Jeff's Journal

Felt pretty good today and had a pretty productive day. Nothing new on the accomodation front, I think I'll call the fellow tomorrow and give him a nudge. I'm concerned about money because I don't know what kind of check I'll get next week. I'll probably lose some pay because I went over my leave,... Sign in to see full entry.

So I was sitting in the front row of church because I got there late. Rev Nancy was talking about the importance of listening. After a couple of minutes of this she looked right at me and said "Right Jeff?" "I don't know. I wasn't listening" The whole congregation cracked up. That was fun. I also... Sign in to see full entry.

I'm feeling tired now but I got some stuff done. Got 10 greeting card ideas written and emailed out, I haven't done that in a while. Gotta get back into that. It's fun and I'm good at it and it's potentially profitable. Looks like the work situation may be settling down. Got my note from Dr Ashai... Sign in to see full entry.

Okay now we're getting somewhere. Talked to the guy from the union and the ADA guy from DHR today. The union seems willing to help me even though I'm not a member. Hopefully now they'll realize I'm on my way out and will stop harassing me. Sign in to see full entry.

I think I'm making progress. I finally got to leave messages for someone at the union and someone in the state ADA office. Hopefully they'll call back tomorrow, and I can really get things rolling. The ADA guy can get me out of the situation, and the union guy can help me get compensated for the... Sign in to see full entry.

The depression has go me again. Being hassled at work did it. I should be reassigned under the Americans with Disabilities Act soon but in the meantime I'll have to deal with it. I knew this might happen when I filed the grievance but I would have done it anyway. I just won't accept doing twice the... Sign in to see full entry.

I don't feel so great but I am getting some stuff done as far as the grievance goes. Got my discrimination complaint ready to go to the EEOC and I got a lot of advice from my friends and family members about getting legal advice. Some people have told me I should just ask to be reassigned and get... Sign in to see full entry.

Melanie for lunch and Lisa for dinner. Life is good. The more I think about it the happier I am with the situation at work. I've been letting them abuse me for years, working me until I literally made myself sick. All the other case managers are in the same boat but none of them seem to be doing... Sign in to see full entry.

I"m on a roll. I've prepared four grievences already and there may be more coming. Up until now I've filed a grand total of one grievance in ten years with the agency. It's as though I suddenly lost my ability to put up with crap. It's a good thing. I don' t know how all this is going to end up but... Sign in to see full entry.

I feel really good today and tonight, better than I've felt in awhile. I think the weather being a little less cold has helped. Nice dinner with Lisa last night. I was losing interest in her for awhile, but now I seemed to have bounced back. Relationships are like that a lot I think, even just... Sign in to see full entry.