OK, so I missed a few days. It’s Christmas. It happens. Plus I’ve gone to an orientation session for my job, taken a drug test for same said job, replaced a wheel cylinder on an old Dodge pickup, and bought new clothes and shoes. I’ve been busy away from the internet.
Let’s start at the start: I got a fucking job! My first day is the 2nd. It’s third shift, so I guess my first day is my first night. I’m working with the production of small electronics for use in cars. That’s all I know about it. Well, I know I have to wear safety glasses, an anti-static coat and steel-toes shoes, too. OK, and I know I had to sign a NDA. I may have said too much already.
I had to buy shoes since I didn’t own any steel-toes. The ones I bought look like sneakers and they’re “electrostatic dissipative”. I bought some super shiny square-toed dress shoes, too, as well as a couple of pairs of slacks, jeans, dress shirts, ties and even a sport coat. It’s actually pretty nice to be able to look dapper if need be.
As for the wheel cylinder, that was a damn lie at worst and stretching the truth at best. I did help, though, and I made the inevitable trips to the auto parts store. I guess they could have done without me but it would’ve taken them a lot longer than three hours to finish.
