WTF Wednesday?!?!?!

jamiesc58 · March 2016

What is your WTF today?

jamiesc58 · March 2016

WTF Kohl's??? The bathing suit I wanted to order was $36 last week. I was waiting so I could use my coupon within the dates listed and now the bathing suit is $45!!!

ballofmeat · March 2016

It's supposed to be spring here in Wisconsin and they are predicting a foot of snow in the next 12 hours. Ugh!

texasmama2014 · March 2016

...HR won't return my phone call. Supposedly I was supposed to "preauthorize" my hospital stay by now... So annoying.

bearsandbeets7 · March 2016

I had my anatomy scan today and they told me I owe money for the ultrasound on top of the monthly payments I'm making for my prenatal care. This isn't an extra ultrasound it's just my regularly scheduled scan but apparently the only ultrasound included in the payment plan is the 8 weeks scan. So on top of the $345 I pay monthly I now have to pay an extra $114. This is getting extremely annoying. It was almost cheaper when we didn't have insurance.

Katienu · March 2016

On the topic of bills - I had to get new tires and when I went to pick up my car, the total was $130 more than they quoted me. Now I can't get a hold of anyone to explain the overage!

Snaps816 · March 2016

My WTF is a nasty daytime blizzard where live. It was 70 degrees yesterday! But this is par for the course in March. This really should fall under "small victories," though, because my boss is letting me work from home! And "work from home" = keep an eye on emails while doing other things in my PJ's with the TV on.

1faceinacrowd · March 2016

My WTF is with my job! I'm getting so fed up. I'm currently only assigned to one very low-maintenance project, so my workload is super small (20 hours/week worth of work, if that). I'm waiting on another project to start up, but it keeps getting postponed. My boss is aware of this and does not want to assign me to anything else because she wants me to be available when that project does finally start.
Anyway, I left early yesterday for my midwife appointment and got an e-mail from my boss "reminding" me that I need to use PTO if I'm not going to "make up the time". I am a salaried employee.
Uh, make up the time, doing what exactly? Coming in and sitting at my desk, doing nothing? When I have a heavy workload, I work as many hours as necessary to get it done, but when I have a light workload and very little to do, I'm apparently required to use my vacation time if I don't have 40 hours worth of work.

So today, since I have no meetings and I'm required to "make up time" by being in the office, I'll be spending my day applying for jobs from my phone.

tmk0325 · March 2016

@midwestbaby Not sure where in WI you are, but I'm in central WI and we are in the 18 inches zone.

And my WTF for today is constipation. Seriously. W.T.F? This might be TMI, but having little balls come out is not my idea of a good bowel movement!! Ugh

ballofmeat · March 2016

tmk0325 said:

@midwestbaby Not sure where in WI you are, but I'm in central WI and we are in the 18 inches zone.

And my WTF for today is constipation. Seriously. W.T.F? This might be TMI, but having little balls come out is not my idea of a good bowel movement!! Ugh

We are in northeastern Wisconsin and I am so ready for spring. 18 inches...yuck yuck yuck!

also I'm with ya on he constipation. The only thing that works for me is collace and kiwi fruit.

charmedlifex3 · March 2016

I keep hearing about the constipation issue in pregnancy, but my issues are definitely the ... exact opposite. WTF.

pelorunningmama · March 2016

@1faceinacrowd I can SO relate to everything you are saying. I work for a tiny company but we are publicly traded so have a TON of rules that make zero sense. I'm currently working a modified schedule that keeps me at about 35 hours in office during the week (with me making up the other 5 from home). My time is heavily monitored b/c of my special schedule. But the other folks that are here on a "normal" schedule actually are working fewer hours than me. They role in at 9:15 and leave at 5 on the dot and take 90 minute lunches. I'm getting so sick of it all. My boss is making me crazy currently so that doesn't help.

@tmk0325 and @midwestbaby Regarding the constipation issue... I've been hesitant to say anything because I don't want to jinx it, but I added a vitamin about two weeks ago and have had zero issues going since. (This is gross) but I feel like it is really helping get everything out. Prior too I was somewhat regular, but would occasionally go a day or two without anything. I'm taking "multi greens" capsules twice a day (morning and night). I get them through the company that I buy essential oils through, but I bet any natural grocery store would have something similar. Maybe try giving that a go if you haven't supplemented yet.

1faceinacrowd · March 2016

@LWC1112 That sounds super frustrating! I think the most annoying thing is that the whole concept of being salaried is that you're being paid for the job, not for your time. That's why your pay doesn't change if you work over 40 hours, and it should be the same if you work under 40 hours. In my opinion, they should only monitor your time if you aren't completing your work.
But I'm just a lowly employee, so what do I know? lol

pelorunningmama · March 2016

Completely agree @1faceinacrowd My CEO is typically on a power trip and usually refers to the rest of the regular employees here as "rank and file." Gotta love working for a bunch of 50-something men! And of course the concept of maternity leave is just beyond them.

