The fates weren’t willing. The creek did rise. I worked on Thursday.
My supervisor called me yesterday afternoon. Earlier in the week he announced that managers should take this coming Monday off. Now his supervisor wanted managers to work six days next week, taking only Christmas Day off.
Half a day on Monday would be enough, my supervisor said.
I would rather not.
I need one day–just one!–where I don’t have to go to the store, talk to customers, look at games. I need one day to finish wrapping, to write out Christmas cards, to go car shopping, to take care of laundry. I need one day to sleep in.
Half a day on Monday would be too much for me.
I haven’t hit the wall, though I have bumped into it. I know it’s there, lurking in the dark.
Published by Allyn
A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.
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