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Saturday, August 17, 2013

Where I will be spending time daily, easing the aches and pains....

I are employed again. Factory-ish work, running equipment, moving stuff, taking things over there, doing this... that....and the other thing too.

So far, it's more physically challenging than it is mentally, excepting the part where I learn to deal with less than exciting aspects of the job. Shift rotation is involved, and they run 24/7... so I will be doing third shift at some point. That will be an experience un-had since I was in my teens. Overtime is mandatory during their crazy season, and means twelve hour days and possible seven day weeks.

Three bright sparks to the job..

Hey... I have a job!
I am responsible only for my own job performance. Its the first time in many... many... many years where I don't tell anyone else what to do, and don't have to lead anybody but me, myself, and I.
My bank account has begun to increase rather than drop.... and that's a very good thing.

So far I am in the training phase, and will be for weeks to come. There are quite a number of machines I will need to learn, and that is some sweet sugar right there. This marks a whole new career, begun at the tender age of mumble mumble, and that is not to be taken lightly.

Ibuprofen, massage, hot tub, and a very LOUD alarm clock. We shall see if I can do this or not.

4 comments:

Rev. Paul said...: Congrats on the new job!; August 17, 2013 at 12:55 PM
Mark said...: My money's on you, Art!; August 17, 2013 at 6:47 PM
Roy said...: I was wondering what had become of you. Now I know.

Good luck with the new job. Hopefully it's not too physical. That gets harder the older we get, but having a job is definitely better than being unemployed.

Rotating shift work can be a bear, because your body clock never really gets used to it before it's time to shift again.; August 18, 2013 at 11:33 AM
Old NFO said...: Congrats!!! And agree on the LOUD alarm clock!; August 18, 2013 at 11:35 AM

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Robert Heinlein

"Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible. It is easier to deal with a footpad than it is with the leech who wants "just a few minutes of your time, please — this won't take long." Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests, they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time — and squawk for more!
So learn to say No — and to be rude about it when necessary.
Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

(This rule does not mean that you must not do a favor for a friend, or even a stranger. But let the choice be yours. Don't do it because it is "expected" of you.)"