I really do not like change..... at all.....

That is probably a very honest statement. But, actually, I don't always MIND change. Some changes hurt, and you don't ever really get over it. Some changes aren't worth even changing, let alone thinking about.

I have a lot of things, or changes, going on right now. The biggest change is that my office is moving. Literally. Moving to a few miles up the street. Won't make much difference in my drive time, but it is just getting used to a new location in an more-industrial park. We were originally told the reason for the move was to bring our company "together". Right now the majority are on one side of the 'bridge' and we are on the other side. Not even 100 feet to cross the bridge, so seriously? And, to top it off, yes, in the new building we will be all together, but nearly every cubicle, every office if filled, so there is now no room for growth. We also lose our cafeteria and they will have vending machines in its place. It's a new building, but not owned by us. You would think they would have thought this out and made sure we had more room than we have now.

Plus our cubicles are being reduced size-wise, both ways! Right now the sides of my cubicle is about 5 ft; and it's solid. In the new location it will be 4 ft, and the top foot is glass. Seriously. AND they moved me into the corner - literally! I'm now in a "admin area".... my boss fought against it as I need to be out by her (she is about 8 offices down the row from me.). We decided to just let it go for now, then after a few months, put in a request to have me moved closer to her. We'll figure something out. It's not that my job is just for her, I also do work for 5 other people in that row of offices. But the good part, I do have a window. I'd rather be out front of my boss so that I can help her more easily.

I'll definitely be getting my steps in running back and forth!

And there is another change which again, we cannot fight, but it is crazy. Seems as though at one of the companies someone filed a lawsuit because they were "forced" to work overtime and not getting paid for it - meaning, the boss told them to do a job and it required overtime but refused to pay them for it. Or something like that. So Corporate has created a new policy and change that requires, beginning the end of this month, for everyone to log into the computer at their assigned time, and go to the timecards in the computer, and get a "stamp record" posted on the internal time sheet. They have to do that for lunch (going and return), and also when they go home at night.

Now here is MY dilemma. I am at work between 6:30AM - 7:00AM every morning. Earlier if I have specific work to do or a meeting. I rarely leave the office to take a lunch - I eat at my desk and keep working. My choice. If I go to lunch, I don't worry if I take an hour and a half, because I already made up that time. I leave usually about 4:30 - but because I have to be hourly, I have just put on my timecard 8-4:30PM with a 1/2 hour lunch. 80 hours a pay period. Unless I have to work overtime for a specific reason. I don't worry about the extra hours I put in - it's my choice. I may type this blog when I come in, I may start work. I may sit and chat for a few minutes with my boss when she comes in to catch up on things. I may continue working until 5PM or later if I need to complete a task. It is all my choice, and I do not ask to be paid overtime unless it is warranted. And I have never been turned down. Many times my boss will let me leave a little early if I need to so that it compensates me for the time I did work over. It's no big deal to me. I like the freedom of being able to come and go. They can't make me salaried because of the position I have.

So I will have to sign in to document my computerized time stamp; and be sure to sign out at the right time to document on the computerized time stamp. This is going to be more a waste of time for me since I don't work a straight 8 hours as many people do. BUT, Corporate has designated all hourly employees to do this - and we can't change the time; only our boss can change our time on the timecard, and it will show they made the change. I told my boss she may as well do my timecard for I will really be messing it up - unintentionally. NOT looking forward to that change either!

I know in the great scheme of life none of this is important. It's just all coming at the same time. PLUS I need to call tomorrow to see if I have jury duty next week. I keep praying for favor, that I won't have to go - not that I mind serving, I don't mind at all - it's just that this is not a good week for me to be gone from the office - this next week is packing week with the move on Friday. When I go home tonight, I will have all of my desk packed up and ready to go. Monday if I get to come to work, I will be able to help others as I will have made allowances already for the three meetings I have next week. It's going to be crazy if I'm here - and yet, I am praying for release from the jury duty for this time. (Please God?)

So how do you deal with changes? Emotionally I'm ok with it all. And for what I think is crazy, I just shake my head. What else can I do? Maybe they will let me say 'I told you so' when it doesn't work - or I will be surprised when it does.

Either way - change is ahead of me and I need to move on. Like it or not....

Blessings!