Working 9 to 5 or Some Strange Shift

Work during the last year has been an odd amalgamation of heaven and hell. I guess that's what people into S & M feel bondage and pain games are like: pleasure with the pain. I don't write about it because I can get into a helluva lot of trouble and finding a job was bad enough but I would really like to keep this one.

Lately, however work has been everything it was times ten. The pleasure of work has been intensified. I'm learning new things, which I'm extremely thrilled about. I'm being challenged with stuff that makes my brain think and I'm just overjoyed. On the other end, I see work life becoming a bit more unbearable for a while. I can't even detail anything here but let me say that it's going to be hell. I've seen the first day of it, and it's left me absolutely uncomfortable and exhausted.

Yesterday was bad enough without what I'm about to tell you. I didn't sleep well Sunday night. I tossed and turned. My stomach was bloated; and when I took a shower to feel a bit better, I vomitted everywhere. I went to work already feel blah. Then as the work day began, the bad got worse. As our first customer bought a ticket, the fire alarm went off (due to control panel and sensor issues....no fire, thank God). We were shut down until the alarm could be reset by a technician. Nearly two hours past the original start of the day, we finally showed our first movie. It sucked. And I just wasn't caught up at all yesterday.

So with Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, I was completely unsure of how today would go. All in all, it wasn't bad. As mentioned, I'm learning new duties. I've a better relationship starting with my boss, which excites me the most. I think my fellow managers are getting more enthusiastic as well (at least, I hope so). My hours aren't as atrocious as they were before. I've been recalled from banishment (i.e. closing shifts almost all the time). Work is a place I want to be again.

There are definitely still issues, but in a few weeks I think all that will be resolved. I still may not talk about work much here because I like to remain employed, but I'll blog about a COD or some other tiny tidbit.