Rant: Perhaps the worst night EVER.

[911paramedic]

45 whole minutes? Seek PTSD counseling before its too late.

 

[mattpegher]

I know working late really sucks.

Like the other day, Its a half hour until end of my shift and a guy comes in in cardiac arrest, I work on him for half an hour to no avail. But darn it if the family's not there yet. So I take care of a few patients that I couldnt deal with while I am in the code and the family gets there and I have to tell them their father has passed away. Not a merry christmas for them. I leave about 2 hours after the shift ended. And have to be back in 10 hours to do it all again.

-Be thankful for what you have, it can all be taken away in an instant.

Happy holidays to all.

 

[angminas]

Bahahahaha!

Save it for the enemy, soldier.

 

[Svnla]

LOL @ OP. You worked a little longer and you whined about it?

Some of us had to work almost 24 hours straight or more to put out the fire/solve problems and did not get pay OT for it. You don't go home until all the problems/situation are gone.

Don't like it, quit.

 

[silverpig]

Worst night ever may have started out that way, but I was expecting some crazy ass customer pulling a gun on you or something.

 

[chusteczka]

For my first similar job at McDonald's, I thought the pay was crappy but all I had to do was stand at the counter, take orders, count change, and hand the food over. I started on the closing shift, not realizing the significance and they put me on the grill flipping burgers. As we closed the doors at the end of the night I thought it was time to go home. They asked me to take the trash out and I understood the necessity.

Then I had to wash every damn pan, dish, pot, rack, and every other damn thing that touched food that day in extremely hot water that burnt my hands. Oh, I was mad. It seemed like they brought the whole damned restaurant back for me to wash. Finally, two hours after closing the dishes were done and I could go home, at 2:00AM.

I stayed on with the work but that was a nasty surprise for that low, crappy pay that I thought was barely enough for my time to stand at the counter.

Moreover, that was my schedule every day, the closing (and cleaning) shift. There were other people who worked mid-hours that neither opened nor closed and I thought that was unfair.

IMO, those closing shifts should be paid at least time and a half, preferably double time. More work is done in the time after the restaurant closed than while it was open and I hated that.

I then joined the Navy after high school and was surprised at all the cleaning I had to do. That seemed to be my whole job for the first couple years, cleaning up after everybody else.

Needless to say, this was excellent motivation to use the GI Bill to earn an education and enjoy the rigors of a real job as a respected knowledge worker in a comfortable office. May you do the same.

 

[SP33Demon]

Does this happen all the time, or only b/c it's Christmas and busy as hell? I'd just find another job.

 

[IronWing]

I woke this morning to the sound of a cat caterwauling. This is not unusual except that the cat in question is nineteen years old and the only times in those nineteen years that he has caterwauled is when he was preparing to projectile vomit. The only time he projectile vomits is when all four conditions are met: 1) he has eaten way too much, 2) he has washed down the food with copious amounts of water, 3) he has climbed up to the highest point he can reach, and 4) he is caterwauling. Having met all four criteria he proceeded down the inevitable pathway.

On a closely related note, one of the other cats has learned to open cupboards and drawers. He has made it this mission to open all the kitchen and bathroom cupboards and drawers in the dark of each night. Each morning we make the rounds closing all that he has opened.

The nineteen year old found his wa on the bathroom counter as he let loose. He managed to hit the opposing wall of the bathroom and all that lay between, including the open cupboards and open drawers. This was 4:30am.

So quit bitching about a little midnight overtime. It could be worse. You could be at home.

 

[clamum]

Wow, just wow.

How old are you? 16 or so maybe?

 

[DominionSeraph]

OP, I think this is where you meant to post:
http://www.myspace.com/

 

[LTC8K6]

I'm a manager. I'm there before anyone else in the morning. I'm still there after everyone else has gone home. I also work a job out on the shop floor every day. The length of my day varies pretty much every day. I get paid nothing at all for the extra time over 8 hours, which I put in every work day. Any problem that comes up, from A to Z, falls on me.

I love the job. They will have to carry me out.

 

[manimal]

I worked 65 hours this week. My days have been get up at 7am with kids, get em dressed, fed, play, and spend quality time with then till 10am. Then I have gone into work till at least midnight every day this week.

Am I complaining? No I do it because its what it takes to feed and take care of my family. I am sorry the OP has no idea what real problems are.

Happy holidays to everyone !

 

[Merad]

TL/DR: Retail sucks.

 

[cKGunslinger]

lol