My job has its ups and downs...

[gridlore]

Especially when I spend the day working in the warehouse running the forklift. As I requested, I had a full day of lifting, lowering, shifting and stacking, and am now far more comfortable with the lift. My main problem, aside from dealing with the fact that I'm lifting five tons into the air on a slender looking pair of forks, was that in many cases I simply could not see what I was doing! Trying to adjust the height and angle of the forks by trial and error is nerve-wracking when a few tons of somebody else's stuff is 30 feet in the air and you are moving it around. But I endured. Now when I have to load or offload my truck, I won't be as hesitant when operating the lift.

Today also helped me with some career planning. PODS loves to promote from within, and I can see myself as a warehouse manager in a few years. Once I get sick of driving, that is.

On another note, my uniforms showed up today! Finally! Of course, when I drove to the Hayward office to pick up the payroll El Jefe freaked. According to him, my "new" uniforms are recycled from another company with a PODS patch sewn on along with my name patch. He was not pleased to see this, considering he's paying for new uniforms. I was witness to the ass-chewing he gave over the phone. Impressive.

Other than that, life proceeds apace. It is so nice to have my Kiri home again. Now we just need to clean everything she took to That Thing In The Desert, and find a good place to store it until next year. I'm still determined to see this place clean, and soon. I'm working Saturday, so Sunday may be D-Day for the clutter.

My bloody Giants managed to lose two games to the hated Dodgers in the final inning. Priority for next season: a bullpen!

Well, I'm going to order oodles of stuff from Hero Games and call it an early night.

Comments

[bunyip.livejournal.com]

You're not going to watch the start of the next Cubs series win? ;)

[cmdr-zoom.livejournal.com]

Given that you've been in the military, I pale to think what you'd consider an "impressive" ass-chewing.

Congrats on the skills-building, and I hope you get a proper uniform ASAP. Glad to hear your sweetie's home. (I'd suggest just storing all of her gear as-is, on the theory she'll just get it dirty next year, but...)

Cursed Dodgers.

[kshandra]

Were it not for the fact that the playa is an alkali plain, and not cleaning some of the gear would be a Bad Idea as a result, the only cleaning I would do post-event would be laundry.

[cmdr-zoom.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was pretty much what came after the "but".

[aurictech.livejournal.com]

My bloody Giants managed to lose two games to the hated Dodgers in the final inning.

Yeah, seven games back with 23 to play is a bit of a problem. At least the Pods (not to be confused with your day job) have pretty much stayed right at the .500 mark. If San Diego finishes at .500, the Giants would have to go 19-4 to win the division. Certainly doable, but not easy.

[aurictech.livejournal.com]

At least the Pods (not to be confused with your day job)

Also not to be confused with the Fightin' Cephalopods (http://www.tccorp.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1&Product_Code=MUBS&Category_Code=4) of Miskatonic University (http://www.miskatonic-university.org/). GO 'PODS!

[kath8562.livejournal.com]

Re: Storing Kiri's playa stuff--
Rent a POD? (grin)

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

For an entire year? *shudder*

If she was with one of the big theme camp groups renting a pod or three for all their stuff and having us store it might make sense. Have it delivered a week or so before the event, just leave the pods at home base while BM is on, the relaod them and have us restore them, but even that would get pricey.

That, and her playa stuff wouldn't even dent the capacity of a 12-foot pod.