I can’t begin to explain just how tired I am today. I’ve spent most of the last 10 days driving to another location to work, other than my regular workplace. In addition, I’ve worked extra hours. For instance, I was originally scheduled to be off work today but wound up opening the store at my regular job. “Opening” means being there at 4:30 AM and working like a mad woman for an hour, until we open the doors at 5:30 AM.

There’s not much time to get coffee made, iced tea made, all equipment reassembled, food out of the freezer, and food cooked and ready to sell, you know. Yet, somehow just three of us manage to get it all done and then begin greeting customers.

It was good to be in my regular store instead of the one I’ve been sent to lately. But at the same time, it feels good to know that I can manage any of our corporate restaurants at the drop of a hat and that my supervisors are confident in my abilities. Also, being able to jump in to a situation, such as working to help get a new store up and running, will look good on my future employee performance evaluations. And doing well on those means a pay raise, which I can surely use.

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