Talking to Francie

I headed to class. We got our test back. I did pretty well on it. I think I will end up with a C+ or B- out of the class. I am sure I could do better if I were to spend more time studying. After the test I went to my office and worked on the computer for a little while. Then I headed to training. We had OTEP training. The topic was trauma. We talked about TBI's, also known as Traumatic Brain Injuries. We talked about doing the Glasco Coma Scale on people. We talked about what the numbers mean, and when we should be concerned. Every current reserve on the department made the training. It was amazing! That is the first time in ages we were all there.

I talked to Francie about trading shifts with me. She would go to C shift and I would go to A shift. She said she was willing to do that. So, now I know I can trade. I am a little worried about changing to A shift in some ways. Chuck can be hard to deal with at times. And there is me and Bryan. But getting along with Chuck should not be too bad, and I am planning on getting with Bryan and talking to him about some stuff.

After training John and I went to My Office Bar for a drink. I bought John a tub of Coors Light and I had one. I told him how my meeting with Michael went on Sunday. We talked about his expectations. I am afraid of getting on the shift and not meeting his expectations as well as he wants.

He said that he is excited about me getting on his shift. He said he has wanted me on his shift for a long time but thought I was perfectly happy on C Shift. Overall I think I could handle staying on C Shift. I am worried that the idea of the grass being greener on the other side of the fence will come up and bite me in the butt. I am afraid that I will see that it was not all that bad on C Shift.

We are talking about making the change at the beginning of December. I think before I move I really need to sit down with Bryan and talk with him, and open some lines of communication. I know there are problems there and for some reason he is afraid to tell me what they are. It is better to open communication and air out the problems rather than keep them suppressed.

After we talked for a while and drank our beer, we each headed home.