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Backstock plus 3x recieving

Last night was a heavy load with the back stock combined with what seems to be 3x receiving load that had come in. The group was able to get down most of what was sorted into the specific categories, but already being half the manpower needed to fully accomplish the task made it a push. 40 spots throughout the store already make it hard to fulfill what’s needed on a daily basis. Added is the remodel the store is going through.

Though I guess you’d need people willing in the first place. After that, what comes next is what they’re willing to do, if anything at all.

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First night

Thursday evening started my first night on night crew. Didn’t get a whole lot of sleep, just a couple naps in an attempt. Slept within an hour of getting home this morning. It’s probably going to take two weeks to a month to get used to the schedule again. Still feel a bit tired but coffee is helping me wake up.

A plus with working this type of schedule is that if I need to take care of any bills or something similar, I know that the place will be open. Like when I needed to do a check up for insurance purposes, I didn’t need to wait for a day off or even ask for it off. Just went after work. Sleeping afterwards may be shortened a little bit, but the feeling of accomplishment helped a little bit.

Even though it’s been a little while (a couple years), still an adjustment. Not sure how long I’ll be doing the night shift. Looks like it’s a need to be filled, and a change of pace was what I was looking for. It’ll also help with me preparing to go back to the Chicago area. Not sure how long that will take though. Just need enough to get me there, get my license situated, a place to live, and time enough to find another job. 

First Night’s Always Hard

Get a day off before moving to night crew at work. My first night is Thursday evening, and for about two weeks to a month at least I can guess that I’ll be zombie like as I become accustomed to the new schedule. Working retail always seems to have odd scheduling during the day but a good thing is that overnight scheduling does seem to stay pretty consistent, apart from the days off. Overtime does become dependent on the workload, otherwise 40 hours is a given.

During the process, just figuring out what to do on the nights off lend to a lot of not sure of what I’d like to do. Other than YouTube and various other forms of entertainment. Even going for walks or anywhere outside at night since most places of business are closed.