Good news, bad news.

[corrvin]

Good news: Having a trainee instead of working alone is, this time, FANTASTIC. She's smart and has common sense and knows a lot about a lot of fields that we need knowledge in. And she knows what she doesn't know. I am so happy I could SQUEE.

Bad news:

Trainee: Man, I sure wish I could kick this scratchy throat. *cough, cough*

Guess who caught whatever it is? THIS GUY. Yeah.

No pus pockets, no temp, no other symptoms, just scratchy sore throat. Bought some Mike's Hard Lemonade at the store to hydrate and maybe kill it with fire alcohol (not much, this is a 3.2 state). Going to have one, or maybe two, before I go back to sleep.

I am a total sissy when I'm sick. I made Raven open the bottle because it made my joints hurt to grip the top tightly enough to screw it off.

Comments

[seryn]

I buy my apple-beer in the bottles that supposedly screw off but are actually bottlecaps so you can use a bottle opener on them. There are days when I would rather get a blow torch and melt the glass than unscrew a lid.

I'm glad you finally got someone decent. What do your other readers give on the odds she bails for somewhere that doesn't treat their employees like shit and have them work the overnight shift by themselves for the entire eight years I've known you?

My guess is, 50% that she'll leave within a year. 85% odds of her being gone from your shift if we include the likelihood of someone moving her to $not-your-shift because she's actually decent at working. We all +know that day shift is the only shift that needs people who can answer a phone without having to get a map to find their ass in order to pull their thumb out first.