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I have been working 16- (or more) hour days since last week, doing…\n
\n…both my own job as Acting Boss, and detailed to assist with my professional skill set with my employer.<\/p>\n
I have been working 16- (or more) hour days since last week, doing…
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\n…both my own job as Acting Boss, and detailed to assist with my professional skill set with my employer.<\/p>\n
I cannot say what I am doing without revealing too much about my job and where I work. <\/p>\n
Let’s just say that the dress code of jeans, work shirts, and comfortable boots (Chip Firefighters, what else?) makes the long days tolerable.<\/p>\n
I will have the upcoming Labor Day weekend off, but only because I had a trip planned (and pre-approved) to drive The Spouse to his mother’s home near Pittsburgh for a long weekend of more work.<\/p>\n
These long days of active on-the-feet work are exhausting. There is nothin’ like jumping into it again after years of not having to run when the bell rings. This time, that bell rang and I was quickly identified as a long-term pro who can help without having to “spin up”. In another cliche, I can “hit the ground running.” Yep, been there, done that. <\/p>\n
Years ago and in another life, I actually flew into those things in the picture above. It was nothing for me to work 7 days a week, 20 hours a day and be bounced around in concussion-inducing turbulence (if I weren’t belted in sideways from Sunday). <\/p>\n
Now that I am much, much older, those long days are much harder to handle. So far, though, I am surviving. <\/p>\n
I regret that my boots and I have to take a break from blogging, at least until I return from the MIL’s visit, then see what next week brings, which may indeed be more of the same.<\/p>\n
Life is short: apply your skills and do your duty, both professionally and personally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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