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Just when I think everything is set...

I just found out last night that my sister is leaving right after my wedding.  That would be all fine and good if she hadn't previously told me and my boss that she was planning on covering me while I'm gone for two weeks on my hm.  (Long story short is that she used to work for our company before they moved to SC.  She is going to be home here for a few months and was planning on working here and there to help me get ready for when I'm going to be off for the wedding and hm).  So now I have no one to cover my work while I'm gone all of that time.  It just makes me mad b/c I had talked to her about this for months and had everything all worked out.  It frustrates me that she wasn't even planning on telling me, either.  It just kind of came up last night in conversation while I was at my parents.  So now I don't know what to do.  I don't know if she told my boss this yet, either.  I, unfortunately, do pretty much everything and no one at the company knows how to do any of my work.  And with there only being a little over a month away from the wedding, I don't have any way to try and train or find coverage while I'm gone.It just aggravates me that she waits until NOW to tell me this.  I was so relieved that she was going to be here to do my work while I was gone.  I wasn't worried at all.  Now I am.  And I don't feel like even worrying about it.  I just wish that she would learn to tell me what she is doing and not say something just to make me happy only to change her mind later.  Vent over.

Re: Just when I think everything is set...

  • edited December 2011
    I obviously don't know what you do for a living!  Just wanted to say that sometimes people need to figure out how to deal without us for a little while.  Can things not wait til you get back??
  • edited December 2011
    I wish that it could wait until I got back!  I do pretty much everything.  End of the month billing, beginning of the month billing, paperwork, customer service, tech support, answer the phones, collections, credit approval, time sheets, credit card payments, vendor stuff...  I can't even begin to list everything.  Unfortunately, with all of my responsibilities that I have to do day to day, nothing can wait until I get back.  Which really sucks even when I take one day off for whatever reason.  So now I'm completely stuck.  I'm going to have to talk to my boss this week and let him know.  I'm sure he isn't going to be happy, either, since we all thought that my work was taken care of while I was gone.  *Sigh*
  • stosha1stosha1 member
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    edited December 2011
    OOH I have an idea. Go up to your sister and say "This is for making me worry about not having coverage at work" and punch her square in the face. That'll make you feel better, right? hehehe JK! Smile! It'll be okay. Unfortunately, family members aren't always good about doing what they say. I got a text today from MOH (also SIL) asking what time rehearsal started because they 'forgot' that their 5yr old (ring bearer) was supposed to be in school Friday. I was like, it starts at 6, the same time I told you the last 5 times you asked. It will not change because he is in kindergarten now. Ridiculous.
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