Just over 24 hours after I was told, that I wouldn't have anymore shifts at my previous temp job, I got a phone call from the temp agency.
Starting Monday, I have a 1 month long job at a warehouse, where they ship electronic devices. The salary is higher than before, which is a nice benefit. Hopefully it will result in more shifts.
Anyway!
Tomorrow is payday, so I can finally buy my friend her birthday present. I am leaning towards two tickets to a cinema trip, because that is something she likes. Going to the cinema. And I like that as well, so that's just perfect.
And no, it's just a friend, not someone I am planning to be dating in the future
. No flowers, s*xual stuff or anything else. We are just friends. Get your mind out of the gutter, yo!
This morning, I woke up thinking "I want to go to the cinema, to watch Gemini Man", so I did just that. The movie was excellent, and it was in a new format called, and hold on, because this is a mouthful: 3D+ HDR 4K 60FPS. I loved every single minute of it, and it's clear, that this is the future of movies and cinemas in general. The picture was so clear, the sound was awesome, and the story was great. So it's definitely a movie that I can recommend to others.
After the movie was done, I went to buy the gift for my friend. I bought her two tickets plus a menu to a cinema in Copenhagen. I then went to her work to hang out with her, for a few hours. We took the same bus home, went and did some shopping, and then parted ways. It was a few great hours, and I look forward to hers and my cinema trip. She has a few gift certificates for cinemas, so me and her will go to the cinema a lot. It's gonna be fun!
While I visited my friend at her work, I went to pick up pick up my new toy - an 8 TB external hard drive for my PS4. When I got home, and plugged it in, the PS4 refused to format it for use, because the hard drive was too large - by 1 GB. So I found my old 1 TB external hard drive, and plugged it in. It works fine, so now I just need to get a bigger one soon. I am thinking 4 TB, since I have a few games that I would like to install and play.
All-in-all, it was a good day today. I saw a great movie, and I got to hang out with a friend. Tomorrow is another day, which will be great too!
Earlier today, the supervisor at work yelled "Assembly", which we have every now and again.
"Unfortunately, the work that the evening shift has to do, is dwindling at a faster rate than we expected, so evening shift will stop today. Starting tomorrow, only day shifts are there. That means, we are going to have to say goodbye to six people. The temp agency will call the people who are going to be on day shifts. Thank you!"
I waited for the call, but it never came. I then phoned up the temp agency, and asked if I could be put on the day shift. "Unfortunately. the day shift is completely booked up. I don't have anything else for you this week, so your shift tomorrow and on Friday will be cancelled"
So, yeah.. I had my last day there today, which left me with a sense of dread. I have been there for almost two months, so it's gonna be weird not going back there tomorrow. But then I can sleep in, and tidy up my bedroom.
Also, I have a friend who had a birthday last weekend. I want to give her a gift, but I don't know what to get her. Women in general are hard to buy gifts for, but this one is particularly tricky to buy gifts for.
"What do you want for your birthday?" "I don't know!".. I need to think and figure out, what to buy her
What a week it has been. Full of hard work, new friendships and a bunch of fun!
I really believe that this week has been my best week, work wise. I feel like I am slowly getting better and faster at what I do, and I find it so much easier to talk to new people. I have also gotten to know the Swedish girl a bit better. It turns out, she is having some hard times with her now ex-boyfriend. I am trying my very best to keep her sane, and somehow it works.
And no, before any of you start, I am not going to make any move on her, at all. Just because she is dumping her man, doesn't mean that I will jump on it. She needs time, and she still loves him, so it would be rude to do that. Also, I see her as more of a friend than someone I want to be with. For now, I am enjoying her friendship. I have told her, that I would love to help her move into her new place, if she gets it. And no, I am not going to have intimate relations with her either. Stop asking that.
Now I can relax all night long, maybe play some video games. I plan to do some shopping tomorrow. I need supplies, so a trip to the supermarket is planned.
With the work slowly winding down, most people aren't being called to work anymore. However, I was written to today, and asked if I could work all next week. The times will have to be the same as they are now, which suits me perfectly.
I, of course, said "Yes!". It made a bad day a bit better.
Why was my day bad? It's been one year today since my father passed away. This first year has flown by, but I was in good hands at work. A lot of my coworkers were asking if I was okay. I told them the truth: You can never truly be fully okay once you have lost a parent.
The first one to ask me if I was okay, was the Swedish girl. Her talking to me today, distracting me, was a fantastic thing. I made sure I told her that when we were back after the late break. She seemed thankful for me telling her, so that's a good thing.
Other than that, I just buried myself with work. Tomorrow is the last day before the weekend, which means I can sleep in on Saturday. Later that day, I am attending my first Brad Paisley concert, and I couldn't be more excited! Man it's gonna be good!
The other day, my phone buzzed.
"Call the office", it said. I waited until my break to give them a call. When I called, the voice on the other end of the phone said "Starting Thursday, your times have changed. You now start at 10 am and finish at 6 pm, Friday you finish at 5.30 pm. It's the same next week as well".
