well, that's what they call us(employees). For those that know, I left Nursing two years ago after a career ending back injury, luckily I got the the best back surgeon in Vegas who never works on Saturday on the Saturday I need my L4/L5 fusion after crushing the disc completely. I know this because my daughter assists every back surgeon in Vegas IN the OR. I then joined the Electrician's Union and worked building a Solar farm 2.5 hours from home in the Armargosa Desert, the working in 8" deep dusty sand 10 hours a day was brutal but paid well, after that big job finished I was unable to get on the next two smaller solar contracts due to poor book position. My UI got fouled up and I went without it from April until the end of September, but we managed on my wife's. Near the end of September I took a job at the Amazon Fulfillment Center closest to my house(8 miles, no freeway,) and I love it. I pack boxes. It's fast paced so the ten hour days fly by, it's a job where I can work as fast as I want/can without anyone telling me to slow down, and I'm good at it, really good. Friday my manager who has never been more than business walked up behind me and I was just expecting to be asked to move to another packing station which happens often. Only this time there was something different. She stepped up and with a smile on her face(I've never seen her smile at me before) she says in what I would call a "happy" voice(again something I've never heard from her) she says. "Well Mr. Taskmaster, after you finish that package could you please log out and follow me?" Inside I said to myself "oooookay." She brought me to the end of the row where two other packers were waiting and said something that I can't remember, but it prompted me to ask "so we are doing pretty well then?" I've only been on the job 16 days you see, and she "yes you are, in fact you are the three fastest packers we have right now." :shock: So that's what new with me, but that isn't the only reason I'm posting...
Those that already know this about me will think I'm sounding like a broken record again, but I still need to explain my continued absence. I still don't have a Wing, and this kills me inside. It's a personal failing that keeps me from participating here. What makes it even worse right now is I'm sitting on a lot of money as my UI finally came through, all of it, almost 10K. But we need to buy a new to us car and my wife just retired, so my hands are STILL eff'ng tied, making the depression that keeps me away all the worse this time. It's not hopeless, but a car will have to come first then I will be able to press for a new to me Wing. I've been lurking in the background, but I'll probably make myself a liar gain by saying I'll try to participate more going forward.
That said, I'm actually in a very good place emotionally and physically. I'm happier than I've been in years and it feels really good.
Love you all,
Randy
Those that already know this about me will think I'm sounding like a broken record again, but I still need to explain my continued absence. I still don't have a Wing, and this kills me inside. It's a personal failing that keeps me from participating here. What makes it even worse right now is I'm sitting on a lot of money as my UI finally came through, all of it, almost 10K. But we need to buy a new to us car and my wife just retired, so my hands are STILL eff'ng tied, making the depression that keeps me away all the worse this time. It's not hopeless, but a car will have to come first then I will be able to press for a new to me Wing. I've been lurking in the background, but I'll probably make myself a liar gain by saying I'll try to participate more going forward.
That said, I'm actually in a very good place emotionally and physically. I'm happier than I've been in years and it feels really good.
Love you all,
Randy
