need to vent!!!

[wendy darling]

Hello,

I do not usually vent on these boards, however I am upset and need to. I work and live in Houston. Becuase of hurricane Ike, my family and I decided to evcuate to Missouri (becuase it is a day's drive, we have family there and can stay for free). on thursday afternoon as I was leaving work I told 2 of my managers about the situation and asked them if this okay to leave and not be at work for maybe a week. Also the main reason we wanted to leave was because we knew we would be without electrticity my dad is a heart patient and cannot live without. I also told my 2 managers this information as well. They both said they understood, and that I would not be fired because of the sitatution. So friday morning my family and I headed out to Missouri. My managers also stated that as long as I kept them informed that everything would be alright.

This evening I called in to work to see if they were running operations and they said yes (they were closed yesterday) I let them know I was calling in and my manager said that my job must not be important to me, and that other people are coming into work, so he didn't understand why I wasn't coming in. he was not one of the original managers I spoke with, however I again told him the whole story of why I would not be there and again he said my job must not be important to me.

I am so mad at this point, I am thinking about just quitting.

Thank you for reading...

 

[agnes!]

Yikes! Don't quit, jobs can be hard to come by these days. Maybe see if you can do some damage control? Can you get a hold of the two managers you DID notify and can they possibly run interference for you?

Besides, this mgr. who said this stuff...I'm sure Hurricane Ike has been hard on everyone. You're probably not the only worker missing.

And is the power even on where you live? Is your house/apartment still there? I've heard on the local Houston TV station that DirecTV's been running nationwide that local authorities are telling EVERYONE to continue to shelter in place.

What do you do that supercedes what govt officials are telling residents?

I don't really know what to say but s, hope things get better.

agnes!

 

[forummansbj]

Just remember that everything in life is temporary. After a while, this will pass and you'll look back on it as your past.

 

[forummansbj]

well situations are temporary anyway. Some things (like family) tend to stick with you forever...but that's a good thing