Friday! Friday! Friday!

2 weeks ago was pay day and that included a holiday on 4th of July.
when I had gotten paid for it.. I saw it was marked "holiday" and was 2 hours of work-time.. but was only regular straight time, not holiday pay. I had worked pm, and I spoke with the girl who worked am. she had not noticed but her paycheck was the same -- straight time, not holiday pay. she advised the doc that it wasn't paid out correctly. the following day, doctor told me that it was because she had processed payroll over the phone as their web site was down -- but it would be adjusted on the next pay check.. jump ahead today -- i received a second 'holiday' pay for those 2 hours again.. awesome..
((working holidays is frustrating -- we are only required to be there 2 hours.. and it is considered double the time.. but we have to notify her that it was a holiday -- she can't keep track of that herself? christmas, new year, independence day -- those dates are pretty much set in stone. oh well.. such is life))

okay, now go back to 2 weeks ago, when i was out sick for a day.. if you don't recall, i had slept all night long, until 10:20 am, completely missing my workday arrival at 8:30.. 2 coworkers had texted to ask where i was, how i was. i had tried to reply, but had no text reception. i also had lowsy internet service to use our landline phone. i messaged 2 coworkers that i had just woken up, had no phone line to call, but would be taking the day off -- i then went back to bed and missed one coworker's reply until late that afternoon -- the doc had requested my reason for not coming to work, and wanted me to come to work the following day, Saturday. when I woke late in the afternoon, i replied that i would try to be there (figured i'd probably still feel lowsy, which i did).. the internet was gone by then, so i tried texting again.. took several hours for my reply to go through.. but it eventually did, late in the evening, close to midnight. i did go to work that Saturday, and I did feel horribly lowsy. but the doc had made me fill out an online request for calling out that Friday due to being sick.

now jump ahead to today, the current payroll -- i noticed that my request had been 'approved', but also adjusted as well with a comment "Heidi did not call in or notify anyone (Dr. Cosko specifically) that she was not coming into work as required by the employee handbook - nor did she respond to texts regarding coming in, replacing her shift, etc. Heidi ended up coming in the following day for her last shift that same week. (:"
so I suppose that I have to stay awake on my day sick, and then not be home in order to have text capability and/or phone reception. I wasn't flaking! I was legitimately sick/overworked/exhausted..

so happy to be home the next couple days.. was planning to go to Santa Clarita tomorrow (and to see Linus/Beau Bear) but it will be hot, and I don't feel like driving the Castaic grade with my meager a/c system in my car.. it will not be fun. Sunday is Crystal Palace in Bakersfield -- another hot place :(

still have to take an online training webinar on harassment.. and continue my application for a controlled substance permit -- which i had started a year ago.. but the application was never completed and has to be redone..
argh..