The Nest

What is this, high school?

Posted Saturday, February 09, 2008 3:19 AM

Background info: I was hired along with 5 others, 4 females and 1 male.  We just finished our last day of official training/our second week, woohoo.

So as soon as we were hired on, one relatively key person within our pyramid got promoted.  Today was his farewell lunch, so a bunch of us had lunch together and just hung out and enjoyed ourselves.  I sat between two of the other girls in my training group, and the girl on my left was sitting next to the only male in our group.

So the girl on my right wants me to move closer to tell me something, which wound up being about the girl on my left.  She said, "Do you think she knows he (the guy) has a girlfriend?"  "Um...I don't know.  I didn't even know."  "They're just always so close together, they do like everything together..."  "Um, I haven't really noticed anything..."  "Blah blah blah..."

Clearly, the girl on my left was aware of what was going on.  What is this?  Why are you telling me this stuff?  Why are you getting me involved, making me guilty by association?

After the little gathering, I made sure I went up to the girl who was on my left and explained what had gone on.  I didn't want something so childish to adversely affect any relationship between the two of us because I don't agree with the other's actions.  Why do people need to be like that?  What business is it of mine if they hang out together?  Why do I care?  Yeah, if I saw someone doing something that could harm others, that would bother me.  However, I am not going to make assumptions or listen to garbage through the grapevine.  Take your gossip elsewhere.  My goodness.

Otherwise, the job has been great.  :)  I am struggling with adjusting to such a different time schedule, but hopefully it will get at least a little better.  I am so looking forward to a very relaxing weekend...

Oh, and we may have found a great new opportunity for my husband, so we are definitely praying about that.  I am a bit apprehensive considering his noncompete agreement, but it's all in God's hands.  If He wants us to go in that direction, He will guide us.  We'll see.  ^^;;