Monday, May 02, 2005
He Said: The Best Part of Waking Up
She Said: You're Gonna Pay Me For This??
Today is my first day at my new job. I was re-hired at Starbucks. You can read about it on Michael's blog by going to the "He Said" link.
Michael is napping now. I'll spend the next two hours preparing for one hour of work. I tend to do that -- over prepare. I'll spend two days preparing for a dinner with friends that will last two hours. The hour of work isn't what's driving me, it's the excitement. I know it will only be an hour of orientation or what Starbucks calls "First Impressions." I'm excited about the free latte I'll get when I walk through the door. I'm excited about meeting my new co-workers, most of whom are young enough to be my children. I'm just excited.
As Michael mentioned in his post, I worked for Starbucks for a few weeks but then took a better-paying job for an attorney which seemed to be the right move at the time. We needed the money and we had bills to pay. In reality, the pay wasn't that much better and it wasn't worth the strain it put on me mentally, physically and even spiritually. When it came down to it, I probably would have made more at Starbucks considering the overtime I worked for the attorney (he immediately changed me from hourly to salary when he saw that I actually worked hard and was willing to stay late). If any of you have worked for an attorney, you know what I'm talking about.
I'm excited about earning less than $10.00 for the day. That's enough to pay for a couple of lattes on another day when Michael and I can sit down (at Starbucks) and do the USA Today crossword puzzle together. I can't wait.
She Said: You're Gonna Pay Me For This??
Today is my first day at my new job. I was re-hired at Starbucks. You can read about it on Michael's blog by going to the "He Said" link.
Michael is napping now. I'll spend the next two hours preparing for one hour of work. I tend to do that -- over prepare. I'll spend two days preparing for a dinner with friends that will last two hours. The hour of work isn't what's driving me, it's the excitement. I know it will only be an hour of orientation or what Starbucks calls "First Impressions." I'm excited about the free latte I'll get when I walk through the door. I'm excited about meeting my new co-workers, most of whom are young enough to be my children. I'm just excited.
As Michael mentioned in his post, I worked for Starbucks for a few weeks but then took a better-paying job for an attorney which seemed to be the right move at the time. We needed the money and we had bills to pay. In reality, the pay wasn't that much better and it wasn't worth the strain it put on me mentally, physically and even spiritually. When it came down to it, I probably would have made more at Starbucks considering the overtime I worked for the attorney (he immediately changed me from hourly to salary when he saw that I actually worked hard and was willing to stay late). If any of you have worked for an attorney, you know what I'm talking about.
I'm excited about earning less than $10.00 for the day. That's enough to pay for a couple of lattes on another day when Michael and I can sit down (at Starbucks) and do the USA Today crossword puzzle together. I can't wait.
