The picture for this post is a rather unhappy-looking Zak, yes and it is happening again!
The Bad News
So the BAD NEWS is that I will be returning to the docks for another project at the Harbour and Dry-dock.
It is not an ideal situation. I work 12-hour shifts and weekends as well. I wish I could say that the money was good but it remains to be seen. Unfortunately, this customer is not well known in the past for paying us well, and with the socio-economic environment in a recession market and post-covid lockdown environment, our company can only pay us, the staff, and the overtime once they are paid by this customer.
I am a team player. In terms of my relationship with the company that I work for, I completely understand their need to do this. I would much rather the company remain open than suffer problems with our creditors etc.
I do, however, not appreciate how this customer deals with us in an unethical manner. There is often a lot of stress in a project such as this. I do not like that I need to be in THAT kind of environment, leaving early from home and not seeing the family at the start of the day and not spending time with them in the evenings as I usually can, and totally missing out on weekends.
So, yeah... rather grim.
The Good News
We found our missing cat!
She was moved to our house only recently, had a week to live with us and then got out. After TWO WEEKS out, we got a call and a video. Lexi was spotted and coaxed to come to eat some chicken!
We zipped right out, about two blocks from where we stayed, and got her! She is home, fed, and safe. She is way skinnier but luckily she left home plump and fat and managed to survive the ordeal.
The whole family is feeling so much better now that the missed kitty has been found! Awesome!
The coming week
Hopefully, the next week or two will not be too difficult. I am worried about what this will do to my ability to post on Hive and provide good content... perhaps I can prepare a bit this weekend for that as well. I shall see what I can do...
