Unplanned Vacation…
…and the truth is that I didn’t know how much I needed it until I had it.
This weekend, the front end of my car, specifically the air shocks and the frame supporting them, finally went. I missed work on Saturday, and then this morning I dropped my car off at the shop and had my mother drive me to work. I knew I’d be at least a few minutes late so I called the store to let them know.
My first clue something was wrong was a message in the voice of one of our store managers, instead of the normal, pleasant-sounding robo-answer call voice, saying the store was closed today and to contact our other local stores. As we passed the mall on the opposite side of the highway, I could see a fire truck parked in front of the store and I knew something was up.
We made the jughandle and drove up to the front of the store. Several of the supervisors were huddled in the vestibule of the store and I found out that there had been a fire in our store the night before. At that point, the place was a wreck and there was really nothing for me to do other just than go home.
Later on I was here, playing Second Life, when I got a call from my own supervisor, Lena. Seems we’re all getting a week’s paid vacation, followed by a meeting this Saturday at the main district office where we’ll all get our new store assignments. Apparently, our own store isn’t coming back so fast.
It’s hard to really say whether this is good or bad in the long term. Sure, it’s a great thing that I get the rest of the week off with pay. But it sucks that our store is gone, at least for a while. We had a good team there, good people. Who’s to say it’ll still be the same by the time it’s back…for that matter, who’s to say the store will even be in the same place place?
On the other hand this could also be a very good thing. There’s really no way to know at this point. However, it might even prove to be another opportunity to move up.
Really, it just feels weird. I was finally starting to hit my stride with this job and this was totally unexpected. Of course, I’m mainly just going to relax and enjoy the time off, but I can’t help feeling like I’m missing something, like I’m supposed to be somewhere that I’m not. It really is kind of bizarre when you think about it, considering how long I was unemployed and went day after day in an endless (though unpaid) vacation. This is very different in that I know I’ll be making the same money as I normally would have for the week but now I can catch up on any number of things over the next few days.
So now, I’ve got four more paid days off from work, but no car for at least the next two. What the hell will I do with myself?
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