Marching Onward

It was our first solo day in the office yesterday, and I have to say it went OK. The manager - Marlene - was there all day to help us through "sticky" situations and we made it through without any disasters. There is still so much that we need to know as far as when to use certain rates and, generally, the policies of the company. One thing was accomplished - Josie is now in the system so she can use the time clock to punch in and out, but I still have to record my hours manually. The reason mine was not ready was evidently a result of my previous employment in Palm Springs (the Thousand Trails there is owned by the same company - ELS Properties) where they hadn't yet removed my SS Number from the payroll there. Sheesh! It was over a year ago that I worked there. I will be treated as a rehire instead of a new employee, which will allow them to enter my info here. Can you believe it took them almost a week to figure it out?

Last night there was a party at the clubhouse for Marlene who is leaving the company in early April. She is a single woman and wants to take a year off to do some things for herself. That means we will be getting a new manager soon. Also, the Business Manager that hired us (Colleen) is also leaving the first of April, so the confusion in the office will most likely increase for awhile. She and her husband have purchased a home in Sebring, FL and will move into that when they leave. There were lots of people - probably around 100 - at the party last night for Marlene which was well done. It was a pot luck dinner with a keg of beer and sangria to drink. We went right from work at 5 PM and only stayed long enough to eat, meet a few new people, and mingle with the few people we know so far. The party went from 4 till 6 PM.

We are looking forward to our first day off on Sunday. No decisions will be made on our future here until we get a good feel for what's going to happen. The area is terrific, but we need more time to explore. We also will want to see less stress in the office. In the meantime, it's another solo day today and a busy day tomorrow...