Opinions please!

[Lindsey]

Sorry to bring up an old thread.

I just have to say I am SO SICK of this. Tonight again I will be at work until the wee morning hours. The same will happen for the rest of the week. I am swamped with last-minute work and my drafting partner is up north doing lab work.

I am on my 13th hour of work today and there is no end in sight.

Yesterday I was in a meeting with my boss and when one of the surveyors said he felt that he wasn't getting enough direction from project managers, my boss told him that they don't have time, our office is on its last threads and we're barely hanging on because we're making no money.

The promising engineer I wrote about in my last post just left to go back to school to get another masters degree. Another project manager just went back to school for a masters as well. Everyone is leaving.

I am so stressed out right now I want to cry and I have nobody to talk to, and nobody to ask for help. I needed Scott's help and we talked briefly online and then he was gone... didn't say goodbye or anything. I am upset but I know it could be just his internet connection going out, and there is no other way to contact him at all. We worked on this project together when he was here, and now I'm confused as to what he did in some areas. I am getting so angry I feel like I'm going to snap. And while I'm here ranting, no work is getting done. I just needed to say something before I cried at work.

Starting now, I am going to go full-force looking for another job.

[Tiramisu]

I saw on FB that you were working late (or early). Please get some rest.

[Lindsey]

Well, I tried to leave at midnight, but my boss had come in and wanted me to print everything out so he could see it before I left. Of course, it wasn't done yet, so I came back to work more on it. At 1 am, the project manager said the boss left and he was finding it hard to think so we should just leave for the night, as long as everything got done by 9:30 this morning. I can tell you now, it won't get done. By the time I got home and settled Layla down enough to sleep, and got everything ready for the morning, it was already about 2. I slept for 4 hours and I'm back at work again first thing this morning.

At least I banked enough time last night alone to take a day and a half off another time.

[Marilyn]

Oh, Lindsey, this sounds horrible. Looks like your company is on it's last thread. Time to look around. But when do you have the time? Do you know any head hunters you could contact? When they call around here, I keep track of their contact information just in case.

[Lindsey]

I have some time in the evenings, but now that Scott is out of the office on another job, there's no way I could find an excuse to leave for interviews or anything like that. I have nobody here to cover me.

It's almost the end of the day and this still isn't done... still isn't even CLOSE to done. Here's what makes me so angry, and it's always like this: Right before lunch I asked the project manager if he wants water elevations shown on the ditch profile. He flatly said "no" so I left it alone. Then this afternoon he tells me he DOES want water profiles, for two different water levels, for 7km of ditch So that's what I'm still working on.

I am so upset and so tired. My stomach is in knots and it's making me feel nauseous. I have plans tonight that I will now have to cancel. Another project came in today that needs to be done by Friday (now the 5th in queue). I think I'm going to snap.

[gja1000]

Lindsay, I'm so sorry you are going through this. It is just the PITS to have to go to a job everyday that you don't like or that makes you so stressed out. It isn't good for you. But, this may not be the best time to look for a new job - so you may have to tough it out for awhile. But I would definitely be on the lookout as soon as possible.

[Marilyn]

Do y'all have unemployment compensation from your government should you be laid off?? Our oldest daughter's roommate was laid off a little over a week ago. She's getting $1,500 severence pay and will be able to collect unemployment for a few months. She's decided to take this opportunity to go ahead and live off unemployment as long as possible and get student loans to finish her education and then look for another job.

You already have your education, but was just wondering if, in the event that your company did fail, can you get unemployment for a while to give you a chance to find another job and still have some income. If so, it might be best to do as Gayle suggests and stick it out for now, but I would definitely keep my eyes open should something else that looks promising come along.

[Gina]

Aww Lindsey I feel for you. Hang in there hopefully something better will come along.