Neither rain nor sleet nor self indulgent whining will stay this courier from his appointed rounds

[festusmonroe]

The weight of an entire corporation's mail was placed upon these shoulders on Friday. The mailroom/fileroom is staffed almost completely by temps. Mark, the guy who previously did the mail, left in a huff after the company didn't hire him on full-time after his 90-day probationary period (which would earn him benefits, vacation, etc.). I don't

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[swallowwhole]

yeah! i mean, what's with all this crybaby whining? just deliver the friggin' mail!

actually, my real advice is to respectfully yet forcefully demand a raise, without going so far as to actually say "or else," which could backfire when one has no actual "or else" backup plan.

and browse through the classified section every week till you find something better.

[festusmonroe]

Good advice, thanks. Sorry for the whining, it was really late and I felt compelled to write something, even if it was annoying.

By the way, it's nice to hear from you. I was worried you were a just group hallucination or something. You'll be at the wedding, I trust?

[swallowwhole]

oh please, what is a livejournal for, if not whining?

and yes, i truly exist and i'll be at the wedding. bill is convinced that i'm a zombie out to devour his sweet, succulent brains, and i'm having a good time playing along. but i'll let you in on a little secret--while my sleep deprivation my put me in a zombie-like state, i am totally alive. i am not, in fact, an animated corpse.