Arrrrgggghhhhh!!!!

Ok, first of all, I am breaking a big No-No in the world of Willis and blogging at my desk at work. I am surprised it is actually allowing me to do so!! So, just shoot me. But, I need to vent. I don't know why but I am in an ILL mood today. And I mean I.L.L.!! Everyone is rubbing me the wrong way. So, I am jamming to my IPod as we speak to just shut everyone out. And I am fast-forwording through any mushy songs - just give me the hard rock! I have a meeting with one of my bosses at 3pm today, so I am just hoping I can make it through that without blowing someone's head off. The problem is, he is one of the people that is already frustrated me today. Today is one of those days when I say my job description should be "crap". Because, today that is all anyone has brought me. The Crap they don't want to do themselves, or in many cases, don't know how to do themselves. I am seen as the fix-it person, and it is getting old. I wish I could go back in time and pretend to be stupid so that I could float through my day from 9-5pm and just do whatever my brain function would allow me to do. Sometimes I wish I could crawl in people's heads and just see how slow those brain wheels are turning, because Man O Man, they aren't turning very fast! Maybe after some lunch I will feel better. I just have no idea where this is coming from. I had a great time with my Circle girls last night, cuddled with my hubby last night, and slept through the night for once. I can't blame it all on the weather, and I can't have PMS because my body doesn't want to ovulate on it's own anyway. Oh well, back to my tunes.......and then maybe off to steal a piece of chocolate or two or four out of someone's candy dish.

Show me the money!

Two of our companies top executives came to our office yesterday for the annual "All Associates Meeting". Basically, this means all 80 employees in my office head downstairs to a conference room at a designated time and listen to an hour and a half long presentation on where the company has been in the past year and where they see it going. I mean, I think it is cool that these top executives from Philadelphia and New York offices take time out of their schedule to actually clue the "little people" in North Carolina into what is going on, but at the same time, a lot of what they say goes over our heads. It isn't that we don't care, but they really lose you when near the beginning of the presentation they do a little illustration to explain why the bonus pool is smaller this year and basically implying that our bonuses won't be as good. Great! Just what I wanted to hear!! Of course with the economy the way it has been, everyone is struggling, so why should I expect anything else, but until you actually hear it, you don't believe it. They talked about how they are trying to increase the bonus pool by giving half bonus and half stock shares - but that is only going to happen from a certain level up, so my guess is that supervisors and above will receive half of their normal bonus and the rest will be in Willis stock shares. Ok - looking to the future that is cool - but show me the money now! At least I haven't taken the plunge to become supervisor yet, so hopefully that means I will see all the $ signs now (well after Uncle Sam takes his stab at it in taxes!). There were a few entertaining factors that kept me awake during the presentation - #1 - Paddy from New York is British, and I always love listening to those accents!! #2 - One of the women from our office was sitting right up front and was falling asleep!! She picked the wrong seat to do that!! I honestly felt sorry for her - she is so sweet and really works hard. She is actually the first one that trained me when I first came on as an intern. But, her kids and grandkids run her dry! I hope I never take advantage of my mother the way her grown daughters do her!! So, at any rate, I guess we will see how many $ signs I see come March 15th! Because, let's face it, that was the only real piece of information I brought out of that "All Associates Meeting". At least I didn't have to work the last hour and a half of my day yesterday.

No worries.....

....I am still alive! I know I haven't posted in a while. Just been trying to get over this dang cold and busy with all kinds of stuff - I am the queen of overbooking!! But, things are going well, and will post more about my happenings this weekend hopefully. Until then, my faithful readers, LOVE YA!