competitors but they mostly do foreign lotteries. They don't really have a foothold in the U.S.

The contract was up for renewal this year. We submitted our bid (our competitors did as well) and we were pretty confident that we would win.

Well...we didn't. And that shit has everyone shook! For good reason. We all basically have about a year to find another job. I'm not so much worried about myself. To be honest, I was sorta looking anyway. Me and my boss aren't jiving so much and since we work so closely together, it just isn't a good situation.

Example: When I was hired, I was a II level Admin. There was a Regional Coordinator above me. She was my boss. We got along great! My current boss was her boss. She didn't jive so much with him either so she moved to Marketing. That left her position open. I was promoted into it. In less than a year. *popping my collar*
Anyway, she was supposed to move out of the Admin office and into a cubicle. I think my boss was sorta scared of her so he never made her do that. I had my little office and she still had her office. I was fine with it.
Not too long ago, she left the company. I was expecting to move into her old office. It is where a person in my position usually sits. It wasn't a HUGE deal because I have an office but that one was bigger and all the employee files were in there. Sorta stupid for me to continue to sit in my office and have to walk down to that one, unlock the door, get the files I need, lock the door back, do what I need to do in the file, go back to the office, unlock the door, put the file back, lock the door and go back to my office.
So, one day I pulled my boss aside and asked him if I would be moving into the bigger office. Now, we haven't been getting along for a while. I sorta think he hates me. He asked me what I needed to be in there for (wtf?) and I told him that is the Coordinator's office and all the employee files were in there. He said he would think about it. What there is to think about...I don't know.
Oh, but I knew that following Monday. I walk into our suite and there is the big ass filing cabinet with all the employee files...sitting in the area outside my office.
LMAO! Instead of just letting me sit in the office (that still to this day is vacant as hell) he put the filing cabinet where it would be more "convenient" for me.
Right...that's the type of asshole shit he does.

Anyway, like I was saying, I'm not so much worried about me. I'm more worried about the people who have been there for 15, 20 years and are making tons of money. It might be hard for them to go to another company and still make that much.
Since I am my site's HR contact, I have been getting a massive amount of phone calls EVERY DAY about this stuff. Everyone is really panicked. Yes, you have a year to find another job but it's not that easy for everyone.

So, this is why I have been away. Tons of meetings, working late at night...it's just been crazy. And the last thing I wanna do when I DO get home is blog.

Shit! I have an appointment in 15 minutes. I'll try to update again soon. No more evil messages!!! *side eye*