What a week it's been. I've left work annoyed every day so far. First it was listening to the gossipers in the office speculating about how some of our office staff may be moved to other schools because of changes going on district-wide. The last thing I want to do is be forced to change schools, but if it were that versus losing my job, well, I guess I'd have to make a change and try to accept it with good grace. Hopefully that's just gossip and rumors. (I think that's likely). Next, I found out about some changes at my school that have already happened and no one bothered to tell me. It's nothing major, but it was annoying and I felt slighted. I left work every day this week feeling underappreciated, overworked, and just generally annoyed.
Then there's the sham impeachment trial that I knew, just knew, would end exactly how it has....but it still feels like a punch in the gut. To add insult to injury, Rush F*cking Limbaugh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by our POSPOTUS last night. What a sick, despicable joke that is.
I don't care that Rush was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer; as a commentator somewhere else noted, if any person had told him that THEY had advanced lung cancer and no health insurance, his immediate response would have been "tough shit". He's a horrible, horrible human being, and while I wouldn't have wished cancer on him or anyone else, I have trouble summoning any sympathy for such a vile man. He said nasty, horrible things about John McCain when he was dying of brain cancer, he's a raging racist, he claimed Michael J. Fox was faking his Parkinson's disease symptoms (and proceeded to mock him) and he advanced the whole Sandy Hook conspiracy theories that all those little children hadn't really died, that it was a left-wing hoax to take away peoples' guns. I could go on and on and on. He's caused (maybe) irreparable harm to our country and has gotten wealthy from it. There are thousands upon thousands of other people suffering from cancer (many of whom can't afford treatment so will just have to die) who are much more deserving of our empathy. To hell with him. *****
But yeah.....that whole Trump giving him that medal really burned me up and I've been feeling pissy all day about it. There was a 100 year old Tuskegee Airman at the SOTU speech...why not him? Oh, yeah, because Donald Trump is just as despicable as Rush Limbaugh.
ARRRHHH!!!!! Some days I feel like my head will explode.
Sorry to dump all that on a blog post. Hope you didn't pop in here for cute Marco doings or food photos or "beautiful moments in an ordinary life". What can I say? Some moments fall far short of beautiful.
*****Before anyone says it, I am not gleeful or happy about Limbaugh's diagnosis. He's a human being and still deserves the dignity he never afforded many others. But I'd be lying if I said my heart bleeds for him.
I feel as you do and although I and everybody knew how this would end, it makes me physically ill. I will not turn any news on because I could not stand to see his ugly face and the faces of his enablers today. One person stood up, one person had courage and his life will probably be very difficult from this day on. This whole thing is a nightmare and it never ends.
ReplyDeleteI'll never understand why the GOP is enabling this monster. Like you, this all makes me physically ill. And Romney is already getting raked over the coals on social media. The wolves are out for his blood.
Deletethe airman will not get a medal cause...black. I hope rush limpballs suffers great excruciating pain and that someone makes fun of him. and the GOPricks in the senate are TRAITORS!
ReplyDeleteTell us how you really feel! Ha.
DeleteGirl, you wrote one side of the page and I wrote the other. Same book.
ReplyDeleteHang in there.
You always make me feel better, Mary. Bless you.
DeleteJennifer, I totally agree with everything you said. I cannot even turn on the tv tonight to watch the news...it pisses me off so much.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly how you feel.
DeleteWhat bothers me more than Limbaugh is your changing attitude towards your job at the school. Please take a deep breath, close your eyes and remember how you felt about your last job. Now you are doing something that is very worthwhile. You have your weekends free and you have good holiday provision. Try to stay positive and don't let bad stuff get you down.
ReplyDeleteMy job is fine. I still like it and am grateful for it. That doesn't mean I'm not entitled to a bad day, rough week, or getting annoyed when people are inconsiderate.
DeleteThat's true. Sorry if my concern went too far.
DeleteI knew about Limbaugh's cancer but not the medal. That's sickening. As for your job, I've been in similar situations. I often feel that I'm the last to know about something, but I always catch up and I have confidence that you will be okay.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I'm sure everything will end up okay at work. I like and respect the administrators and for the most part I think the feeling is mutual.
DeleteAs to the medal, just a trash human pandering to other trash humans. The new reality in the good ol' USA.
I know, and it makes me sick.
DeleteJennifer, I just keep counting down to the end. And I agree with YP's comment; smile every day when you go into school. Smile before you answer the phone.
ReplyDeleteI'm so afraid the end won't be until 2024. God knows where we'll be by that time.
DeleteIt is good to get your feelings out and believe me, I think plenty of us understand your feelings about the impeachment trial and that orange person I shall not name. (trying to keep my blood pressure down) As far as Rush Limbaugh, well he is the last person that deserves that award!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about the problems at your job. People can be inconsiderate in not updating everyone involved in changes and that is rude. I remember when I was going through similar problems in my job and how stressed it made me feel. Try and put it behind you when you go home so you can get some relaxing time when you are away from work. I hope it gets better and you do not have to transfer to another location.
Honestly, I was more annoyed at work than anything. I know all about work stress, since I hated my last job, but this job is usually good. It will all work out. Thank you Bonnie.
DeleteI'm along with YP's comment. Dear Jennifer, your new job is so rewarding - most of the time! Please talk to your boss about how unhappy this week has made you, with the rumours and the way nobody informed you about changes, however small they may seem, but you need to know about them. Your boss is probably completely unaware of it all, but he/she is in the best position to do something about it.
ReplyDeleteRush Limbaugh? You'll be surprised to hear that I never heard the name until your blog post, but he sounds like a thoroughly nasty piece of work.
You're right, my job IS rewarding and most of the time I love it. The rumors about some people possibly getting transferred really bothered me for that very reason. When higher ups neglect to tell me about other changes it makes me paranoid that maybe there's MORE they're not telling me.
DeleteYou are truly fortunate never to have heard of RL. He's been on the radio for 30 years and has spread so much hate and division in this country. He and his ilk are at the root of a lot of the serious problems we have today. Trump awarding him that medal was like a slap in the face.
I’m with you on all of it... and in a €#$@,*% mood, too. Also, sorry about the work crap. Hope that settles out. As for the rest: There will clearly be no settling out.
ReplyDeleteIt's so discouraging (our political situation).
DeleteWell put. And i agree completely. Rush Limbaugh, give me a f#*king break. I can only hope that more of the truth comes out about Trump and in November we vote out the Senators who are spineless and have no morals.
ReplyDeleteI hope we can vote them out even if Trump gets reelected. If we can hold the house and get a Senate majority we can at least hold the Trump administration in check, finally.
DeleteI was feeling despair. Your anger was just what I needed to "hear."
ReplyDeleteI got angry because I'm getting worn out with despair.
DeleteNicely said about Rush Limbaugh. I honestly hadn't given it much thought -- I mean, he's a hero to the Repubs, so the honor wasn't surprising, but when you put it like that I do feel more of a sense of outrage! There are so many deserving people who served the ENTIRE population of the United States, not just those of a certain political bent.
ReplyDeleteHe's only a hero to the Repubs because he's been like their vicious attack dogs for all these years. He hasn't accomplished anything else.
DeleteI totally agree with the sentiments in this post. I came here from Urspo's blog
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