I get to sit around, watch TV, blog, play on my iPad! Not a bad gig.
I do have responsibilities being the low guy on the totem pole. I work with a young guy who has been here for 3-4 years on this shift. Surprisingly he has worked this shift alone for all these years. State regulations have recently changed and they require two people to work overnight. Some people are upset about it but he has another job that is similar and he said he has always worked with another person on that job and surprised himself it has taken them this long to put another person on shift with him. So because he has been here longer, he basically "rests" all night! Lol! I do all the cleaning and stuff. But I leave at 6AM and he stays until 9AM. So he does all the documentation and passes all the mess in the morning with the morning staff. I think it's a fine trade. I don't mind it. I don't have much interaction with the guys unless they wake at night and occasionally they do and then, believe me, it makes up for the quiet times of dullness. They can be a handful. There are five men in this house, all with varying disabilities. Emptying urinals and talking down clients so they don't get aggressive is nothing to laugh at. But we don't have too much of that. I guess I bring a sense of calmness to the house as my fellow worker says the house is very calm and the men sleep well on the nights I am here. On the other nights I am not here for some reason there are often problems. I am not sure why. And it literally is a home. Like a regular house like yours and mine.
There are four bedrooms. Two of the men share a room. They are the two highest maintenance fellas. So there is all the comforts of home. Even have a Keurig here! Yes! Lol!
It was the perfect job to go back to after surgery. I literally can do anything here. I bring my own food from home but if I wanted to make myself a scrambled egg, I could. It was easy transitioning back to work here. I don't have to help any of the guys physically so there was no lifting. I didn't mop or clean to much the first few weeks back but now I am back in full swing of things. In the beginning when you get home from the surgery you get so worked up about what to eat, when to eat, what vitamins and supplements you have to take... It can all seems so overwhelming. Being at work but still in a "home" environment worked out well. I was only out for two weeks. And since I was not permanent staff at the time I went out for surgery, I could not collect TDI ( temporary disability for all you non-RI followers) so missing only two weeks pay was not too hard on the bank account.
I feel like I am not where I am supposed to be though. I mean I don't want to sound ungrateful ... Aw who cares... It's my blog and I can complain and whine and bitch if I want to! But I went to school and worked hard. I graduated with high honors, Phi Theta Kappa and Psi Beta! That shit is no joke!
My children watched me walk the stage, one proud mamma, showing them that it CAN be done!
After I graduated, my entrance into the career world got put on hold. Things got hectic in my life.
So now it has been seven years! Wtf! Like where the hell did all that time go! I am thinking of going back to school. Can I do this shift AND go to school? I am not a young chick anymore! At this time I feel I do HAVE to work to supplement my family's income. Can we live without it? Sure ... But it would be tight ... Like super crazy tight.
But to make more money, I have to get to school. So then I have to get the money from somewhere. Loans ...ugh! ...more loans! I applied for Federal Aid so I guess we will see but the huz mad a damn good income last year so I am not too hopeful.
So all this shit runs through my head at night while I am here at work. It's like a TV that cannot be turned off!
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