where'd she go?

Happy Autumnal Equinox. We're having a fitting day of grey, damp, and drizzly.

We're running a bit lean at work these days. Coworker Kat left a couple of weeks ago. She'd wanted to work from home, and got a job as a crisis hotline counselor. I think it's a good fit for her as she has some experience in that area, and it's more along her interests. Kat could be daunting on first impression - over 6 ft. tall and big boned. But she has a most calming "aura" - a nice feature at a testing center.

I worked on Tuesday, and our last tester of the day started crying when I told her her time was up. 

She hastily gathered her test papers and materials and I could hear the snot forming, and thought, "here we go". 

I mean, it was a biology test...

Eesh. We get the criers sometimes, and I always feel a bit awkward. 

I was working with Assistant Boss, and we discussed how we're never quite sure how to handle the criers. 

He and I had one a few weeks ago that was so bad, we passed the buck to one of the mental health counselors down the hall. 

Poor girl just put her head down on the desk and bawled. 

I mean, it was a calculus test...

Okay, enough of the Dad Joke Puns.

Kat had given ample notice, and Boss hired a replacement who'd begun training with us. Then *BAM*, Boss got an email on Monday, "...not a good fit...blah blah blah...". That's it, she's gone, us left in the lurch. No notice, nothing.

So it was a bit of a shock, coming from a mature "professional". I honestly didn't get a chance to know her very well - only worked a few hours with her. However, Boss put the job posting up again and also put the word out around campus. Looks like a couple of part-time instructors will pick up extra hours with us. 

Fingers crossed, problem solved.