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What's happened in the past month or so.
Oct. 29th, 2002 06:48 pmOk, I promised an explaination of why I haven't been posting, so here it is.
Part of the reason I was getting up at 4:00a Mon-Fri to work at McD's and working at the RR sat & Sun. I don't mind working 7 days a week, mostly because I don't really see the railroad as work, I enjoy it.
Getting up at 4:00a on the other hand. :=3P
I was not getting the "restful" sleep I needed. Just another hour, getting up at 5a, makes a world of difference to me. I was tired, irratable. and just plain drained when I came home.
Don't get me wrong, the hours, at McD's, of 4:30a to 1p are great hours, but I needed that extra hour of sleep.
I was only on line to check my e-mail, the news and read my favorite comics. I had basically ceased all interaction on the 'net. ;={
That was the reason I was so "down" on my whelp(birth)day.
BTW, thanks to all that wished me a happy one. ;=3
Well that's not a problem anymore. I quit McD's on Thursday 10/17/02.
The reasons are many fold. Not the least of which is the lack of follow up by the managers at the Malaga store. One main reason was because I was taken to task for taking an extra 7-8 minutes on my break. Now I had taken a full hour every so often, and I can understand their problems with that. I could also see their point if I was working the grill and there was someone else waiting to go on break or we had to get ready for lunch. Thing is I was the maintance man and no-one was waiting for me to return.
There is another reason, and probably a big part of it, is that I became bored with the Mon-Fri routine. I have finally figured out that I need to be constantly given a challenge. Working at the other stores to get them ready for inspections, or just to help out, was a blast. It broke up the routine, but going to the same store day in and day out got to me. I mean there are only so many ways to sweep a lot.
The railroad is not that way. for even if you run a train 5 days a week over the same 13 miles of track, it is always slightly different and you have to keep alert. That's the type of job I like and need. About time I figured that out. :=/
Yes, I gave up a good chunk of change and full "bennies", but you know what, I'm happier.
Yes, you read that right, I'm happier.
For those that know me personally you might find that a shock. Before you ask, I'm not using the St. John's Wort. This is my own change.
The difference? Well it could be that I "pulled the plug" on the job. I didn't have it yanked out from under me because I no longer had a DL. Also it could be I realized what was happening to me.
This does put the lion back to "square one" as for looking for a job, but I'm optomistic about my prospects. There are things that are happening down at the RR that may, no, make that *WILL*, give me a full time job. These events should take place during the next month or so.
So until the 17th all I was doing was sleeping working and sleeping some more with no interaction.
I hope to talk to you soon as my 'net activity picks up. ;=3
Part of the reason I was getting up at 4:00a Mon-Fri to work at McD's and working at the RR sat & Sun. I don't mind working 7 days a week, mostly because I don't really see the railroad as work, I enjoy it.
Getting up at 4:00a on the other hand. :=3P
I was not getting the "restful" sleep I needed. Just another hour, getting up at 5a, makes a world of difference to me. I was tired, irratable. and just plain drained when I came home.
Don't get me wrong, the hours, at McD's, of 4:30a to 1p are great hours, but I needed that extra hour of sleep.
I was only on line to check my e-mail, the news and read my favorite comics. I had basically ceased all interaction on the 'net. ;={
That was the reason I was so "down" on my whelp(birth)day.
BTW, thanks to all that wished me a happy one. ;=3
Well that's not a problem anymore. I quit McD's on Thursday 10/17/02.
The reasons are many fold. Not the least of which is the lack of follow up by the managers at the Malaga store. One main reason was because I was taken to task for taking an extra 7-8 minutes on my break. Now I had taken a full hour every so often, and I can understand their problems with that. I could also see their point if I was working the grill and there was someone else waiting to go on break or we had to get ready for lunch. Thing is I was the maintance man and no-one was waiting for me to return.
There is another reason, and probably a big part of it, is that I became bored with the Mon-Fri routine. I have finally figured out that I need to be constantly given a challenge. Working at the other stores to get them ready for inspections, or just to help out, was a blast. It broke up the routine, but going to the same store day in and day out got to me. I mean there are only so many ways to sweep a lot.
The railroad is not that way. for even if you run a train 5 days a week over the same 13 miles of track, it is always slightly different and you have to keep alert. That's the type of job I like and need. About time I figured that out. :=/
Yes, I gave up a good chunk of change and full "bennies", but you know what, I'm happier.
Yes, you read that right, I'm happier.
For those that know me personally you might find that a shock. Before you ask, I'm not using the St. John's Wort. This is my own change.
The difference? Well it could be that I "pulled the plug" on the job. I didn't have it yanked out from under me because I no longer had a DL. Also it could be I realized what was happening to me.
This does put the lion back to "square one" as for looking for a job, but I'm optomistic about my prospects. There are things that are happening down at the RR that may, no, make that *WILL*, give me a full time job. These events should take place during the next month or so.
So until the 17th all I was doing was sleeping working and sleeping some more with no interaction.
I hope to talk to you soon as my 'net activity picks up. ;=3
