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[vicarz]

In a sense it's a relief, this impossibility. We are now told they are not hiring new litigators, but they're taking a sweet dolt and trying to train her in our job. This literally isn't possible anymore; the same realization I had just sent my coworker to take another job. It's not known yet, but that makes 2 employees and 135 cases (and it appears door #3 is also taking another job). I'm scheduled for travel 6 of the next 7 weeks.

Woke up at 3am sick today on top of all else - stress much? Perhaps other people can do this, but my sick 3 times in 2 months shows me I cannot. It's not weak will when my body fails repeatedly; I should accept what I can and cannot do.

Janna and I quietly broke up.

I think I'm going to identify as gay for a while. I don't have time or energy for anything else, so I'll pretend what I'm not doing or doing in ways that aren't things you'd brag about are men.

Comments

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about you and Janna, you two always sounded like you were a lot of fun together.

There's something about this winter so far, a loot of people I know (and me) have been battling some form of ongoing or repeating illnesses. Get well soon!

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Yeah - she was good to me, is still. Gender is one thing, but I don't intend to date outside the nerd family.

I'm 98% sure mine is stress, neverending stress. It's a good lesson to learn perhaps, that my goofing off is actually necessary vs. a workaholic?

[mai-neh.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, it is sounding like a classic overwork implosion at the office, where chronic overwork leads people to quit faster than the organization can cope with finding replacements. How far up the management chain do you have to go to find somebody who has the authority and resources to fix this?

I guess embracing the impossibility of it all can help. It isn't your fault.

[alumiere.livejournal.com]

Hugs. I hope things get better at some point.

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Speaking of, ditto.

[msdragonfly.livejournal.com]

Coffee sometime when you get a break? Email me.

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Fuck yeah, email to follow probably when back.

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about you and Janna. I also got out of a longterm relationship. I feel like I returned to LJ to see a bunch of that on my f-list. (though others are in new relationships and/or getting married so maybe it's just life rolling along) They're not hiring ANY replacements? That's ridiculous. Any chance of hiring replacements and offering them a crappy starting salary? I thought I had read about lots of unemployed lawyers so maybe some would be willing to start off with a smaller salary for now. Or maybe on a short contract basis if they don't want to get stuck with a full-time employee's costs?

[vicar.livejournal.com]

There is some more hope now, but I haven't had...energy to write about it yet.

Stuff coming!