While on my evening bicycle ride (Jonah couldn’t come because her saddle was broken like I told her it would be a few weeks ago), I was pleased to see a stopped train on the track next to the trail. Much of the trail either parallels the train, or runs on an older rail bed, so it’s common to see trains. There’s just one section of double track in the immediate area, so there’s often a train stopped there, waiting for the track to be free. Something like 90% of the trains I see on this line are full of…
Well, it’s my first day at my new job. I’m on my lunch break (from 12 to 1). I can stay in the office or go out, but the door gets locked, so I can’t come back in until 1. I brought a V8 for lunch, but the receptionist also brought in Einstein Bro’s bagels and cream cheese, so I’m still full from one of those. So far my job consists of taking closed files and putting them into boxes, then labeling the boxes with a number and the names of the files. Then I add the names to a…
The boss called me into her office today (she’s been out all week). This was our first conversation since me giving my two-week notice. I had been avoiding her all morning. “Joanna,” she said, “how would you feel about coming in on weekends and doing some work if we need it?” “Sure!” I answered. “Good, so you’ll keep your key to the office, and I’ll keep you on payroll. We’ll call you if we need you, and you can come in on a Saturday or a Sunday.” “And if for some reason I can’t come in on the weekend, I’ll…
I haven’t been talking much about my current employment here because, well, it’s been rather depressing. I was very grateful to get the job when I did, but a lot of the perks that existed when I started had withered away (bagels, cream cheese, lunch once a week, peanut butter M&M’s, sodas all no longer exist). A big office with a window doesn’t seem so great when your boss rushes into it to yell at you for something you didn’t even do wrong. And it was nice not to have to dress professionally, but not so much fun when your…