WELL THERE
YOU HAVE IT, ONE MONTH DOWN!
And the verdict
about the new job.
Only 359
more months to go. That’s if I can
retire at 62…if not then I guess just adjust it.
What comments,
thoughts, criticisms, or feelings do I have may you ask?
Well, a few; I guess now that it’s been a month. Some good things, some hate, some things that are things; it’s all what it is and I’m not really feeling any certain way about any of it, but…
Well, a few; I guess now that it’s been a month. Some good things, some hate, some things that are things; it’s all what it is and I’m not really feeling any certain way about any of it, but…
The hate: Never
give the good news first. It’ll just seem overzealous and pompous without
cause. The things I hate are really,
only gripes and general bitch mode complaints.
For instance, I HATE EVERYTHING to do with mobile home units, duct board,
and metal pipe by the box. All stuffs that
are just big and awkwardly heavy. Also,
not a fan of the box truck…it just drives like a brick in heat.
The whatever: The guys.
All the in-your-endos… just always on… [eyes roll]. And the fact that Tom and Alex call me by
anything BUT my name, version of, or by the nickname I gave them, Monkey Boy. And still learning the system and trying to
remember where everything is. Like I said,
it’s all whatever.
The
good: LOVIN’ IT!!!!! The guys I work with are great guys. Always willing to help and make sure I learn
what I need to learn and learn it the right way the first time. If I have a question, I never feel dumb about
asking them for clarification or for help to figure something out. The work is some heavy lifting at times which
I am not used to. All past jobs have
been retail or food service; biggest thing I slung was a 50 pound bag of flour
into a mixing bowl. Now I have to sling
100 pound [plus] boxes of metal duct and drag or cart around furnaces and air
conditioners off the truck. And boxes of
duct board (4ftx10ftx1in; 6ea in a box, compressed fiberglass) are just the
worst and most strenuous thing, especially when I have to do it alone. I get to plan on a forklift from time to time. And the best part is the drive time. Much of my day is driving and I love it. Lots of the places we go are in the boonies,
out on county roads. Drive time is easy
time. I just turn shuffle all on Amazon
Music and go, and go, and load up at the warehouse again for the afternoon...
then go, and go…
Of jobs I’ve
had; this is the one I think I’ve been looking for. Nothing a hate about the work or the people;
just some hate about the things I work with.
Love my co-workers, love the fact I get paid to just drive a box truck
or van around all day. Love that I have nights
and weekends off. I get paid vacation
and holidays. I have time to do things
like this [blog] and hang with friends.
This is the life I’ve been waiting
for. Time to GET SOME!!!!!
