How Was Your Day/Week?

[Mr EliteL]

Had a couple days off work for booked holiday, but went back on Saturday and Sunday, overtime tomorrow. Both the working days I had to nap again, I really don't want to make a habit of napping.

Been bowling a few times, and got another bowling session booked for today. I'm making it a mission to get a year average of 100+, as I went through my past two years since we've been bowling somewhat regularly. In 2023 I played 30 games (one not counted as I didn't record that score), and had a garbage average of 59. 2024 I played 94 games, and that year's average was 89, still not good. This year I'm at 99 average though so I'm hoping to finally enter 100 average, and also hope it goes beyond that.
My best score from 2023 is 116, 2024 is 148, although my best this year is 141. I gotta do it, man!

[Moonface]

OMG guys I'm no longer a virgin...



...of being involved in a car accident.

Was sitting at the light outside my house and the person behind me thought the light had turned green and went forward into the back of me. My car doesn't have any visible damage so hopefully everything is actually fine but dang, it finally happened to me in some form I guess.

[Mr EliteL]

Darn, well at least it wasn't you at fault and that your car didn't take too much damage. Surely yes the person should be prepared to go, but still have to wait for the car in front to actually move before you put that foot down on the accelerator. Yeesh.

I could've posted this before, about my bowling session last week on the Monday, but I did beat my previous best of 148, to 153 which was finally over the half way mark of the maximum. Pleased, although my last few shots were abysmal. I did get a spare in turn 9, boosted the score on the first bowl after but I missed the spare for the extra bowl, so I could've entered the 160's. I should get an even better score soon, hopefully shouldn't take a year like this time.

Also worked for 7 days straight, was meant to be 5 days with two single days off on Wednesday and Monday to three days off but had to cover those days as well. My section leader was off for a week on holiday, another colleague off for a week from doctor's recommendation, and the third colleague had Thursday-Sunday booked off because it's a usual thing they do for their birthday. So that was fun. I at least got help, the only days that were really busy were Friday/Saturday. Plus there was a bit move around Sunday into Monday on my department, plus new system into our electronic equipment for scanning and printing even.

[Moonface]

Darn, well at least it wasn't you at fault and that your car didn't take too much damage. Surely yes the person should be prepared to go, but still have to wait for the car in front to actually move before you put that foot down on the accelerator. Yeesh.

I mean if I didn't tell you my car had been rear-ended you'd never know it had happened in the first place. I'm glad I was at the front of the line though because she did hit me enough to move me forward a little bit and it would've been very close to being enough distance to bump a car in front of me.
I don't know if she was but I assume she was looking at her phone to think the light had turned green when none of the lights facing us were green (I'd maybe get seeing the green to go straight and mistaking it for the green to turn).

Also worked for 7 days straight, was meant to be 5 days with two single days off on Wednesday and Monday to three days off but had to cover those days as well. My section leader was off for a week on holiday, another colleague off for a week from doctor's recommendation, and the third colleague had Thursday-Sunday booked off because it's a usual thing they do for their birthday. So that was fun. I at least got help, the only days that were really busy were Friday/Saturday. Plus there was a bit move around Sunday into Monday on my department, plus new system into our electronic equipment for scanning and printing even.

Jeez, so were you the only person on the department during your shifts outside of whenever they sent help over?

Thinking of cover, my coworker is off this weekend and we both thought I was going to be covering her today (Friday is one of our truck days), only to find they don't want me in today. I have no clue if they're putting anyone on my department today or if I get to go in tomorrow at 5am to a total shitshow, but if I do I'm only scheduled until 10am and I'm not staying late to fix stuff because management made a bad schedule.

[Mr EliteL]

Oh wow, I thought you might've gotten minor damage, or perhaps a tiny dent, but you did say not visible in your first post about it. Yes, good you were at the front of the queue.

Yes I was, including leaving the shopfloor unattended whilst I worked flower bouquets, as I'm away from the produce section, though it's not too far, and racking away both of ours back ups. Had go to the shopfloor every so often to make sure trays weren't on the floor and stuff were easily accessible for customers to grab. Funny how after all the moving around it's been easier than we used to be. I usually have dollies to work taller than myself but it's wait to shoulder high. Though could be down the new ways of doing things like perhaps delivery hasn't properly worked out what we need. I mean we didn't have any Broccoli for overs to put out for a while for some reason. Also we aren't allowed to change counts apparently anymore and can't check what's coming in or not either. Doesn't help I haven't learned the new system yet either, the managers and section leaders are still getting to grips with too.

Damn, well cool you got a day away from work but hope it's not the shitshow you walk in to tomorrow.

[Moonface]

Damn, well cool you got a day away from work but hope it's not the shitshow you walk in to tomorrow.

Oh I had a full truck waiting for me because nobody touched my department on the Friday I wasn't scheduled to cover, and it took me until Monday to clear everything out of the cooler. All I got for my efforts was questioning why I didn't just go in on Friday anyway instead of letting everything go to hell in a handbasket and whenever I say it isn't my problem to address schedule problems I get told I don't care enough.
Like, no it isn't that I don't care, I just don't waste my time and energy on things that are above my pay grade. If management can't manage right, it isn't my problem to fix it. I can't wait to see how my store reacts when I hopefully leave it like a bad habit at the start of 2026.

[Arcyriea]

I just noted to avoid peoples that only always call me to work for them for free, especially anyone that show signs of past disrespects.

Waste my time helping them and not really learn anything useful in long term, because they always tries to pressure me to fix their problems.
Now they just bombard my messaging apps with slanderous spams, I'm still screenshot everytime they posts.


Also I have a Heliohost website in the works right now

[ShiraNoMai]

You give people an inch, they'll take the whole damn yard. Lessons best learned and dealt with sooner than later cuz boy howdy does it become a thorn in your side the longer you let it persist.

Anyway nice to hear from ya Arcyriea, how's the web design coming along?

I'm looking at redoing my portfolio site again. Thinking a new strategy/approach will at least land me beyond the application phase.