I'm having trouble sleeping. I should be out. Down for the count. But instead I am up, up, up.
Today at work, I asked my supervisor what time I should take my breaks and lunch. She said "I don't take breaks; I don't smoke. (Um...OK.?? Neither do I??) And lunch..we take that whenever we can. There's no real set time." So I bravely took a 5 minute bathroom break. Woo hoo. Courage. And skipped my afternoon break all together. I vowed that tomorrow I would have more courage, and take my breaks. Because..umm....it's the law. Yeah. This should be good. :-P I hate this sort of thing. I want to do a good job, but I also want to take care of myself. The subtle message I got was "Good workers don't take breaks. And if you're a good worker...you'll do as I do and follow my martyrly lead." Mer...
Today at work, I asked my supervisor what time I should take my breaks and lunch. She said "I don't take breaks; I don't smoke. (Um...OK.?? Neither do I??) And lunch..we take that whenever we can. There's no real set time." So I bravely took a 5 minute bathroom break. Woo hoo. Courage. And skipped my afternoon break all together. I vowed that tomorrow I would have more courage, and take my breaks. Because..umm....it's the law. Yeah. This should be good. :-P I hate this sort of thing. I want to do a good job, but I also want to take care of myself. The subtle message I got was "Good workers don't take breaks. And if you're a good worker...you'll do as I do and follow my martyrly lead." Mer...
- Mood:awake
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