Exciting things continue to happen at work. Yes, I'm still going because, if for nothing else, it's something to do besides being at home and getting depressed about not getting calls from people who want to hire me. They changed the locks last week and not everyone has a new key (our poor janitor! Sorry about that!). They've paid out vacation for the full time folks and essentially have terminated them all. Some are now collecting unemployment and yet, my group is still here, taking care of our customers. I'm proud to say that there has been no interruption in service and when they do call, we answer the phone because, yes, we are here.

Now that we're down to a teeny tiny staff, potential aquirers are much more interested in us. The price has gone way down, basically we'll sell it for a dollar to a company who will take us all in as employees, keep our customers intact and give us back pay for the month. As a contractor, this is dicey for me, but my benevolent boss has made it clear that my ass is part of the package, so if that works out, I'll still be employed. I'd even get vacation and shit like that!

The thing is, I like this company and the spiffy product we make. I like the folks I work with and I have no desire to work somewhere else unless they're there too. I'll go wherever I'm asked (though not North Carolina, as I was asked to yesterday. Sorry, Susan and Bill!) as long as it means a steady paycheck.

Someday, I'll write about all of this because there are many many more juicy details that I'd love to share but for now, I'm here and hope one day to be paid.