nlbarber

Just got an email from Ed the office chief, addressed to yet another subset of people in the partially/completely unfunded group: Please meet in Ed's office today at 2:00 PM, Re: upcoming personnel actions.

Looking at the To: list, I'd say it's possible this is the list of people officially being offered a buyout. (Of course, I've already turned that down, but...)

Earlier today I got an email addressed to the people being offered for detail to other offices, which now includes neither Howard nor Keith. Howard has sort-of firm support for about half of the time he needs to cover: I just got confirmation of 40%. Keith, I think, has probably covered enough of his salary to be safe. But again, Ed's not using any sort of uniform criteria for any of this.

Update: Tim (my supervisor) confirms that the meeting is about the buyout. Tim is happy: he's been put on the list. Howard is on the list, too, but like me is not interested. He's old enough to take it but his pension would be reduced--and he's got a kid in college.

The contractor sent email saying they'd like to install my countertops, etc. next Tuesday. I'll be out of town--it's the week of the big agricultural show in my home town, and I'm once again setting up a booth for the office. (Last year's blog entry on the show) I leave from the office Monday after a conference call ends, and the show runs Tuesday through Thursday.

But sister-in-law has promised to shut the cats up in the guest bedroom (chosen as the room most like to provide deep dark hiding spots for Agatha) and let them in, and this way if the plumber doesn't make it on the same day the counter fabricators do, I won't be there sans a working toilet. I must add "remove all items from bathroom cabinets and floors" to the weekend to-do list.

How nice it will be to come home to new sinks, toilets, faucets, and countertops!