New Schedule

I am finally re-joining the world of the almost-normal workday. My new hours, as of Tuesday, are 10am-6pm tu-fr, 11am-7pm sat. Practically a 9-5 wage slave!

Ok, it's one hour downshifted from my old schedule, but that hour can make a world of difference! The old schedule (11am-7pm tu wed thu, 3-11 fri, 11-7 sat) took me years of kicking and screaming to get; I started there 4pm-12am.

My last goal will be to get off Saturdays. But it's near perfect. No rush hour traffic, but still out early enough to see friends. Yay! Downside: No late nights anymore. Lately I stay up until 2am. Before? I'd be up until dawn. Oh well! Now it'll have to be 1am.

You'd think working for a global consulting company would be a 9-5 corporate type job. You'd be wrong!

Ugh!

More thoughts on my work schedule over the last 15 years:

• Pre-1991: Worked a multitude of jobs, usually 2-3 at a time, with varying hours; nights, weekends, days, etc.
  
• 1991-1994: I worked retail management; Saturdays were required for managers to work (busiest day)
  
• 1994-1998: I worked supervising a call center; I was the weekend supervisor, so of course I worked Saturdays
  
• 1999: I worked as a teaching assistant in the tech lab during my master's program; Saturdays were one of my days
  
• 2000: Current job, working in the Design department of a consulting company; have worked Saturdays since day 1 -- although my very first schedule here included Saturdays AND Sundays

I have worked every Saturday (barring the occasional vacation) since 1991. When are all the fun things like flea markets, yard sales, book sales at libraries, free concerts on the Esplanade, etc.? That's right, Saturdays! How badly does my life suck?

On the upside, I've worked almost no Mondays since 1991.