Once again, no game on Wednesday because of work. Oh well, I still need a bit of time to get stuff in order anyway, though the Bestiary should be arriving in a day or two
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Emperor be praised.bonemarchOctober 17 2009, 02:50:33 UTC
Hail Brother! (Sorry my BT geekyness spilled over.)
D suggested stomping around in your lj instead of hers so here I am.
From the sounds of it you pretty much hit the nail on the head for why you'd feel run down after working two shifts. Just spending 8 hours on your feet can take its toll but 16 hours plus trying to keep pace in the food service industry is daunting to say the least. Your boss should have had a bit of foresight to see how that would be a huge burden to put on one employee.
Re: Emperor be praised.danarchy84October 17 2009, 17:34:02 UTC
Hey, hey!
I'm pretty sure my employers don't have very much foresight let alone care for their employee's well being. Only reason I'm still there is because I need to pay off some debt and I'm more likely going to do it here than somewhere where I'm new.
On the plus side, it was actually just a 12-hour shift. Most shifts where I work are rarely over 5 or 6 hours, sometimes less. Still, that's a long time working possibly the worst job there. The terrible thing about baking at Red Lobster is that you're in charge of making sure like 7 different items never go down, which ensures you're running around the whole time if it's busy. To top things off, as soon as you do go down one thing, people will start bitching at you to get it made ASAP, and everything bakers make takes time to cook. It's both physically and psychologically torturous. D:
Re: Emperor be praised.bonemarchOctober 17 2009, 19:16:36 UTC
Yeah I use to work in different bakeries until the NSA finally killed my love of baking commercially.
This is way out of left field but, it seems like you know how to move during a hustle. You might want to try submitting an application to LensCrafters and work in their lab. I started with them 5 years ago going in with nothing more than a customer service and food service background and manged to do fairly well for myself. If you're handy with machines to boot then you will definitely excel. I'm not sure what the Lobster offers you by way of pay but on the East Coast the L.C. starting pay was a step up for me.
If not then just pay off your bills and run for the hills! Well... I guess it would be mountains for you guys, right?
Re: Emperor be praised.danarchy84October 18 2009, 05:02:44 UTC
Not sure where I'm going after Red Lobster, though I have a friend who is opening a gaming store, and I might end up working for him. That will likely just be part time, though. At any rate, I plan on going to college after I get my debt payed off. I'm still not sure exactly what I'm going to end up doing for a degree, though. I really, really would like to go through college, though.
Running to the mountains seems like a great backup plan, though.
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D suggested stomping around in your lj instead of hers so here I am.
From the sounds of it you pretty much hit the nail on the head for why you'd feel run down after working two shifts. Just spending 8 hours on your feet can take its toll but 16 hours plus trying to keep pace in the food service industry is daunting to say the least. Your boss should have had a bit of foresight to see how that would be a huge burden to put on one employee.
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I'm pretty sure my employers don't have very much foresight let alone care for their employee's well being. Only reason I'm still there is because I need to pay off some debt and I'm more likely going to do it here than somewhere where I'm new.
On the plus side, it was actually just a 12-hour shift. Most shifts where I work are rarely over 5 or 6 hours, sometimes less. Still, that's a long time working possibly the worst job there. The terrible thing about baking at Red Lobster is that you're in charge of making sure like 7 different items never go down, which ensures you're running around the whole time if it's busy. To top things off, as soon as you do go down one thing, people will start bitching at you to get it made ASAP, and everything bakers make takes time to cook. It's both physically and psychologically torturous. D:
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This is way out of left field but, it seems like you know how to move during a hustle. You might want to try submitting an application to LensCrafters and work in their lab. I started with them 5 years ago going in with nothing more than a customer service and food service background and manged to do fairly well for myself. If you're handy with machines to boot then you will definitely excel. I'm not sure what the Lobster offers you by way of pay but on the East Coast the L.C. starting pay was a step up for me.
If not then just pay off your bills and run for the hills! Well... I guess it would be mountains for you guys, right?
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Running to the mountains seems like a great backup plan, though.
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