Going from almost quitting my job to this..

Well let me explain first, I work in government I'm a finance & admin officer (AS-01 level), I do contracts most of the day for our clients who want audio visuals done, exhibits, printing of gov't documents, promotional items to promote their department (you Canadians remember Gomery? Well I was checking into those contracts - ours were clean) But last June there were two of us doing the same job but for two different sections, she retired & I inherited her part of the work, was promised a helper for Jan, Feb & March (our Year end - hell time) We support 3 whole department almost 20000 employees I was also told that maybe an AS-02 could be looked into (a reclassification because of the increase in workload & more responsibility)

Well here we are March and I'm still alone - no helper, in hell work-wise - they do a reorganization & i get a help in the form of an AS-02 (now I'm the helper training my higher up). I'm pissed, I'm still in hell - work coming out of my ears and this girl isn't coming to help me for another month, I need her now. Yesterday I wanted to quit, I'm stressed, too much work for 1 person, my work credit card is maxed out and I have too many invoices to pay against it (triple my limit). Too late to pay any other way and they're revewing it to see if they'll allow the increase (all these invoices have to be paid before March 31) and some idiot starts yelling at me for something that is out of my control. I was in tears, I'm already fragile, the whole bus ride home I was holding back tears and when I got home, I had to put it aside and to realize that tomorrow is another day (I hate bringing my work home - I'm not paid enough to do that) Everyone at work is looking at me with pity and telling me I'm doing a good job and they can't wait until I get a helper to take some of the workload off me (someone kept asking me if I was crying - I wasn't, but I was sighing very heavily)

Today, same hell work-wise, encouraging news for my credit card but still no definite answer but a positive response. I get called into my boss's office, she tells me that the AS-02 girl will not be joining us (crap!) but would I be interested in her position on an acting basis (for 4 months) um yah! They'll post a competition at some point but she'll recommend me - and my position would become vacant so I'll probably get a helper (yeah)

I found a dime on the way to the mailbox
I got a lottery ticket for $3 off

The only thing that would make this day perfect is to have my parents tell me "To celebrate your promotion, we've decided to buy you that Lortone saw combo that you so wanted!" I'm not holding my breath for that last part! But a much better day than yesterday! I may survive this year end blitz after all!

Thanks for listening to me vent!!!