At 05:26 PM 5/26/2006, Thaths wrote:
On 5/26/06, Bruce Metcalf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Great, I'm already unhappy at work, now I'm depressed, too!
Well, at least you get to drive the nice choo choo train they have
out there. Or is it something else you do out there?
I split my time between being a conductor on the steam train (staying
as far from the hot boiler as possible in summer), and working as a
"show quality monitor". The latter consists of noticing things that
need repair or replacement, and seeing that they are reported to one
of the 19 different maintenance departments, plus follow-up.
Right now, though, a new manager is trying to fire me for objecting
to new operating rules I consider unsafe. (And ridiculing him on a
private email list like this one.) The fact that I've got 35 more
years of railroad experience than he just annoys him even more.
Best case, I get fired, goof off for a year or two, go to a lot of
hearings, then get reinstated with the help of my union with full
back pay. Worst case, I decide "screw it!" and try retirement again.
I'll let y'all know.
Bruce Metcalf,
Lake Buena Vista, FL