When they said that, I just went "Yes, please. I'll do that!"
So now my shift starts at 10 am instead of 7 am. Some might find it nice, and I would feel that, if not for the fact that I wake up at 5 am like clockwork, every day. I am so used to wake up at 5 am already, that my body has adjusted itself for that time. It doesn't matter if I sleep 10 hours or 5 hours - I always wake up at 5 am. Then I can get some things done, like having a proper breakfast, play some Watch_Dogs_2 and make my lunch. I am always early. 30 minutes minimum, which I spend talking to my coworkers and getting the lay of the land. What needs to be done and so on.
It also gives me the time to talk to one of the new starts there, a girl from Sweden. She is going through a bit of a struggle at the moment, so I am just helping her any way that I can. Making her focus on other things, like funny videos and stuff not related to her struggle. 9 times out of 10 it goes well. She's laughing and smiling, which is amazing to see.
It's actually been a while since I have heard from R. Her suitcase and her plants are still here, and I am assuming that she is going to pick them up at SOME point. If not, I will just mail the suitcase to her, and let her pick up the plants whenever she wants to. It seems like her and I are drifting apart. We used to be so close, now we barely talk. It's strange how things work out. Maybe it's for the best that we don't talk as much. Maybe she just needs time to think. The last I heard, was that she was working 60 hour weeks, so she might just be very tired. I dunno, something's off.
Speaking of something's off.. Remember that guy I talked about a while ago? The guy who was sent away to put stickers on things? Well, he apparently had his last day on Friday, so he will not be there tomorrow. The joy of that is something I can not describe! That means, that I will not be talked to like a child any more, which is fantastic! It wasn't just me he talked to like that. Everyone got the same tone of voice from that guy.
I think I will write a message to R, and hear where we stand. I need to know that me and her are alright.
Yesterday was a good day, but a bit hectic.
It started off pretty good. Finished the task from Thursday, and starting a new one after that. Then, because they are monsters, the line managers decided that we should pack 200 boxes of items, before lunch. Which we did. So far so good.
I thought to myself, that "it's not gonna get any more hectic.. Is it?".. Boy was I wrong. They drove in 6 (SIX) pallets of items, that we needed to repack. That meant taking them out of the boxes they were in, and transferring them to different boxes. Three of the pallets were done yesterday, while the remaining three are meant for Monday. How long did we have to complete the task? 45 minutes.. That's including taking them off the pallet, open the boxes, load them into different boxes and then transfer those boxes to a different pallet. So me, another guy and the new guy were thinking: "Can we finish those three pallets in 45 minutes?"
We did, but man was the tempo fast. We had a goal of one box every ten seconds, which I feel we achieved. That means we had to fold a box, take the products out of their original box, put them into the box we just folded and down to the tape machine - in ten seconds. The pace was fast and furious, which meant we finished three pallets in 45 minutes.
To make it even better: That new guy, the one I mentioned a few blogs ago, he was not able to keep up. We were too fast for him. The line manager had to send him away to put stickers on things. I felt a strong sense of achievement there. Oh, I have also been renewed for another week there, which I look forward to a lot!
I went to mecca of flat packages, cheap prices and good food: IKEA! It was on the table for a long time, but yesterday was the only day where I could do it.
I picked up a 6 drawer dresser, a new tv stand, a floor lamp and a shelving unit, for very cheap money. When I got home, I hauled everything up to my bedroom, and began assembling the lamp, so I could get some light. Then I started assembling the dresser. I enjoy assembling furniture. I just have to put some good music, get some snacks, and then I am having the time of my life. In no time at all, I had assembled the dresser, so I went on to assemble my shelving unit. It took less than ten minutes to assemble that. Once it was done, it was dark and late. I decided to assemble the tv stand the following day, so I just went straight to bed.
When I woke up, I immediately began assembling the tv stand, which went by smoothly. Once that was done, and I had hooked everything up, I said to myself: Something's missing. Like a sound bar. So I went out to see what I could find. I got something very cheap, and I hauled that monster home, hooked it up, had my roommate do some troubleshooting with me, and after that, the sound it made was awesome! The bass is deep and roaring, just how I like it when I am watching movies or playing a video game!
All-in-all, a very busy weekend for me. I have spent the past three hours listening to music wearing my pirate hat, having the time of my life doing that! I am also downloading the Call of Duty beta, which I am going to play the minute it has finished downloading!
Tomorrow is another day at work. I am looking forward to go back to another crazy week!
I have ambitions. Big ambitions, which include being the hardest working guy at my job. Today, I got a chance to prove myself.
We had several productions that had to go out, which required me to put my best foot forward, and set the pace. My pace was fast - very fast. One thing I love about my job: I get to use my muscles for brute strength, which in turn gets me fit and healthy.
Do I feel the burn? Absolutely! Sometimes, my entire body aches from working so hard the day before. I make friends fast, form working relationships that will last for a long time, and I get to show people, that I really want that job.
