Yay, Friday.
Also yay payday. We get paid every 2 weeks, which seems pretty standard these days. But it's also my first "proper" paycheck--my first one was short one day because of the blizzard when I didn't go in. So now I can get a much better sense of my new budget. Over double what I made at my old job (after 13 years there, sad), though of course it will work out to less after I'm eligible for insurance and all those sweet benis from full time employment.
And since it's Friday that means pizza for lunch. The place we order from is legit the best I've had in a very long time so always excited for that. And they always get one with pineapple on it! I've found my people. Pineapple pizza is best pizza.
And since it's also a holiday weekend I splurged and bought a huge bag of Easter candy, jammed it all into my candy jar and I'll bring that to work with me today. I want to make my drivers happy to come see me lol, I'm not above bribery with sugar and chocolate. The better my working relationship with them is (we employ ICs only, no in house drivers), the easier it will be for all of us.
It's a difference of opinion, really. My boss the ops manager has a much more us vs. them mentality, but I prefer the diplomatic solutions. So don't blame the driver (even when it's their fault, unless it's a colossal f up on their end), phrase questions in a way to avoid implicating them and triggering defense mode, and offer candy lol. With, not against. Slowly learning the code for certain things which helps a lot. For example, "driver dropped the blank" means they forgot to give it to him but they'll blame the driver in an effort to avoid being charged for making him turn around to go get it, or come back after his route is done.
Anyway, that's my thoughts for the morning.
Car is thus far behaving well despite being "injured", though still so annoying on the highway. I've been babying her a bit by not driving in the fast lane lol. Nothing sadder than a fast car reduced to the cruising lane. I don't drive unsafely nor do I rush, but a fast car and an open road is fun and I like to enjoy my commute when I have the chance.
And you know what, it's Friday so I'm going to splurge and have two coffees this morning. I don't usually because then I have to pee every 20 mins until lunch lol, but it's the end of the week and I need more fuel.
Oh, and my RAM did come in yesterday but I'm not installing it until tomorrow morning. I like to be awake when I perform delicate operations, like PC surgery lol.
Hope everyone else has a fine Friday too. Let's do this, one more day!