Had a super long talk on the phone with Kitty Cat yesterday. She’s been busy being a caretaker, so not much time to worry about the legal side of things regarding The Cool Cat Company. Said she’s taking a break from worrying about all of that baloney until mid-January.
Her partner is recovering from a double mastectomy due to newly diagnosed breast cancer. Sounds like they got most of it through the surgery, but there might have to be some targeted radiation treatment. But I think she’s going to be okay.
We talked a bit about Head Cat, who is simply a mess, but what can you do? It honestly blows my mind that this person still thinks he is “someone” and not a washed-up has-been. He’s just so yucky. I’m not sorry I ever got tangled up with him, because he employed me for the past two years. I got a pretty cushy job out of it - compared to literally ALL of the other jobs I’ve ever had in my life. Was it easy? Not necessarily, but the pressure was a lot lower than any place else I’ve ever worked.
Today I need to reach out to the accounting person who puts in payroll just to make sure severance is on the way. I’m nervous about reaching out, but I just need to do it just to see. I don’t want trouble. I just want to walk away with one more month’s pay to get through the rest of 2025.
Two initial interviews yesterday had me feeling very meh.
The first one was okay…the woman was over 10 minutes late for a phone call, and I couldn’t find the calendar invite…I was frantically going through my email looking for the invitation when I suddenly realized that she’d called me to set up the appointment. Out of the blue! Who does that anymore? And I’d written it down on my calendar without any electronic back-up. I realized I had her number in my phone, so I just called the number back.
Anyway, she answered like it was no big deal to be 10 minutes late for a phone call without any explanation. I was annoyed by that.
And of course, she’s in HR so can’t really tell me about what the job actually entails - what kinds of products I’d be working with (I later found out through my contact in the company that it’s likely something I DON’T want to be working on…but we’ll see if I even get a call-back). AND the job is located in my unlucky city, 100% on-site, in-office M-F, which is not really a biggie, but would be a huge shock to Martini since we’ve been spending all of our days together over the last 3 years. And even before that because I took her to the office every day!
Second interview didn’t go far because the salary range is $50K below my expectations for the job, so we ended it quickly. Uff. What a sucker punch. I don’t know how single people live on these kinds of salaries. These jobs are kinda like you have to have a dual income to work with, ya know?
Anyway, all of that to say, I gotta get back on the horse again today.
I’m not really looking forward to Thanksgiving. Just…seeing mom in her decline and dad doing everything for her (and the rest of the family) makes my heart hurt. My brother is still a buffoon. My SIL is a sweetheart and I love her, but she’s also a little helpless (still, I give her credit for helping in her own way and sometimes making dinner for everyone). My worry with my SIL is that she’s working a job so she can eventually GTFO. The divorce talk has died down a little, but I bet it’s only a matter of time. Or not? I don’t know. Maybe I’ll get a read when I’m out there. I plan on spending the night on Thursday since I can’t really afford an Airbnb. I’ll be sleeping on the sofa in that chaotic house. Bluh.
I made my popcorn treats last night. Realized that they are expensive to make after reviewing my receipt. It’s essentially popcorn, pretzels, and mini M&Ms covered in melted vanilla almond bark. Kind of a decadent snack. But easy to make. You’d think it would be a cheap little treat to make. But M&Ms are expensive nowadays (when you’re on a tight budget). They say healthy food is too expensive, but compare that to junk food (chips, candy), and then medical costs, and healthy eating is a downright bargain!!
Anyway, this is what it looks like (only I didn’t add the sprinkles this time because they just fall off and end up in the bottom of the bowl anyway):
Better run.
xox,
GS
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