September 7, 2000
Advice

On Tuesday afternoon, I went to lunch with one of my old co-workers, Karen. She has a couple kids like me and she has managed to survive in that department, though I don't know how.

I brought the baby along, which she just loved and we had a really nice lunch and got each other caught up on our lives. Well, over lunch, Karen told me that the new gal that's doing my job is hating it and looking for another job. I figured, well, that's the cycle of life. One person leaves a shit job, so some other poor soul can get stuck with it.

Afterwards, I took Genny upstairs to the old office to show off a little, specifically because my old boss wasn't there. I couldn't have tolerated the idea of that mean old bitch holding my little girl. It was nice to go with my daughter and to go without 60lbs extra hanging on my ass -- kind of like looking like a super model for your high school reunion.

When I had the baby in the office, I actually met my replacement, and she was sooo nice. I've been debating all week and I finally just decided to send her an email letting her know, she's not alone in her misery -- that many have been miserable there before and I sent her some information about where to hunt for jobs and what things to avoid, like listing my old boss as a reference.

She replied that basically, she's avoided the whole thing so far, but I know it can get worse and eventually, they'll do what they can to make her miserable. That's just the kind of teamwork they excel at.