It has been a lot busier at work lately than is usually the case for this time of year for me which on one hand is good because I need the money because I am getting my drivers license soon and though I will already have a car (getting it fixed up now) I will still of course have to pay insurance and gas and stuff once I do get it. But it is also not so great because I have been back for maybe a month or so from a 3 month long knee injury. I overdid it on Saturday and the rain sure didn't help so I had to leave early and call in sick Monday because of it.

Apparently one of the main competitors of the store I work at has gone on strike which means more business for the store I work at because most customers will not go to the trouble of crossing a picket line. The union contract was renewed recently and it seemed like all the stores were on board but I guess this one company apparently has a stick up its ass or something.

Of course the timing couldn't be any worse for me because the opening diary clerk is going on vacation next week meaning I will be the opener for at least a few shifts next week and I start school the week after. I for sure will have Tuesdays and Thursday off from that point on for class and have requested my vacation for that week but I don't know how long that strike is going to last and of course there is the whole matter of most of my other days being rather long and busy.

I got overwhelmed last fall to the point where I became suicidal and I am taking as many precautions as I can to not hit rock bottom like that again due to that constant monkey on my back named burnout but there are still no guarantees.

Of course at least this week wasn't as much of a cluterfuck as last week. Last week a load wasn't sent properly and it resulted in it not being sent until 7PM the next night on a non refrigerated truck. Yes, you heard that shit right. If the health department saw that I guarantee you some heads would roll. What knucklehead thought that was a good idea?