Interesting day at work. Half the agents called in sick, and I hosted an interview. I know a lot of people that are sick right now. I am not sure what is going through, but it hopefully peaked yesterday and is on the way down. The interview went pretty badly. I understand that resumes are padded. But this guy said things that were not true at all. I worked on a project that I was on for 11 years. He was there for 3 months and indicated that he automated the work so effectively that they laid everyone off and used his automation. I didn’t tell him he was full of it, and the project is still going, and it is a continual project that will last for decades to come until they stop leasing equipment. He didn’t know anything on his resume. Incredibly vague on what he did or how he would resolve issues.

⛅ 59°F – 51°F 😐 | Seattle 

Another day full of meetings. Glad this week is over. We lost two agents, and a lot of changes are underway. I need to get out and do something that is not in front of a computer or desk. I treated the kids to McDonald for dinner and watched a Pokémon movie that I haven’t seen before. It came out in 2019. It was rather good.
After the kids went to bed, I watched the first episode of Masters of the Air. Well done. I can’t wait to continue watching the series.

🌧️ 45°F – 43°F 🙂 | Seattle 

Another hectic day at work. The director asked a lot of us in a brief period of time. I got most of the things done but will need to finish up tomorrow morning. I am not stressed at all, just tired of the last minute this needs to be done now bs we had to do. It pulled me away from 2 crucial items I needed to do today.

I was happy to clock out and play Mario Cart with my son for the rest of the day.

🌧️ 50°F – 43°F 😐 | Seattle 

I lost an agent from my team. He was the new guy and wasn’t able to handle the pressure. He was so close to getting over the bump and it would have been easier for him. There is a lot of knowledge to absorb. But once you get it, it’s easy. He will be missed.

I was very tired after my workday, so I took a nap when I arrived home. After dinner I played a game called Cheese Touch with the kids. It’s a pretty fun game. 

🌦️ 50°F – 42°F 🥱 | Seattle 

Today was a snapping point for me at work. External teams were not doing their workload and it was effecting my team for way too long. I have restructured everyone’s job duties and their time schedules. It was all over the place and it didn’t make sense on how the company operates today. I had a very long discussion with the director on specific issues and how I was going to resolve them. He gave me some pointers and also some angles that I didn’t see that can affect the metrics negatively. I went back to my desk with his input and put together a better plan. I executed it at the end of the day. Tomorrow we will see if it all works. At the end, everyone will be responsible for their workload. If I see any deviation, I will be contacting them for a report. They had too much leeway for almost two years. It ends today.  

The picture below was from 4 am this morning.

🌦️ 53°F – 41°F 🙂 | Seattle