1faceinacrowd · March 2016

@LWC1112 Seriously?! Ughhh. I'm lucky enough that my boss is actually pretty cool - she's in her 50s (I think) and has 5 kids, 3 of which are 13-year-old triplets (she went through fertility treatments and lucked out with THREE babies!). But, she doesn't make the rules, and this company is suuuuper old-school. The culture here is terrible for younger people in general. I think they're trying to move in the right direction, but it's definitely taking a lot of time...and I am not that patient.

pelorunningmama · March 2016

@1faceinacrowd Good luck in your job hunt!

1faceinacrowd · March 2016

@LWC1112 Thank you!!! Hopefully I can find something soon... because, well, you know..lol. August is approaching quickly!

tisunge602 · March 2016

midwestbaby said:

tmk0325 said:

@midwestbaby Not sure where in WI you are, but I'm in central WI and we are in the 18 inches zone.

And my WTF for today is constipation. Seriously. W.T.F? This might be TMI, but having little balls come out is not my idea of a good bowel movement!! Ugh

We are in northeastern Wisconsin and I am so ready for spring. 18 inches...yuck yuck yuck!

also I'm with ya on he constipation. The only thing that works for me is collace and kiwi fruit.

I was gonna say, you must both be up north. Down in Madison we are only supposed to get 1-3" which until now I was upset about. Now I feel lucky. Hope you don't get hit too hard.

pelorunningmama · March 2016

Another WTF (but it's kind of funny)... My bump doesn't look like a baby bump yet, especially in the mornings. I just look pudgy. I took a reformer pilates class yesterday and the teacher was going by doing corrections. She got to me and had her hand on my lower belly and made the comment "everyone pull in your bellies" and puts a little pressure where my abs *should* be working. So awkward! I ended up telling her I was pregnant and it wasn't happening.

michelle_shelle · March 2016

Mine goes to the dentist and his assistant. It wasn't my regular dentist, he is the one used during pregnancies in my area and I hope to never ever have to go to them again. I was hoping to wait until after my pregnancy to have the work done, a root canal, and continue with my usual cleanings and what not in the mean time.

Well the jackass made me feel like shit. I'm already self-conscious about my teeth to begin with. They made me feel so dumb about any questions and requests that I had. I only wanted 1 x-ray since I don't want to flood my baby with radiation, I asked to confirm the type of localized anesthetic to make sure it was the one my OB ok'd and that during the x-ray I would be double gowned. Of course they took more than 1 x-ray, completely disregarded my wishes about the anesthetic (OB confirmed the one used was also class B ) and looked at me as though I was crazy when I wanted to be double gowned every time.

Up yours you insensitive arses. Why on earth are they the pregnancy dentist if their manners are so bad. I get that I was over paranoid but honestly, could you not have been a little more compassionate or understanding? On top of all of that , at the end they say oh it's a high risk that we will still need to pull the tooth out. WHAT?? why am I giving you $800 for something that more than likely isn't going to work. The worse part, I need to get a filling for said tooth since they only put a temporary that is only good for 3 weeks. Well that's more money for something that may not even work. Knowing all of this I would have pulled the damn tooth for $250 and be done with it, and have less risk to my baby.

Edited because I cannot word today

kiwico14 · March 2016

Snaps816 said:

My WTF is a nasty daytime blizzard where live. It was 70 degrees yesterday! But this is par for the course in March. This really should fall under "small victories," though, because my boss is letting me work from home! And "work from home" = keep an eye on emails while doing other things in my PJ's with the TV on.

What do you think the chances are of another snow day tomorrow? I don't think our SUV can make it down our street right now...dare I hope?

TCUFrog08 · March 2016

My WTF is from yesterday but still bothering me. I brought back a new patient who overheard me telling someone ( a family friend)? in the waiting room I was pregnant.

This new patient proceeded to touch my stomach, and say " congrats!!! You must be what? 7 months along?" I said " no ma'am"

I didn't tell her I was only 19 weeks it's not her business. So then she said "ohh you must be pregnant with twins then". Took everything in my power to not cuss her out.

Snaps816 · March 2016

Well I know it's not Wednesday but I started my day today with a big WTF. As I left my apartment building today to walk to my car in the parking lot I slipped and fell on ice, and skinned my knee, because the building manager did such a crappy job of shoveling the walkway. And they didn't even shovel/plow the parking lot at all, so it was really treacherous getting to my car and then scraping all the snow off. Our building guy does not have that many responsibilities, and those he does have, he does a shoddy job at, if he does them at all. He is a reclusive old drunk who lives rent-free, and it just makes me mad. Shovel the damn snow!! Slipping and falling on ice sucks any time, but it's really scary being pregnant! Luckily I fell on my knee. The knee is starting to swell a bit but at least I didn't land on my butt or hip, because then I'd be worried about the baby.

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