Two days ago I noticed a high screeching sound from my car. It sounded like the transmission was going bad so I had to take the car in as soon as possible to avoid any serious damage if none had already occurred. I got off of work this morning and took the car into a transmission shop who about an hour ago discovered the problem. A wheel bearing has gone bad and I'm waiting for them to call me back once they get a price on it.This is the hell that is working graveyards. I worked a ten hour shift last night. I stayed awake till 8a this morning to take the car in. I'll know the price of the repair at 11:30a. I'll get to approve the work and wait for them to fix the damn thing which at this point I have no idea how long that'll take. Oh and I have to work tonight. It's possible I may be under my desk sleeping the day away.
If I were working days this would be so much simpler, but alas this is the business I have chosen.
"I was the graveyard shift in a plastics plant in Texas. It was like being a vampire." - George Eads
5 comments:
so what kinda' work do you do?
Oye! There's no way that you can switch to a morning shift huh? Poor you. Can't you go home and get some sleep until they finish? The car shop must have some sort of shuttle service to offer you...
Alyssa - I work for a software company in their customer central department. My title is "Escalation Specialist", which sounds kind of cool.
I could've just lied and said I was doing something exciting like survelliance for Homeland Security or personal bodyguard to a billionaire.
Grace - Well I finally got to go home and get a few hours of sleep, which I'll blog about in a few.
Sad thing is I chose this shift as it pays more for doing the same job. And I get a lot more done such as projects, studying, and of course blogging.
I wasn't gonna post because I saw "Passion of the Christ" to the right...then I read the heading. Phew...
How do you manage a social life with that shift?
Rawbean - Eh, I'm always online at night to chat my buddies so keeping up with friends is actually easier. Probelm is I only have three days off to spend with them, family, girlfriend, etc. That can be a chore.
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