GIT

I have been considering writing a similar post for a while, but I have honestly refrained for ethical reasons. However, I can't keep myself from it any more.

I am training a girl at work to take my place while I am out on leave. The girl I'm training (hereby referred to as GIT for the remainder of the post) is leaving a little bit to be desired. The main reason is that GIT just really rubs me the wrong way. While I am sure she is approximately 20 years my senior, I do not appreciate being called "kiddo." Every time she calls me "kiddo," I want to throttle her. I understand that I am only 28, but I've been an accountant for almost 10 years. I've probably done more in those 10 years than she has in her lifetime--FASB rework, financial reporting, intercompany reconciliations, etc.

The second thing that bugs me is that she is always asking how I am--I'm pregnant; it's not like I have a terminal illness and I've had no complications and have only missed 3 days of work since being pregnant and that was when I had the stomach bug coupled with morning sickness. I'm fine; I'm actually peachy!

Third, she always says, "It will be ok." Uh, I wasn't aware that I or my coworkers were stressed out that badly. I'm not stressed. I was actually quite calm until GIT arrived.

Fourth, I seem to remember that giving shoulder rubs is considered not acceptable for the workplace. GIT always comes up and puts her hand on my back or rubs my shoulders and it makes me so uncomfortable.

So, because of little things like that, I will admit that I am probably projecting a little bit of my feelings toward GIT. However....

Today I came in to a voicemail stating that GIT has heat exhaustion again. She's going to try to come in later. *eyeroll* This is the second time in being here less the three weeks she has been here that she has called in due to heat exhaustion. The next two days are the busiest of the month on my desk. Yes that means that I shouldn't have time to blog, but I'm waiting on IT gal to log in and load my information into the system for me. I know she's probably interviewing elsewhere for another position, but COME ON ALREADY! Part of finding a job is being reliable and I am just not seeing it.

So as you can see, my patience for GIT is waning even more.