Work Drama

It's been quite awhile since I have posted here, partly because my Spain trip. Nothing much of any importance has gone on since then until recently. Tomorrow will be my last day in the job I have had for over eleven years. I received a lack-of-work notice at the beginning of the month, effective tomorrow, which bumps me back down to a lower level position that I held before, years ago. It's weird and sad to be leaving "my" job, though I know it will go away altogether soon enough, when they take the line out. My bump could still be canceled (some have been), but I'm not expecting it. I'll only be working across the aisle from where I am now, but I still have to move my personal belongings (fan, clock, CD player, etc) as though I was leaving the building completely. My shift will change slightly. I'll be going in two hours earlier, but also getting off two hours earlier. If I really hate that part, I might be able to switch with another woman who is getting bumped with me. She got the regular shift, but would like the earlier one. I want to at least try it for a bit -- I like the idea of getting out of work in the early afternoon, but I don't know how much the early bedtime required will work with everything else in my life. On the plus side, Skeeter will no longer be my boss! Yay!! We have a new contract, too, which is good. It's a four year deal with some nice improvements. My health insurance and drug costs will go up, but I expected that. We have been royally spoiled in that area for a long, long time. It's interesting to think, too, that by the time this contract expires, I will be within days of being eligible for early retirement. If the plant is still here by then, I would seriously consider taking it if it were offered. Of course it's easy to say that now, since I have four years to go before I could really do it. I might not be that brave when the time comes. :)