Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Wednesday, 22 Jul 1992 08:15:06 MST
From: <IDSWB@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject:    I have been lurking

Yup folks, I have had no choice but to stay off of the net for the last couple
of weeks (see long explanation below).  Unfortunately, I was unable to partici-
pate in the latest survey.  Have the results been posted yet?  When I logged on
today, everything has been wiped clean.  Bummer.  Could someone e-mail them to
me?  I would really appreciate it.

A LONG LONG summary of how Sue had managed to put a lifetime of experience into
only three weeks follows.  I really understand if you wish to exit at this time
Honest I do.

First things first.  Arizonans made a terrible mistake when they elected Fife
the knife (tm) (mine) as their new governor.  I still find it hard to believe
what he is doing to state employees.  All of us are extremely paranoid and we
have every reason to be!  He decided that we should lower insurance costs by
(get this) having state employees on the same plan as the people who are on
welfare.  Yeah, right.  That would really encourage people to work for the
state wouldn't it?

There has also been aproximately 150 employees at ASU alone who have become
victims of his Reduction In Force (RIF).  Supervisors who have personality
conflicts with other employees are giving them a bad rating.  Some people have
gone from a #3 rating to a #1 rating in as little as six months.  (#4 is the
highest.)  This makes that person eligible for being RIFfed with the next set
of layoffs.  This has been happening all over campus.  (Care to guess who else
has a personality conflict with their supervisor?)  More and more people are
appealing their reviews.  Some are being overturned, some are not.  Hey, at
least it buys them a couple more months.  Their final step it appealing to the
grievance committee.  After that, it's sorry, bub.

Well, on the brighter side, I have requested a transfer to Northern Arizona
University (NAU).  My hubby has been offerred a job there and NAU is not being
hit as hard as ASU is by these cut-backs.  They really cherish people who have
university experience.  :-)

Secondly, two weeks ago AAARRRRRGGGG! Our Air Conditioner broke.  Some may say
big deal, but when you live in Arizona it is a BIG PROBLEM!  Ever try sleeping
in a house whose temperature is 98 degrees?  Our landlord was out of town and
we had no way to get it fixed (he isn't very good at repaying people and we
were not going to pay for it).  Well anyway, picture this  my hubby and I were
laying scantly clothed on the top of our bed with a fan blowing on us. In front
of the fan was a block of ice.  Ever see Best Little Whorehouse In Texas?  It
was very similar.  It sure wrecked havoc on our sex life.  We couldn't even
kiss without our faces dripping from sweat.  That problem is now solved.
Picture Sue skipping around her desk chanting We have air conditioning.
People look at me as if I'm nuts.  Of course EVERYONE in Arizona has air
conditioning.

I know some of you are thinking "Why doesn't she just SHUT UP" right?  Well,
I'm not quite done yet.  I have started writing a novel (and have had raving
reviews from creative writing professors).  Pretty difficult in the heat and
current working conditions but, I WILL SURVIVE!!!!

Thank for letting me vent and I will try to pop in every now and then.  I know
that I have net access for at least a week.  After that.....we'll see.

Boy do I feel better.  Thanks folks.  Hope not too many people fell asleep
during my ranting.  Boy, when I get started, there's no stopping me.

Ouch!@!  Someone just slapped my hand and told me to stop.  OK.  I don't need
this abuse so I'll stop.

Til next time

A much calmer, cooler Sue
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