Reactionary

Work sucks. It really lost all reason to be relevant to my life at all on Monday. I was approached by the person in charge of the holiday assignments so I could “pick” my second holiday. Nevermind that it’s almost September. There aren’t many holidays left for this year. The first time she’d asked me about holidays was last year at Christmas time. It has taken this woman 9 months to fill out a list. Children gestate in less time. Since I have no seniority (because people keep quitting and the hospital hasn’t been hiring MORE people just asking the rest of us to work more), I took Thanksgiving for the first holiday. In the place where I used to work, everyone got one winter and one summer holiday, just so no one– no matter what their seniority– ends up working two of the high holidays since they don’t want people to quit.

Apparently at this place, though, they don’t do that. First come, first served. So someone might work Arbor Day and President’s Day and someone else will have both Thanksgiving and Christmas. For the record, that’s the predicament I’m in. I’m the fool working both Christmas Eve and Thanksgiving. I will not be spending another holiday season at this institution.

I have yet to tell my parents. I have never missed Christmas at home that even though travel has been obscene the past two years. This sucks like nothing else ever has before. And the worst part is it’s okay with them that you’re working these horrid shifts. They don’t care, as long as they have someone to fill them. And they don’t care if people leave. They just make their staff work more. And no, don’t thank me for being understanding. I’m not. I can’t afford to be understanding. I’m just biding my time. I always win, fools.

August 22nd, 2006 | Category: Life |  Print |  Send it | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL