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I'm still around. 2023, a year in review
2 years ago
I didn't do one of these for 2022 because I was just too damn busy.
Where to begin???? I'm still happily working with the railways as a Station Manager, that hasn't changed, haha
January. Too much happened for me to really remember, hahaha. Annual leave from work for the first time since 2019 so it gave me time to myself.
February. Came back from annual leave, Applied for a promotion.
March. Had the interview for the promotion, totally bombed it and knew I wasn't getting it. I got elected union delegate and began negotiations for our new contracts.
April. The shitshow of the year...Mid and I were given an eviction notice for the unit we were living in since 2020 as it was sold from under us...30 days to find a new place to live and GTFO. It took a week and we found a new place, but couldn't move in until the end of the month, giving us 5 days to move everything.
May. More contract negotiations, haha.
June. Transferred to a new station to manage, the 2nd busiest on the network. The fun starts here, haha.
July. Time to go to the federal court for the
contract negotiations, I'm shitting bricks the entire time but managed to negotiate the equivalent of a $100 per week after tax pay increase, along with backpay dating from August 2022.
August. everything is settled. Work is tough but manageable. Mid and I are still happy. I found out that I didn't get the promotion...it took that long to get a response. The colleague I thought was a shoe in for it also was unsuccessful, Cue Pingu's revenge by strengthening the union presence and getting a majority unionised workforce
September. Birthday month. Had fun with my workmates for my birthday.
October. Mid and I find out my sister has not invited us to her wedding - my uncle and us are the only three family members who are not invited. I'm gutted but as may sister and I have never really been close, it's kinda understandable. Work is getting tougher and I'm starting to crack.
November. More annual leave. Time to chill out after months of hard work
December. Time for shitshow month number two, we received notification that the new place we have moved to is now going to be sold. Christmas has been cancelled as we are now looking again for a new place to live. Plus side is we have until April to find somewhere...
Is 2024 the year we catch a break? This is starting to do my head in and I'm getting closer to losing it.
Where to begin???? I'm still happily working with the railways as a Station Manager, that hasn't changed, haha
January. Too much happened for me to really remember, hahaha. Annual leave from work for the first time since 2019 so it gave me time to myself.
February. Came back from annual leave, Applied for a promotion.
March. Had the interview for the promotion, totally bombed it and knew I wasn't getting it. I got elected union delegate and began negotiations for our new contracts.
April. The shitshow of the year...Mid and I were given an eviction notice for the unit we were living in since 2020 as it was sold from under us...30 days to find a new place to live and GTFO. It took a week and we found a new place, but couldn't move in until the end of the month, giving us 5 days to move everything.
May. More contract negotiations, haha.
June. Transferred to a new station to manage, the 2nd busiest on the network. The fun starts here, haha.
July. Time to go to the federal court for the
contract negotiations, I'm shitting bricks the entire time but managed to negotiate the equivalent of a $100 per week after tax pay increase, along with backpay dating from August 2022.
August. everything is settled. Work is tough but manageable. Mid and I are still happy. I found out that I didn't get the promotion...it took that long to get a response. The colleague I thought was a shoe in for it also was unsuccessful, Cue Pingu's revenge by strengthening the union presence and getting a majority unionised workforce
September. Birthday month. Had fun with my workmates for my birthday.
October. Mid and I find out my sister has not invited us to her wedding - my uncle and us are the only three family members who are not invited. I'm gutted but as may sister and I have never really been close, it's kinda understandable. Work is getting tougher and I'm starting to crack.
November. More annual leave. Time to chill out after months of hard work
December. Time for shitshow month number two, we received notification that the new place we have moved to is now going to be sold. Christmas has been cancelled as we are now looking again for a new place to live. Plus side is we have until April to find somewhere...
Is 2024 the year we catch a break? This is starting to do my head in and I'm getting closer to losing it.
