Well.. I survived my first ever night shift! I didn't have any trouble staying awake, I was pleased to find! Tonight will be another story... I didn't sleep too well during the day, so will be going to work very tired to start... not good! Oh well... I'm sure I'll adapt!
Now for the question that is burning through Burfica's mind! LOL! What is it that they have me doing all night? I am working on an assembly line building the motor/transmission assemblies for the power seats in Ford trucks. There are 9 steps to making these little things, and I was trained on steps 1 - 6. The other 3 are reserved for "more experienced operators". It didn't take long to get the rythmn for each of the steps and keeping up with the flow of work. It became very clear to me that what I was doing did not require any great intelligence, in fact, the less intelligence you have, the easier it is to do the work! Those of us who think too much, tend to start trying to modify the routine to keep from going numb, which doesn't always result in improvements! LOL! I just have to keep reminding myself that this is temporary, and that it is money in the bank! The people I work with are pretty nice for the most part, and the company seems to be a good employer. I was very surprised to walk in last night and see my reflection in the floor!?!? The plant is incredibly clean, very brightly lit and surprisingly quiet for such a large facility. I'm told it gets a LOT louder during the day and afternoon shifts when many more people are working the floor. It did get loud during the last hour of my shift when a large number of day shift workers came in early to get a jump on the day's production. I was very glad to leave and go home to bed! LOL!
Once again, caffiene and I will be very close friends as I return to the monkey cage for another night of mechanical mayhem!
"I owe, I owe, so off to work I go!!!"
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3 comments:
I guess it could always be worse. hehehehee
Not to bad, to get some income in.
Now remind me not to buy any fords, till your really way way done with that. hehehehee
Just kiddin
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Ahhh night shift is fun! The ETK has been working nights forever. Its hard to sleep during the day, but you will get used to it..CONGRATS...
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I did that in my late teens early twenties. I worked at "The Electric, Hose, and Rubber Factory" (There's gotta be a joke in that title somewhere!) So, like, I'm an ex-hoser. lol. It was NOT a CLEAN let alone healthy place - but you're spot on about one thing, it is money in the bank!
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