Amani: Not a good day for you, I take it? :<

Elvilla: That's true! I still have a stack of articles I printed out I need to read. x_x

Well, I am a county employee, and today I got to meet with middle management regarding some complaints I have about the way I have been treated lately - read, illegally. My supervisor has been padding her hours from the beginning, I do not get my state mandated breaks, and now I have been demoted due to the fact that I have seizures - which have no impact on my work performance; I have never had one at work, and as long as we keep the lights working properly I probably never will.
Although, the demotion was not ENTIRELY disability-related - it was also partially retaliation for the fact that I had submitted a complaint against my supervisor. Again, illegal.
They have also gotten my mother involved, accusing her of calling the county fraud hotline to inform them of the fact that my supervisor has been padding her hours (because apparently that number is just there for show, and trying to inform these people that SOMEONE IS RIPPING THEM OFF is a horrible thing to do). Yet again, it is illegal to disclose to anyone that someone has called this line.

I am being paid for being two classifications lower than I am actually working. My current duties are actually closer to my supervisor's job description than anything else - yet I am being paid as the bottom of the food chain and barely keeping up with my bills.

I finally got to speak to someone about this, and instead of helping...they danced around the issues, defended the woman who they clearly know is stealing their money, and threw out so many lies that I actually lost count somewhere around 42 - in a 30-minute meeting.

I...just have to keep moving this through the ranks, but if it continues I may very well have to sue.

Yes...it has been an interesting day. I am still a little buzzed from the drink I had on the way home (don't worry, I wasn't driving).

Oh man, Amani, I'm sorry you had to put up with that BS. Although it sounds about par for the course in what I've heard in regards to government-run things (state/local/what have you). Is there anything else you can do? Or can you at least not do so much work since it's technically not in your job level?

Nah, you seem like a really responsible person from what you've posted. Hopefully the drink was a good one.

mannnn, i'm so sorry Amani! that really is horrible. i'm horrified as well that they danced around the issue when it was clearly to their benefit to do something about it. i agree, it does seem as if it may be time to go above even their heads. you deserve better. :[

* Pops head in*
Hey guys, i am not going to post a lot I just wanted to say Hi!!!

*pops head out*

hi zovilove, lol. your avi is very cute by the way.

Hello why is gasket so low on HP i wonder if they got attacked a lot.

I decided long ago that if they want to play games, I will play along - even though I am ranked lower than anyone else here, even though I am basically disposable to them, I cannot lose. They have shot their own feet so many times, it is impossible for me to lose no matter what I do. The worst that will happen is temporary financial trouble. Not an insurmountable problem.

I will continue to perform whatever duties I am asked to do, and I will document them. I have the lists of job duties for the two classifications I have been paid as and the one I seem to be working as - I will mark off exactly how much time I spend in a day working as each item. I will document my supervisor's absences. When the time comes, I will demand to know why they are covering for someone who is ripping them off, and instead choosing to hunt down and chastise anyone they suspect of trying to help them.

And, of course, if it reaches that point...it is a county entity. The county has deep pockets. This lawsuit could be quite interesting. Is it terrible of me that I will be very amused if they let it reach that level over one part-time position?

Hello, Zovi and Emma.

Hello Amani

Amani: That's a good plan. It just sucks that you're working so hard when the upper management obviously don't care about things as much. And no, it doesn't sound terrible; it sounds like a wonderful example of karma if it gets to that point. xD

Hi, Emma! Gasket is probably like us and just trying to get rid of their items for seeds/credits.

hey emma!

well it sounds like a plan of action Amani, and that is the most important thing. good luck to you! you truly are a vulcan so i suspect you will take care of it without too many problems.

Yes, but they have much lower HP then us. Mabye they had an Admin attack?

Emma: Probably not. It seems a lot of us have spanners, and haven't been able to really use them because they keep going down to zero. They had the problem we had the other day of just not having a lot of gears/flowers.

Ya i figured because my friends are on gasket and they had no gears or flowers

Yeah. I also keep getting spanners. This is annoying (doesn't want to use spanners even if she has them). 8|

Yes, considering those two particular hoarders (who I am still fairly certain were cheating) are banned, it is undoubtedly much more difficult for them to recover now. Where they were able to spring right back up by just those two spamming gears and flowers before, now...things are a bit more even.

Thank you for the support, Saras and Chihiro.

I have to go. Bye

Bye, Emma. Talk to you later.

Alright so I have 30 minutes to earn 410 gold from playing games since I forgot about it. Then I will use time up to 10 my time by reading further in one of the romance novels. Then power hour.

Bye, Emma, take care!

Amani: I saw they got banned earlier today. So that was why Gasket had an easier time keeping at full health yesterday? Hm. Were they exploiting a glitch or--?

Elvilla: Oh man, I need to play Harbour Fishing and Tetris. XD Thanks for reminding me!

i wouldn't be surprised! i wish donations were up at least, so i could get rid of my spanners and get some more supplies. this power hour is not a successful as my last one. i had a lot more to go around then, haha.

wait, people got banned? they were hoarding gears and flowers??

byes emma!

Yeah, I would happily donate spanners to both sides if donations were up. ><; Right now they're just collecting dust.

@sarasvati- np hurry. limited time.

Yes, two people were banned yesterday, for harassment/trolling, multi-accounting, and (presumably) glitch exploitation to gain an impossible amount of event currency.
They so kindly decided to e-stalk me later, probably because I take pride in my geekery and was one of the few people who did not get angry or irritated with them at any point while they were trolling. Stubborn little idiots. Rather amusing.
I know precisely how the glitch they were apparently exploiting works - though I would prefer not to explain it until the event comes to a close, as I do not want anyone to stumble upon my posts and begin using it. I do not use it myself, however, and will gladly show my toolbar to anyone to prove it.

hello how is everyone today?