For those who care (those who don't are free to leave), She called back right after I'd posted that last entry. Bernie had just left the office and she wanted to give me, to echo Paul Harvey, The Rest Of the Story.

First, instead of an hour of work doing the part of the project She never learned to do, the way She and I had agreed half an hour before, She informed me that She was sending me 80% of the project to complete. It's not really in my nature to be confrontational--or even assertive--so I did not take instant and violent exception to Her commandeering 50% of my weekend. Not that I didn't think about it--but partly I was distracted by wondering what Her problem was.

She has, from what She said, Just. Had. It. With Bernie and the entire situation. She doesn't like technology, She has never been able to make peace with the programs She needed to use* for the job She was hired to do, and She's sick of the amount of work there is that needs to be done. And, from what she said, she and Bernie have been squabbling almost continuously for at least the last few months.

Bottom line? She was planning to tell Bernie this afternoon that She was going to start looking for other employment.

I am not available to train whoever Bernie finds to replace Her. Nor am I available to offer his clients support during whatever time he might find himself stuck without help. Someone tell him that, okay? Because there is No Way he himself is able to do 1/10 of the work that needs to be done around that place.

Part of me is worrying about Her, not that I know Her that well or really at all. As I've said before, the only reason She got the job was because She was the only person Bernie could find who would accept the position for the money he was offering. It isn't, not to be rude, but it isn't as though She has a mad set of skills that's going to have prospective employers clamoring to hire her. (I didn't say that to Her, of course.)

I dunno.




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* She had a few complaints about the short training program She was offered when She was hired. The way She remembers it, She was only offered about 2-1/2 days worth of training and it just wasn't enough.

Those of you who have been following our storyline for a while might remember my complaints about my inability to get Her attention during the week-long training session, or even during the hours over the next week when I either consulted over the phone or drove to the office to give additional help. Trust me, there were ample hours for Her to learn what She needed to know.

On the other hand, I'm sure you recall my frequent complaints about the amount of time She spent taking personal phone calls during training time, and Her disinclination to listen to my descriptions of the programs She would be using or to even sit down and do the sample exercises I provided for Her.