Is anybody else working? I feel like I'm the only one. I'm sitting here at the computer at work, just browsing around the internet, doing research and other things that I never have time to do when I'm home. I do that here because I don't have access to all my files and such on my home computer. I work with files when I'm there, do leg-work while I'm here.
I was thinking about this job. I just about get paid for doing nothing but babysitting the fax machine. So far today I entered 4 checks into a ledger, picked the mail up off the floor (since it was mostly ads I don't do anything with it), and made a phone call to California to see where some shipping containers are. That's it. Less than 30 minutes worth of work in almost 4 hours.
I was thinking about this job. Lots of people are losing jobs these days, jobs they've had a long time. I'm afraid that will continue for a while. I still have my job. At this point I'm thinking that as long as my boss wants to take a vacation once in a while I'm good for keeping this job. She told me Wednesday from Nags Head how much she loves the fact that I'm dependable. She loves the fact that my being here lets her take long lunches and go play with her gal posse some times and if her elderly parents need to be driven to a doctor's office I'm here for her.
I know in the back of my mind that if the economy slows to a crawl then I could be losing my job simply because they can't afford me. I'm hoping that time doesn't come for anyone in the US, but it is a possibility. I just hope I can make it until May. Then I'll have enough for my social security quarters. I'll cross the other bridges as they come.
As boring as this job is, it's really the perfect job. I can use the computer, I can watch TV, I can read a book and nobody cares. It's like being at home. It's meeting my needs and being hired here at all was an answer to prayer.
When I came for the interview it was spur of the minute; I had just left another interview and called the boss to see if I could stop by. She was waiting for another interviewee to show up for her appointment so I sat in the parking lot for almost an hour. The other girl never showed up and the rest is history.
So on this, my first working day in 2009 I am grateful to have a place to go, someone willing to pay me, who trusts me and who needs me. I thank God for blessing me so much already.
2009 will be good!
