Feb. 3rd, 2015

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I started my second week at the hill office today. Hill Boss definitely thinks I'm awesome -- she specifically praised my people skills, organizational skills, punctuality, and general energy level. Barring the organizational skills, I find this hilarious since it's so counter to how I think of myself. At the smoke shop, I was always tired -- I spent the majority of my lunch breaks catching afternoon naps -- and arriving on time meant I was always effectively a few minutes late punching in and getting to the counter. But at Not the IRS, I've been arriving early because the bus schedules force me to do so, and apparently being willing to pick up spare shifts counts as being energetic. I'd say it counts as me having no life, but hey, whatever works.

As for the people skills... Well, I do like people in general, and there are reasons I usually do well in people-facing jobs. But I am still fundamentally an introvert, which means the part that sticks in my mind is the way I need to go be a hermit for a while in the evenings to recharge, because people are exhausting. *shrug*

Anyway, one of the commissioned employees who do the actual business of Not the IRS quit today because she got a more steady job elsewhere. Additionally, Valley Boss is having issues with her receptionist cadre. As a result, I've picked up a six-hour shift at the valley office tomorrow and an extra two hours at the hill office on Friday. Yay money!

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I am very envious of people who have steady jobs.
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Ithaca's weather forecast from tonight until next Tuesday is basically: snow, light snow, some more snow, oh look it's only overcast with chance of snow, whoops we're back to snow, LOTS OF SNOW, did we mention snow, and overcast again. We won't see the sun until a week from Wednesday, and that's only if we're very lucky.

Blargh.

I saw sunshine and blue skies this morning en route to work. I swear I did. I was not hallucinating.

That hour will have to tide me over for a good long while...

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Elizabeth Culmer

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