An Option for Overtime Work

We managed to get through the extra, overtime day, with little or no after affects. The biggest problem with the extra day is that it really only gives us one full day off - Saturday. So, we discovered another option that would give us the same pay over two weeks that we are getting now with the overtime day every other week. The option is to work every Thursday from 5 PM to 10 PM, which is a half shift. That way, we can work the extra half shift every week, get to bed by 10:30 or so that night - a regular scheduled sleep time - and have full days off Friday, Saturday and Sunday up to 5 PM again. That way, our paychecks every 2 weeks will still reflect the full extra day of overtime, but allow more time off to do things. We got approval to do it that way, so we'll give that a try next week.

It's nice to reach the weekend again. We are constantly reminding ourselves that the reason we are here is for the money. There is not another place that we can find that offers the financial package that Amazon does. It's just hard to stay focused on that goal when there is such a negative atmosphere at work - and extreme heat that nobody in his right mind could stand on a permanent basis. We keep getting offers from other locations, some pretty good, but none that can match the setup we have here for the next several months. We keep telling each other that as soon as a really good offer comes in, we're out of here - if it is in a place we would like to spend some time. We have started looking at serious options for the winter, beginning in January, and are still up-in-the-air about where to spend the early part of next year. Our goal is to work our way back west, so we'll hope for some good options that help us achieve that goal.

Today is a relaxation day. There are no plans to do anything except wind down from the work week. We are still on for Elizabethtown tomorrow, so we'll just sit back and enjoy today while we catch up on some TV shows that we taped during the week...