However, things aren't as peachy now as they were before. There is this new guy who started yesterday, whom I really despise. I don't know his name, nor do I want to know it. Imagine some guy who thinks he's better than you, who talks to everyone like they are stupid, and full on rages at the simplest questions. That's the kind of guy, who has started there.
Yesterday, we had to ship 1100 boxes of items to clients. That meant having everyone on deck, including the new guy. At one point, he looks at me and orders me to fold boxes. Now, the way things are done there, is that the first person in line, the one who handles the first items, folds the boxes and puts his items in it. I pointed that out to him, saying that's how we did things, which made him explode. "Listen here, pal, I am an employee here, and you have to do whatever I tell you to do. Boxes, now!"
I was standing there, thinking "Excuse me, what? How are you talking to me?". I calmly told him, that my line manager has said, that the first in line folds the boxes, to which he said "Let's sort this out."
He went up to the manager, and said "Can you please tell that guy to get with the program, and instruct him how things are done?"
"That guy".. I have a name, you asshat.
She calmly explained to him the way we did it, and he just went "Well, it'll go a lot faster if he was folding boxes.", which he was right about. I said "okay, I'll fold boxes then. If it goes any faster, I will let you know."
He was not prepared for my speed. I did 525 boxes, which is one pallet, in less than an hour. That means I did just over 8 boxes per minute. It overwhelmed him, to a point where he went "Alright, stop folding boxes now." Man, I was smug. I made him overwhelmed.
He was there again today. We were packing yet another production, when he came up to us and went "Packing error. Which one of you guys are responsible for this? I need one more item". I calmly asked him "Which one do you need?", to which he went "Come on, I don't know that. That's your job to figure that out". I then pointed out to him, that he could figure out which one he needed by looking at the labels. That shut him up, and I found the item he needed. The rest of the day went with assembling displays, count discarded make up products, and putting stickers on items.
Now it's the weekend. I have been paid today, so I plan to go to IKEA tomorrow, to get some furniture. I need a dresser, a tv stand, a piece of furniture to put my other items on, and a lamp. Hopefully I will not spend too much.
Now it's time to relax and enjoy a well-deserved weekend!
I have been super busy with work these past few days. To a point. where I have neglected my family and friends, but if I want to make it, I will have to make some sacrifices.
Today, we were packing testers, which meant making a line with every single product, and then put them in boxes. 225 boxes, to be exact. Things started off slow, but gradually picked up. During the packing, my line manager came to me and two other workers, and told us, that we especially, were being noticed by everyone. We are the ones pulling our weight, and I was told, that I did a great job, with everything. Whatever I was asked to do, I did it instantly. So if we kept up that work, we would go far. Later, I was acting as a show-runner, tasking people to do some stuff, while instructing them what to do. I am really moving up in the ranks there.
I am getting paid on Friday. which is going to be amazing! I am gonna buy some stuff for my future kitchen!
Today was one of those days that I would like to forget. It's 11 months since my father died, so it kind of affected me.
I told my supervisor, that I wasn't feeling too great today, and she told me to spend around 20 minutes, thinking it over. If I were still feeling horrible, I was allowed to leave for the day.
I came to the conclusion, that I would be better off going home, getting some rest and come back tomorrow, fresh as a daisy. I called the temp agency, where I am hired through, to let them know that I had left early. They were very understanding, which makes me very happy.
Now I am just passing the time with some video games. I am thinking about getting some food later, and then getting an early nights sleep. I really want to feel better tomorrow, which I am sure I will. It's nice to know that the people at work care about their temp workers.
A little side note: I have noticed a few people, leaving comments that are out of order. Most of the comments allude to s*xual activity, between me and one of the line managers where I currently work. Please do not be that person, who leaves comments like that. It was fun in the beginning, but not anymore. If I see those comments again, I will just delete them.
Be good people, guys. It's not rocket science!
Today, I was asked if I was able to work all of next week, which I immediately said "Yes" to. That means. one more week of early mornings and exhausted afternoons - but it will definitely be worth it!
Work was great, as usual. I started the day opening up boxes of products, and placing them on the table, so they would be ready to pack. It was then, that I was told, that the things I had unpacked was supposed to be at the other end of the table. So we had to move everything down, which took forever. But we were three people on that job, so it went by very fast.
By then, my manager pulled me aside, and told me, that because I worked so hard yesterday, I was removed from the task, and put on something else, called PPD. What that is, is labeling items, and put them in boxes. That was my task for the entire day, and I quite liked it. I was then approached by another person, who told me what labels went to what, and where the finished products would go. I was then told to tell the others, making me a kind of leader of that production line.
Working there is really grooming and molding me into a leader. Someone who can get things done right. I like that a lot, if I am honest. Who knows what the future will bring!
Also, because I was given another week, I went out and treated myself to something - a PlayStation 4. I felt it was time to gift me something new!
I look forward to the weekend, where I am going to sleep in! I really need that!
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