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ryanreacts Well, it was . . . fine.
Yesterday was Frankie's first day back, and at 2:57 she texted to give a heads-up that I would likely be pressure washing the trash room. That sounded very satisfying, so it was on my mind when I arrived. But Tory wasn't there, so I asked Daniel what they needed from me, sort of anticipating that he would get me started on pressure washing right away. What he actually said was that I could jump in the dish pit with Jim. Of course I was happy to do this, because I enjoy washing dishes and Jim is hilarious.
But.
Unless Jim specifically says that he doesn't want to do them, there is no reason for me to wash dishes while he is there. Especially not WITH him. Washing dishes really is not a two-person job, n'est pas? And it's extra pointless on days like today, when we worked together for four hours. I could have literally ignored the dish pit that entire time and focused on cleaning projects OR completed time-consuming tasks that have to get done every night, such as sweeping & mopping the entire kitchen. Actually, he leaves at 2:00, which is too early for that particular task. I don't know, I could have broken down lunch with minimal help from Jim (other than washing the dishes, of course, which is a huge help) and then spent an hour deep-cleaning and then started sweeping & mopping the entire kitchen and then prepped any veggies we needed for the salad bar, then finished setting up for dinner.
Damn, this actually makes total sense.
P.S. At our meeting a few days ago, Tory mentioned that there will be a shuttle from staff housing to work and back. He also mentioned something about it occasionally driving us into Clyde Park and back, and even going to Livingston and back twice a month. That detail in particular made me imagine, you know, some sort of van. I don't know, maybe they are in the process of buying a van. But for now, the "shuttle" is just . . . calling Security to ask for a ride. Which is still great, since Frankie and I aren't working the same shifts this season.
Yesterday was Frankie's first day back, and at 2:57 she texted to give a heads-up that I would likely be pressure washing the trash room. That sounded very satisfying, so it was on my mind when I arrived. But Tory wasn't there, so I asked Daniel what they needed from me, sort of anticipating that he would get me started on pressure washing right away. What he actually said was that I could jump in the dish pit with Jim. Of course I was happy to do this, because I enjoy washing dishes and Jim is hilarious.
But.
Unless Jim specifically says that he doesn't want to do them, there is no reason for me to wash dishes while he is there. Especially not WITH him. Washing dishes really is not a two-person job, n'est pas? And it's extra pointless on days like today, when we worked together for four hours. I could have literally ignored the dish pit that entire time and focused on cleaning projects OR completed time-consuming tasks that have to get done every night, such as sweeping & mopping the entire kitchen. Actually, he leaves at 2:00, which is too early for that particular task. I don't know, I could have broken down lunch with minimal help from Jim (other than washing the dishes, of course, which is a huge help) and then spent an hour deep-cleaning and then started sweeping & mopping the entire kitchen and then prepped any veggies we needed for the salad bar, then finished setting up for dinner.
Damn, this actually makes total sense.
P.S. At our meeting a few days ago, Tory mentioned that there will be a shuttle from staff housing to work and back. He also mentioned something about it occasionally driving us into Clyde Park and back, and even going to Livingston and back twice a month. That detail in particular made me imagine, you know, some sort of van. I don't know, maybe they are in the process of buying a van. But for now, the "shuttle" is just . . . calling Security to ask for a ride. Which is still great, since Frankie and I aren't working the same shifts this season.
