work

Everyone is probably wondering how my new job is going.  Well, I love it.  It's actually a lot of fun.  I wasn't really sure what I was doing at all the first week, but I am getting the handle of it now.  I work a 4 hour shift and I can get everything pretty much done in 3.5 hours, so I think I am really fast.
First thing I do when I get to work is gather up the outgoing mail.  There are 4 places to get mail.  Our building is split into 4 zones.  I have to collect mail from each of them.  Our building has an upstairs and a downstairs.  I walk those stairs a lot!  There are actually two sets of stairs, so I sometimes like to change it up, but my favorite is the back stairs.  I don't have an office or a cubical or anything, but I kind of do, in a way.  There is a "mail room" and that's where I do a lot of my work and there is a "shredder" room, and I spend some time in there, too.  I don't have a name tag or name plate or anything, but most everyone else does, so I am getting to know people's names, slowly.  I am not sure how many know my name, but they all smile at me.  No one talks much.  Everyone is always busy working.

After I collect the mail, I usually go do my courier route.  On Mondays and Wednesdays, I drive all around Chico and make lots of stops.  On Tues and Thurs, I drive all the way to Oroville and Gridley, but only have a few stops.  So far, I think I like the Oroville/Gridley route better.  They both take about two hours.  When I get back I have to deliver all the stuff I picked up to all the workers. I am slowly figuring out where everyone is, who everyone works for, and what goes where.

Then I collect more outgoing mail.

Then I sort all the mail.  Then I put things in envelopes and stamp them.  If there is more time left, I go shred. And shred.  And shred some more.  Then I go put all the mail in the mail box out by the road.

I can do it all, the work is not hard, but it's REALLY important, so I really have to pay close attention to every detail and work really diligently and hard.

My feet hurt from wearing dress shoes with no socks.  I don't mind wearing skirts/blouses, but I hate all my dress shoes.  One lady told me I could wear running type shoes if they are nice, but I want to make sure with the bosses first.  They also told me I could wear capris, but I don't think any of mine are fancy enough. They also told me they'd get me a polo shirt with the company logo, but I havent gotten one yet.  If I get that, I think that would look good with capris and nice new running shoes, but until then, I will just wear my feet raw in my church shoes.  I think my old blisters may turn to callouses some day, right?