I'll go with the latter, I think.
The latest (and hopefully final) screw-over by Leidos is to inform me today, that - despite what they told me in April - I will NOT be given my final pay on the last day of formal employment there, today (having been on unpaid leave for the last four weeks). No, now I have to wait another two weeks. No actual reason given - it's not like it hasnt been known when this is happening for the last 28 days. Just, Fuck You, We Can.
Which is pretty much the Leidos motto, actually. nowadays.
HR departments are notoriously poor quality, the world over, but for a combination of incompetence, malice, deceit and fraud, I dont think you could find anyone to compete with the Leidos HR department.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Adjusting
Still adjusting - for me, mostly about adjusting to a new job, so very different in ethos, setup and environment; and at having to go to the office every day, not just roll out of bed at 2 minutes to 8 for an 8 a.m. start. I must admit, it's leaving me quite exhausted at the end of each day, between the earlier start (6:30) and the mental stretch and concentration.
It's also kind of alarming how amateur this place was (until my boss started, about 3 weeks before me) ... documentation is either wrong or nonexistent, ditto most policies. Oh well, we'll lick it into shape.
Memorial Day we took it fairly easy: Cat was really wiped out, so I did the driving, and we didnt go anywhere much, just lunch at the Acropolis. And it was nice enough but man do I miss the Santa Fe - for the food (obv) but also for that warm sense of being among friends, of being home.
It's also kind of alarming how amateur this place was (until my boss started, about 3 weeks before me) ... documentation is either wrong or nonexistent, ditto most policies. Oh well, we'll lick it into shape.
Memorial Day we took it fairly easy: Cat was really wiped out, so I did the driving, and we didnt go anywhere much, just lunch at the Acropolis. And it was nice enough but man do I miss the Santa Fe - for the food (obv) but also for that warm sense of being among friends, of being home.
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Exploring
Well, we took time this weekend for some exploring - drove down to Picnic Beach Park area, which looked very nice, yesterday.
Today we went to 'First Watch', billed as supposedly the best brunch place in Tampa, which if true, fuck it I'm driving to Orlando for brunch, because it was awful - Cat's salad was wilted, elderly and devoid of dressing, my potatoes were similarly well past best-by date, and the eggs benedict was very short on hollandaise, with eggs still partly clear from being so undercooked: plus slow and surly service.
After that disappointment, we drove out to StPetersburg, vaguely thinking of looking at the beaches, but we wound up at the Pier, where a thousand yachts seemed to bob their heads at us. Very fortuitiously, Cat needed a pee and we saw a public restroom, however while turning, we saw a beautiful looking bistro (Fresco's Waterside) right by the yacht harbour, with a park literally right outside the front door - obviously divine providence, so we stopped there for a late lunch, and it was sublime. So confidence in the universe much restored :D
Today we went to 'First Watch', billed as supposedly the best brunch place in Tampa, which if true, fuck it I'm driving to Orlando for brunch, because it was awful - Cat's salad was wilted, elderly and devoid of dressing, my potatoes were similarly well past best-by date, and the eggs benedict was very short on hollandaise, with eggs still partly clear from being so undercooked: plus slow and surly service.
After that disappointment, we drove out to StPetersburg, vaguely thinking of looking at the beaches, but we wound up at the Pier, where a thousand yachts seemed to bob their heads at us. Very fortuitiously, Cat needed a pee and we saw a public restroom, however while turning, we saw a beautiful looking bistro (Fresco's Waterside) right by the yacht harbour, with a park literally right outside the front door - obviously divine providence, so we stopped there for a late lunch, and it was sublime. So confidence in the universe much restored :D
Friday, May 22, 2015
the zombie blog staggers on
I'm hoping I may have time and energy enough to revive this blog, at least occasionally, so here goes!
Arrived in Tampa from N'awlins on Mon 11th May, found a house to rent Wed, 13th May, got truck and movers to unload Fri 15th May, started new job Mon 18th May, got paid Thu 21st May. Whew :)
It's been a bit hectic, but Cat is bearing the brunt of unpacking/organising - then again, she hasn't started looking for a job yet, so that pretty much works out.
The new house is great - all wood floors, 3 good size bedrooms, 2 office/bonus rooms that are also a good size (my wargaming room and Cat's sewing room, and a big lounge/dining room, plus a decent size kitchen this time. A few teething problems, but nothing unusual really.
Work is ...interesting. Haven't been a one-man DBA shop for 15 years, so there's some adjustment. THis might also be the smallest company I've worked for, so I also need to adjust to a much lower level of formality and organisation (and hte abandonment of a WHOLE lot of Best Practice stuff, like change control, separation of security functions, etc). Certainly not boring, though, as I'll need to get my head around being an Active Domain administrator on the side, as well as learning something about MS Dynamix AX, which is billed as an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, but actually it's an accounting package - general ledger, billing, accounts receivable, all that song and dance - plus a customer-facing section for the franchise holders to handle their accounts.
Arrived in Tampa from N'awlins on Mon 11th May, found a house to rent Wed, 13th May, got truck and movers to unload Fri 15th May, started new job Mon 18th May, got paid Thu 21st May. Whew :)
It's been a bit hectic, but Cat is bearing the brunt of unpacking/organising - then again, she hasn't started looking for a job yet, so that pretty much works out.
The new house is great - all wood floors, 3 good size bedrooms, 2 office/bonus rooms that are also a good size (my wargaming room and Cat's sewing room, and a big lounge/dining room, plus a decent size kitchen this time. A few teething problems, but nothing unusual really.
Work is ...interesting. Haven't been a one-man DBA shop for 15 years, so there's some adjustment. THis might also be the smallest company I've worked for, so I also need to adjust to a much lower level of formality and organisation (and hte abandonment of a WHOLE lot of Best Practice stuff, like change control, separation of security functions, etc). Certainly not boring, though, as I'll need to get my head around being an Active Domain administrator on the side, as well as learning something about MS Dynamix AX, which is billed as an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, but actually it's an accounting package - general ledger, billing, accounts receivable, all that song and dance - plus a customer-facing section for the franchise holders to handle their accounts.
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