And then there were two...

Okay, just a warning, this could spawn quickly into a "work rant".
The bank where I work has become increasingly difficult in the last few days. as per employees we have a manager & assistant manager, a sales & service associate, 6 bankers, and 7 tellers. of those 16 individuals, 3 are in the midst of their two week notice. An additional banker is about to leave to become a financial adviser. And when all 4 of those people are replaced,  there will only be 2 people who have been positioned at this branch longer than me. and tomorrow I will have only been here 1 year!

what causes that kind of turnover in a workplace? apathy is running wild and it's beginning to show to our customers. I've long been frustrated with my job but am not in a position to move on to bigger and better things. Most everyone has told me I need to 'be grateful to have a job'. I get that, but it hardly changes the situation.

Any thoughts?

a new day

Hey folks,

I feel like the world's worst blogger. I know i'm not, but seeing as I check everyone else's blog religiously, I somehow lose sight to update my own.  Sorry.

Anywho, it's a new day. I'm feelin' pretty good right now, I just tried out one of those breathe right nasal strip things last night and slept very well, for the first time in a LONG time. (I don't sleep well most days. I couldn't tell ya why.)

Also, I (re-)start school next week!  Collin County Comm. College (Quad-C, aka "Collin College") has me enrolled for two classes, online English 102 (I know, it's crazy), and a Texas government class Wednesday nights. It's great because it will not get in the way of my (part-time) work schedule, and when Staci is at mutual with the YW, I'll be in class! :)  / What else is nice is I was (at the last minute) changed to IN STATE tuition so I'll only pay 1/6th as much for class! woo hoo

as a general update -- no, I'm not in cub scouts anymore, (darn..),  so that I can attend night classes but now I'm supervising an autistic boy named Dillon at church for the 2nd and 3rd hours. it's loose structure can be nice, but a little overwhelming at times. I wouldn't blame the autism alone for his behavior issues, but it does play a role. it's sad to say church isn't as 'fulfilling' as it has been in the past. getting up for 8:30 church and then spending the 2nd and 3rd hour roaming the halls 'getting a drink' and 'going for a walk outside' is hardly how I'd like to spend the morning but we do what we're asked. it is nice most days, but a little 'un-fulfilling'. 

For those of you curious about the Sorensen family reunion, IT WAS A BLAST! spending a week and a half in the mountains was very nice, as well as the great food, family activities, campfires, and GLUTEN FREE S'MORES! here's a pic. of Staci from my phone

(btw, "Smoreables" came out in stores 5 days before we left. --coincidence?)

we went up with her parents and brother in their RV , aka "The Party Train"

And here I am at 'base camp'. Notice the nifty flag Staci made to claim our territory.

overall life is good.