I'm a Professional

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it. -Alistair Cooke

I got up this morning at 7. My throat felt a little funny but I paid no attention to it. Because sometimes Jason has the air conditioning set to around sub zero temperatures and the chemical smell makes my throat tickle, so I blamed it on that due to it being cold in my apartment. I grabbed my shower and during the shower I realized my voice wasn't up to par. Actually it was pretty much gone. I was going to work anyway because I can't afford to call off. (Maybe if I were making $7 or $8 an hour I would be able to call off at least one day.)

So on my way to the bus stop CJ spots me and offers me a ride. We've been over this... if I take the ride I'm super early but the bus is annoying sometimes. But then it was CJ offering the ride. Oh the fun choices of life. I chose CJ. So I got to work early and Troy started me early (which is fine).

I was deployed to strollers (with Charlie & Sally) until 2. Strollers isn't that bad unless Jennifer is managing. So I get there and guess who - Jennifer. GREAT! I feel like I should be lying in a coffin, so why not have Satan on duty. Of course she puts me on POS 101. And of course I stood in that position for 4 hours. And of course she didn't make a single appearance on stage. So here Dustin stands on the edge of hell and feeling like shit with no voice to scream. Ugh... So for 4 hours I strained my voice more and more explaining the Length-of-Stay rental, giving directions and trying to make small talk (because Disney requires a constant conversation between the guest and yourself). So when it came time for my break I was excited. Well Jennifer decides to move me to valet and not give Dustin a break. Hmm... I asked her about it and she denied moving my break so I then mentioned that I had already called ATLAS and found out that my break should have been at noon. Dustin got his break an hour before his shift ended. At 2 O'clock I didn't even wait for my bump off, I bumped myself.

So I headed back to the Deployment Center to be sent somewhere for the remaining 3.5 hours of my shift. I attended a diversity meeting on Morocco. They fed me. It was good. I took a break at the library. They fed me. It was good. I then shredded paper in the ATLAS office. They didn't feed me. It was not good. I then joined Sarah on a lunch trip to the Discovery Diner where we met up with Rangers Jennifer & LeeAnn, Liberty Inn chef Cora and Food & Wine Allison. That's where I spent the remainder of my shift with friends. It was good.

I came home to find a pleasant surprise. Jason was at work on a Tuesday (mandatory 6th day). YAY! John was here. I like John. He's nice. Jason's just... well... he's odd. His oddness scares me. I spent the day slipping in and out of consciousness. It was the massive amounts of pain killers I took.

Let us hope Dustin has a voice in the morning.