There are days I wish things were like a light switch where I could just turn them off. But it doesn't always work like that does it?
@duglop It's not a perfect fix, but in those moments where my thoughts get bad, I focus on my mindfulness training and watching my breathing. "I am breathing in, I am breathing out." Not control, just watch it, and let that fill up my thinking.
It can stave off an anxiety attack, sometimes.
@NiveusLepus I understand what you're talking about I'm not executive talking about situations like that I'm talking about coming home from work after a very frustrating shift and not being able to shut that frustration off because you know you're going to turn right around and walk back into the same bullshit
@duglop That would be tough. Is it just the holiday season being busy there, or has it be getting more miserable over time?
@NiveusLepus it's no different than any other stressful atmosphere at any job just different parameters, circumstances and situations.. and some days are just worse than others... yesterday started out great and then about 5 hours into the shift evil Monday appeared and things got chaotic... We always seem to make it happen so then they expect more out of us the next time...
@duglop It's an admirable trait to be focused on a long game, when its raining so hard on you now. If you ever need someone to vent too, I'm always happy to listen.
Knowing that there are better days I'm building towards helps me too.
@NiveusLepus thank you I appreciate that very much so I even shut down for a week at the end of November I was just so tired and worn out I have a feeling I'll probably shut down in a few days for a few days again just to turn everything off like that light switch... And recharge
@NiveusLepus I go into work positive everyday. Kind of like a workout routine... I put my music on to get myself in a good work mode to go in with a smile joking carrying on building other people up and supporting them... So it's not like I go into work with a bad attitude at all quite the opposite actually...
@NiveusLepus I'm really super proud of the three other guys I trained at my old position, they are doing really well, they ran into a horrible situation Saturday where first shift didn't do anything and they made it happen
@duglop Sounds like you're slowly building a dream team. Eventually, hopefully, management will figure this out.
@NiveusLepus in a perfect world maybe lol, another round as we speak but just like every other day starting it off in a great mood... Have a great day
@duglop Be well and good shift my friend!
@NiveusLepus And yes and no about the skill I mean I work in the coolers I drive a stand up forklift in very tight cramped areas but I can do things many drivers can't (yet) because I have over 30 years experience... I've already been promoted from when I started to this position so, And I'm training other people for other positions on the shift, The problem is they need to get other people up to speed on the other shifts. That's what's killing us
@duglop I was an OTR truck driver for a year and a half, and it seemed an unwritten rule of the universe that one shift could get you out quick as anything, and another shift, well, you better bring a book and get comfortable.
Experience counts so much in those trades. Over the course of a year, I progressed so far in my ability to work the truck it boggles me even now.
@NiveusLepus yeah one shift can definitely make or break everything then again there's many days where we are missing two to three people and we're working two or three jobs besides our own position to make up for it... That happens at almost every job but some job situations are more difficult to work around when that happens.. I couldn't imagine a librarian going through a stressful situation like that and yet it happens
@NiveusLepus I can imagine, when I was a firefighter I drove a fire truck a few times but I just didn't have the feel for it...
@NiveusLepus This is the greener grass... The job I left last year was 10 times worse than this job... The pay at this job is better... Things will improve once I get our other facilities built and functioning but for now we got to do what we got to do to make it work