Testing, 1,2,3?

Well, things have been a bit interesting here. WHF started his new job on Monday and it's been a roller coaster ride the entire time.

It all started on Monday. WHF came home from work and proclaimed he'd hated it. He didn't really want to go back and was considering quitting. After one day in. I understood his reasons for stress. First off, he found out that lately, people had been working from 7:30 am until 10:00 pm! He'd been told he was only supposed to work until around 6. Also, his boss fired 2 of the people who had been in his department, that were some of the only people who could have helped him out if he'd had questions. Not to mention that he was now in charge of getting the filing system in order, b/c no one else had done it yet. On top of that, add that one of the people who got fired left him a crap ton of work to do...And he had to learn a new computer system, plus many other things...it added to a very stressful day. And I can't imagine what that must have been like to walk into. He was just WAY overloaded with things.

On Monday night, WHF didn't get any sleep. He passed out from the margaritas he'd had after work (amazing how alcohol can do that) but he woke up around 3 am and didn't go to sleep until 4:30. And he has to be up at 6 for work! I felt so bad for him. He was practically begging me, allowing him to quit...but I told him he needed to stick it out. It was only his first day and it was bound to get better.

It was just weird. That day, it felt like there was a light at the end of the tunnel, only to realize that it wasn't the end...it was a big truck headed our direction. And it was so close to running us over.

And it did get better for him...b/c yesterday, he was much happier. I even saw him smile. Which is something I didn't see the day before. He said he wasn't going to quit and was going to wait for it to get better or for them to fire him. He learned the computer system even more and felt a lot better about the whole thing.

Today, I just got off the phone and today pretty much kicked his ass again. But at least he's happier about it. He was laughing and is really trying to put a good spin on things. He says he does know more than he did 3 days ago...but he's still worried he's in way over his head.

I still have faith in him. I know he can do this. He's just got to do things one small step at a time and he'll get there. Right now, there's just a lot that needs to be done and he feels like he's drowning. I know he can get out though. He's just gotta start treading water.

I think this quote by Walt Disney is something WHF needs to hear and hopefully it rings true:
"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." ~Walt Disney