Where The Current Takes Me.

The government still tends to be one of the most disorganized places I've ever worked.  I've been given verbal confirmation by various people that I will be transferring... including the two people who are locally in charge of both places... but that's not enough... I've been told that the head of the whole division of our agency has blessed this transfer... still, OPM or whoever is supposed to do the paperwork... is dropping the ball.. I haven't received anything as of yet, nothing on paper that says I have gotten anything. It's been all verbal. I am thinking they will come the week before and then say... hey... in 7 days you are to report to the other station some 600 miles away... ummmmm, no.  I can't do that.. at least I don't think I can... I have to get with people to find a place to live... I have to do all kinds of stuff... just to keep my head above water.   Otherwise I'll be living out of my Jeep for awhile... and I really don't wanna do that... I could get pretty rank smelling without a shower. I'm thinking my new students wouldn't be very appreciative of that either. My last day at my current location was supposed to be 14 days from now... I talked to the people at my new center, and they're still waiting for official documentation also. It's a bit unnerving.. but pretty much a set standard in my life.

I was supposed to drive students today to 3 different Christmas parades so they could ride the float my center built for an entry. The float was the idea of my direct supervisor... and didn't include other departments nor did it represent the entire center.... which was the first mistake. The second mistake was her selection of people to be in charge of this... I wasn't even involved when the idea was developed, but the two main people dropped out... leaving me with the responsibility of driving the float youths to all 3 parades in 3 different counties.. as well as getting them to lunch and dinner.. We didn't even have our own county as one of the parades selected to be in... I agreed to do the transport... even though I knew it would be from 7 am to 10 pm.... and that was all I agreed on... well.. evidently not.. somehow, through the mysterious forces of the universe, "I will help out on this project if my job will be only transport" was understood as "Hey... I will stand out in the rain with everyone else... and take pictures with the very expensive digital camera the center owns.... Oh... and let me sign a statement of responsibility for the camera too, even though I know it will probably get damaged by all the rain... I'm looking for a way to lose some of this overtime money I've been making"   I'm pretty sure those two statements don't sound very similar, but who knows.. .I'm getting old and senile.

I'm still getting the overtime... This week, I've been working in the gym, as our recreation supervisor is out on medical leave. I am getting anywhere from 20 - 35 hours of overtime each week.. and I'm sure they would let me work more if I would... the thing is... that's pretty much enough for me.. I'm not a very greedy person, but I do want my fair share when I put myself out there... I also found out that I might get an award for my last performance evaluation also... but I'm thinking it will be 3 days off with pay... suits me.  I am in passive mode at the moment as I can't do a whole heckuva lot.. so it'll be interesting to see where the current takes me.